Grades and GPA Calculation
Applicants must have obtained at least a mid-B standing in their final year of undergraduate study and, in addition, must have obtained at least a B standing in the next-to-final year. However, the MN program is highly competitive. Most successful applicants have a grade average of at least B+ or higher in the final year.
Completed courses of your most recent year of studies (usually fall term courses of year four, summer courses – if any, and winter courses for your previous year) will be considered for grade average calculation at the time of our admissions review. The Admissions Office will recalculate your final year average when you submit final transcripts with all completed grades.
NP Applicants: For favourable review of your application and success in the program, a minimum grade of 70% in your most recent Pathophysiology/Pharmacotherapeutics/Human Physiology/Human Anatomy courses is suggested.
References
No. Your academic reference should come from a university professor/lecturer who taught you and graded your written work during your previous degree and who can speak to your academic abilities.
No. Your academic reference should come from a university professor/lecturer who taught you and graded your written work during your previous degree and who can speak to your academic abilities.
No. You will want to make sure you have at least one referee who can speak to your academic abilities.
If you request a letter from a former professor, you may want to put together a package of information as that person may need to be reminded of who you are and of your abilities. You might include the following documents:
- Grades (unofficial transcript is fine)
- CV
- Statement of interest (so the referee knows what you’re applying to and what your goal/intent is)
Piece of work that the referee has graded
Do not hesitate to request a letter years after you graduate but DO provide the referee with information about yourself. If you are unable to obtain an academic reference from a previous professor, you can provide a reference from someone who has taught you in a continuing education course. A preceptor or clinical instructor is not an appropriate academic reference
No. Only one academic reference and one manager/supervisor reference are required. Please work to have the best academic and best manager/supervisor references rather than multiple references.
Admission Offers
We will start issuing admission offers as early as the end of March until the end of June on an ongoing basis.
Students who have been waitlisted will be notified by the end of June. Waitlisted students will be contacted from July until early September if there are spots available for them.
References
You can login to your application to check the status of your references. Once your referee submits their recommendation, you will be able to see that it has been received. Remember, it is up to you to ensure that you submit the correct contact information for your referee. It is also up to you to ensure your referee submits their recommendation by the application deadline. If you need to change the contact information you entered for your referee(s), please contact us at connect.nursing@utoronto.ca with the correct information and we will be able to make the change.
Transcripts
Once we have received your official transcript(s), we will confirm receipt in your application within 48 hours. Login to your SGS application to ensure your transcript has been received.
Additional documents
If you submit additional documents such as English Facility results, we will confirm receipt of the documents in your SGS application. Login to your SGS application to ensure receipt.