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Applying: Realize your future with TMU Graduate Studies

At Toronto Metropolitan University, all graduate applications are submitted online. Submitting a complete application package is a two-part process.

Part 1 - Submit an application administered by the Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC). When you begin the application process, you will be transferred to the OUAC website, where you will be able to complete and submit your application. The OUAC requires you to create an OUAC Account (if you do not already have one). You may have only one OUAC Account.

If you have any technical difficulties with the application, please contact the OUAC directly at gradapps@ouac.on.ca or by telephone at (519)823-1063. (For OUAC/AODA information, please visit https://www.ouac.on.ca/accessibility/ (external link) ).

Part 2 - Uploading documents. The online system is mandatory; The Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will not accept any hard copy application packages, nor will they be processed.

Step 1:

Gather all the required documents for your specific program(s) of choice. Allocate approximately one hour to complete the online application.

It is recommended that you submit your application at least a couple of weeks before your program's application first consideration date to ensure you have time to upload your supporting documents, and your referee's have time to submit their reference letters.

Please note that processing time may take longer during first consideration deadline. 

Step 2:
Complete the external online application (external link) .

Please note the OUAC will be down for maintenance on the following dates:

No Scheduled Maintenance Dates at this time. 

The office will be closed for the winter break on Friday December 20th, 2024 at 4:00 p.m ET and will reopen on Monday January 6th, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET.  Emails received after 12 pm EST on December 20th, 2024  will be answered upon our return to the office, starting on January 6th, 2025.   Emails received between 12 pm ET on Dec 20th and 8:30am ET on January 6th, 2025 will be deleted. Please email your inquiry to Graduate Admissions and Recruitment on or after January 6th, 2024.   

During the closure, applicants who have started their application can continue uploading documents. New applicants can complete the first part of their application, but will only receive an email with follow-up instructions to upload their documents once the university reopens in January.

Please be advised that each application submitted requires a non-refundable application fee of $110 per program or $150 for the MBA program.

  • Once your application has been submitted, you cannot change the program(s) you originally selected. Please make sure to apply to the correct program;
  • Upon submission, you will be directed to a summary of the information you submitted.  Please save a copy of this .pdf summary for your records.
  • An online account will be created for you in our student information system called MyServiceHub within 1-2 business days; and
  • Make sure to check all junk/spam mail and add noreply@torontomu.ca to your address book.

Step 1:

Once you have submitted your online application, you will be emailed within 2-3 business days from the time you submit your application and payment to the OUAC. It will include instructions on how to create your online identity and upload your required documents electronically. Please ensure your documents are clearly labelled before they are uploaded.

If you applied last year, you will be required to submit a new application and fee as well as updated documents.
Please review number 10 in the FAQ's

Important notes:

  • The only file format that will be accepted is PDF.
  • All materials, including transcripts submitted to Toronto Metropolitan University, become the property of the university and will not be returned.
  • Unofficial documents are acceptable for the initial admission review, Official documentation will be requested only if an offer of admission is issued.

Once you have gathered all of your required documents and activated your online identity, you can login to the Applicant Upload portal and begin the upload process. Documents cannot be uploaded from 11:00pm to 1:30am EST for daily maintenance.

Step 2:
Once you have successfully uploaded all of your required documents, your application will enter the review process.

Monitor the status of your application through your student centre in MyServiceHub and through the Applicant Upload portal. Generally, offers of admission begin mid- to late- March and continue throughout the spring and summer.

Please note: The office will be closed for the winter break on Friday December 20th, 2024 at 4:00 p.m ET and will reopen on Monday January 6th, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET.  Emails received after 12 pm EST on December 20th, 2024  will be answered upon our return to the office, starting on January 6th, 2025.   Emails received between 12 pm ET on Dec 20th and 8:30am ET on January 6th, 2025 will be deleted. Please email your inquiry to Graduate Admissions and Recruitment on or after January 6th, 2024.   

During the closure, applicants who have started their application can continue uploading documents. New applicants can complete the first part of their application, but will only receive an email with follow-up instructions to upload their documents once the university reopens in January.

Once you have successfully uploaded all of your required documents, your application will enter the review process.

Monitor the status and view letters/emails issued to you through your student centre in MyServiceHub and through the Applicant Upload portal. Generally fall offers of admission begin mid- to late- March and continue throughout the spring and summer.