The career changer
You have a vision for your future. A uOttawa credential gives you the standing to arrive there with confidence.
uOttawa Online
Open minds. Brighter futures. Since 1848.
Your journey continues, wherever you are.
uOttawa Online extends a 175-year academic tradition to learners who are building a career, a family, and a future; often all at once. The same faculty. The same standard. A new way to take part.
uOttawa: Supporting your success
12,000
professors, researchers and support staff
300,000
alumni worldwide
90%
employment rate six months after graduation
A degree that’s built for you
Wherever you’re starting from, there’s a place for you here.
The working parent
Your week is already full, with work, with family, with everything else that matters to you. uOttawa Online was designed to fit inside that life, not compete with it.
The professional closing a gap
Experience has brought you this far. A missing credential is what stands between you and the next title, the next offer, the next promotion. uOttawa Online helps you close that gap, without asking you to uproot your life.
The lifelong learner
Maybe you’re looking to complete a credential you didn’t have time for before. Maybe you simply never want to stop learning uOttawa Online helps you keep exploring, building on your life and professional knowledge.
Why learners choose uOttawa Online
Studying here connects your professional goals to the education of one of Canada’s leading research universities.
A respected degree, 100% online
Earn a globally recognized uOttawa credential backed by a U15 research university, without relocating or stepping away from your current career, gaining experience employers value.
Faculty-led, not generic
Every uOttawa Online program is shaped by a Faculty with a distinct perspective, emphasizing the critical human skills and personal adaptability needed alongside artificial intelligence.
A team in your corner
A dedicated, Canada-based student success advisor supports your academic journey from your very first question through graduation. It is a relationship, not a help desk.
A community of peers
Learn alongside ambitious working professionals and returning learners from across Canada, expanding your professional network into a global community of over 300,000 uOttawa alumni.
Prior learning, recognized
Build on what you’ve already earned. Turn your existing college diploma credits into a respected uOttawa degree through direct transfer pathways built for working life.
uOttawa Online: Beyond the credential.
A degree is the destination, but learning starts paying off before you get there. Adults who continue their education see gains that reach beyond the learning experience itself: In their day-to-day confidence, their sense of purpose, and their career prospects.
Life satisfaction
Most adult learners report a real improvement in wellbeing and confidence from continuing their education, even when the material and balance are genuinely challenging.1
Deepen purpose
Adults who continue learning report a stronger sense of purpose than those who don't, according to UK research on adult education outcomes.2
Sharpen prospects
Canadian workers with a university degree earn about 53% more per hour, on average, than those without post-secondary education.3
Sources: ¹ Adult-learner wellbeing research associated with the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE). ² Learning and Work Institute (UK, 2018) research on adult learning outcomes. ³ Bank of Canada, “The payoffs of higher education” (2020), based on 2018 wage data.
Our programs
Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies (Online, Accelerated)
For college diploma graduates with 3+ years of work experience who want to build on that foundation with a uOttawa degree. Bring your diploma; we’ll recognize it through transfer credit and build the rest of your degree around your working life.
Explore the programA flexible day, your way
Wondering how this fits into a week that’s already full? Here’s how our students can make it work.
The working professional
- 7:15 a.m.
- 15 minutes with a recorded lecture before the day starts.
- 12:15 p.m.
- A quiz or short exercise, closed out before lunch ends.
- 3:00 p.m.
- Grab a coffee, attend instructor’s virtual office hours to check in about a difficult concept.
- One evening a week.
- Enough uninterrupted time set aside to read and complete assignments.
The parent managing life and work
- School drop-off.
- Course notes pulled up on a phone, five minutes at a time.
- Nap time.
- The one predictable window in the day, used for the heaviest task on the list. It could be a group meeting or a pre-arranged time with your instructor.
- After children's bedtime
- Quiet concentration time, done at the kitchen table.
The lifelong learner
- Friday afternoon.
- Check in with student success advisor about how it's going.
- Saturday morning.
- Coffee and the week's material, at an unhurried pace.
- Sunday afternoon.
- A longer block, set aside to complete an assignment.
Your next step, with someone in your corner.
Applying to a uOttawa Online program isn’t something you have to figure out alone. An enrolment advisor will walk you through it: what you’ll need, what your prior learning could count toward, and whether the timing works for the life you’re already living.
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1. Connect with an enrolment advisor
Start with a conversation. Your advisor will ask about your background, your goals, and your timeline, and help you figure out whether, and how, a uOttawa Online program fits.
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2. Review your experience
Your advisor will ask about your prior post-secondary credit or professional experience to see what may be recognized toward your program, so you’re not starting from zero.
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3. Submit your application
With your advisor’s guidance, you’ll pull together what’s needed and submit your application, no guessing at the process on your own.
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4. Receive your decision
Once you have an offer, our team can help you plan your first term, from enrolment through to your first login.
Frequently asked questions
The name on your degree. You're learning through a university with almost two centuries of academic history and U15 standing as one of Canada's 15 leading research-intensive institutions.
No. uOttawa Online programs are designed for working adults, with flexible delivery and multiple intakes per year.
International students should speak with an admissions advisor before applying. Studying online and pursuing a visa or work permit pathway in Canada involves its own requirements, and an online program may not lead directly to a Canadian study permit or post-graduation work permit. Contact our team for guidance specific to your situation.
Yes. It's the same University of Ottawa degree, taught by the same faculty and held to the same standard. Your diploma makes no distinction between online and in-person study.
Our first program, the Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies (Online, Accelerated), is now enrolling, with more programs planned as uOttawa Online grows.
No. uOttawa Online programs are delivered fully online, with no mandatory residency or in-person requirement.
It's term-based, structured and instructor-led. You'll engage directly with uOttawa faculty and a cohort of fellow working professionals and returning learners throughout the program.
Often, yes. While credit recognition varies by program, eligible prior learning counts toward your program, so you're not repeating work you've already done.
Financial planning is an important part of choosing a university. Contact our team for information on tuition, payment options and financial aid opportunities for your program.
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