We invite all students who meet eligibility and suitability requirements set by the Government of Ontario to apply for Academic Upgrading at Mohawk College.
Eligibility requirements must be met in order to be considered for the program. These include:
- Applicants must have reached mature student status (19 years or older)
- Applicants cannot also be enrolled at a high school or in post-secondary education
- Applicants must be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or considered a Protected Person in Canada (with notice of decision)
- Applicants must be living in the province of Ontario
- Applicants must demonstrate fundamental listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the English language
- Non-native English speakers may need to prove their English abilities through either: a) a level seven (7) or higher on all sections of the Canadian Language Benchmark test, or b) proof of successful completion of three (3) or more years of study at an accredited English-speaking school.
Suitability factors are also considered in the admissions process. This is to ensure that the program remains available to those who need it. Applicants must satisfy two or more of the following factors:
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Suitability Indicator
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Definition
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Education level attained
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The highest education level the individual has completed at service/program entrance is:
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Source of income
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- Ontario Works (OW)
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- No source of income
- Crown Ward extended care and maintenance
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Time out of school, or training
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The individual has been out of education or training for 6 years or more.
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Age
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The individual is:
- Older than 45 years of age and under 64 years of age.
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History of interrupted education
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The individual has identified that he/she has had a history of interrupted primary and secondary education.
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Person with disability
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The individual has self-identified as a person with a disability as defined by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and Ontario Human Rights Code definition.
This includes persons who have:
- Any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a brain injury, any degree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co-ordination, blindness or visual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a guide dog or other animal or on a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device.
- A condition of mental impairment or a developmental disability.
- A learning disability or a dysfunction in one or more of the processes involved in understanding or using symbols or spoken language.
- A mental disorder.
- An injury or disability for which benefits were claimed or received under the insurance plan established under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.
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Indigenous person
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A person of indigenous ancestry
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Deaf / Deaf blind
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The individual has self-identified as deaf or deaf blind
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Francophone
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Those persons whose mother tongue is French, plus those whose mother tongue are neither French nor English but have a particular knowledge of French as an Official Language and use French at home.
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View the Literacy and Basic Skills Program Guidelines for more details on eligibility and suitability.
