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IFP INTRODUCTION WHO IS THE IFP FOR? • WHY ATTEND THE IFP?
TORONTO, CANADA UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE • NEW COLLEGE
U OF T IN THE RANKINGS IFP ADMISSIONS
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS • ENGLISH PROFICIENCY GUIDELINES • APPLICATION PROCESS • CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE
ACADEMICS ACADEMIC COURSE • ACADEMIC ENGLISH TRAINING
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
NEW COLLEGE RESIDENCE • FOOD
IFP FEES & DATES
INTER NATIONA L
FOUNDATION
PROGRAM
A New Pathway To The University Of Toronto For International Students The
International
Foundation
Program (IFP) is a unique offering that combines conditional acceptance to the Faculty of Arts and Science with intensive English language instruction. The IFP is available to academically qualified international students whose
English proficiency scores do not meet the University of Toronto’s entrance requirements. Successful completion of the IFP will guarantee admission to the Faculty of Arts and Science with one full credit.
THE IFP IS FOR STUDENTS WHO: WANT TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ARE GRADUATING FROM AN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OR HAVE STUDIED IN THE CANADIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR LESS THAN 4 YEARS HAVE DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL MEET THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO’S ACADEMIC ADMISSION STANDARDS, EXCEPT FOR THE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS MEET THE IFP’S ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS (SEE PAGE 10)
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WHY ATTEND
THE IFP?
Gain admission to the University of Toronto. Students English
whose language
scores fall below the University of Toronto’s cut-off can gain admission to the Faculty of Arts and Science by successfully completing the IFP. Earn a degree from one of the world’s top-ranked universities. The University of Toronto is Canada’s most prestigious institute of higher learning and is consistently ranked as one of the top 25 universities in the world.* Learn from the University of Toronto’s best professors. The academic portion of the IFP is taught by leading professors from a number of disciplines who will expose students to a variety of lecture and teaching styles. Earn credit towards a University of Toronto degree. During the IFP, students earn credit that counts towards their undergraduate degree. The course credit can be used to fulfill either a humanities or a social science distributional requirement. Prepare to be successful at an English language university. The transition to an English language university is very difficult for international students and, as a result, many are unsuccessful. The IFP provides extensive academic English training to ensure that students reach their potential. Benefit from small class sizes and individual attention. English classes are kept small to encourage teacher and student interaction. Specially trained language instructors will guide students t hrough the academic course, tutoring them in all aspects of study. Live in a University of Toronto dormitory. Students live side-by-side, in an immersive English language environment, with first and upper-year students at the New College residence located on the University’s downtown campus.
*Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Institute of Higher Education
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TORONTO,
C A N A DA
Toronto’s multicultural population, which consists of over 100 language groups, makes it one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world. From “Little Italy” to “Chinatown”, Toronto’s
ethnic
residents
a
truly
fabric
offers
international
experience.
Located on the shores of Lake Ontario, Toronto is home to world-class theatres, distinguished art galleries and museums, North America’s third largest stock exchange, the world’s tallest freestanding structure, major professional sports franchises, vibrant ethnic neighbourhoods, trendy shopping districts, great restaurants, and an eclectic nightlife.
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LARGEST URBAN AREAS IN NORTH AMERICA*
New York City
20,090,000
Mexico City
18,430,000
Los Angeles
14,730,000
Chicago
9,030,000
Toronto
5,790,000
San Francisco
5,450,000
Philadelphia
5,270,000
Miami
5,220,000
Dallas
5,160,000
Boston
4,750,000 0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
Scaled Estimate 2008 *Source: Demographia.com
TORONTO IMMIGRATION BY REGION (2001–2006)** 10% Caribbean & South America
14% Europe
With a population 26% Southern Asia
of over 5 million people, Toronto is Canada’s largest city and has a reputation as the safest
6% Africa 10% Southeast Asia
and cleanest major city in North America.
11% Middle East
22% Eastern Asia **Source: Statistics Canada
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Over the past 180 years, the University of Toronto has established itself as a world class research institution with 17 schools and faculties, 13 teaching hospitals, 19 graduate institutions, and 75 PhD programs. Its accomplished alumni include four Canadian Prime Ministers and six Nobel Prize winners.
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
With an annual enrollment of over 70,000 students, including more than 6,000
international
University
is
students,
Canada’s
the
largest
educational institution and continues to be the nation’s leader in higher learning and research.
