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Deadlines

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  • OUAC. Ontario high schools report midterm/final 4U/M grades

    2027 entry

    School deadline, not a student task. Universities receive these grades by November 26. Verbatim: "Deadline for the OUAC to receive all midterm or final grades available for 4U/M courses from Ontario high schools. Schools may report in-progress grades for full-year courses as soon as they are available." Universities receive these by the target date of November 26, 2026. This is a deadline on the high school, not on the student, but it governs which grades a university sees in the first round.

Other deadline details
January 15Fall undergraduate applicationRecurring annual · Every year
  • January 15
  • Programs may remain open after the deadline while capacity permits
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No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by programOUAC Undergraduate application, applicants who are not Ontario high school students (Group B)2026 entry
  • No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by program
  • No single OUAC deadline
  • University, program, transcript, portfolio, interview, and audition dates still apply
Full source wording

Verbatim: "There is no specific Undergraduate application deadline if you are a Group B applicant. Deadlines vary at each university and sometimes depend on the program. Visit the university websites or contact the universities directly for their deadlines. If you are interested in a program but the deadline has passed, you may contact the university's admission office for help. Be aware of university-specific deadlines for submitting transcripts and portfolios, if required, and for arranging interviews and auditions. You must ensure the OUAC has enough time to process your choices before the universities' program deadlines." OUAC defines Group B as anyone who does not meet the Group A criteria, e.g. not currently taking an Ontario high school course, a Canadian outside Ontario, an international applicant, a postsecondary transfer student, or a mature applicant.

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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
Application steps
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
  2. Step 2Apply through OUAC
    • Create your application and select this program.
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  3. Step 3Completed and in-progress academic records
    • Current Ontario curriculum grades normally arrive through OUAC, with exceptions such as summer school after June. Other applicants upload the requested records in the Brock portal. Final official results must come directly from the issuing institution before studies begin.
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  4. Step 4English translations for other-language records
    • Submit an English translation from a listed accredited authority with the original-language record and the translator's authenticity statement.
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  5. Step 5Apply through OUAC to the appropriate first-year entry programme or gateway; submit the required academic records.
Applicant pathways
Applied Grape and Wine Science: Prerequisites

Ontario high-school applicants entering Applied Grape and Wine Science (BOV) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

  • MHF4U (min. 70%) or MCV4U (min. 70%)
  • SCH4U (min. 70%)
  • 2 from SBI4U, SPH4U, SES4U, a second 4U Math or ENG4U
  • Strongly recommended subject: ENG4U
Brock university-contributed OUInfo Applied Grape and Wine Science admission requirements, 2027/28
Applied Grape and Wine Science: Basic Requirements for Admission

Ontario high-school applicants entering Applied Grape and Wine Science (BOV) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

  • Ontario high school students must present the OSSD and complete six 4U/M courses. All required courses will be included in the calculation of your overall admission average.
Brock university-contributed OUInfo Applied Grape and Wine Science admission requirements, 2027/28
Applied Grape and Wine Science: Timing and Process for Admission Decisions

Ontario high-school applicants entering Applied Grape and Wine Science (BOV) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

  • We will begin to issue a select number of offers in December and will continue to make offers of admission through to May. Scholarship and co-op offers will accompany offers of admission.
  • A select number of offers are issued in December and are based on a combination of Grade 11 and Grade 12 results. To be eligible for an early offer, you must have 1 final Grade 12 result at the 4U/M level and 5 Grade 11 U/M level credits. Averages are in the high 80s or 90s.
  • The first major round of admission offers to Ontario applicants is in February. Admission averages are calculated using a minimum 3 first-semester 4U/M finals, with registration in 3 additional 4U/M credits, including prerequisites. If you are in a non-semestered school, we will use 6 midterm grades at the 4U/M level, including prerequisites.
  • The final round of admission offers happens in May. If you do not receive an offer in February, or if you are still in studies and received an alternate program offer, we will automatically reassess you for eligibility for your preferred program in May. We will continue to make offers based on final grades, as well as summer school grades, provided space in programs is available.
  • You can expect to receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest choice listed for Brock is considered first when more than 1 Brock program is indicated on your application. If you are not eligible for the first choice, consideration will be given to subsequent choices in the order of preference you indicated. If you apply to only 1 Brock program and do not qualify, in most cases, consideration will be given for an alternative and related program. In most cases if you apply for, but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.
  • Brock is the only university in Canada to offer a degree in grape and wine science. Come join us and we’ll prepare you for a rewarding career in the $9-billion Canadian grape and wine sector. Our ever-expanding network of alumni occupy key roles in the industry across the country and around the world. Once you are a graduate of Applied Grape and Wine Science at Brock, you’ll join a ready-made professional network that will help advance your career.
Brock university-contributed OUInfo Applied Grape and Wine Science admission requirements, 2027/28
Ontario students taking IB

