Social Sciences

Prerequisites

• ENG4U
• MCV4U is also required for Economics programs and Public Policy
• SBI4U is also required for Forest Conservation

IB and AP Requirements

• IB Admission Information
• AP Admission Information

Language Requirements

General Requirements

If English is not your first language (i.e., is not the first language you learned at home as a child), you will need to provide evidence of adequate English facility for admission consideration, unless you qualify for an exemption.

The minimum number of years required to waive requirements is 4 years of satisfactory, full-time study in an English-language school system in a country where English is the dominant language. If an English facility test is required, you will be exempt from also having to include a 4U English (ENG4U/EAE4U) in your admission average, provided that 6 other acceptable 4U credits are presented.

Find full English facility requirements, as well as many other acceptable tests/qualifications, on our website. 

Discretionary Range

If your test result falls into the discretionary ranges indicated below, it will be reviewed automatically. You will be notified if your discretionary range score satisfies the English-language requirement. As we cannot guarantee that the score will be accepted, it is recommended that you arrange to take another test if the official results can be submitted to us by the appropriate document deadline.

French as a First Language

If French is your first language and you achieved satisfactory academic progress in at least 4 years of full-time study in Canada, you are not required to provide proof of English facility.

Offers of Admission for Ontario High School Students

Basic Requirements for Admission

All Ontario high school applicants are required to present six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U and all prerequisites.

Failed and Repeated Courses

While recognizing that there may be valid reasons to repeat a course, the University of Toronto reserves the right to give preference to students whose marks are the result of a single attempt at each course.

Timing and Process for Admission Decisions

Depending on the faculty, the program of study, the campus and your academic record, conditional offers of admission based on final 3U/M and interim or final 4U/M results, will be made at 3 admission rounds occurring between mid-February and late May. Offers will be made subject to space availability.

All offers of admission are conditional upon final results and completing the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.