University of Ottawa
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Language of Instruction: English and French
Terms: Fall (September - December) and Winter (January - April)
Deadline: Must apply for February 1 UVic ICS Exchange deadline to study at this partner university regardless of term.
Note: Students must have completed a minimum of one university academic year of study at time of application.
Highlights

- More than 40,000 students, 5,000 employees and more than 210,000 alumni
- Largest English and French bilingual university of the world
- A major economic force in the National Capital Region
Area of study
- Social Sciences
- Science
- Humanities
- See for exchange students.
Accessibility
- The office provides accessibility supports.
- In addition, the also assists students with a variety of services.
Credits
Credits at uOttawa:
- Full-time option (7.5 UVic units): 15 units per term at uOttawa
Course Evaluations at UVic:
- Before departure, UVic students will be able to submit exchange courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will indicate how many UVic units each exchange course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
- Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their exchange courses credits add up to the equivalent UVic units. The total number of units for each exchange term should be 4.5 UVic units for part-time exchange or 7.5 UVic units for full-time exchange.
- This course evaluation process will be made available and explained in detail during the pre-departure session in early October for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 2-6 weeks to complete and will be emailed to students.
- Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a second, final evaluation is conducted by OREM using the students’ exchange transcript, and the results are applied to their UVic record.
Exchange credit history
- Click here to check out the exchange credit history of courses that have been previously evaluated by UVic for this host university.
- Students are not limited to this list when selecting courses for their upcoming exchange and should consult the host university’s course catalogue for a full list of offerings.
- Important note: this document is a guide only and previously evaluated courses are not guaranteed to be evaluated in the same way in the future.
- After being accepted into the ICS Exchange Program, students will have the chance to submit exchange courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will provide updated unit and credit equivalency information.
Housing
- On-Campus Housing
- Off-Campus Housing
How to apply
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