Ontario OSSD students taking IB; Brock undergraduate degree entry

  • If you complete IB and graduate with an OSSD, your courses and IB results are translated to equivalent Ontario courses and grades. Your school forwards them through OUAC.
  • Meet your program-specific Ontario prerequisites. The separately published full-IB curriculum requirements are not an Ontario percentage conversion.
Brock current Ontario/IB assessment policy
International secondary credential and document route

Applicants completing secondary education outside Canada

  • Present the secondary credential appropriate for university entrance in the home country, an academically rigorous final year, and the chosen programme’s university-preparatory senior subjects. Admissions may request course outlines to determine the prerequisite level; native grade and English-proficiency requirements remain separate.
  • Completed applicants supply final results from the institution/examination board. In-progress applicants supply final results to date plus progress or predicted grades; Brock may require school progress grades instead of predictions. Final official documents must come from the issuer to retain an offer.
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International status with a Canadian curriculum

International applicants studying Ontario or another Canadian provincial curriculum

  • An Ontario curriculum taught in Canada or abroad follows the same academic requirements as Ontario applicants: OSSD and six4U/M credits including programme prerequisites; co-op credits are excluded. English proficiency must still be satisfied.
  • International applicants studying another Canadian provincial curriculum follow that province’s secondary diploma and senior-course package. Nationality alone does not change the curriculum route. The linked province-specific equivalencies remain separately under review.
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Home-school Category A and Category B

Canadian citizens or permanent residents with home-based secondary preparation

  • Category A completes OSSD-equivalent schooling and the final year through an Ontario Ministry-inspected school authorized to grant OSSD credit, with six4U/M credits including prerequisites. Equivalent out-of-province preparation receives equal consideration. Evidence includes four years of secondary schooling, academic/prerequisite requirements and40 community-service hours completed or in progress.
  • Category B covers other home-school applicants and is assessed individually. Admission is normally limited to Humanities, Social Sciences or Sciences General Studies; declaration of a particular major can be requested after first year. This is not direct entry to every named degree in the catalogue.
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Fresh Start restriction after postsecondary study

College/university transfer applicants whose recent postsecondary record is not admissible

  • Brock first assesses recent postsecondary study and then automatically reviews secondary credentials for possible Fresh Start consideration. Fresh Start is unavailable for competitive programmes and subsequent degrees.
  • A Fresh Start entrant cannot receive transfer credit for the previous postsecondary studies, either at admission or later. Applicants seeking that credit must discuss other routes with Admissions; this is not a guaranteed alternative offer.
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PLAR as an assessed alternative admission route

Applicants who do not meet regular undergraduate admission requirements

  • Brock may assess competencies from prior learning through a comprehensive learning portfolio, with guidance during the application/portfolio process. Admitted PLAR applicants may study full-time only in the approved undergraduate programme. Prior-learning credit recognition is a separate assessment; no universal programme access or credit award is promised.
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Returning Brock applicant with outside study

Returning Brock students whose previous registration/admission status must be assessed

  • A Brock student who studied elsewhere after leaving must reapply, except for a Brock-approved exchange, double degree, collaboration or letter of permission. The same page has inconsistent wording about the five-year re-registration boundary; no automatic decision on that boundary is supplied.
  • A Brock graduate seeking another Brock degree normally uses the student-portal second-degree process. Nursing is expressly different and uses OUAC; its academic requirements and limited places remain programme-specific.
brock ontario ib web · official applicant policy

Degree requirements

Complete graduation and progression requirements have not been mapped here. Check the university’s academic calendar.

Program facts

Entering averageNot available

The stored benchmark has not been verified against a dedicated admission source.

Co-opCo-op option

Courses

Eight OEVI undergraduate courses in the department's Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 planned offerings. Offerings are subject to change and are not a complete Applied Grape and Wine Science degree calendar. The separately sourced current 2026–27 honours calendar adds the exact first-year core and choice groups.

Fall 2026 planned OEVI course offerings4 listed

Subject to change. A course menu, not a required first-year schedule.

  • OEVI 1P20Introduction to Wines

    Wine regions, grape growing, fermentation, sensory evaluation, health, regulation and marketing.

