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Life Sciences, University Of Toronto
Life Sciences at the University of Toronto
Application Process
First Year Courses
POSt
Application Process
If you attend a high school in Ontario, you simply apply by choosing this program in your OUAC 101 application in October/November of your grade 12 year.
Prerequisite Courses: English, Calculus, Biology, Chemistry (Physics is only recommended NOT required)
Anticipated Admission Range: Low to mid 80s
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First Year Courses
All first year life science students will take most of the same courses: biology, chemistry, math and two electives. The most common elective are physics, psychology and/or seminar courses which are smaller first year courses on various topics.
POSt
At the end of your first year, you will be choosing your specific program of study (POSt) within the life sciences stream. This will indicate the specialization, major and/or minor you will graduate with.
List of POSts can be found here. It helps before starting first year to check out this list and see which programs seem most interesting to you!
Undergraduate Experience
Coming soon!
Enrichment Opportunities
Given that the University of Toronto is the largest university in Canada, there are a number of opportunities available to gain skills and experiences outside of the classroom. Not only does UofT have numerous labs on campus, its affiliations with many of the hospitals and research institutions in downtown Toronto provide further opportunities to explore.
Most life science students start by volunteering in a lab and/or applying for work-study positions in labs. Moreover, students usually apply for summer student research grants to work in a lab during the summer.
The pharmacology & toxicology and pharmaceutical chemistry POSts are the only life science streams that offer co-op, known as a professional experience year (PEY) in research and the pharmaceutical industry.
Career Paths
The most popular pathways following graduation are:
- Professional school (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy)
- Graduate school
- Masters Programs (2-3 years)
- PhD stream (4 years)
- Work Force
- Research Labs
- Teaching
- Health Care
Over your undergraduate years, you’ll come to learn more about possible career paths after graduation. There’s careers out there you don’t even know exist right now!
Residence
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