Deferral application - graduate programs

Applicants to graduate programs may apply to defer their application or offer of admission for up to one year from their initial application.

Please note, there will be an increase of the acceptance deposit fee for both domestic and international students effective Winter 2025. If you defer your application with no final decision and are admitted in Winter 2025 or later, you will be required to pay the new deposit fee. For more information, please refer to our acceptance fees.

• Deferral of application: You must have applied to a graduate program at Ontario Tech University and will only qualify to apply to defer if no final decision has been made on your file. Unsuccessful applications will not be considered for deferral. If approved, you will not need to re-apply to the program, your file will be moved to the relevant term and will be reassessed for admissibility on a competitive basis. Admission is not guaranteed. A request for deferral must be made no more than two weeks after the application deadline.
• Deferral of offer of admission: You must have received and accepted an offer of admission to a graduate program at Ontario Tech University. If approved, you will not need to re-apply to the program; the former offer will be cancelled, and a revised offer of admission will be released. Conditions and funding may change on the revised offer. Deferred offers must be approved by the graduate program director, School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS), and the academic supervisor (if applicable). A second deposit may be required. A request for deferral must be made by the deadline specified by SGPS for the given entry term.

You are not responsible for contacting the graduate program directors, SGPS or supervisors for approval. The final decision will be communicated to you via email.

If you wish to apply to defer your application to an undergraduate program, visit the Undergraduate Admissions website.

Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, SO 2002, c. 8, Sch. O. and will be collected, protected, used, disclosed and retained in compliance with Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31. This information will be used to process applications for deferral. Questions regarding the collection of your personal information may be directed to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5, 905.721.8668, ext. 6209 or by email at gradstudies@ontariotechu.ca.