Chemistry (BSc Honours) at Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme overview

The Chemistry BSc (Honours) is a 4-year full-time programme (5-year co-op option) accredited by the Canadian Society for Chemistry, with an Applied Physics option and an optional Management Sciences specialization. Students spend over 200 hours in the lab in their first two years.

Faculty: Faculty of Science | Duration: 4 years full-time, or 5 years full-time co-op | Study mode: full-time, co-op | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

First year includes Biology I, General Chemistry I and II, Modern Mathematics I and II, Physics I and II, an orientation course, one computer science course (CPS 109 or CPS 118), Biology II and one lower-level liberal studies course.

Career pathways

Graduates work as biochemists, clinical trials managers, data scientists, environmental chemists and food chemists; others proceed to dentistry, law, medicine or graduate molecular science study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

OSSD with 6 Grade 12 U/M courses, minimum overall average 70%. Minimum 65% in each of: English (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred), Advanced Functions (MHF4U), and 2 of Physics (SPH4U), Chemistry (SCH4U) or Biology (SBI4U). Admission averages in recent years have been in the 70-75% range and vary annually.

Domestic applicants: CAD 7,396 a year (2026-2027). Ontario, Years 1-4; Year 5+ $7,378.72 Source

International applicants: CAD 38,702 a year (2026-2027). All years Source

Undergraduate admission is for the Fall term (Fall 2027 admission is open for applications). Some undergraduate programmes accept international applicants for winter admission (January start), subject to space availability.

Fall 2027 admission: the guaranteed consideration date for applications to all programmes is February 1; complete applications and amendments received by this date receive equal consideration, and many programmes continue to accept applications afterwards. The OUAC application deadline is in January. Grades-Plus programmes have programme-specific deadlines for non-academic requirements, submitted through the ChooseTMU Applicant Portal.

Apply through the official page: https://www.torontomu.ca/admissions/undergraduate/apply.html

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