How to Apply to George Brown College
Applying for a program or programs that you are interested in is easy and convenient. In Ontario, the college application process is centralized through ontariocolleges.ca.
With one form, you can apply for up to five programs. Up to three of these can be at any one college. For example, you could apply for three programs at George Brown and two at another college using the same application. The application is good for one complete academic cycle.
However, there are some programs for which you must apply directly to the College. See program pages for details.
Domestic students should apply through ontariocolleges.ca. All international documents must be evaluated by ICAS (www.icascanada.ca ) or WES (wes.org/ca). We cannot accept international documents without an accompanying evaluation.
International students may apply through ontariocolleges.ca or by using the College’s International Student Application Form.
All international (visa) students who apply through the ontariocolleges.ca are required to send all academic documents directly to the International Admissions Officer at George Brown’s International Centre. An ICAS credential assessment report is not required for international students. Students may send their translated, notarized academic documents (originals or attested copies) directly to the International Centre for review.
Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students, please refer to "Disability, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services" for a description of the procedures to follow in order to obtain support services during the admission process.
Applicants with academic documents in a language other than English from outside Ontario must have them translated into English.
Admission Testing: Some applicants may be required to complete admission testing to ensure that they have the academic skills to be considered for admission to their program of choice. Applicants who are required to take admission assessments will be notified to do so by the Office of the Registrar. For more information about testing, visit the Assessment Centre at http://assessment.georgebrown.ca.
How to Apply (Domestic Applicants)
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Equal Consideration Date
To ensure that ontariocolleges.ca can give equal consideration to your application, apply online or mail it at least one week before February 1, 2011. If ontariocolleges.ca receives your application after this date, you will be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis if space in your program choice is available.
The dates for this year (2012-2013) are as follows:
| If you plan to start in | then complete your application by | Offers of Admission will be sent |
September |
As soon as possible after November 1. For popular programs that fill quickly (sometimes called oversubscribed), applications must be received by February 1. |
Starting February 1, 2011, Offers of Admission for most applicants will start to be released. |
January |
By August 31. |
The last week of September. |
May |
By December 31. |
The last week of January. |
Note: To allow more time for admissions testing, mature students should apply as soon as possible after November 1.
What happens next?
The College will send you an acknowledgement stating that your application was received. Later, we will let you know:
- if you need to participate in any selection processes
- whether you have been accepted into a program and how to confirm
- how to register for your classes and placement testing
Offers of admission
Offers of admission include instructions on how to confirm online through ontariocolleges.ca. You may accept only one offer from the colleges you originally selected. See our website for details, or visit ontariocolleges.ca.
For those applicants who are enrolled in Grade 12 required subjects in their second semester, we will consider Grade 11 marks in the prerequisite subjects at 70 or higher for conditional acceptance.
Thank you for your patience
Each year more than 84,000 people apply for George Brown College. This means that, at times, you may have to wait to have your phone call answered or to get service at our Student Service Centres. This is particularly true when there are deadlines to meet (February and July) or when classes are about to start (August, September and January). We’re doing our best to help you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
Important phone numbers:
Contact Centre: 416-415-2000 (1-877-515-5559 TTY)
Student recruitment: 416-415-5000, ext. 2267
Campus tours: 416-415-5000, ext. 2896
Advising line: 416-415-5000, ext. 2949
Admissions: 416-415-5000, ext. 4805
Assessment/Test Centre: 416-415-5000, ext. 4565
Financial assistance: 416-415-5000, ext. 2476
Career and employment services:
- Casa Loma: 416-415-5000, ext. 4100
- St. James: 416-415-5000, ext. 2107
International Centre: 416-415-5000, ext. 2115
Registration:
- Casa Loma: 416-415-5000, ext. 4497
- St. James: 416-415-5000, ext. 2770
Student Awards Office: 416-415-5000, ext. 4895
Other frequently called numbers
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