To be eligible for admission into the graduate program in dental research applicants must:
- Hold an appropriate four-year baccalaureate degree with a final year average of at least a B+ (3.30 GPA) from the University of Toronto or its equivalent from another recognized university. Applicants to the Ph.D. program must hold an appropriate University of Toronto Master's degree or its equivalent, with an average of at least A- (3.70 GPA), or demonstrated comparable research competence.
*If you are an international applicant, please review the International Degree Equivalencies tool located on the School of Graduate Studies website to help you determine if your international degree is considered equivalent. Qualifications from International educational systems are listed by country and the academic standings indicated are normally accepted as equivalent to a University of Toronto mid-B grade average if the degree obtained has been awarded from an institution, which is recognized by the School of Graduate Studies.
- Kindly note that English is the primary language of instruction and communication at the University of Toronto, and applicants must demonstrate an adequate level of proficiency in English, regardless of their citizenship status or country of origin. Applicants from universities outside Canada where English is not the primary language of instruction must provide results of an English language proficiency examination as part of their application. Tests must have been taken within the last 2 years at the time of submission of their application. Acceptable proof of English facility must be submitted by the application deadline. Official test scores must be sent by the testing agency directly to the University of Toronto. Our institution code is 0982. The following tests are recognized:
- Test of English as a Foreign (TOEFL): The Minimum requirement is TOEFL PBT - total score 580 + 5.0 on TWE and for TOEFL IBT - total score 93 + 22 on Writing/Speaking.
- Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): The minimum requirement is an overall score of 85.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Module: The minimum requirement is an overall band of 7.0, with no band below 6.5.
- The Certificate of Proficiency in English (COPE): The minimum requirement is an overall score of 76, with 32 in Writing and 22 in each of the Reading and Listening sections.
- Academic Preparation ESL, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto: The minimum requirement is a grade of 'B' at the 60/Advanced level.
Note: We will not exempt from English facility testing any applicant who studied in English in a country where the primary language is not English.
- As a condition of admission, a supervisor, who has graduate faculty status and who is willing to accept the student into his/her research program, and fund the student according to the Funding Policy of the Graduate Department of Dentistry, must be identified.