Guinea

Each year, many students from Guinea come to the University of Ottawa for a Canadian degree. They come because of the reputation the Canadian education system enjoys, and in particular, because of the University of Ottawa’s unique multicultural and bilingual (English and French) environment.

Located in the heart of Canada’s capital, the University of Ottawa offers the best of both worlds: students can live and study in French or English and still have the opportunity to become fully bilingual.

Understanding terms used at the University of Ottawa and in Canada

In Guinea, you say…	At the University of Ottawa and in Canada, it's…
Baccalauréat deuxième partie	High school diploma
Licence	Bachelor’s
Mastère	Master’s
Doctorat	Doctorate or PhD

Eligibility

Determine whether you're eligible for admission to our undergraduate programs.

Programs you can be accepted into	Benefits and requirements
Honours bachelor’s Honours bachelor’s with major Joint honours bachelor’s Integrated honours bachelor’s	Four-year program Direct entry after high school Option to study more than one discipline in certain programs by adding a major or minor Allows students to participate in the co-operative education program Graduates may apply for law or education programs Graduates may apply for graduate diploma or master’s programs
Bachelor's	Three-year program Direct entry after high school General education providing a grounding in a field within the arts or social sciences Does not allow students to take part in the co-operative education program Graduates may apply an honours bachelor’s program Graduates may apply for admission into a law or education program

Programs you can be accepted into

Benefits and requirements

Honours bachelor’s

Honours bachelor’s with major

Joint honours bachelor’s

Integrated honours bachelor’s

Four-year program
Direct entry after high school
Option to study more than one discipline in certain programs by adding a major or minor
Allows students to participate in the co-operative education program
Graduates may apply for law or education programs
Graduates may apply for graduate diploma or master’s programs

Bachelor's

Three-year program
Direct entry after high school
General education providing a grounding in a field within the arts or social sciences
Does not allow students to take part in the co-operative education program
Graduates may apply an honours bachelor’s program
Graduates may apply for admission into a law or education program

Programs you can be accepted into	Benefits and requirements
Civil Law Common Law	Three-year program Requires completion of previous university studies (one year for civil law; three years for common law) Option to study civil law, common law (JD) or both Graduates may apply for admission into graduate diploma or master’s programs
Bachelor of Education	Two-year program Can lead to teaching in Ontario elementary or high schools, or accreditation in another Canadian province. Graduates may apply for admission to graduate diploma or master’s programs

Programs you can be accepted into

Benefits and requirements

Civil Law

Common Law

Three-year program
Requires completion of previous university studies (one year for civil law; three years for common law)
Option to study civil law, common law (JD) or both
Graduates may apply for admission into graduate diploma or master’s programs

Bachelor of Education

Two-year program
Can lead to teaching in Ontario elementary or high schools, or accreditation in another Canadian province.
Graduates may apply for admission to graduate diploma or master’s programs

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For admission to Common Law or Medicine, contact the faculties offering these programs. For graduate studies, contact the academic unit of the faculty offering the program you are applying to.