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UTSC Health Sciences and Paramedicine admission requirements for Fall 2027

For Fall 2027, UTSC's Health Sciences streams lead to an Honours BSc plus a certificate. Paramedicine is a separate joint degree and college diploma. Its Ontario requirements include English at 70%, Biology and one senior maths. Apply by January 15, 2027. Paramedicine also needs an SAF, with a personal deadline in Join U of T.

Reviewed October 16, 2026 · Checked against the primary sources below · How we review guides

Key facts

Health Sciences choice
Three admission categories lead toward an HBSc and Certificate in Pathways to Health Professions. Subject rules vary.
Paramedicine courses
English at 70%, Biology, and Calculus, Advanced Functions or Data Management. Chemistry is recommended.
Paramedicine selection
TSI; written SAF and a possible interview. Current first-entry rules require Canadian citizenship or permanent residence.
Fall 2027 dates
January 15 application; February 1 documents. Follow an earlier personal SAF date in your portal.

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Choose the health route and its school preparation

There isn't one Grade 12 course set for every Health Sciences program.

2027-28 domestic bulletin and current program pages, read October 16, 2026. Category ranges are labelled Approximate Grade Requirement and describe previous-year averages, not new-cycle cutoffs.
RouteOntario subject preparationPublished guidance and status
Life Sciences, Health Sciences stream: TXDEnglish at 70%; Biology and a senior maths for most listed paths. Integrative Biology and Molecular Biology & Biotechnology list Calculus. Check the chosen program's row.Central category guidance: mid 70s regular; high 70s co-op. This isn't a separate guaranteed Health Sciences-stream cutoff.U of T: 2027-28 domestic admissions bulletinUTSC: Ontario high school requirements
Physical & Environmental Sciences, Health Sciences stream: TXHEnglish at 70%, plus the program's science/maths combination. Many list Calculus, Advanced Functions and Physics; some also list Biology.Central category guidance: mid 70s regular; high 70s co-op. Required and recommended Chemistry must be read from the actual program row.U of T: 2027-28 domestic admissions bulletinUTSC: Ontario high school requirements
Psychology & Health Studies, Health Sciences stream: TXFEnglish at 70%. Biology and one senior maths are needed by second year for Psychology/Mental Health Studies.Mid- to high 70s regular; low 80s co-op. These are approximate ranges. Other programs in this category have different later requirements.UTSC: Psychology requirements and datesU of T: 2027-28 domestic admissions bulletin
Paramedicine: TSIEnglish at 70%, Biology and one of Calculus and Vectors, Advanced Functions or Data Management. Chemistry recommended.Low 80s under Approximate grade requirements. Current page is for Fall 2027; no guaranteed cutoff or separate Biology/maths mark floors are printed.UTSC: Paramedicine with Centennial
Ontario diploma and six coursesSix Grade 12 university or university/college preparation courses, with required subjects includedGeneral Ontario requirement. A category average doesn't replace the individual program's subjects.U of T: Canadian high school requirements

Reviewed against each row's official source. Recheck the source before you act, because dates and fees change.

Applications, extra selection and official source differences

The Paramedicine SAF and later clinical checks belong to different stages.

Checked October 16, 2026. Your portal can set an SAF deadline before the campus's general document date.
ItemPublished detailStatus and limits
Application / general documentsJanuary 15 / February 1, 2027Confirmed central and campus Fall 2027 schedules. Paramedicine's own deadline row still says Fall 2026 beside these 2027 dates.UTSC: Fall 2027 dates and SAF deadlineUTSC: Paramedicine with Centennial
Paramedicine SAFWritten form; personal deadline usually about 2 to 4 weeks after applying; interview may followCurrent SAF page says follow the deadline in Join U of T. Don't wait for February 1 if your personal date is earlier.UTSC: Supplementary Application Form and authorshipUTSC: Paramedicine with Centennial
First-entry eligibilityParamedicine: Canadian citizen or permanent resident; no previous post-secondary studyCurrent application-page rule. The calendar separately retains a recognized Ontario paramedic-diploma route; ask about that exception directly.UTSC Joint Programs: Paramedicine applicationUTSC: Paramedicine academic calendar
Health Sciences streamHigh school entry; no previous post-secondary studyCurrent stream restriction. Regular non-Health Sciences categories have different applicant routes.U of T: 2027-28 domestic admissions bulletin
Paramedicine practice preparationDeclaration form, medical certificate, CPR/First Aid and later placement requirementsCurrent calendar. Some requirements can be completed in first year; they are not all tasks due with the OUAC form.UTSC: Paramedicine academic calendar

