New Graduate Students Getting Started

Acquire your TCard and activate your UTORid prior to the start of classes.

  • Most offers of admission are based on interim marks and are conditional upon completion of your admitting degree. Once your final grades are available and your degree has been conferred, please arrange for your institution to send a copy of your official transcript directly to the Graduate Office. Official transcripts, with degree conferred noted, need to be received by August 31 to maintain your registration in your degree program. 

    Note: the transcripts you uploaded with your online application, even if final, are not official. Official transcripts must be sent directly from the issuing institution. 

    Consult with your institution to determine how they issue transcripts. Official e-transcripts (this is preferred!) should be sent to gradadmin.music@utoronto.ca. Physical sealed copies can be mailed to: 

    Graduate Office, Faculty of Music
    University of Toronto 
    80 Queens Park
    Toronto Ontario M5S 2C5

  • Your TCard is your official University of Toronto photo identification. It will be your library card, access pass to athletic facilities, and general ID card for when you write exams and pick up official documents.

    The first step is to submit your identity and legal status documentation online: https://tcard.utoronto.ca/get-your-utorid-tcard/. After your identity and legal status documentation have been approved, you will receive an email with instructions about activating your UTORid (see below). You may then make an appointment to pick up your TCard on campus.

  • After your identity and legal status documentation have been submitted and approved, you will receive an email with instructions about how to convert your JOINid to a UTORid.  

    Your UTORid and password provide access to online services like email (UTmail+), course content on Quercus, webinars, library resources, Microsoft365 applications, network services for international students, WiFi on campus, and more. 

    All U of T students are given a university e-mail address, but it is your responsibility to activate your account. Enter this new e-mail on your ACORN record. U of T uses e-mail to communicate with you. It is your responsibility to update your e-mail on ACORN and to check your UTmail+ account daily.

  • ACORN is the University of Toronto’s user-friendly student web service. You can access ACORN before setting up your university accounts using your JOINid and password; once you have activated your UTORid, your UTORid and password become your new login information.

    ACORN is your main tool for accessing course enrolment, student account information, personal contact information, and student life resources. You will use your UTORid (JOINid) and password to login to ACORN. ACORN has step-by-step instructions for obtaining information and enrolling in academic activities at http://www.help.acorn.utoronto.ca/how-to.

    Login at https://www.acorn.utoronto.ca/ with your UTORid and password.

    After you have successfully logged on you will be brought to the main dashboard. This gives you navigational access to all other parts of ACORN and will show any new notifications alongside a daily calendar, links to key dates, important academic information and basic information about your financial account.

    FEATURES ON ACORN

    • Find the courses you need by course code or title using an easy search system 
    • Use an ‘enrolment cart’ to plan your timetable (for Music courses)
    • Add, drop and modify your course enrolments in real-time from a single window 
    • View and print your timetable and daily schedule
    • Access your course grades and your academic status 
    • Order official transcripts
    • View your tuition and residence fees invoice
    • Print T2202A tax receipts
    • Access information about housing, health and wellness, co-curricular programs and more in one place

  • Registration occurs when you pay your tuition or arrange a tuition fee deferral and clear your conditions of offer. Your tuition invoice will be available on ACORN on July 15th, and the minimum payment to register (MPR) will be indicated at the bottom of your invoice. You must pay the MPR or officially defer your fees by August 23rd. Once you pay the MPR, your status on ACORN will change from "Invited" to "Registered." 

    You may enrol in courses while your status on ACORN is "Invited," but if your status is not "Registered" by September 13, you will be removed from your courses. Please see the Course Enrolment section on page 12 for more information about selecting courses. 

    To be registered for the Fall-Winter Session, you must enrol in courses, clear your conditions, and pay at least the MPR (or officially defer your fees) by August 23. If you pay the MPR between August 23rd and September 13th, you are required to provide the Graduate Office with proof of payment before 4:00 pm on September 13.

    See Current Graduate Students for more information on registration.

  • Course enrolment begins July 31 in ACORN. Our 2024-25 Course Timetable will be published in early July. 

    See Current Graduate Students for more information on course enrollment, and Course Timetable and Course Descriptions.

  • The Center for International Experience is an important source of information on visas/study permits, working in Canada, immigration advising, international student health insurance, and more.

    If you intend to work as a Teaching Assistant, you will need to have a Social Insurance Number (SIN) before your contract begins. Make sure to leave sufficient time when planning your arrival in Canada to apply for and receive a SIN number. More information on acquiring a SIN is available on the CIE website, Finances - Centre for International Experience. 

  • Please see Funding Packages for more information about funding available by program.