University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering Calendar 2000 - 2001 3. Admission Requirements
The Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering reserves the right to limit the number of registrants in any program or course described in this calendar if the number of qualified applicants exceeds the teaching and other resources available to the Faculty. Details of the University of Toronto undergraduate admission requirements are contained in University of Toronto Handbook available from Admissions and Awards, University of Toronto, 315 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A3, and in all Ontario secondary schools. Information is also available in the Applied Science and Engineering publication. Copies are available by phoning: 416-978-3872 or by fax: 416-978-1866. The 2000 requirements for admission to the First Year
of the Undergraduate programs in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
follow:
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) 1. Students must be eligible to receive the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). 2. Students must present a minimum of six Ontario Academic Courses (OACs) specified by the Faculty. 3. The six required OACs are:
5. Students whose first language is not English and who have studied less than four years in an English language school system are allowed an exemption from the requirement of the OAC English/Anglais 1 and may replace this with an alternative OAC. The University, however, strongly encourages you to include English in your preparation for university. If you complete the OAC English 1 or an equivalent course as an extra credit and you are required to present proof of English facility, the results of the OAC English 1 will not be used in calculating your overall average for admission consideration. 6. The Faculty selects students by taking into consideration a wide range of criteria including OAC marks, subjects taken, and supplementary information obtained through the Student Profile Form. The Faculty will not review your file unless this form is completed. Candidates with Certificates from other Provinces Candidates from other provinces of Canada are considered for admission on the basis of the certificates listed below. All such candidates must offer, at the final secondary school level, a full Senior Matriculation program, including English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. In selecting their mathematics courses students from other provinces should note that the required Ontario Academic Courses include an introduction to calculus. In the past some First Year students lacking such an introduction have encountered difficulties. Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan:
Quebec
*contact the Faculty if completed in 1986 or before Candidates with Certificates from Outside Canada Listed below are certificates accepted as equivalent to Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) although individual subjects cannot always be equated. Candidates wishing to apply for admission to the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering should include in their studies English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Possession of these minimum requirements in no way guarantees acceptance. Only applicants who have attained a high level of academic achievement are admitted. UNITED STATES
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND MEXICO
BRITISH-PATTERNED EDUCATION
RUSSIAN PATTERNED EDUCATION (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
EUROPE
INDIA
PASKISTAN
BANGLADESH
JAPAN
KOREA
TAIWAN
CHINA (PRC)
PHILIPPINES
MIDDLE EAST (Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, U.A.E, Yemen)
ISRAEL
International Baccalaureate
European Baccalaureate
*for countries not listed here, please see the University of Toronto International Undergraduate Admission Bulletin 2000-2001
Admissions to First Year and advanced standing placement
of students who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents are
limited to about 5% of the total number of students at each level. Offers
of admission within this quota are granted to assure an equitable distribution
of places among the foreign countries represented by citizenship of the
applicants.
International students must obtain a Canadian Entry Visa
and Student Authorization from a Canadian embassy or consulate outside
Canada. It is not possible to change from "visitor" to "student" status
from within Canada.
The University reserves the right to determine whether
or not credentials of degree-granting institutions in Ontario meet the
standards of admission to University of Toronto programs.
English Facility (pre-admission)
Candidates whose first language is not English and who have satisfactorily completed less than four years of full-time academic study in an English language school system located in a country where the first language is English, and candidates whose first language is French and have satisfactorily completed less than four years of full-time academic study in the Canadian school system, will be required to present proof of English facility by achieving an acceptable score on one of the following tests:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - minimum score of 600 with at least 5.0 on the Test of Written English (Paper Based Test ) Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) -
minimum score 92.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
- overall band of at least 7 with no band less than 5.
An English language school system must be located in a
country where the first language is English.
Please contact Admissions and Awards, 315 Bloor Street
West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A3, telephone (416) 978-2190 to obtain an English
Facility Requirements folder and other relevant information.
Non-matriculants (Mature Students)
For information regarding admission as a non-matriculant
(mature student) , please consult Admissions and Awards, University of
Toronto, 315 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A3.
Candidates currently in Ontario should apply through their
high school using the general application for admission of the Ontario
Universities' Application Centre.
All other candidates should write to Admissions and Awards,
University of Toronto, 315 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A3,
giving details of their previous academic work.
Ontario high school students wishing to be considered for early admission should ensure that their applications are forwarded by their schools to the Ontario Universities' Application Centre not later than March 1. All documents must be received by Admissions and Awards no later than April 30. The final date for the receipt of all other applications is March 1.
Detailed instructions concerning registration will be
mailed to returning and newly admitted students before the beginning of
each academic year.
Candidates who have Previously
Failed in University Work
Candidates with a previous failure in university work
may be considered individually on their merits; candidates with two previous
failures are normally refused admission.
|