Reviewed against each row's official source. Recheck the source before you act, because dates and fees change.

Decide between a health-study stream and Paramedicine

UTSC's Health Sciences stream adds the Certificate in Pathways to Health Professions to an eligible Honours Bachelor of Science. You enter through Life Sciences, Physical and Environmental Sciences, or Psychology and Health Studies. You then work toward both the degree and the certificate. Read the course rules for each. The stream concerns health. It doesn't award a medical degree or promise a place in a professional school.

Paramedicine is a joint UTSC and Centennial College choice. You earn an Honours BSc and an Ontario College Diploma in Paramedicine. The four years include degree study, college training and clinical learning. You then face the qualifying exam and practice rules. Think about the work you want to do. A health-related degree and a course that trains you for a specific profession can serve quite different goals.

The University of Toronto hub gives broader school context. The UTSC Psychology page owns the detailed Psychology question, while U of T Nursing covers that separate second-entry degree. Keeping these routes distinct matters when choosing school courses, checking eligibility and deciding which extra application form you actually need.

Sources: UTSC: Health Sciences and its certificate · UTSC: Health Sciences programs and pathways · UTSC: Paramedicine with Centennial · UTSC: Paramedicine academic calendar

Plan from the chosen Health Sciences category

The 2027-28 bulletin gives the Health Sciences choices codes TXD, TXH and TXF. The Ontario school route needs the diploma and six Grade 12 U/M courses, with English at 70%. U means university preparation; M means university/college preparation. The science and maths preparation depends on the actual program you hope to study. A broad interest in health isn't enough to decide which school subjects you can safely drop.

Life Sciences paths generally list Biology and a senior maths. Integrative Biology and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology specifically list Calculus. Physical and Environmental Sciences paths often need Calculus, Advanced Functions and Physics, with Biology added for some choices. Read each row's required and recommended subjects carefully. The bulletin, for example, recommends Chemistry beside some programs rather than making it a universal requirement for every option in that category.

Psychology and Mental Health Studies recommend Biology and maths at first entry, then require that preparation before second year. Other subjects in the same category don't share every later rule. The stream's certificate courses sit beside the degree requirements; they don't erase them. Before applying, identify both the category and two plausible later programs. That gives you a useful subject plan without assuming that a category offer secures every limited program.

Life Sciences has a later Calculus decision too. The first-year advice names the Conservation and Biodiversity, Human Biology, Integrative Biology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, and Neuroscience specialists as requiring Calculus and Vectors preparation. A missing prerequisite can sometimes be completed before starting or during first year through an accepted route. That does not make every maths elective interchangeable. Check the current course and enrolment conditions before relying on a later substitute.

Sources: U of T: 2027-28 domestic admissions bulletin · UTSC: Ontario high school requirements · UTSC: Health Sciences and its certificate · UTSC: Psychology requirements and dates · UTSC: first-year subject preparation

Keep Paramedicine's Biology and maths choices clear

For Paramedicine, the current Ontario list requires English, Biology and one senior maths. The maths can be Calculus and Vectors, Advanced Functions or Data Management. Chemistry is recommended. English must be at least 70%. The checked page does not print a separate minimum percentage for Biology or maths. Don't apply the English floor to those subjects simply to make a table look complete.

The page lists Low 80s overall under Approximate grade requirements. The central 2027-28 bulletin uses the same range, with its previous-year-average explanation. That isn't a confirmed Fall 2027 cutoff. The Health Sciences categories have their own ranges and course combinations, so their figures aren't a lower alternate Paramedicine threshold. Your school results and required selection tasks both belong to this specific application.

