Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Institution Code: 0982
Department Code: 1801
- All applicants who do not have a degree from a Canadian university MUST submit an official GRE® General Test score (no exceptions).
- The MFE program does not accept GMAT as a substitution for the GRE.
- Applicants who have a degree from a Canadian university are strongly encouraged to submit an official GRE® General Test Score, especially if their undergraduate degree is not from a major university, or if their final year's GPA is just at the B+ minimum.
- Test scores more than two years old by the application deadline of January 25, 2013 will not be accepted (no exceptions).
- This requirement must be met before a decision will be made on an application.
Applicants should score at least 162 in the Quantitative Reasoning section of the GRE revised General Test (or at least 700 in the old test offered before August 1, 2011) and at least 3.5 in the Analytical Writing section.
You must arrange for your official results to be sent directly to the MFE Program Office. See the webpage on admissions for the mailing address. If you are applying to more than one graduate program at the University of Toronto then you must submit official GRE scores to each program to which you apply.
Please ensure that your first and last name is exactly the same on the GRE as it is on the online application to our program. If the names do not match exactly, your GRE score will not be matched to your application. If you erroneously use different names, you must notify the MFE Program Office (mfe@economics.utoronto.ca), giving the names used in each case and your applicant number.
English Language Requirements
Applicants who graduated from a non-Canadian university for which the language of instruction and examination is not English are required to submit official test scores that meet the minimum score requirements for one of the tests listed in the table below (no exceptions).
Please note the following points:
- Test scores more than two years old by the application deadline of January 25, 2013 will not be accepted (no exceptions).
- Applicants from a non-English speaking country whose degree is from a non-Canadian university where all courses and examinations are conducted in English must provide an official statement from that institution confirming the use of English as the language of instruction and examination.
- A decision on an application will be made only after these requirements are satisfied.
- If you have a degree from a Canadian university for which the language of instruction is French, you are not required to complete an English-language facility test.
- If you are completing a program at a Canadian university and have been in Canada less than two years you are advised, but not required, to submit English Language Facility test scores.
Please ensure that your first and last name is exactly the same on the English Language Test as it is on the online application to our program. If the names do not match exactly, your test score will not be matched with your application. If you erroneously use different names, you must notify the MFE Program Office (fineco@chass.utoronto.ca), giving the names used in each case and your applicant number.
| English Language Proficiency Test |
Minimum Score Requirement |
|---|---|
|
TOEFL (The MFE program prefers the TOEFL over other English Language tests.) |
Overall score in Internet Based (iBT) Test: 102 |
| IELTS |
7.0 |
| MELAB |
85 |
| COPE |
76 (with at least 22 in each component and 32 in the writing component) |
| Academic Preparation Course, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto |
A final grade of B in Level 60 |
You choose the institutions to which to send your TOEFL score from a drop-down list, and do not need to know our "institution code." But in case you are interested, the TOEFL Institution Code for graduate studies at the University of Toronto is 0982-00 and the specific code for the Department of Economics is 0982-84.
The TOEFL examination is offered in two formats: the traditional paper-based format (only offered on specific dates in a limited number of countries), and the internet-based format (IBT). Applicants in countries where the internet-based testing is not available must register for the paper-based TOEFL which includes the Test of Written English (TWE) component. The internet-based tests automatically include an essay rating component which is similar to the TWE. All applicants must satisfy a minimum score requirement on the TOEFL and on the TWE/Essay Rating component to be considered for admission.