What about Ivey AEO?
Ivey AEO is not a separate program choice on the OUAC application. You have to apply to other programs or faculties and check the Ivey AEO box. Remember, you also have to submit a separate Ivey AEO application.
Step 2: Apply
Narrow Down Your Program Choices
At Western, you apply to our faculties rather than directly to the program you want to study. There are a few programs that you enter directly (we call them "direct-entry programs") that are the exception to this rule.
Apply to each faculty only once
If you want to apply to more than one program within a faculty, you only need to add the faculty once to your OUAC application.
You do not need to list two programs (subjects of major interest) within the same faculty separately, unless it is a direct-entry program with a different OUAC code.
The general rule of thumb is: If the OUAC code is the same for two programs, then you only need to add one of those choices to your application. Don't apply to the same code more than once.
| Program/Faculty | OUAC Code |
| Arts & Humanities | EA |
| Arts & Humanities - Fine Arts: Studio | EAV |
| Computer Science | ECS |
| Engineering | EE |
| Family Studies & Human Development | EFS |
| Foods & Nutrition | EH |
| Health Sciences | EW |
| Kinesiology | EP |
| Management & Organizational Studies | ED |
| Management & Organizational Studies - Commercial Aviation Management | EDN |
| Media and Communication Studies | EI |
| Medical Sciences | ESM |
| Music - Bachelor of Music (BMUS) | EM |
| Music - Bachelor of Arts (BA) | EMA |
| Music - Administrative Studies | EMS |
| Nursing - Western Site | ENW |
| Nursing - Fanshawe Site | ENF |
| Nursing - Compressed Time Frame | ENS |
| Science | ES |
| Social Science | EO |
Let's guide you through some examples ⬇️
Both Math and Physics are in the Faculty of Science. Math and Physics have the same OUAC Code ES. So, you need to add the Faculty of Science (OUAC Code ES) only once to the OUAC application.
Add one choice:
- Science (ES)
Though Kinesiology is technically in the Faculty of Health Sciences, it is a direct-entry program! Kinesiology has OUAC Code EP and Health Sciences has OUAC Code EW. So, you would need to add these two choices to your OUAC application.
Add two choices:
- Kinesiology (EP)
- Health Sciences (EW)
These are programs in two separate faculties. Psychology is in the Faculty of Social Science (OUAC Code EO) and Media and Communication Studies (MACS) is in the Faculty of Information & Media Studies (OUAC Code EI). So, you would need to add two choices to your OUAC application.
Add two choices:
- Media and Communication Studies (EI)
- Social Science (EO)
Economics and Political Science are programs in the Faculty of Social Science and have the same OUAC Code EO. DAN Management & Organizational Studies (MOS) is a direct-entry program with a different OUAC Code ED. So, you would need to add two choices to your OUAC application.
Add two choices:
- Social Science (EO)
- DAN Management & Organizational Studies (ED)
Next Step: Apply on OUAC
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Attention: Transfer Students
As a transfer student, program choices may be different for you. Check out the transfer admission pages to understand your options.