Use the Top 6 calculator to review an Ontario planning average after checking the subject set. It can't predict an offer or tell you whether an international course is equivalent. If you are unsure which maths to take, also consider your other university choices. Choosing one accepted Paramedicine maths subject can still close a different degree that specifically requires Calculus. Confirm both choices before changing your timetable.

Sources: UTSC: Paramedicine with Centennial · U of T: 2027-28 domestic admissions bulletin · U of T: Canadian high school requirements

Read the SAF deadline in your own portal

Paramedicine requires the Supplementary Application Form, or SAF. UTSC describes a written form covering your interest, preparation and lived experiences. The program page says an interview may follow submission. The general Health Sciences streams are not on the checked SAF-required list. No Casper or portfolio is listed for these routes. Don't assume every health-related choice uses the same assessment because another school's Nursing or Health Sciences program does.

The SAF page tells you to follow the personal deadline in Join U of T, usually about two to four weeks after applying. The campus general document table includes SAF material under February 1, 2027 for applications received by January 15. Those instructions are both visible. Your personal date can come earlier. Complete the requested form by that date rather than treating February as permission to ignore a November or December portal task.

UTSC prohibits unauthorized help and generative AI on the SAF. You must write and submit the work yourself. We don't edit or coach answers for this item. Use the school's own instructions for access or technical questions, and contact admissions about any required accommodation. Planning which program to choose and noting its deadline are separate from preparing assessed responses for you. No sample answer is supplied here.

Sources: UTSC: Supplementary Application Form and authorship · UTSC: Paramedicine with Centennial · UTSC: Fall 2027 dates and SAF deadline

Check prior study and citizenship before paying

The Joint Programs page says Paramedicine first entry is from high school. You must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. The page excludes people with post-secondary study. Read both rules before choosing TSI. A Canadian can study a foreign school curriculum. A domestic fee label also doesn't prove that you meet the degree's entry rules. Tell the school about your status and your full study history.

The official sources differ on an existing paramedic diploma. The calendar keeps a route for a recognized diploma from Centennial or another approved publicly funded Ontario college. The form's entry page still states the broad ban on prior post-secondary study. Both statements remain visible here. Ask the program coordinator which route now applies to that diploma. Get that answer before paying or counting on a transfer place.

The Health Sciences stream also restricts entry to high school applicants without post-secondary education. Its regular non-Health Sciences categories have other routes, which are not equivalent to the certificate stream. The Canadian admissions page has specific CEGEP exclusions too. Tell U of T about all previous study, including courses outside Canada. Omitting it to appear eligible is not a valid way to choose an admission category.

Sources: UTSC Joint Programs: Paramedicine application · UTSC: Paramedicine academic calendar · U of T: 2027-28 domestic admissions bulletin · UTSC: Canadian curricula outside Ontario

Use the current dates while keeping the wrong year visible

The campus deadline page lists these choices under Fall 2027. Apply by January 15, 2027. Documents are due February 1. U of T's central table agrees. The Paramedicine overview also says Fall 2027. Yet its deadline row still says the course starts in Fall 2026, beside 2027 due dates. That start-year label conflicts with the overview. Ask the school about it if the wrong year appears in your own instructions.

The early application checkpoint is November 7, 2026. For early documents, the central university encourages available material by December 1 and UTSC prints December 2 as its campus deadline. Follow the personal SAF reminder if it comes sooner. The Ontario application dates guide can hold your other schools alongside these tasks. A submitted OUAC form isn't proof that the university has every required item.

After applying, review the Join U of T checklist for transcripts and any language evidence. Ontario school results are normally reported through the school system; other studies can need uploads or official delivery. No interview date is published for every Paramedicine applicant in the checked instructions. Follow a personal invitation if one arrives. Recheck unresolved year labels and assessment details on November 1, 2026.

