Better Know a University – University of Western Ontario
In the style of Stephen Colbert’s Better Know a District, I thought this would be a good way to highlight each of the post-secondary, degree-granting institutions in Ontario and their home schooling admission policy.
Since I had a little fun with the Globe & Mail’s university student satisfaction ratings at Western’s expense, I’ll make it up to them by profiling them first.
The University of Western Ontario ~ http://www.uwo.ca/
1151 Richmond Street, Suite 2, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5B8 • Tel: 519-661-2111
Size: Large – 30,000 undergraduates
Affiliated University Colleges*:
Brescia University College (Women’s College)
Office of the Registrar
1285 Western Road
London, Ontario
N6G 1H2
Phone: 519-432-8353
brescia@uwo.ca
http://www.brescia.uwo.ca/
http://www.brescia.uwo.ca/future/admission/index.html
Huron University College
Office of the Registrar
1349 Western Road
London, Ontario
N6G 1H3
Phone: 519-438-7224
huron@uwo.ca
http://www.huronuc.on.ca/
http://www.huronuc.on.ca/prospective_students/admissions/
King’s University College
Office of the Registrar
266 Epworth Avenue
London, Ontario
N6A 2M3
Phone: 519-433-3491
1-800-265-4406
kings@uwo.ca
http://www.uwo.ca/kings/
http://www.uwo.ca/kings/admissions/index.html
(Main Campus) Admissions Website:
http://www.welcome.uwo.ca/preview/admissions/index.html (does not lead to page on home schooled applicants)
or
http://www.registrar.uwo.ca/Admissions/index.cfm (does lead to page on home schooled applicants)
(Main Campus) Home School Admissions Page:
http://www.registrar.uwo.ca/Admissions/HomeschooledApplicants.cfm
“At The University of Western Ontario, homeschooled applicants are evaluated for admission on an individual basis. When assessing your application, we will consider the type of homeschooling curriculum you are following and level of studies, your transcript of grades, and results of standardized testing (such as the SAT).
Should you have any questions regarding applying as a homeschooled student, or require further information, please contact the Admissions Office at 519- 661-2150.”
(Main Campus) Admissions Requirement Chart**:
http://www.welcome.uwo.ca/preview/admissions/documents/admin_requirements-2007-8.pdf
Checklist for Homeschooled Applicants
Name:
OUAC Reference Number***:
At The University of Western Ontario, homeschooled applicants are evaluated for admission on an individual basis. In order to make a knowledgeable assessment of your application Western requires the following documents and supplementary materials:
Transcript of Grades
Results from grades 10 through 12. These may be graded either by an independent homeschool agency or by your parent(s). The transcript should indicate
- the name of each course or subject covered
- the grade received in each course
- the number of hours or weeks that you studied it.
Standardized Testing Results
Please have official results of standardized testing (such as SAT I, SAT II or ACT) sent directly to Western from the applicable examination board.****
Portfolio
Please include each of the following:
- Cover letter written by you including the method of homeschooling you have followed. For example, you may have studied a provincial curriculum at home or another set curriculum such as the Tree of Life. In your letter, you should also include the length of homeschool study and why you and your parents decided to homeschool. In addition, it would be helpful to include your study plans for university, and career aspirations.
- Brief course descriptions and syllabi of the courses you have studied with a list of texts. This is particularly important for science and mathematics courses.
- Copy of a graded essay (any topic in a subject in the 12th grade).
- Resume including any volunteer experience (if you do not have a resume, please include this information in your cover letter).
All documents should be sent directly to the following address:
Undergraduate Recruitment and Admissions, Room 165 Stevenson-Lawson Building, The University of
Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B8.
*Note: The affiliated colleges do not specifically mention home schooling on their websites. I will contact them to see whether they piggy-back off of Western University’s policy or whether they are responsible for their own admissions.
**Note: this lists which 12U subjects are required for each undergraduate program. You should consider this when planning your high school curriculum, especially if you choose not to take 12U credits, and should ensure that your high school curriculum includes the content that would normally be covered in these credit courses.
*** You apply to Western and all Ontario universities through the OUAC, an online common application form. When you apply, you will be issued an OUAC number.
**** When you write a standardized test such as the SAT, there will be an opportunity for you to write one or more “school codes” on your test. These codes (provided at the time of writing the test) identify to which institution(s) you would like your test results sent.
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