The quality and range of the University of Toronto’s undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs attract students from across Canada and around the world. The University enrolls more students, employs more faculty, and offers a greater range of courses than any other Canadian university.
180 75 19 17 13 7 6
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years old
PhD programs
graduate institutions
schools and faculties
teaching hospitals
colleges
The Faculty of Arts and Science is a vibrant intellectual community of students and scholars who are deeply committed to excellence,
FACULTY OF ARTS
AND SCIENCE
discovery and diversity. With almost 22,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate
students, Arts and Science represents over half the student population on the University of Toronto’s main campus. Overall, 73 per cent of U of T undergraduates and one third of graduate students pursue degrees in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. The Faculty is home to 800 of the world’s top scholars who teach 2,000 courses arranged in 300 undergraduate and 70 graduate programs hosted by 29 departments, 36 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs, and seven colleges. The Faculty offers a full range of academic programs in Commerce, Arts, and Science. Listed below is a sample of some of the 300+ undergraduate programs available through the Faculty of Arts and Science: •• Anthropology
•• History
•• Commerce and Finance
•• Human Biology
•• Computer Science
•• International Relations
•• Economics
•• Mathematics
•• English
•• Zoology
Opened in 1962, New is one of the youngest and most modern of the St. George Campus colleges at the University of Toronto.
NEW COLLEGE
It has developed its own traditions and
U OF T FOUNDED IN 1827
identity, focusing on
personal attention to students, innovative interdisciplinary
CANADA’S PREMIER
programs, links with the professional faculties, career
UNIVERSITY
mentorship and community outreach initiatives. New is a friendly and informal community which places a high priority
SIX NOBEL PRIZE WINNING
on student support services and encourages diversity. Most New
GRADUATES
College students are enrolled in the Faculty of Arts and Science, proceeding toward an Honours Bachelor of Arts, Science or
WORLD CLASS RESEARCH
Commerce degree. Of the 4,300 currently registered, 1,000 are
INSTITUTION
first-year students. FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE OFFERS 300 + UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
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U OF T IN THE
RANKINGS
U of T is one of only eight universities in the world ranked by global peers in the top 20 across the broadest range of disciplines—the other seven are Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Cornell, Cambridge, University of California Berkeley and University of California Los Angeles.*
TOP 20 UNIVERSITIES FOR ARTS & HUMANITIES* 2007 RANK
STUDENTS (full time enrolled)
50,219 10,991
undergraduate
graduate
UNIVERSITY NAME
COUNTRY
1
Harvard University
US
2
University of California, Berkeley
US
3
University of Oxford
UK
4
University of Cambridge
UK
5
Yale University
US
6
Columbia University
US
7
Princeton University
US
8
University of Toronto
Canada
9
University of Chicago
US
10
Australian National University
Australia
11
Stanford University
US
12
McGill University
Canada
13
University of California, Los Angeles
US
14
University of British Columbia
Canada
15
University of Sydney
Australia
16
Cornell University
US
17
University of Melbourne
Australia
18
Peking University
China
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
19
University of Michigan
US
(full time enrolled)
20
Duke University
US
4,704 1,736
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undergraduate
graduate
TOP 20 UNIVERSITIES FOR LIFE SCIENCES & BIOMEDICINE*
TOP 20 UNIVERSITIES FOR TECHNOLOGY*
2007 RANK
UNIVERSITY NAME
COUNTRY
2007 RANK
UNIVERSITY NAME
COUNTRY
1
Harvard University
US
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
US
2
University of Cambridge
UK
2
University of California, Berkeley
US
3
University of Oxford
UK
3
Stanford University
US
4
Johns Hopkins University
US
4
California Institute of Technology
US
5
University of California, Berkeley
US
5
University of Cambridge
UK
6
Stanford University
US
6
Imperial College London
UK
7
Imperial College London
UK
7
Carnegie Mellon University
US
8
Yale University
US
8
Georgia Institute of Technology
US
9
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
US
9
University of Tokyo
Japan
10
McGill University
Canada
10
National University of Singapore
Singapore
11
University of California, San Diego
US
11
University of Toronto
Canada
12
National University of Singapore
Singapore
12
University of Oxford
UK
13
University of Tokyo
Japan
13
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
14
University of Toronto
Canada
14
Princeton University
US
15
University of California, Los Angeles
US
15
Harvard University
US
16
Cornell University
US
16
Tsinghua University
China
17
University of Melbourne
