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Location

Department of Physiology
Faculty of Medicine
Medical Sciences Building, 3rd Floor
University of Toronto
1 King's College Circle
Toronto, ON CANADA M5S 1A8

Contacts

Website: http://www.physiology.utoronto.ca/graduate
Admissions e-mail:

• Graduate Administrator: Rosalie Pang
  • Ph: (416) 978-2601
  • Email: rosalie.pang@utoronto.ca
• Student Admissions and Affairs: Dr. Zhong-Ping Feng
  • Ph: (416) 976-0671
  • Email: zp.feng@utoronto.ca

Program Information

• Master of Science (M.Sc.)
  • coursework, presentations of scientific work, submission of a written thesis based on original research, and defense of the thesis at an oral examination
  • For more information, click here
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program
  • coursework, presentations of scientific work, publication of a written thesis based on original research, and an oral defense of the work
  • For more information, click here
• MD/PhD Program
  • For more information, click here
• Collaborative Program
  • For more information on the various programs available, click here

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• M.Sc.
  • Degree: Bachelor’s degree
  • Recommended courses: biology, biochemistry, calculus, organic and physical chemistry, general physics, and physiology
• Applicants may enter the Ph.D. program via one of three routes:
  • following completion of an appropriate MSc degree;
  • transfer from the University of Toronto MSc program; or
  • direct entry after completing a bachelor's degree

For more information, click here.

GPA

• Average of at least A- in the last two years of study and with the recommended courses listed above

For more information, click here

Supporting Documents

• Online Application here
  • Autobiographical essay (1-2 pages, single spaced)
  • A curriculum vitae (CV)
  • At least two confidential letters of reference (preferably from professors)
    • Applicants to the Ph.D. program are required to have a reference letter from the supervisor of their Master's program
  • Electronic or scanned transcripts (with legends & grading scales) from each post-secondary institution attended
  • Arrange to submit English Language Test scores, if applicable (check English Proficiency Requirement for details here)

For more information, click here.

Timeline

For September admissions:

• 1st Round
  • Feb 15: application deadline
  • Feb 28: document submission deadline
• 2nd Round
  • June 1: application deadline
  • June 15: document submission deadline

For January admissions:

• October 1: application deadline
• October 15: document submission deadline

For more information, click here.

Fees & Stipend 2018-2019

Each Graduate Supervisor must provide funding at a certain minimum for a period of 5 years, generally coming from the grants to the supervisor, scholarships and competitive awards directly to the student, or from a combination of both (income derived from Teaching Assistantships cannot be counted towards or used to achieve the minimum stipend).

• Tuition and fees
  • For information on tuition and incidental fees, click here, and for the 2018-19 Fee Schedule, click here.
• Student Base Funding for doctoral-stream Masters and PhD
  • MSc
    • Domestic & International: $18,635.00
  • PhD
    • Domestic & International: $20,706.00
  • For more information, click here.