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UNIVERSITYINFORMATION
LocatedintheheartofCanada’snationalcapital,theUniversityofOttawaistheworld’slargestbilingualuniversitywherestudentsmaystudyinEnglish,Frenchorbothlanguages.
Studentpopulation:45,000+InternationalRanking:Ranked281ontheQSWorldUniversityRankings2020
• UniversityofOttawawebsite• InternationalExchangeswebsite• AcademicCalendar
o Fallsession:September–Decembero Wintersession:January–Aprilo Fullacademicyear:September–April
MAILINGADDRESS UNIVERSITYOFOTTAWA-INTERNATIONALOFFICETabaretHall550CumberlandStreet-RoomM386
Ottawa,OntarioK1N6N5CANADA
Tel.:(+1)-613-562-5847Fax:(+1)613-562-5100
EXCHANGEPROGRAMCONTACTDETAILS
§ JESSICACHAUHANCOORDINATOR,STUDENTMOBILITYPleasecontactthecoordinatorbye-mailorbytelephone:[email protected]@uOttawa.ca(+1)613-562-5800x5820
§ MICHELLENOWLANADVISOR,STUDENTMOBILITYPleasecontactthecoordinatorbyemailorbytelephone:(+1)613-562-5800x3809
§ GENEVIÈVEBOUTINLEAD,MOBILITYANDPARTNERSHIPSPleasecontactthemanagerbyemailorbytelephone:(+1)613-562-5800x4341
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ACADEMICINFORMATION
APPLICATIONPROCEDURE
§ ThereisONEdeadlineforsubmittingapplicationsforbothsemesters.APPLICATIONDEADLINE:MARCH31st
§ AllstudentswishingtoparticipateinanexchangeintheFallsession(September-December),AcademicYear(September-April)and/orWintersession(January-April)mustsubmittheircompletedonlineapplicationbyMarch31st.Pleasevisitourwebsiteforthecompleteapplicationprocedures.
INGENERAL Informationmayvarydependingontheagreement:
§ Levelofstudies:UndergraduateandGraduate§ Durationofexchange:Oneortwosessions(Preferably
two)§ Minimumoverallaveragerequiredforexchange
students:70%(B)orequivalent,70%orhigherforgraduatestudies.
TheUniversityofOttawawillaccepttheGPAestablishedbythepartnerinstitution.
FACULTY–SPECIFICINFORMATION § AlluOttawaFacultiesandDepartmentsareopentoexchangestudentsexcepttheFacultyofMedicine,theFacultyofEducation(Undergraduate)andtheTelferSchoolofManagement.
§ Courseselection(underSelectdesiredcourses):Importantinformationandguidelines
§ Coursetimetable:Officialtimetableofcoursesbeingoffered
§ Normalfull-timecourseloadpersemester:o Undergraduatestudies:15credits(5courses)o Graduatestudies:9credits(3courses)
ENGLISHORFRENCHASASECONDLANGUAGECOURSES(ESL/FLS):
§ ExchangestudentscanregisterinEnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL)andFrenchasaSecondLanguage(FLS)coursesatnoextracost.ItispossibletotakebothanESLandanFLScourse.RegistrationinselectedESLorFLScoursesisdeterminedbyanonlinelanguageplacementtest.
§ Resultsobtainedintheplacementtestdeterminetheappropriatelanguagecourselevel.StudentsmustclearlyindicatethattheywishtotakeanESL/FLScourseontheCourseRegistrationForm(includedintheacceptancepackage).
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ACCOMODATION
HEALTHINSURANCE
ESTIMATEDCOSTS
QUESTIONS?
§ Recommendedarrivaldates:1or2daysbeforetheorientationsession,whichtakesplaceinthefirstweekofSeptemberandJanuary.
§ TheUniversityofOttawahasroomsavailableinuniversityresidencesforexchangestudents,eventhoughon-campusaccommodationisneverguaranteed.StudentscanjointheuOttawaBureauInternationalOfficeFacebookgrouptoviewpostingsfromfellowstudents.TheycanalsoconsulttheOff-CampusHousingwebsitetoobtainfurtherinformationaboutlivingoffcampus.
§ UniversityHealthInsurancePlan(UHIP):SubscriptiontotheUniversityHealthInsurancePlan(UHIP)iscompulsoryforallinternationalincomingexchangestudents(Canadianexchangestudentsareexempted).
§ PleasevisitourwebsiteforabreakdownoftheestimatedcostsassociatedwithlivinginCanada.
§ PleasecontactourIncomingexchangesteambyemailifyouhaveanyquestions,orconsulttheInternationalOfficewebsiteforcompleteinstructions.
AIRPORTSHUTTLESERVICE:
§ InSeptemberonly.
§ DetailsabouttheairportshuttleservicearepostedonourwebsiteinAugust.
ORIENTATIONPROGRAM:
§ ParticipationtotheExchangestudentorientationsessionismandatory.
§ Studentsmustarrivepriortotheorientationsession.
MENTORSHIP
(BUDDYPROGRAM):
§ TheInternationalOfficeBuddyProgrampairsincomingexchangestudentswithupperyearuOttawastudentstofacilitatetheirintegrationintoCanadiansocietyanduniversitylifeinOttawa.
ARRIVAL&ORIENTATIONPROGRAM