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International Applicants
Academic
Requirements
Application Procedures and Materials
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
English Facility
Requirement
If you are a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident,
please refer to Domestic
Applicants.
Application
deadlines for admission in September 2012 and January 2013
Final Deadline: March 31, 2012
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. It is strongly recommended that you apply well before the deadline. The Department's graduate program has limited space for International students, and will only admit International students into the Doctoral program. Entry to the Master's program is not available.
Academic Requirements
For entry to the Doctoral program, applicants must have completed at least a Bachelor's degree or equivalent with high academic standing from a recognized university. For International Degree Equivalencies, please visit the School of Graduate Studies database. Please note that applicants should meet the following minimum Grade Point Average requirements:
| Country of Study | For admission into PhD program |
| Canada | A- (3.70) |
| China | 87% |
| Bangladesh | First Class (A-) or 70-75% or
3.50 Grade Point |
| Iran | 17/20 |
| India, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan | 80% |
| Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia | 90% |
| Sri Lanka | 85% |
| Korea | 93/100; 4.0/4.5; 3.7/4.3 |
| Mexico | 9/10 |
| Pakistan | First Class or First Division |
| Turkey | 3.74/4 (3.44/4 for METU), 8.5/10 |
| United States of America | A- |
The competition amongst International
applicants is high because there is limited space for them in the Department of Chemistry. Meeting
the minimum GPA requirements does not guarantee admission.
Application Procedures and Materials
International
applicants apply through the School of
Graduate Studies Online Admission Application that requires the
payment of an application fee. Applicants will be able to check the SGS online system for
application status updates. Please refer to Domestic Applicants webpage for required documents.
Track the progress of your application and contact the Graduate Office at gradasst@chem.utoronto.ca when your application is
complete (ie all documents uploaded, all letters of reference received).
International
applicants who are unable to pay the application fee can email the following documents to gradasst@chem.utoronto.ca for a preliminary
assessment. If the Graduate Studies Committee decides that the application is strong, the candidate
will be instructed to apply through the SGS
online system and will be required to pay the application fee.
A preliminary
application package should include:
- Statement of Intent: A statement of intent is a one-page free form letter which should include field(s) of research interest, reasons for pursuing graduate studies in chemistry, career and academic goals and if known, indicate specific faculty members whose research interests you.
- Unofficial transcripts from ALL post-secondary studies
Graduate Record Examination
Applicants who earned their degree(s) outside of North America must provide an official GRE score report, sent directly to the Department by the Educational Testing Service, at the time of application. The General test is mandatory. The Chemistry Subject test is optional, but recommended. Visit www.ets.org/gre/ for more information. The Institution and Department codes are 0982 and 0301, respectively. Although the Department has not instituted a minimum score requirement with respect to the GRE, the scores will be used to evaluate an applicant relative to other applicants applying for admission. However, applicants should expect to provide scores in the component parts of the test as follows:
| Tests taken prior to August 1,2011 | Tests taken on or after August 1, 2011 | |
| Verbal | at least 500 | at least
153 |
| Analytical | at least 4.5/6.0 | at least
4.5/6.0 |
| Quantitative | at least 700 | at least
155 |
GRE scores are valid for only five years from the date of testing.
English Facility
Requirement
Proof of English facility is required for applicants whose first language is not
English and graduated from a university where the language of instruction and examination was not
English. Applicants whose primary language is not English who completed or expect to complete a
program of study at a university where the language of instruction and examination is English will
not be required to complete an English-language facility test. At the time of application,
applicants must provide an official letter of certification from the institution that the language
of instruction and examination is English. However, an applicant may be asked to provide an
English-facility test if the Department deems that the applicant's English skills are not adequate
for entry to the program. Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL) is one of the methods acceptable to School of Graduate Studies in
demonstrating one's facility in English. The Institution and Department codes are 0982 and 0301,
respectively.
| Minimum Score Requirement (TOEFL and
TWE) Paper-based test: 580 and 4.0 Internet-based test: 93 and 22 (both writing and speaking) |
Applicants may also submit scores from IELTS, MELAB, or COPE to satisfy English facility requirements. Score requirements for each test are as follows:
| IELTS | at least 7.0 |
| MELAB | at least 85 |
| COPE | at least 4, with 1 in each component and 2 in the writing component |
English facility scores are valid for only two years from the date of testing.
You are also welcome to submit any other information that may
assist our Graduate Studies Committee in assessing your qualifications. Please consult the SGS Guide and
SGS website for additional
information. It is your responsibility to submit transcripts PRIOR to the document deadline.
Remember your application is not considered complete until all components have been
received. All documents must be submitted to:
Chemistry Graduate
Office
University of Toronto
80 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M5S 3H6
Incomplete application will not be processed.