Admission

Important Dates

Note: this is a summary only. For complete, official details, see Queen’s University admissions.

Application Phase

October 1, 2025 – Application opens on the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre website. Offers made on rolling basis.

December 8, 2025 – Deadline to apply for Major Admission Awards

February 1, 2026 – Application deadline

February 15, 2026 – Supplemental Applications deadline

March 31, 2026 – Last day the university will accept documents in support of applications.

Acceptance Phase

May 1, 2026 – Deadline for response to offers of admission for non-Ontario applicants

June 1, 2026 – Deadline for response to offers of admission for Ontario students

Come to Queen’s

August, 2026 – Early move-in available for international students

Successful Applicants

At Smith School of Business, we’re looking for a combination of: strong academic performance; aptitude for qualitative and quantitative subjects; demonstrations of self-awareness, and potential for leadership and teamwork.

There are two elements for admission: required courses and marks from high school transcripts; and a mandatory Supplementary Application. For details on course requirements, full deadlines, and more, refer to Queen’s University Undergraduate Admission and Recruitment.

Process Overview

1. All applications made online through the Ontario University Application Centre
2. Assessment of academic requirements including required courses and grades for the Bachelor of Commerce
3. Assessment of Supplementary Application
4. Offers of admission
5. Deadline for acceptance

Queen’s University Admission Pathways

Pathways exist for first-generation and Indigenous students. Pathways provide comprehensive support for potential applicants to assist them in navigating the processes. All admission requirements must be met.

Supports include:

• General application support
• Academic advising
• Education & career assistance
• Financial planning (OSAP, scholarships & bursaries)
• Parental assurance
• First-year transition supports

QBridge

QBridge is an English language pathway to Queen’s University for students who are academically competitive for admission to a Queen’s undergraduate degree program, but who do not meet the required admission standard for English language proficiency.

The QBridge programs ensure that students are linguistically, academically, and culturally prepared to complete their Queen’s undergraduate degree studies.

• QBridge Accelerated is an intensive eight-week summer course, for students with a certain minimum standardized English language test score.
• QBridge English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is for students who do not meet the requirements for QBridge Accelerated but are academically competitive for admission.