welcome
Congratulations on your acceptance to the University of Toronto and welcome. To make the most of your graduate experience at the University of Toronto please visit the Information for New Students section of the SGS website. The SGS Essential Graduate Guide handbook and the Information for New Students brochure are great sources of information for new graduate students.
need-to-know
TCard and UTORid: your keys to U of T services
Your TCard is your student photo identification card, your library card, and your key to various student activities and services. If you have not yet picked up your TCard, please stop by the Tcard office at Robarts Library (St. George Campus), the Card Office (Mississauga Campus), or the Registrar's Office (Scarborough Campus).
You will need your TCard to activate your UTORid, which will also automatically create your U of T email account. All official communication from the university is sent to your U of T email account. once you receive your new email address, please update your contact information on the Student Web Service. Your UTORid also gives you access to online services.
More TCard information
Activate your UTORid
Registration deadline
Students admitted in January 2011 have until January 13 to register. You are not registered until you have paid tuition and incidental fees, or have made an appropriate fees arrangement (see below). Your tuition invoice is electronically deposited directly to your student account. Fees paid after January 13 will be subject to late charges.
Check your student account
Sessional dates and deadlines
Courses start week of January 9
Most graduate courses and seminars begin the week of January 9. Most students can use the Student Web Service to enrol in and track course activity although some units require an enrolment form. Some grad units preload required course and research activity. Check your enrolment activity. Be sure to consult your home unit for detailed enrolment instructions.
Final date to add winter session courses - January 23
The deadline to add a January session course is January 23. After that, written permission of the course lecturer, your graduate coordinator and SGS approval is required. Add/Drop Course Forms are available on the SGS website.
money matters
OSAP forms available January 9
OSAP forms will be available for pickup starting January 9 at the SGS Student Information Desk, ground floor, 63 St. George St. To pick up your OSAP form you need to present both your TCard and Social Insurance Card.
Fees deferrals or registration without payment
OSAP and other provincial loan recipients can apply online via the Student Web Service to defer fees, pending receipt of funding. Students with full funding packages, awards, research stipends or teaching assistantships which cover at least the minimum tuition fee may also make a request to register without payment, pending receipt of funding. Contact your department graduate administrator for more information.
Awards payment by instalment
Students may receive their funding in a variety of ways. If you are receiving funding from your department, please check with your graduate administrator regarding the payment schedule. SGS award payments (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR Masters, OGS) are made three times a year: September, January and May. The January and May award instalments are posted to your fees account and automatically put towards tuition and/or any outstanding charges. See Managing Your Award for details.
UTM/UTSC campus affiliation and course union fees
UTM/UTSC campus students can choose to pay incidental (non-academic) fees and course union fees on that campus. Students in single campus programs do not need to apply. Any other student who wishes to affiliate with UTM or UTSC may do so by completing the Change of Campus Affiliation Form before January 13. For more information, contact your graduate unit or contact the graduate affairs office: UTSC, call 416-287-7047, UTM see Office of Vice Dean Graduate.
Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowships
The Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowships are open to any doctoral students engaged in studies in Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science. Approximately 40 fellowships, valued at $6,000 will be awarded each year. Apply through your home unit. Consult your Graduate Unit for their internal deadline.
news
The Statue and the Monk
The study of art history took on a whole new meaning for Ph.D. student Sarah Richardson the day she met the "monk engineer."
Neighbourhood Watch
Students in U of T Scarborough's City Studies program learn first-hand how local immigrants are adapting to life in Canada.
upcoming events
Winter Welcome 2012
Discover graduate student life at the University of Toronto. Winter Welcome 2012 is designed to connect incoming graduate students to support services as well as opportunities for engagement and learning outside the classroom. Let us answer your questions as we take a tour of various locations on the St. George Campus that offer services, resources and programs that are available for grad students. Light refreshments will be served. Monday, January 9, 2012, 10:00am-12:00pm.
GPS: A Roadmap to Graduate Professional Skills Development
Orientation sessions for the Graduate Professional Skills Program (GPS) are scheduled for Wednesday, January 11 and Thursday, January 12 at 2:00pm. GPS is a program of co-curricular offerings that provide doctoral stream graduate students comprehensive opportunities for professional skills development.
supports & resources
Your health is important to us
Are you coming to Toronto for the first time? U of T's health services suggest you bring your immunization records and medical certificates with you. These documents are not required for registration, but your immunization and medical certificates will ensure that we can provide the highest level of health care while you are here, should you need it. The health services provide confidential, student-centred health care, including comprehensive medical care, travel education, immunization, counselling and referrals.
St. George campus Health Service
Mississauga campus Health and Counselling Centre
Scarborough campus Health and Wellness Centre
New to Canada? Support for international students
The Centre for International Experience is the place for international students on the St. George Campus to sign up for medical insurance (UHIP), apply for off-campus work permits, seek advice and mentorship, and much more. They can also provide you with valuable advice on coming to U of T. Students at UTM and UTSC can pick up their UHIP cards at their health service and have access to both the St. George and campus-based international student services.
Centre for International Experience
International Student Resource Centre at Mississauga
International Student Centre at Scarborough
Student Life
Life at the University of Toronto is an experience like no other and the more energy you invest, the greater will be your experience. Our student body is the most culturally diverse university community in Canada and the 800+ student clubs equally reflect the diverse interests and passions of our students. Participate in student activities. Attend workshops to develop and apply leadership skills. Get a job on campus and, more than anything, find what is meaningful to you and explore it.
Visit the Gradlife website to get connected with specialized workshops, social events, online resources and publications designed to enhance your graduate student experience. Check out the Gradlife blog, and follow Gradlife on Twitter.
U of T's new online map makes campus easy to navigate
U of T has introduced an innovative new map to help you easily find your way around the St. George campus. It's searchable, layered and allows you to get directions to places on campus from anywhere.
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