Application Deadlines
The University of Guelph makes every effort to ensure that the information contained below is as current as possible. Each department reserves the right to make changes to their application deadlines without prior notice. Therefore, we strongly encourage prospective applicants to visit the department website(s) of their program(s) of interest for more information about their application deadlines. Links to department websites can be found using the Programs Page on our website. If you have any questions about an application deadline, please contact the department directly using the contact information on the Programs Page.
| Program Name | Application Deadline | Intake Periods | Notes |
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Program Name |
Application Deadline |
Intake Periods |
Notes |
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Accounting |
February 16 |
Spring |
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Animal Biosciences |
Ongoing |
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Please contact the department directly for more information about intake availability. |
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Art History and Visual Culture |
January 16 |
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Applications are reviewed on January 16. Please contact the department about applying after this date |
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Bioinformatics |
March 31* |
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*For the MBINF.BINF (one-year coursework). Applications are also considered on a rolling basis prior to this date. Exceptional candidates may apply after March 31 if space remains in the program |
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Biomedical Sciences |
August 1 (F); December 1 (W); April 1 (S) |
Fall (F), Winter (W), Summer (S) |
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Biophysics |
Ongoing |
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Biotechnology |
Feb 1 |
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Business Administration (MBA) |
November 23 |
Early Spring |
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Capacity Development and Extension |
May 30 |
Fall |
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Chemistry |
Ongoing |
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Clinical Studies |
Ongoing |
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Computational Sciences |
Ongoing |
Fall, Winter, Summer |
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Computer Science |
Ongoing |
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Creative Writing |
December 11 |
Fall |
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Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy |
January 15 |
Fall |
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Critical Studies in Improvisation |
February 15 | Fall | |
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Economics |
February 1 |
Fall |
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Engineering |
May 1 (F); August 1 (W); January 1 (S) |
Fall (F), Winter (W), Summer (S) |
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English |
January 15 |
Fall |
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Environmental Science (MES) |
Mid-January |
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Please contact department if applying later than early-mid January. |
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Environmental Sciences (MSc and PhD) |
Ongoing |
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European Studies |
February 1 |
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Family Relations and Applied Nutrition |
October 29 (Winter), January 7 (Fall) |
Fall, Winter |
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Family Relations and Applied Nutrition |
November 26 |
Fall |
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Family Relations and Applied Nutrition |
January 7 |
Fall |
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Family Relations and Applied Nutrition |
December 14 |
Fall |
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Food Safety and Quality Assurance |
July 1 |
Fall |
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Food Science |
July 1 (Fall) |
Fall |
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Food, Agriculture and Resource Economics |
April 26 |
Fall |
Given the time to complete the application and the department to process, International students may wish to consider waiting until the September 2020 application period which will open later in the summer. |
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French |
February 1 |
Fall |
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Geography |
January 10 |
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History |
February 1 |
Fall |
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Human Health and Nutritional Sciences |
Ongoing |
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Integrative Biology |
Ongoing |
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International Development Studies |
Please see application deadline for primary program |
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Landscape Architecture |
January 9 |
Fall |
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Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
Ongoing |
Fall |
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Leadership Studies |
November 23 (June Residency) February 1 (July Residency) |
Summer |
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Literary Studies/Theatre Studies in English |
January 15 |
Fall |
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Management |
February 1 |
Fall |
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Market Research |
February 1 |
Fall |
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Marketing and Consumer Studies |
February 1 |
Fall |
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Mathematics and Statistics |
February 15 |
Fall, Winter, Summer |
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Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Ongoing |
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Neuroscience |
Please see application deadline for primary program |
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Pathobiology |
Ongoing |
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Philosophy (MA) |
January 19 |
Fall |
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Philosophy (PhD) |
January 12 |
Fall |
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Physics |
Ongoing |
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Plant Agriculture |
Ongoing |
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Political Science |
January 18 |
Fall |
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Population Medicine |
Ongoing |
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Psychology |
December 15 |
Fall |
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Psychology |
December 15 |
Fall |
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Psychology |
January 15 |
Fall |
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| Psychology (Industrial-Organizational Psychology) | January 4 | Fall | |
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Public Health |
February 1 |
Fall |
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Public Issues Anthropology |
February 1 |
Fall |
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Rural Planning and Development (MSc) |
May 15 |
Fall |
Department review of applications is completed by March 31. After this date, admission will be based on availability of space. |
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Rural Planning and Development (MPLAN) |
May 30 (F); September 30 (W); January 30 (S) |
Fall (F), Winter (W); Summer (S) |
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Rural Studies |
March 1 |
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Sociology |
February 1 |
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Studio Art |
January 15 |
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Theatre Studies |
January 15 |
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Tourism and Hospitality |
February 1 |
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Toxicology |
Please see admission deadline for primary program. |
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