COVID-19 FAQs for applicants

Due to the disruption to academic program delivery arising from COVID-19 in the Winter 2020 semester, we wanted to provide more clarity to students on how decisions of Credit (CR)/No Credit (NCR) in Winter 2020 might affect their admission to our programs. Other institutions may have equivalent versions of the University of Toronto’s CR/NCR grade. CR/NCR may therefore be equivalently defined, but not limited to, Pass/Fail, and Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory from other institutions.

The revised admission policies provided below for our existing programs apply only to CR/NCR grades chosen in the Winter 2020 term.  For CR/NCR grades chosen in other terms, the admission requirements outlined in the School of Graduate Studies calendar would apply.

Note: We can only provide guidance on admissions to Rotman programs and cannot advise on the need for grades in the future by other graduate programs, professional programs, or employers.

Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting (GDipPA)

Applicants can elect Credit (CR)/No Credit (NCR) grades for their core and non-core courses taken during the winter 2020 term in the Accounting Specialist. Applicants are still expected to maintain a 70% cumulative average on all core courses. Specifically,

• A CR/NCR awarded for a non-core course will be deemed equivalent to meeting the CPA minimum grade requirement of 50%. Non-core courses include Introductory Financial Accounting, Introductory Management Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Business Law and Information Technology.
• A CR/NCR awarded for a core course will be deemed equivalent to meeting the CPA minimum grade requirement of 60%. Core courses are all other courses except those identified as a non-core course. If a course is not clearly included as a non-core course it defaults to a core course.
• The program will continue to require admitted students to have a 70% overall average for their core courses when they apply to the program. All core courses awarded a CR/NCR will be excluded in the calculation of the required 70% cumulative grade point average (CGPA) for entrance into our GDipPA program.

Note: applicants should exercise caution in choosing CR/NCR for their core courses in the Accounting Specialist since grades above the 70% overall average may actually benefit them in future admission to the GDipPA program.

Master of Financial Risk Management (MFRM) and Master of Management Analytics (MMA)

We base admissions to all our graduate program on a wide variety of criteria. No applicant to our graduate Master’s programs will be disadvantaged by choosing a Credit (CR)/No Credit (NCR) for courses taken during the Winter 2020 term. In graduate programs with required pre-requisite courses for admission, like the Master of Financial Risk Management, a CR/NCR grade in a pre-requisite course would fulfill the pre-requisite requirement for admission. 

U of T is not cancelling classes at this time. The Rotman School and U of T continue to operate. In-person classroom teaching that has been cancelled is being delivered in alternate ways. The Rotman School building is locked; however, staff are all working remotely and are available to support students and prospective students.

Our admissions team is equipped to continue processing applications and continue conducting online interviews. You should continue to monitor your email and these FAQs regularly for any important updates.

Due to COVID-19, we are unable to take deposit payments in person. We are taking this action to protect your health and that of our staff.

We accept deposits via online payment. *

* For Rotman-SDA Bocconi Global EMBA program deposits, please contact GEMBA@rotman.utoronto.ca

We understand that the introduction of measures in response to the current situation has impacted students from many regions. At present, we do not anticipate that this will prevent students from enrolling at U of T in the fall. We are continuing to monitor the situation closely and will update our communication and notifications as needed.  You should continue to monitor your email and these FAQs regularly for any important updates.

We anticipate no changes to the schedule or module locations for our fall 2021 Global Executive MBA for Healthcare and the Life Sciences and Rotman-SDA Bocconi Global Executive MBA cohorts. Rotman and the University of Toronto continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will be in touch should this change in the future. If you require a special accommodation due to travel restrictions and/or personal health considerations, please contact our admissions team at GEMBA-HLS@rotman.utoronto.ca or GEMBA@rotman.utoronto.ca.

Given these unforeseen circumstances, we understand there will be visa delays. We will continue to monitor developments and update you as appropriate. Please continue monitoring the updates provided by Immigration and Citizenship Canada.

Please see the central University of Toronto guidance, which is regularly updated.

We are continuing to monitor the situation closely and will update our communication and notifications as needed. You should continue to monitor your email and these FAQs regularly for any important updates.