Australia
17
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
18
Peking University
China
18
University of California, Los Angeles
US
19
Duke University
US
19
University of Illinois
US
20
University of British Columbia
Canada
20
Cornell University
US
TOP 20 UNIVERSITIES FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE*
TOP 20 UNIVERSITIES FOR NATURAL SCIENCE*
2007 RANK
UNIVERSITY NAME
COUNTRY
2007 RANK
UNIVERSITY NAME
COUNTRY US
1
Harvard University
US
1
University of California, Berkeley
2
University of California, Berkeley
US
2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
US
3
London School of Economics
UK
3
University of Cambridge
UK
4
Yale University
US
4
Harvard University
US
5
Stanford University
US
5
Princeton University
US
6
University of Oxford
UK
6
California Institute of Technology
US
7
University of Cambridge
UK
7
Stanford University
US
8
University of Chicago
US
8
University of Oxford
UK
9
Princeton University
US
9
Cornell University
US
10
Columbia University
US
10
Yale University
US
11
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
US
11
University of Chicago
US
12
McGill University
Canada
12
University of Tokyo
Japan
13
University of Toronto
Canada
13
Imperial College London
UK
14
University of British Columbia
Canada
14
University of California, Los Angeles
US
15
University of California, Los Angeles
US
15
Peking University
China
16
Australian National University
Australia
16
University of Toronto
Canada
17
Cornell University
US
17
Kyoto University
Japan
18
University of Melbourne
Australia
18
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
19
University of Michigan
US
19
Australian National University
Australia5
20
National University of Singapore
Singapore
20
Ecole Normale SupĂŠrieure, Paris
France
*Source: World University Rankings 2007, Times Higher Education Supplement, www.timeshighereducation.co.uk
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INTERNATIONAL
FOU N DAT ION
PROGRAM ADMISSIONS ACADEMIC
REQUIREMENTS
The basic qualifications are identical to those for regular admission to the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto. The only difference is that the English proficiency requirements shown below are lower
than normally required. For country specific details on academic requirements, visit the IFP website.
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
GUIDELINES
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In order to be accepted into the IFP, students’ English proficiency scores should fall into one of the following IFP ranges:
Test
IFP Admission Range
U of T Direct Admission
TOEFL iBT
79 – 99 (minimum 16 on writing)
100 (minimum 22 on writing)
TOEFL CBT
213 – 247 (minimum 4 on essay)
250+ (minimum 5 on essay)
TOEFL PBTT
550 – 597 (minimum 4.0 on TWE)
600 (minimum 5.0 on TWE)
IELTS
Overall 6 – 6.5 (no band lower than 5.5)
Overall 6.5+ (no band lower than 6)
U OF T’S DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE IS THE LARGEST AND MOST HIGHLY RATED IN CANADA AND IS ONE THE TOP 10 ON THE CONTINENT* U OF T HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST MEDICAL COMPLEXES IN NORTH AMERICA* U OF T HAS OVER 6,000 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, JUST UNDER TEN PER CENT OF THE STUDENT POPULATION*
*Source: http://www.toronto.ca/quality_of_life/universities_colleges.htm
APPLICATION
PROCESS
For information about the application process and to download all of the necessary forms, please visit the IFP’s website – www.ifp.utoronto.ca.
If applicants have any questions about this process, they should email foundation.program@utoronto.ca.
Candidates who are accepted into the International Foundation Program will be part-time students in the Faculty of Arts and Science at New College, University of Toronto. In order to proceed further
CONDITIONAL
ACCEPTANCE
in undergraduate studies in Arts & Science, students must successfully complete the IFP, including both the academic degree credit-course and the English language portion of the program. Throughout the IFP, there will be continual
assessment so that students will be aware of their standing and have the opportunity to improve their performance if they are not meeting expectations.
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LEARN HOW TO USE ENGLISH IN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENTS PRACTICE ESSAY WRITING AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS RESEARCH IN U OF T’S WORLD CLASS LIBRARIES
The IFP is offered in an innovative format that merges for-credit university courses with extensive English language training and support. Designed for international students who need to improve their English
ACADEMICS
proficiency before undertaking the rigors of an undergraduate degree, the IFP’s unique format requires that students develop their English language skills in genuine academic
contexts. The tight integration of English language learning with the academic course allows participants to work on the specific skills that they will need as full-time students in the Faculty of Arts and Science.
