Alternate Offers of Admission

Congratulations On Your Offer! 

If you received an alternate offer, it means that you were not eligible for admission to your preferred choice, but you had a strong application and qualify for admission to U of T Scarborough. Reasons for receiving an alternate program offer include:

• Overall average and/or prerequisite grades are below minimum requirements.
• Missing one or more prerequisites.
• Low Supplementary Application Form (SAF) or interview score (if required).
• Incomplete or missing SAF (if required).

You may have the opportunity to enter your preferred program at the end of your first year, depending on the specific program area requirements and space availability. You will need to take the specific first-year courses and request admission into that program at the end of your first year. The outcome of this request will be based on your grades in first-year courses, and program eligibility.

If you received an alternate program offer due to missing high school prerequisites, you may choose to complete the prerequisite during the summer before degree studies so that you’re eligible for first-year courses with that requirement.

U of T Scarborough offers a wide variety of excellent programs, so even if you are not admitted to the original program you applied to or decide you'd like to specialize in a different subject, there are many options to choose from as you define your academic path.

How Alternate Offers of Admission are Made

We automatically consider applicants for an alternate program if they are not eligible for their preferred choice. For Management programs, we first consider applications for the next closest Management program (Co-op Management applications will be considered for non-co-op Management, for example). For Management, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Statistics, we will consider students based on the alternate program choice selected at the time of their application. 

Before making a decision, we encourage you to get in touch with our team at utsc.offer@utoronto.ca to discuss your options. 

Applying for Co-op While at U of T Scarborough

If you applied to a co-op program but received an alternate offer to the non-co-op option, you still have an opportunity to apply to co-op after first year. 

Your first year will be very similar to students who have been admitted to co-op since you all have access to the same courses. If you meet the grade requirements and spots are available, you can then enrol in the co-op option starting in second year.