US High School

Arts & Science welcomes Senior Year students from accredited US high schools who have completed a Grade 12 Diploma. 

General Admission Requirements

  • Senior Year/Grade 12 Diploma in an accredited high school with a high grade point average and high scores in SAT Reasoning or Redesigned SAT (including Essay) or ACT (including Writing Test) exams and two SAT Subject Tests or AP or IB courses (or a combination of these options covering two different subjects). 
  • Prerequisite subjects, including English, should be presented at Senior Year/Grade 12 level or as SAT Subject Tests or AP/IB. Pre-Calculus can be used to meet the minimum requirement for some program areas that require mathematics for admission. However, Calculus 12 or AP Calculus or 1 semester of college or university Calculus is required for most math, science, computer science and commerce programs. AP Statistics does not provide the appropriate preparation. 
  • Successful applicants have presented scores of at least 600 (Reasoning) and 640 (Redesigned) in each SAT component and at least 28 in the ACT with a score of at least 8 in Writing. Some programs require higher scores.
  • SAT, AP and ACT scores should be sent to us electronically. The University of Toronto's SAT and AP institution code is 0982 and our ACT institution code is 5366.

Applicants must complete the US high school diploma with subjects including:

Admission Category Required Subjects
Computer Science English, Calculus (AP Calculus, SAT Subject Test Math II, Grade 12 Pre-Calculus, or IB Math HL or SL)
Humanities English 
Life Sciences English, Calculus (AP Calculus, SAT Subject Test Math II, Grade 12 Pre-Calculus, or IB Math HL or SL)
Mathematical and Physical Sciences English, Calculus (AP Calculus, SAT Subject Test Math II, Grade 12 Pre-Calculus, or IB Math HL or SL)
Rotman Commerce English, Calculus (AP Calculus, SAT Subject Test Math II, Grade 12 Pre-Calculus, or IB Math HL or SL)
Social Sciences English 

 

  • Some programs may require additional high school subjects as prerequisites for specific courses in first year or for entry into a specific program in second year.  See the individual program pages for high school prerequisites.
  • Prerequisite courses should be presented at Grade 12 level/SAT Subject Tests/AP subjects/IB HL
  • SAT Subject Test Math II/AP Calculus/Grade 12 Pre-Calculus/IB Math HL or SL is required for programs with Math prerequisites
  • Rotman Commerce applicants are required to complete an online supplemental application
  • Applicants to the Computer Science program are required to complete an online supplemental application
  • Students admitted to the Computer Science Admission Category (CMP1) in September 2020 are guaranteed a place in the Computer Science specialist, major or minor program of choice after first-year, provided that conditions of their guarantee have been met. Visit the Department of Computer Science website for more information.

 

Transfer Credit

  • If you have taken any AP subjects or are in the IB curriculum, you may be eligible for transfer credit - more information will be provided at the time of admission

 

English Language Proficiency

  • If your first language is not English, you may need to take an English Language Test and/or be required to present proof of English facility

 

Application Details and Next Steps Information