  • OEVI 2P99Grapevine Biology

    Grapevine varieties, growth, fruit maturation, soils, winter hardiness and propagation. Minimum age 18; a field-trip fee applies.

  • OEVI 3P25Wine Chemistry

    Grape-juice chemistry, fermentation, sulphur dioxide, wine stability, fining and aging. Minimum age 18; a materials fee applies.

  • OEVI 4P20Sensory Evaluation of Food and Beverages

    Sensory measurement, taste, smell, aroma and flavour, focused on wine. Minimum age 18; a materials fee applies.

Brock Fall 2026 planned OEVI undergraduate offerings
Winter 2027 planned OEVI course offerings4 listed

Subject to change. A course menu, not a required first-year schedule.

  • OEVI 2P45Cultural Practices

    Vineyard establishment, site selection, pruning, training, canopy and crop control, mechanization and soil management. Minimum age 18; a field-trip fee applies.

  • OEVI 3P21Wine Processing & Equipment

    Winery equipment, layout, sanitation and wastewater management, with laboratory fermentations. Minimum age 18; materials and field-trip fees apply.

  • OEVI 3P98Wine Microbiology

    Wine microorganisms, fermentation, spoilage, yeast metabolism and genetic improvement. Minimum age 18; a materials fee applies.

  • OEVI 4P92Wine Marketing

    Wine consumers, market segmentation, positioning, research and domestic or international marketing strategy.

Brock Winter 2027 planned OEVI undergraduate offerings
2026–27 honours calendar: Year 1 core6 listed

Six named core courses plus the two separate choices below and one Humanities or Social Science context credit. The linked current honours plan retains the title Oenology and Viticulture, while its parent names Applied Grape and Wine Science. Co-op is a separate plan. OEVI 1P20 requires students to be at least 18; this is a course condition, not a 19-year-old admission requirement.

  • OEVI 1P20Introduction to Wines

    Wine regions, grape growing, fermentation, sensory evaluation, health, regulation and marketing.

  • BIOL 1P91Introduction to Biology I

    Cell chemistry, macromolecules, biological energy, DNA replication, gene expression and genetics.

  • BIOL 1P92Introduction to Biology II

    Evolution, classification, biodiversity, and animal form and function across kingdoms of life.

  • BIOL 1P96Fundamental Skills in Biology and Statistics

    Scientific methods, literature research, communication, mathematics and biostatistics.

  • CHEM 1P91Chemical Principles and Properties I

    Stoichiometry, reactions, quantum mechanics, bonding, solutions, thermochemistry and gas laws.

  • CHEM 1P92Chemical Principles and Properties II

    Molecular behaviour, organic compounds, equilibrium, titrations, thermodynamics, electrochemistry and reaction rates.

Brock 2026–27 exact oevi study plan
Year 1: Calculus choice2 listed

Choose one course, not both. Previous calculus credit and course prerequisites affect the appropriate option.

  • MATH 1P05Applied Calculus I

    Differential and integral calculus, optimization and applications using a computer algebra system.

  • MATH 1P97Calculus With Applications

    Functions, limits, derivatives, integrals, optimization and differential equations with applications.

Brock 2026–27 exact oevi study plan
Year 1: Computing or Physics choice5 listed

Choose one of these five courses, not all five. The Physics options have separate prerequisite and laboratory requirements.

  • APCO 1P00Introduction to Media Computation

    Programming, debugging, text and graphics, file processing, HTML and web-page parsing.

  • APCO 1P01Fluency With Technology

    Computer and network concepts, Excel modelling, presentations, online research and basic HTML.

  • APCO 1P50Integrity and Literacy in the Information Age

    Technology’s legal, ethical and social issues, copyright, privacy and information literacy.

  • PHYS 1P22Introductory Physics II

    Fluids, thermodynamics, optics, electricity, magnetism, circuits and modern physics topics.

  • PHYS 1P92Introductory Physics II with Laboratory

    Introductory Physics II lectures combined with laboratory sessions.

Brock 2026–27 exact oevi study plan

Careers

Career examples

  • Wine maker
  • Cider maker
  • Operations manager

Costs

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Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Fall + winter · Flat fee or stated per-credit exceptions · CAD

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Tuition$6,211.15
Books and supplies$1,000–$3,000 est. / year
Residence
Residence
Not estimated
Meal plan
Not estimated
Estimated subtotal$7,211.15–$9,211.15

Flat-rate quotes apply at 4.0 or more attempted credits. Ancillary fees are separate.

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

Books and supplies use the university-wide budget.

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