Medical Sciences at U of T (Scarborough)
Not directly. At University of Toronto — Scarborough you apply to Life Sciences, then choose medical sciences end of first year, on ACORN.
The program you actually apply to
Life Sciences (regular and co-op)
73–80%OUAC TSLCo-op available
Prerequisites
- ENG4U
- MCV4U, MHF4U or MDM4U
- SBI4U
- SCH4U recommended
- MCV4U for specific disciplines is required.
- See U of T Scarborough's viewbook
When you choose medical sciences
End of first year, on ACORN.
What to watch for
No program at UTSC is called medical sciences. Pre-med students usually take Human Biology or Molecular Biology, Immunology and Disease under Life Sciences, often in the Health Sciences stream (TXD). Human Biology's specialist requires Grade 12 Calculus & Vectors and is limited-enrolment.
The same application also gets you to
Life Sciences (regular and co-op) is the entry point for 4 other majors at U of T (Scarborough). You are not choosing between these at application time.
Medical Sciences at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- Algomanot offered at Algoma
- BrockDirect entry73–77%
- Carletonvia Health Sciences (CHS)80–85%
- GuelphDirect entry85–91%
- Lakeheadvia Chemistry (includes Medical Sciences) (AF)70%
- LaurentianDirect entry70%
- Laurier (Waterloo)via Health Sciences (BSc) (UZK)80–83%
- McMastervia Life Sciences Gateway93–97%
- Nipissingnot offered at Nipissing
- Ontario TechDirect entry70–73%
- Queen'svia Life Science & Biochemistry (QL)83–87%
- TMUDirect entry80–85%
- TrentDirect entry75%
- U of T (Mississauga)via Life Sciences80–87%
- U of T (St. George)via Life Sciences (including Psychology)83–90%
- WaterlooDirect entry80–83%
- WesternDirect entry83–90%
- WindsorDirect entry70%
- YorkDirect entry80–87%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16, and this one is marked medium confidence. U of T (Scarborough)’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.