IFP students take a unique, specially-designed, full-year course called “Critical Encounters: People, Space, and Place in the Americas” that introduces the histories, politics, cultures, and economies of
ACADEMIC
COURSE
North America within a global context. The course places the Canadian and broader North American historical experience in a larger, hemispheric framework and asks students to move beyond the commonsense, everyday understanding of globalization as a recent process and
grasp its profound historical dimensions. Taught by University of Toronto professors, the academic course will count as one full credit within the Faculty of Arts and Science.
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ACADEMIC
Using the readings and assignments from the Academic Course as the main content, students focus on three broad
ENGLISH TRAINING
categories of English language proficiencies. Students learn how to interpret information presented through a variety of
written and oral mediums; express their own ideas effectively and persuasively; and negotiate meaning in small group and tutorial environments. The English language skills that students develop include: •• taking lecture notes
•• presenting and defending a position
•• recognizing points of view
•• answering examination-style questions
•• identifying bias
•• producing research papers
•• paraphrasing and summarizing
•• structuring essays and oral presentations
•• using academic style (in register and tone)
•• using rhetorical norms in group discussions
WORLD UNIVERSITIES RANKED BY PUBLICATION SCORE* University of Toronto professors and researchers, who are among the world’s most highly cited academics, publish more than any other public university in North America.
Harvard Tokyo Toronto Michigan – Ann Arbor Calif – Los Angeles U Washington U Penn Stanford Columbia Calif Berkeley 0
20
40
60
80
100
Score relative to highest institution *Source: Academic Rankings of World Univiersities 2007, Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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LI V ING A R R A NGEM EN TS NEW COLLEGE RESIDENCE
Students live in the safe and secure environment
of
the
dormitory-
style New College residence on the University of Toronto’s downtown campus. Each student is offered a comfortable
and
air-conditioned
room with high-speed internet access. IFP students live side-by-side with first and upper-year students in the New College Residence halls. This unique
living arrangement encourages IFP students to form friendships with undergraduate students, while also creating an immersive English language environment. In terms of guidance and supervision, on each floor there are two dons, who are graduate students living in residence, that are responsible for offering support and leadership. Dons ensure reasonable levels of conduct, safety, and security; encourage residence activities, events and programs; serve as supportive listeners and resource advisors for any residents in need of assistance.
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New College Resident Testimonial Alp Kucukelbir – 3rd Year
“New College provides you with a great community spirit. It is easy to get involved, as there is so much to do. You can pick up a leadership position at any point during your studies ranging from organizing a dinner amongst your ‘floor-mates’ to starting a new inter-college movement on campus. Sports, concerts, competitions, trips... the main thing is to participate. In such a diverse setting as New College, you can rest assured that you will find many friends!”
FOOD
At the centre of New College life is the Audrey Taylor Dining Hall where residents gather for their meals. It offers an “all you care to eat” menu which adheres to a “green” contract that mandates the provision of vegetarian and
organic meal options. Students can watch as professional chefs prepare their delicious daily entrées in a unique “display style cooking” kitchen.
DID YOU KNOW … TEN NOBEL LAUREATES WERE BASED AT U OF T AT SIGNIFICANT POINTS IN THEIR CAREERS OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES, U OF T PROFESSORS HAVE RECEIVED ALMOST A QUARTER OF ALL NATIONAL AWARDS ALTHOUGH THEY REPRESENT JUST UNDER SEVEN PER CENT OF CANADA’S UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS MORE THAN HALF OF FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATES ARE WOMEN
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“ALL - INCLUSIVE”
PROGRAM FEE TOTAL FEE = $33,500 Includes: •• Application Fee •• 1 Full Degree-Credit Course •• 20 Hours / Week of English Instruction •• Health Insurance •• U of T Incidental Fees •• Residence at New College •• Full Meal Plan at New College •• Athletic Centre Membership •• Academic Counseling and Mentorship •• Writing Centre Access
2009–10 DATES Dates: September 8, 2009 – April 23, 2010 (Vacation from December 14, 2009 to January 15, 2010)
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT US
New College, University of Toronto 300 Huron Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3J6 | tel. 416.946.5146 | fax. 416.946.8050 www.ifp.utoronto.ca | foundation.program@utoronto.ca