Graduate

Ontario Visiting Graduate Student Plan (OVGS)

The Ontario Visiting Graduate Student Plan allows a graduate student of an Ontario university (Home University) to take graduate courses at another Ontario University (Host University) while remaining enrolled at his/her own university. The plan allows the student to bypass the usual application for admission procedures and resultant transfer of credit difficulties. The student enrols and pays fees to his/her Home University and is classed as an "Ontario Visiting Graduate Student" at the Host University where he/she pays no fees.

For further details, refer to the OVGS Booklet and the Visiting Graduate Student Plan as published by the Council of Ontario Universitiy (COU).

OVGS Courses - Ryerson University Students

The course(s) selected must be at the graduate level and there must be no comparable course(s) offered at Ryerson University. The course(s) selected must be required for the student's degree program. Such courses may not be "extra" or "audit" courses for the student.

OVGS Admission

The student completes a Ryerson University Ontario Visiting Graduate application form. On this form she/he must indicate the course(s) to be taken and the term during which the course is offered at the Host University. Admission is not complete until the form has been approved (signed) by the Department Chair and Graduate Dean of both the Home University and Host University.

The student is subject to any regulations of his/her Home University with respect to the maximum number of courses which may be taken at another Ontario university.

OVGS Withdrawal

In the event of a a withdrawal from a course (or courses) at the Host University, the student must complete a OVGS Notification of Withdrawal form.