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How to Apply

Apply now for 2025-26!

The deadline to submit your application is March 21, 2025, at 11:30 p.m. (EST)

STEP 1:  Confirm Eligibility

Confirm that you meet the https://www.yorku.ca/edu/students/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing/ admission requirements.

STEP 2:  Required Application Documents

Be sure to read the following document and refer to it as you are completing your online application. It is important to reference this document to ensure that you provide the appropriate documentation for your current circumstances:

STEP 3:  Complete the Online Application and Submit

Complete the appropriate online application, based on your residence:

  1. Ontario Residents Application Link: https://forms.office.com/r/0pcqeTzrNM

OR

Be sure to read through and reference the “Required Application Documents” (see above) while completing your online application.

There are several supporting documents you will be required to submit via a shared file that will be sent to you via the deafed@edu.yorku.ca email address following the submission of your online application. Please check your inbox, junk mail and spam for the email in the days following submission to make sure you have received this information. If you do not receive an email within five business days of submitting your online application, please contact the DHH Program office by emailing deafed@edu.yorku.ca. Refer to Step 4 below for more information.

STEP 4:  Upload required documents to shared file folder

Upon submitting your online application, the DHH Program office will contact you via email within five business days of receiving your online application. If you do not receive this email within 5 business days, please contact the DHH Program office at deafed@edu.yorku.ca

This email will contain the link to a personalized shared folder. This secure folder will only be shared between the DHH Program office and the applicant.

The applicant is responsible for uploading the following documents to the shared file*:

  • Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) certification in good standing (Ontario applicants) or Provincial/Territorial Teaching certification in good standing (Out-of-province applicants)
  • Verification of Residency Legal Documentation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume
  • Practicum Reports (for recent graduates) or Teacher Performance Appraisal (TPA) reports (for experienced teachers)
  • Post-Secondary Transcripts (if available): these are considered unofficial transcripts
  • American Sign Language (ASL) documentation (e.g., ASL 101, ASL 102)

* See Required Application Documentation for clarification

STEP 5: Reference Form

The Reference Form will be completed online by your Referees. It is the Applicant’s responsibility to send the link below to their referees.  The referee must complete and submit the online form. The DHH Program Office will add your references to your application file for the admissions committee to review.

Please provide the following link to your referees: https://forms.office.com/r/ARLQQBs1mg

Note: Reference forms are confidential and for the use of the Admissions Committee only. Information provided by the referee will not be shared with the applicant during or after the admission process.

Applicants are welcome to confirm submission directly with their selected references. Due to privacy and confidentiality, the DHH Program office cannot confirm this information with the applicant.

STEP 6:  Pay the Application Fee Online

A $100.00 non-refundable application fee is payable online.  Once you submit your completed application, please click on the following link to pay your application fee: https://DHH_Application_Fee_FW2025-2026.eventbrite.ca. If clicking on the link does not work, please copy and paste the link into your browser.

The application fee is due no later than March 21, 2025, at 11:30 p.m. EST. 

We are unable to process incomplete applications or applications that do not have the accompanying $100.00 fee.

All payments must be made online using the link provided.  We cannot accept other form(s) of payment.

Next Steps:

  • All applications will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee after March 21st.
  • All applicants will receive an email with the final decision of the Admissions Committee by early May.