Domestic Applicants

Academic Requirements
Application Procedures and Materials
Graduate Record Examination
English Facility Requirement

Domestic Applicants are Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents. If you are neither, please refer to International Applicants.

Deadlines for admission in September 2010 and January 2011

If you wish to apply for off-cycle admission in January 2010, please send your CV and transcript(s) to gradasst@chem.utoronto.ca. Off-cycle admission is subject to space availability in the Department.

SGS online application system opens: October 15, 2009

Early Deadline: February 1, 2010
Final Deadline: April 30, 2010

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 in each field of interest.

Academic Requirements

For entry to the Master's and Doctoral programs, applicants must have completed a four-year (Honours) Bachelor's degree or equivalent. 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:

Application Procedures and Materials

Domestic applicants apply through the School of Graduate Studies online system. The Department pays for the application fee of domestic students. After completing the SGS on-line application, select the "Offline" payment option to proceed. 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). Payment will be processed by the Department when your application is complete.

Please upload the following to the SGS online system:

Curriculum Vitae/Resume

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.

• Referees are professors or scientists familiar with your academic and/or research background. They must be able to provide assessment on your suitability for graduate studies and research. 
• At least one letter of recommendation from your most recent thesis advisor, if applicable.
• The SGS online system will contact your referees using the institutional email address that you have provided in your application. Reference Form and letters are uploaded by the referees directly to the School of Graduate Studies on-line system. It is recommended that you confirm your referees' availability prior to submitting their contact details. A reminder to inform your referee to check the junk mail folder or set "utoronto.ca" or "sgs.utoronto.ca" as a safe sender.
• Your referees are required to complete the Reference Form and may add a free-form letter. The SGS online system will provide them with the Reference Form. If your referees encounter any difficulties in uploading their documents to the SGS online system, the Reference Form and letter may be mailed directly to the Graduate Office, but the reference must be placed in a sealed envelope by the referee.

Documents that cannot be submitted electronically to the SGS online application system can be submitted to the Chemistry Graduate Office by mail (80 St. George Street, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 3H6) or email (gradasst@chem.utoronto.ca).

Please mail the following directly to the Graduate Office:

Official transcripts for all post-secondary studies
Transcripts can be submitted in one of two ways:

1. Arrange to have an official transcript (issued directly to University of Toronto) mailed to the Chemistry Graduate Office. Documents must be sealed in a signed envelope by the issuing institution.
2. Arrange to have an official transcript issued to student, then submit the transcript directly (unopened and in the originally sealed envelope) to Chemistry Graduate Office.
   • Documents must be sealed in a signed envelope by the issuing institution. Previously opened envelopes, photocopied and faxed documents are not considered originals. All non-English language documents must be officially translated into English and submitted to the University of Toronto together with the originals. If, because of circumstances beyond your control, you are unable to submit official documents, please contact Denise Ing (gradasst@chem.utoronto.ca) at the Chemistry Graduate Office.
   • Applicants who will complete their degree at University of Toronto can submit ROSI printouts of their transcripts.

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:

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 who are Canadian citizens who studied at a Canadian university where the language of instruction is French are not required to complete an English-language facility test.

Applicants whose primary language is not English but completed a program of study at a university outside of North America 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.

Applicants may also submit scores from IELTS, MELAB, or COPE to satisfy English facility requirements. Score requirements for each test are as follows:

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.

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