Amendments

The School of Graduate Studies Calendar is published in both online and PDF versions. Every effort has been made to ensure the compatibility of both versions. In the case of any discrepancy, the online HTML version shall apply.

Any corrections or amendments made after the calendar was published on June 22, 2026 will be posted here. Please visit regularly to keep informed of updates.

Graduate Unit, Program, or Regulation

1 TOEFL Minimum Score Requirements

July 9, 2026: to align with the new 6-point scoring scale, TOEFL scores have been updated in the admission requirements of programs that indicate specific minimum scores.

2 Master of Financial Economics (MFE)

Effective August 1, 2026: administrative transfer of the MFE program from being jointly offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science and the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management to being fully offered by the Department of Economics (FAS).

3 Kinesiology

August 26, 2026: removed the exclusions from the courses KIN8440H and KIN8445H.

4 Nursing Science

August 31, 2026: updated the Doctor of Nursing (DN) literature review paper guidelines.

Previous: "The literature review paper topic and objectives/questions must be approved by the supervisor (and documented on the DN Student Milestones Tracking Sheet) by November 30 of Year 1."

Current: "A preliminary outline of the literature review paper (e.g., key topics/section headings) should be discussed and approved by the student and the supervisor (and documented on the DN Student Milestones Tracking Sheet) by November 30 of Year 1."