Office of Student Recruiment

The Office of Student Recruitment in the Faculty of Arts and Science offers a variety of programs to acquaint secondary school students with the Faculty, areas of study, and University life in general. We welcome your inquiries about these programs or about any aspect of our admission requirements and programs of study.
Telephone: (416) 978-4272; e-mail: recruit@artsci.utoronto.ca
To qualify for admission to the St. George Campus of the Faculty of Arts and Science, you must:

• be eligible for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD);
• present credits in at least SIX Ontario Academic Courses (OACs), including OAC English 1/anglais.
• If your mother tongue is not English and you have studied in an English-language system for less than four years, you must present proof of English facility — for instance, TOEFL. You do not have to present OAC English 1/anglais but it is strongly recommended;
• Students are admitted to the St. George Campus in one of FOUR Admission Categories. The admission requirements for each category are indicated below.

The OAC requirements for admission in each category generally prepare you for the first year courses that lead to Programs of Study or “Subject POSts”. You do not actually enrol in a Subject POSt until the end of first year (or in the session in which you are completing your fourth course). However, some programs and first year courses have specific OAC prerequisites that go beyond the general OAC prerequisites. These are indicated in the charts below. You should also consult the program listings within this Calendar.
The average required for admission is based on the applicant pool and therefore varies from year to year, but is always higher than 70%. Applicants who do not meet the normal requirements, but have evidence of exceptional ability or extenuating circumstances, may present a written request for special consideration.

ECONOMICS AND COMMERCE CATEGORY

Apply for admission in this Category if you plan to pursue one of the following programs/subject POSts: Economics; Commerce & Finance; Information Systems.
Normally, you apply to enrol in programs at the end of first year; however, a limited number of applicants from Ontario secondary schools offered admission to this category will also be guaranteed enrolment into the Commerce Program at the end of first year (or upon completion of at least four full courses). This guarantee will be granted based on OAC performance. Students not receiving guaranteed enrolment when admitted to the Faculty will apply to enrol in the Commerce Program at the end of first year (or upon completion of four full courses).
To apply for admission in the Economics and Commerce category you must present the following six OACs:

• English 1/anglais;
• Calculus;
• Algebra & Geometry or Finite Mathematics; (A & G preferred)
• Three additional OACs.

If you are admitted in another admission category you may apply to enrol in the MGT, ECO and MAT courses above if you have the MAT course prerequisites of OAC Calculus and OAC Algebra & Geometry or Finite Mathematics, but you are not guaranteed enrolment in them.

LIFE SCIENCES CATEGORY (INCLUDING PSYCHOLOGY)

If you plan to pursue a Program of Study in one of the Sciences listed below, apply for admission in this Category and present the following six OACs:

• English 1/anglais;
• Calculus;
• Four additional OACs; see table below for OAC prerequisites (in addition to OAC calculus) for the different life science programs.

* The first year psychology course, PSY 100Y, has no OAC prerequisites; however, students require OAC Calculus if they choose subsequently to enrol in the Psychology program.

MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND COMPUTER SCIENCES CATEGORY

If you plan to pursue a Program of Study in one of the sciences listed below, apply for admission in this category and present the following six OACs:

• English 1/anglais;
• Calculus;
• Four additional OACs; see table below for OAC prerequisites (in addition to OAC calculus) for the different mathematical/physical/computer science programs.

HUMANITIES (ARTS) & SOCIAL SCIENCES CATEGORY (EXCEPT ECONOMICS & COMMERCE)

If you plan to pursue a Humanities (Arts) or Social Science Program, apply for admission in this category and present the following six OACs:

• English 1/anglais;
• Five additional OACs.

In the language departments, students with OAC language credits are assigned to higher-level courses appropriate to their level of proficiency. Students may also begin the study of many languages at the University without prior background.
Most Humanities and Social Sciences have no specific OAC prerequisites. The following programs, however, do require or recommend certain OACs:

* These OACs are prerequisites for the undergraduate half-courses in mathematics and physics that are recommended for those students who are considering graduate programs in architecture; they are not required fin the undergraduate programs in architecture and architectural studies (see Section 5: ARC).

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