All Other Applicants Overview

(mid-September to April)

• Apply online at the Ontario Universities Application Centre’s (OUAC) website and choose from a list of our open programs
  • Include a valid and unique e-mail address that only you can access/use
    • McMaster and many Ontario universities use email to send important information
  • Add @mcmaster.ca to your safe sender/trusted list on your e-mail client to ensure our messages are not marked as spam.
• Submit application based on your applicant type below:
  • Full-time or Part-time students apply through OUAC
  • McMaster Returning Students
  • Post-Degree Students
  • Senior (65 years of age and over)
  • Visiting Students
  • Continuing Students
  • Mature Students
    • If you have reviewed our definition of a Mature Student and believe that it defines you and your prior academics, then you may apply to our available programs via the on-line 105 application via the Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC)
• Submit a Supplementary Application, if required.
  • Level I Programs with a Supplementary Application:
    • Arts & Science
    • Engineering
    • Integrated Business & Humanities
    • Integrated Science
    • Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences (iBioMed)
    • Health Sciences
    • Music
    • Nursing
    • Studio Art

• • Above Level I Programs with a Supplementary Application:
    • Bachelor of Technology Degree Completion
    • Honours Health Sciences
    • Nursing (Accelerated Stream)
    • Physician Assistant
    • Social Work (Honours)
• Review McMaster’s Statement for Application Fraud

(January to May)

• Check our Mosaic Applicant Portal for specific updates to your file or our Future Students Website for general updates
  • McMaster will start sending offers within 4 to 5 weeks of receiving the necessary documentation for OUAC 105 programs that do not require a supplementary application
• Follow @MacAdmit (McMaster Admissions) on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook
• Explore McMaster’s campus via our Virtual Tour
• Attend one of our virtual open house events
• Review the conditions of any offer(s) you receive (from McMaster or elsewhere)

(by the deadline listed on your offer letter)

• Download your admission decision letter on McMaster’s Applicant Portal
  • Decisions to programs not requiring a supplementary application are posted four to five weeks after your application’s requirements are marked as “completed”
• Accept your offer on OUAC by the deadline listed on your offer of admission letter (see OUAC video).
• Complete the online Residence Application (including deposit) by the deadline.

(June to August)

Visit the Registrar’s Office for our I’ve Accepted My Offer, Now What? guide for new students. Listed below are some of the major action items on McMaster’s ‘Quick Start’ website:

• Review our Undergraduate Calendar for an overview of courses in your first year (and beyond)
• Register (select classes, schedule, pay fees, setup email, etc.) as a new McMaster student
• Participate in summer orientations events offered by our Student Success Centre
• Receive Residence Building & Roommate allocation details from the Housing Office (if you applied to residence)
• Pay fees
• Submit financial aid applications
• Start classes and orient yourself to university life during Welcome Week