{"id":852,"date":"2021-11-25T14:10:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T19:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cise\/?page_id=852"},"modified":"2021-12-01T16:49:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T21:49:08","slug":"faq-for-new-iesp-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/cisce\/iesp\/registration\/faq-for-new-iesp-students\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ for New IESP Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-wrapper content-wrapper--shortcode\">\n\t\n<div class=\"slideme\">\n\t<dl class=\"slideme__list\">\n\n\t\t<dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-what-are-the-minimum-educational-requirements-for-admission-to-iesp\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-what-are-the-minimum-educational-requirements-for-admission-to-iesp\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">What are the minimum educational requirements for admission to IESP?<\/a><\/dt>\n\n\t\t<dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-what-are-the-minimum-educational-requirements-for-admission-to-iesp\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<p>Applicants must meet the following minimum educational criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ontario high school applicants<\/strong>: must submit a complete application and have three Grade 12 credits at the U or M level (4U English is recommended but not required),\u00a0and be eligible for their OSSD.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Out-of-province high school applicants<\/strong>: must submit a complete application, have a high school diploma and half their grade 12 credits in the academic\/university stream.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mature applicants<\/strong>\u00a0(the IESP office will consider those who have been away from full-time studies for a two-year period and who have not undertaken other college or university study as \u201cmature\u201d): must submit a complete application and will be considered on a case by case basis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>College\/CEGEP applicants<\/strong>: must submit a complete application and may be considered after the completion of one year in a college program.<\/li>\n<li><strong>University students:<\/strong>\u00a0please\u00a0contact <a href=\"&#105;&#x65;s&#112;&#x40;c&#97;&#x72;l&#101;&#x74;o&#110;&#x2e;c&#97;\">&#x69;&#101;s&#x70;&#x40;&#99;a&#x72;&#108;e&#x74;&#x6f;&#110;&#46;&#x63;&#97;<\/a> about whether our program can assist you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/dd>\n\n\t<dl>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"slideme\">\n\t<dl class=\"slideme__list\">\n\n\t\t<dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-what-is-the-application-deadline\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-what-is-the-application-deadline\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">What is the application deadline?<\/a><\/dt>\n\n\t\t<dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-what-is-the-application-deadline\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<p>The IESP application is now open. The application deadline is Friday, July 11, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Please email <a href=\"&#x6d;a&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#111;:&#x69;e&#x73;&#112;&#x40;&#99;a&#x72;&#108;&#x65;&#116;o&#x6e;&#46;&#x63;&#97;\">i&#101;&#115;&#x70;&#x40;c&#97;&#114;&#x6c;&#x65;&#x74;o&#110;&#46;&#x63;&#x61;<\/a> with any inquiries or questions you may have.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/dd>\n\n\t<dl>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"slideme\">\n\t<dl class=\"slideme__list\">\n\n\t\t<dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-who-should-apply\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-who-should-apply\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">Who should apply?<\/a><\/dt>\n\n\t\t<dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-who-should-apply\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<p>First Nation, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit students interested in beginning university studies who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>would like academic and social support<\/li>\n<li>have taken time away from school and wish to start in a supported environment<\/li>\n<li>have potential but may lack the grades needed for traditional admission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>IESP students:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>have come from across Canada<\/li>\n<li>have diverse educational and\/or professional backgrounds and experiences<\/li>\n<li>have included both recent high school and\/or college graduates and mature students who have decided to undertake university studies after years in the workforce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/dd>\n\n\t<dl>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"slideme\">\n\t<dl class=\"slideme__list\">\n\n\t\t<dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-how-do-you-apply\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-how-do-you-apply\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">How do you apply?<\/a><\/dt>\n\n\t\t<dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-how-do-you-apply\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<p>IESP does not base its admissions decisions on high school or college\/university grades alone. For this reason,\u00a0we ask students to submit an <em>Application Package<\/em> including an application form, two letters of reference from teachers, a personal statement and an application fee.<\/p>\n<p>IESP applications are not made through the Ontario University Application Centre. Instead, you apply directly to the program, below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/dd>\n\n\t<dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":850,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - 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