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Access & Transition: promote successful academic and social transitions to post-secondary education

Altitude Mentoring MAM, STG
Altitude Healthcare Mentoring, MAM and STG, is a medical student-run initiative across Ontario aimed at empowering undergraduate students to pursue studies and careers in healthcare fields by partnering them with medical student mentors. The students selected to participate in this program are traditionally underrepresented in Canada’s healthcare workforce. The program includes one-on-one mentoring supported by […]
Black Student Application Program (BSAP)
The Black Student Application Program (BSAP) is an optional application stream for Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents who self-identify as Black African, Black Caribbean, Black North American, multi-racial students who have and identify with their Black ancestry. The aim of this application program is to increase and support Black medical student representation at the University […]
Indigenous Student Application Program (ISAP)
The goal of the Indigenous Student Application Program (ISAP) is to increase the number of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) medical students at the University of Toronto (U of T). Students who are interested in the optional application stream will have the opportunity to discuss their experiences with the Indigenous community in the application materials. University […]
Community of Support
The Community of Support (COS) program is a collaborative initiative supported by several faculties of medicine across Canada, which supports prospective students facing systemic barriers on their journeys to medical education, basic sciences, and rehabilitation sciences programs. This includes individuals who identify as Indigenous, Black, Filipino, Latin American, and students that face financial barriers, and/or self-identify […]
Preparing for University – A Workshop for Students Diagnosed with ASD & Their Supporters
This event is an opportunity to learn more about documentation requirements, accommodations, and resources for students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) at the University of Toronto, St. George Campus. This event is for all high school educators/guidance counsellors and community partners who work with students diagnosed with ASD as well as prospective students, families and […]
Transition Day
Transition Day is an opportunity to learn about starting university for students with disabilities. Join us to learn about academic accommodations and how they are implemented, the support services that are available to students, the assessment process and common transition challenges students face. Transition Day includes sessions for high school educators and community partners who […]
Transitional Year Programme (TYP)
The Transitional Year Programme (TYP) is an in-person, full-time, eight-month access-to-University program. Founded 50+ years ago, TYP began at Innis College, University of Toronto, in 1970 with approximately 25 students. The programme has its roots in the Black community in Toronto, having emerged out of two community summer programmes in 1969 and 1970. TYP annually […]
Science Unlimited Summer Camp
Science Unlimited offers high school students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in a week of workshops from the Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Math, Physics and the School of the Environment.
U of T Physics High School CAP Exam Preparation Workshop
This two-day event is aimed at high-school students planning to write the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Prize examination. The goal of the event is to have the students who participate leave feeling more confident with physics and test taking in general. The first workshop discusses strategies for solving CAP exam and work in small groups to […]
Imani Academic Mentorship Program
The Imani Academic Mentorship Program is a legacy program running for over a decade at UTSC that serves to create access and inclusion pathways to Black youth in the Scarbrough Community. It connects Black youth to mentorship, tutoring and educational and career opportunities which allow them to explore post-secondary education. Imani engages with this systemic […]