Students interested in applying to the IFP should apply online through the Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC).
Students applying to the IFP will be considered for the IFP only. Students who wish to also be considered for direct admission must apply separately on OUAC.
Students cannot apply directly for the Summer IFP on OUAC. Students will be considered for both the Fall/Winter IFP and the Summer IFP based on their complete academic history, English Proficiency test scores and on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Faculty.
All admissions offers are made at the discretion of Enrolment Services.
Important Note:
Students applying to the Faculty of Arts & Science, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, & Design, and the Faculty of Music, will be considered for the Fall/Winter IFP only and need to apply separately on the OUAC website in order to be considered for direct admission.

To help you get started, you are a student currently enrolled in:
If you meet all of the following requirements, you are a Current Ontario Secondary School Student (OUAC 101):
- You are taking courses during the day at an Ontario secondary school (this includes students returning for second semester and graduated students returning to upgrade one or more courses). This also applies to Ontario secondary schools that are operating outside of Canada.
- You have not, at some point, been out of secondary school for more than seven consecutive months.
- have received or expect to receive your Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U/M courses at the end of the current year
- You have not attended a postsecondary (college/university/career college) institution
- You are applying to the first year of an undergraduate degree program or diploma program at an Ontario university
You should apply through the Ontario Universities Application Center (OUAC) and use the OUAC 101 application.
Important information for all applicants:
Please take careful consideration when selecting your major field of interest on the OUAC.
The program chosen when applying will determine your field of study after completion of the IFP.
It is often not possible to change programs after you have been admitted. For example: students who apply for Life Sciences within the Faculty of Arts & Science as their major field on their OUAC application will not be able to transfer into the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design after completion of the IFP.
Students should expect to receive a confirmation e-mail from University of Toronto’s Admission and Awards roughly two weeks after the submission of their OUAC application.
If you meet all of the following requirements, you are an International & Outside Ontario Applicant (OUAC 105).
- You currently reside outside of Canada
- You are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- You are not currently attending an Ontario secondary school (in Ontario or abroad) in a day program.
You should apply through the Ontario Universities Application Center (OUAC) and use the OUAC 105 application.
Important information for all applicants:
- Please take careful consideration when selecting your major field of interest on the OUAC.
- The program chosen when applying will determine your field of study after completion of the IFP.
- It is often not possible to change programs after you have been admitted. For example: students who apply for Life Sciences within the Faculty of Arts & Science as their major field on their OUAC application will not be able to transfer into the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design after completion of the IFP.
Students should expect to receive a confirmation e-mail from University of Toronto’s Admission and Awards roughly two weeks after the submission of their OUAC application.
Next Steps
Once you have submitted your OUAC application, you will need to go through your next steps. Please be sure to pay close attention to the both the Application and Document deadlines. You must submit all documentation in order for your application to be complete. All documents should include the student’s full name and the 10 digit University of Toronto Applicant Number (not OUAC number).
For detailed information about how to apply to the University of Toronto, please refer to the Admissions website.