Eligibility Requirements

• You must be 18 years of age by September 30th of the year of admission.
• You must be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident (landed immigrant) or Protected Person (refugee).
• If you have graduated high school, you must not have the necessary grades to get into a degree program on your own
• You must have left school early for reasons connected to social or economic difficulties, illnesses, or some other personal problem beyond your control.
• It is recommended but not mandatory to have at least two high school courses at Grade 11 or higher level in academic subjects (in the current Ontario system they would be 3U or M or 4U or M subjects), or an equivalent from another school system, and/or suitable life and/or work experience. TYP must be the only feasible way for the applicants to have access to a university education*

* this applies to candidates who have completed at least two Grade 11 courses in academic subjects or higher level in academic subjects (in the current Ontario system there would be 3U or M or 4U or M subjects) or the equivalent in another school system OR who can satisfy the Admissions committee by demonstrating that they have achieved equivalent academic skills by some other means for consideration to meet the minimum academic skills required for the programme. Those lacking this skill may be referred to an appropriate academic upgrading program. TYP reserves the right to hold a place for future admission for those who successfully complete the recommended courses or programs.

Meeting the minimum academic requirement DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION. The admissions committee may also refer an applicant to a similar program within the university or elsewhere, should they feel, that it may better meet the applicant's academic skills or needs.

The need of applicants – which includes (but is not limited to) considerations of race, class origins, parental status, community of origin and community of residence – is the first consideration in the selection of new TYP students. The TYP admissions committee uses no fixed standard for admission. Instead, it considers each application individually to assess the potential of candidates.

Each applicant is required to submit the following documents:

It is important that you compile all the necessary documents before filling out the application.

• Two References - Typically, you are required to provide at least one academic and one personal reference. However, if you left school more than three years ago, a second personal or professional reference may be submitted in place of the academic reference. Please have your referees complete and submit their references on the official Transitional Year Programme form
• Please download the reference form for your Transitional Year Programme application
• Transcripts - This includes transcripts from any high school and all post-secondary institutions you have attended, i.e up until where you finished/left off. If your transcript/s is in a language other than English, you must include a certified English translation of the transcript (notarized) along with the official transcript in the original language.
• Personal Statement - Your statement must be one page and provide relevant information about educational, social, financial, and personal difficulties which you may have encountered during your life and which may have acted as barriers to you qualifying for entry to university in the usual way. Your statement should also outline how you have overcome such barriers, what your current life situation is like and how you are prepared to take on full time university studies.
• Proof of Status in Canada- Any government ID photocopy
• Writing Sample - After you have submitted your application and required documents, you will be asked to provide a supervised writing sample. You will have to write a short piece on a topic we propose in a limited time. No special preparation is necessary and a TYP staff member will reach out about the dates and times of these sessions.

Once you have collected all your required documents, you are ready to apply!

You will not be able to save any of your information on our application form so please allow 30-60 minutes to complete it.

Begin your Application

If you have any questions about the application process, the required documents, or if you are concerned that you may not meet the above requirements, please reach out to us at typ.info@utoronto.ca

Once you have submitted your application form, including all the required documents, your application package will be sent to the admissions committee for review. If accepted, you will be notified by email. Please be on the lookout for the following communications:

1. Welcome Letter
2. An Admissions Offer
3. Registration Letter

If you have any questions about the above communications, please contact us at typ.info@utoronto.ca