We're excited to welcome you to Seneca soon. Offers of admission for Sept. 2025 will begin on Nov. 1, 2024. Review this information so you're familiar with the key dates. If you have questions, please refer to the FAQs below or contact our Start at Seneca team.
Nov. 1 is the earliest date that Seneca may begin to send offers to Canadian applicants for full-time programs starting in Sept. 2025. Offers will continue to be issued until all seats in the program are filled.
Apply on or before this date to receive equal consideration for admission to programs starting in Fall 2025. After this date, Seneca considers applicants on a first-come, first-served basis until seats in the program are filled.
Note: After Feb. 1, seats in Seneca’s highly competitive programs may be filled and applications to these programs may be closed for the fall term.
Applications for Fall 2025 will open on ontariocolleges.ca in Sept. 2024. You are encouraged to apply on or before Feb. 1, 2025 to receive equal consideration for admission. After Feb. 1, seats in Seneca’s highly competitive programs may be filled and applications to these programs may be closed for the fall term.
Highly competitive programs are programs with more qualified applicants than seats available. Here’s a list of Seneca's highly competitive programs.
Open programs are programs that have seats open or available for qualified applicants.
Apply on or before this date to receive equal consideration for admission to programs starting in the fall term. After this date, applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis until seats in the program are filled. For our highly competitive programs, you should apply by Feb. 1 for the best chance of receiving an offer.
You can still apply to open full-time programs after Feb. 1. Applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis until seats in the program are filled.
You should apply by the Feb. 1 equal consideration deadline for the best chance of receiving an offer to a highly competitive program starting in the fall term. Seneca will begin to send offers to qualified applicants on Nov. 1, 2024 for Sept. 2025.
Seneca will continue to issue offers until all seats are filled. A waiting list is created when all available seats in a program are filled. Admission to Seneca is very competitive and unfortunately, we’re not able to predict if or when you’ll be offered a space in the program.
Seats for the fall term often open at key dates, such as:
Seats may become available anytime up until and including the first week of school.
Most qualified applicants to our highly competitive programs starting in the fall term will receive offers by Feb. 1. After this date, our highly competitive programs may be closed for the fall term.
The confirmation deadline is May 1, 2025 and the deadline to pay your deposit will be in mid-June 2025.
Your first step is to confirm your offer on ontariocolleges.ca. After you’ve confirmed, we’ll post a fee notification letter online in your Student Home. To reserve your seat in the program, you must pay the $200 non-refundable deposit by the due date indicated. Full tuition fees for your first term are due by the first day of class.
For any questions, please reach out to our dedicated Start at Seneca team. They’re ready to help you. They can be contacted by email at startatseneca@senecapolytechnic.ca or by phone at 416.764.0699.
