Undergraduate Deferral Request Form 2024

Any personal information collected on this form is protected under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). The information you provide will be used to update your OCAD University records. These records are only viewed by OCAD U administrative staff and not released to any other parties.

OCAD U will consider deferral requests in cases of extenuating circumstances, this includes applicants who cannot begin their studies due to study permit processing delays.
Deferrals will not be granted for applicants who choose to take a gap year or to attend another postsecondary institution
Deferrals are only valid for the same program and year level indicated in the original offer of admission
Deferrals are only valid for a period of one academic year
All conditions of the original offer of admission must be satisfied before a deferral is granted
The deadline to satisfy all conditions of the Offer of Admission is August 1, 2024
You must have accepted the offer of admission through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre and paid the confirmation deposit of $500 by the deadlines indicated

The deadline to request a deferral to begin your studies in September 2025 is August 30, 2024.

Please complete this form to request to defer your offer of admission to the 2025/2026 academic year which begins in September 2025.

OCAD University ID Number

Email Address

First Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Status at OCAD University

Applicant Offered First Year

Applicant Offered Upper Year

Reason(s) for your deferral request
We want to learn more about your request to better understand how the University might be able to offer support to you. Please select as many of the reasons below that relate to your request.

Here, we would like to understand more about your request. Please expand on the reasons selected above. Detailed medical information is not necessary.

I wish to defer my offer of admission to the 2025/2026 academic year beginning in September 2025.

A note on deferral requests to January (Winter term):

You may choose not to register for any Fall term courses and to register only in Winter term courses when registration is made available to you. As such, deferral requests to January 2025 are not required. However, please note that some courses are only offered in the Fall term and/or may be prerequisites for Winter term courses. If you decide not register for Fall term courses, please make sure to contact Academic Advising to help with your course planning to ensure that you are aware of how to progress through your program.