Sources: UTSC: Fall 2027 dates and SAF deadline · U of T: 2027 application deadlines · UTSC: Paramedicine with Centennial · UTSC: Supplementary Application Form and authorship · U of T: required documents

Map provincial and international qualifications by route

Canadian applicants outside Ontario need the accepted diploma and equivalents for the chosen program's subjects. The campus lists Alberta Biology 30 and provincial senior maths equivalents, and BC Anatomy and Physiology 12/Biology 12 for Biology. Don't add an Ontario course code to a different curriculum as if it were the school record itself. Use the university's published mapping and ask about a course that is missing or unclear.

U of T gives school-credential rules for IB, A Levels, CAPE and other systems. Check the subject levels too. A Health Sciences choice needs the sciences and maths for the actual degree path. Meeting the general credential floor doesn't settle those subjects. You may need a language test unless an exemption applies. School English and proof of language skills are two checks. Studying in English alone doesn't settle both.

Paramedicine also requires Canadian citizenship or permanent residence. A Canadian studying abroad can present a foreign credential. That doesn't open the route to a person who lacks the required status. The broader Health Sciences streams have their own prior-study rules. Check your school system and entry group together. Keep each published grade range under its own label. Don't turn a foreign mark into a guessed Ontario percentage.

Sources: UTSC: Canadian curricula outside Ontario · U of T: Canadian high school requirements · U of T: international high school requirements · U of T: English language requirements · UTSC Joint Programs: Paramedicine application

Compare academic study, co-op and clinical training

Health Sciences students can pursue optional co-op through eligible degree programs. The certificate adds courses concerning health systems, communities, critical thinking and communication. The campus has announced a Nursing partnership for qualified certificate students, but you must meet that later degree's conditions. The stream isn't a guaranteed medical-school seat or a clinical licence. Choose coursework that you would value even if your later professional plans change.

Paramedicine lists no co-op. It has a joint college training route instead. The calendar describes first-year UTSC study, Centennial work in the middle years, and later university completion. Current first-year courses cover health and society, introductory psychology, human biology and statistics. The Joint Programs page distinguishes the updated Fall 2026-and-later curriculum from older sequences. Use the correct cohort section and recheck before your own registration.

Clinical training has later entry checks. The calendar names a declaration form, medical certificate, CPR and Standard First Aid. It also lists police checks, fitness standards, an F-class driving licence and face-mask fit certification. Some tasks can be done in first year. Ask when each is due and which rules apply to you. They aren't all due with the high school form. Finishing the degree and passing the qualifying exam are further steps.

Sources: UTSC: Health Sciences and its certificate · UTSC: Health Sciences programs and pathways · UTSC: Paramedicine with Centennial · UTSC: Paramedicine academic calendar · UTSC Joint Programs: updated Paramedicine sequence

Keep costs dated and choose your immediate task

U of T's approved 2026-27 Schedule 2 provides general first-year Arts & Science tuition of $6,220 Ontario, $7,610 other Canadian and $66,110 international. Approved Fall 2027 domestic tuition remains unconfirmed. The report's international 2027-28 INFO amount is planned and information only. For a joint degree, also check how tuition and other charges apply during the college portion. A first-year reference doesn't price the full four years.

Use the Toronto financial aid guide and residence information for funding and housing. Include travel between teaching sites if relevant to your plan. Some UTSC web requests were blocked, while direct official HTML downloads succeeded. The source ledger records the readable bodies and failed attempts. No unavailable date or mark has been filled from a third-party summary.

First choose a broad Health Sciences stream or the joint Paramedicine degree. Check your school subjects. Confirm that your status and past study fit the entry rules. For TSI, note your personal SAF date. Write its answers yourself. Recheck missing fee approvals and source conflicts on November 1, 2026. Read the clinical and course rules again before you choose your first university courses. That is your next planning task.

Sources: U of T: 2026-27 tuition report · UTSC Joint Programs: Paramedicine application · UTSC: Supplementary Application Form and authorship · UTSC: Paramedicine academic calendar

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Written by Stellar Advisers Editorial Team · Reviewed by Official-source review desk · Last reviewed October 16, 2026

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