Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Applicants are encouraged to contact prospective supervisors in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The supervisor must hold a Graduate Appointment at the Faculty as well as at the School of Graduate Studies. A list of the graduate faculty members including a brief description of their fields of research is provided here. It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact faculty members to discuss potential research projects.

An offer of admission will only be granted upon securing a supervisor.

Once an application is complete and assessed, applicants are contacted by e-mail to confirm they have met all minimum requirements. Next steps for applicants are to secure a supervisor before their offers of admission are finalized and thus they are encouraged to begin contacting prospective supervisors as soon as their eligibility has been confirmed. Students may also wish to reach out to the Graduate Office if they are unable to get a response from their prospective supervisors, so that the Graduate Office can reach out on their behalf and work with the student to match them up with a supervisor.

An offer of admission will only be granted upon securing a supervisor.

Applicants to the MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences must have:

• A completed four-year BSc or BA degree in Natural/Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences, or Health Profession such as Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing or Pharmacy from a recognized University.
• A minimum B (75%) average, or its equivalent, in each of the last two years of full-time study in a completed four-year undergraduate program.

Applicants to the PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences must have:

• Completed (or be in the final year of) a four-year BSc or BA degree or a two-year MSc (or its equivalent) in the Natural/Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences, or Health Profession such as Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing or Pharmacy from a recognized university.
• A minimum B+ (77%) average, or its equivalent, in a Masters degree program OR
• A minimum of A- (80%) average, or its equivalent, in senior level courses relevant to the program in a four-year undergraduate program. The applicant is expected to have completed an undergraduate research project.

A direct-entry PhD is by definition entry into a PhD program without a master's degree.

For funding information please visit our Financial Support - Graduate Student page. There is also a Graduate Sudent Awards & Scholarships page which provides detailed information on a variety of internal and external award and scholarship opportunities available for international and domestic graduate students 

For funding information please visit our Financial Support - Graduate Student page. There is also a Graduate Sudent Awards & Scholarships page which provides detailed information on a variety of internal and external award and scholarship opportunities available for international and domestic graduate students 

• Applicants whose primary language is not English and who graduated from a university where the language of instruction and examination is not English are required to write the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with the following minimum scores:
  ​​​paper-based TOEFL: 600 and 5 on the Test of Written English (TWE)
  internet-based TOEFL: 100/120 and 22/30 on the writing and speaking sections.

For international students, in addition to the admission requirements, the following must be considered: If the admitting degree was not obtained from a recognized Canadian or US university, the applicant must write and achieve scores at the 50th percentile ranking or better on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE; General Test)

Applicants from universities outside Canada where English is not the primary language of instruction must provide results of an English language proficiency examination as part of their application. Tests must have been taken within the last 24 months at the time of submission of their application. Learn more about the minimum requirements on our website.

Three (3) References: References must come from professors who are well acquainted with your academic and research abilities. For applicants with a Master’s degree, one reference must come from the graduate supervisor. Each referee must complete the questionnaire and letter section when invited to evaluate the applicant via the Admissions Application system. Please note that at least two of the three references must be academic in nature.

• Unofficial transcripts are required at the time of application; applicants must arrange official, final transcripts if offered admission. If the admitting degree was not completed at the time of application, only submit the final official transcript after the final year is completed and the admitting degree is conferred;
• Three (3) References: References must come from professors who are well acquainted with your academic and research abilities. For applicants with a Master’s degree, one reference must come from the graduate supervisor. Each referee must complete the questionnaire and letter section when invited to evaluate the applicant via the Admissions Application system. Please note that at least two of the three references must be academic in nature;
• List Prospective Supervisor(s) of your interest in the Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Applicants are encouraged to arrange an interview with prospective supervisors as early as possible;
  Statement of Purpose: A one-page that includes your degree, relevant research and/or publications, and career goals;
  Curriculum Vitae;
• GRE/English Proficiency Test scores (if applicable): These must be submitted directly from the issuing institution to the University of Toronto;
• Letter of Support from Employer (only for the Flex-time PhD Program Option).
• Certified English translations are required for all international documentation written in a language other than English or French. Translations do not replace original documentation. Both the original documents and translations must be submitted.

There is a CDN $130 application fee. This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. A supplementary application fee may be assessed depending upon the program to which you are applying. The supplementary application fee can be found at the program’s website or at the payment step of the online application.

There is a CDN $130 application fee. This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. A supplementary application fee may be assessed depending upon the program to which you are applying. The supplementary application fee can be found at the program’s website or at the payment step of the online application.