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Master'sCanada · Computer Science / AI / Data Science
Master of Science in Applied Computing (MScAC)
University of Toronto
✓ Last verified Oct 4, 2026
Entry requirements
- Grades
- Percentage — Minimum 85Required
- English(Any one of these tests)
- IELTS — Minimum 7Required
- TOEFL — Minimum 93Required
- CAE — Minimum 185Required
- Tests
- GREOptional
- Prior degree
- Four-year bachelor's degreeRequired
- Artificial Intelligence concentration: significant exposure to computer science or statistics incl. advanced calculus, linear algebra, probability/statistics and programmingRequired
- Computer Science concentration: knowledge equivalent to at least three senior-level CS courses, ideally algorithm design, operating systems, databasesRequired
- Other
- InterviewRequired
- EssayRequired
- Accepted English tests
- Required if the undergraduate degree was from a university where instruction and examination were not in English. SGS minimums: TOEFL iBT 93 overall with 22 in Writing and Speaking (new 1-6 scale: 4.5 overall, Writing 4.5, Speaking 4.0); IELTS Academic 7.0 with at least 6.5 in each component; Cambridge C1/C2 185 overall with 176 in each component; CAEL 70 (60 each part); COPE 76; U of T Academic Preparation Level 60 with B. Tests must be taken within the last 24 months. TOEFL ITP/MyBest and IELTS Indicator/One Skill Retake not accepted.
- How grades are compared
- Programme minimum is B+ (U of T 77-79%) in the final year (two terms). SGS International Credentials Equivalencies, China: B Plus = 85% for grading scales where A- = 90%; 82% for grading scales where A- = 85% (https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/future-students/admission-application-requirements/international-credentials-equivalencies/)
- Other requirements
- GRE strongly recommended for applicants without a Canadian university degree; GMAT not accepted. Three letters of support (faculty and/or employers, at least two academic preferred). Resume/CV (1-2 pages), programme-specific essay answers, transcripts (unofficial at application stage). Selected applicants are interviewed; no one is admitted without the interview. Fall (September) intake only. 16-month programme including an 8-month paid industry internship. Concentrations: Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, AI in Healthcare, Computer Science, Data Science, Data Science for Biology, Quantum Computing. Non-refundable SGS application fee.