What is the Ontario Visiting Student (OVGS) program?
The Ontario Visiting Graduate Student (OVGS) 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.
- How do I apply?
- How do I select courses?
- How do I know that I am registered and enrolled?
- How do I receive my grade?
- What if I need to withdraw?
How do I apply?
How do I select courses?
How do I know that I am registered and enrolled?
How will I receive my grade?
The course instructor is accountable for reporting all final grades to their home institutions Graduate Studies Office. It is your responsibility to follow up with the course instructor of the host university concerning the assignment of final grades.
At the completion of your coursework, you will need to make arrangements to order an official transcript from the host university to be forwarded to:
OVGS Administrator
University of Waterloo
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
Needles Hall - Room 2201
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
As soon as final grades become available from the host university:
- Your grade will be posted to your University of Waterloo graduate academic record.
- Confirm receipt of the grade by viewing your unofficial graduate transcript through your Quest account.