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Prepare for September

Step-by-step guide for preparing for the new school year.

Find housing

Find housing

Apply for residence

By March 31

Log in to the StarRez portal to apply for a space in on-campus housing and check for updates. If you're interested in living on campus, you should complete this step by March 31, 2024 to be eligible for the first-year residence guarantee.

Apply for residence using StarRez portal

Important dates:

March 31

Deadline to apply for residence under the first-year residence guarantee.

June 7 to 10

Student Housing & Residence Life offers will be emailed to first-year students with residence guarantee (applied on or before March 31).

 

June 20 by 4 p.m. (ET)

Deadline to submit acceptance deposit to confirm your space for the Fall and select your meal plan. Pay deposit and select meal plan using the StarRez portal.

Mid-August

Room assignments communicated.

Learn more about Student Housing & Residence Life.

Look for off-campus housing

Upon offer of admission

If you wish to live off campus, visit our U of T Scarborough off-campus housing web page for search tips. Visit the tri-campus housing website for listings, finding roommates, and other helpful resources.

Finalize your financial plan

Finalize your financial plan

Upon offer of admission

Find more information about:

The first instalment of your tuition fees will be due in mid-August. If you’re receiving government student loans/grants or a scholarship, you may be eligible to defer your tuition fee payment.

Attend a Get Started session

Attend a Get Started session

June 2024

In June, you will receive an email about Get Started, our academic orientation program offered by the Academic Advising & Career Centre. Get Started will help you prepare for course registration, which opens on July 5.

Get Started will help you enrol in courses and learn to navigate all of the services available to you as a new student.

Learn about Get Started

Register for courses

Register for courses

July 2024

After attending a Get Started session, use the following resources to successfully register for courses using ACORN:

Academic Calendar
All academic policies, programs, and course descriptions.

Academic dates
All academic, registration, and course enrolment deadlines.

Registrar’s Guide
A collection of tips and advice for course enrolment and registration.

Pay your fees

Pay your fees

August 2024

After you register for courses, your fee invoice displaying your tuition and student fees will be posted in ACORN in late July. 

Your minimum tuition fees payment or proof of deferral of fees will be due in mid-August. Final payment for those that successfully deferred their fees will be due by the end of September. Financial deadlines are listed on the Registrar’s Office website.

Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)

July 2024

If you have a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), you will need to submit a Confirmation of Enrolment letter to your RESP company in July. This is usually a confirmation of enrolment letter which you can access on your ACORN account, free of charge, after you have registered in courses.

Tuition fees

Activate your UTORid and get your TCard

Activate your UTORid and get your TCard

Beginning May 1, 2024

Convert your JOINid to a UTORid. Your UTORid is your key to online resources like your U of T email account and Quercus, our online teaching and learning environment. All students are required to have an active UTORid and it is strongly advised to activate yours before the start of classes in order to avoid missing any course content. Learn more about UTORid.

You’ll also need to have your UTORid activated to receive your TCard (U of T student identification) which grants you access to amenities like athletics facilities and libraries. You will need to present your TCard to write your final exams.

Once your UTORid is activated, all email messages will automatically be sent to your @mail.utoronto.ca email address; critical messages may not be sent to your personal account. 

TCard website

Update your contact information on ACORN

Update your contact information on ACORN

Summer 2024

Ensure your contact information on ACORN is correct and regularly updated so you don’t miss important information from the university. This includes your email address, phone number, mailing address, and emergency contact. 

If your contact information changes at any time, access “Profile & Settings” on ACORN to update this information.

Many students apply to university using an email address provided by their high school or previous post-secondary institution. You may lose access to this email account upon graduating from high school or graduating/withdrawing from a previous institution.

Log in to ACORN

International students

International students

Upon offer of admission

The International Student Centre at U of T Scarborough is available to assist international students with immigration and transition support, and to answer your questions during an individual appointment.   

International Student Study Permits: Future U of T

Studying in Canada: U of T Centre for International Experience