ONTARIO VISITING GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAM
TheOntarioVisitingGraduateStudent(OVGS)ProgramallowsagraduatestudentregisteredatauniversityinOntario
(HomeUniversity)totakeagraduatecourseatanotherOntariouniversity(HostUniversity)whilere mainingregistered
athis/herowninstitution.Theprogramallowsthestudenttobypasstheusualapplicationforadmissionproceduresand
resultanttransferofcreditprocesses.ThestudentpaysfeestotheHome
Universityandiscla ssifiedasa visitingstudent
attheHostUniversity,wheres/hepaysnofees.
To be eligible, the student must be registered fulltime at Western University, the course must be at the graduate
level and required as credit for the degree program, and the Application Form must be completed and submitted by
the enrolment deadlines of both institutions.
Intheeventofwithdrawalfromacourse,thestudentmustsendaNotificationofWithdrawalfromCoursestothe
GraduateCoordinatorofthedepartmentattheHostUniversity,meeti
ngtheappropriatedeadlines.TheHostUniversity
willnotifyWesternofthewithdrawal.
Upon successful completion of the course, it is the student’s responsibility to arrange for an official transcript to be
sent directly to:
Western University
Western Student Services Building, Room 2140 (attn: OVGS)
London, ON N6A 3K7
Formoreinformation,visithttp://cou.on.ca/keyissues/education/graduateeducation/ontariovisitinggradstude nts/ .
Application Form
Section 1: Student Information (to be completed by the student)
LastName: FirstName:
WesternGraduateProgram: Degree:
WesternStudentIDNumber: WesternEmail: DateofBirth(yy/mm/dd):
Residency(Canadian,PermanentResident*,orStudentVisa*)*indicatecountryofcitizenship
CurrentMailingAddress: PhoneNumber:
HostUniversity: HostDepartment:
PeriodofOVGSstudybeginning(yy/mm/dd): andending (yy/mm/dd):
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Course Number Title Weight of Course Term(s)
Half Full FallWinterSummer
Half Full FallWinterSummer
Note:Coursesnotrequiredforthestudent'sdegree,aswellas"audit"coursesarenottobetakenunderthisPlan.Ifthe
requestedcourseisavailableatWestern,thiscoursemustbenotedbelow:
WesternCourseNumberandTitle:
Student'sSignature*:___________________________________________ Date_________________ __
*I hereby request permission to take the graduate course(s) which are required for my degree program, indicated
above, at the host university and understand the requirements and deadlines under the OVGS program.
Section 2: Graduate Chair/Coordinator of Home and Host University
Inapprovingthisapplicatio n,theWesterngraduateprogramcertifiesthatthestudent:
Ispursuingagraduatedegreeasindicatedontheform;
IsingoodstandingatWestern;
Requiresthecourse(s)specified;
Willreceivecoursecreditforthecourse(providingsuitablestandingisobtained).
Inapprovingthisappl
icatio
ntheHostgraduateschoolcertifiesthat:
Thecourse(s)specifiedwillbeofferedduringtheterm(s)asindicatedabove;
Thestudentwillbeassuredaspaceinthecourse;
Thestudentwillbeidentifiedasavisitinggraduatestudent.
Approvals (must be obtained in this order)
1)WesternUniversityGraduateChair/Coordinator(signandprintname)Date
2)WesternUniversityGraduateViceProvost(signandprintname)  Date
3)HostUniversityDepartmentChair/Coordinator(signandprintname)  Date
4)HostUniversityGraduateDean(signandprintname)  Date
Onsigningapproval,theHostUniversitymustsendacopytoWesternattheaddressbelow.Afterthestudenthas
enrolledandafterthetermenrolmentreportdate,theHostUniversityAccountsOfficeisrequestedtosendaninvoice
to:Western University, Western Student Services Building, Room 2140 (attn: OVGS), London, ON N6A 3K7.
ThepersonalinformationonthisformiscollectedundertheauthorityoftheUniversityofWesternOntarioAct,1982,asamended.
ForacompleteCollectionNotice,visitwww.uwo.ca/grad.
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