One of the most frequently asked questions we get from our international applicants is around language proficiency tests. Here are some general guidelines to follow about our requirements and what you may need to submit as part of your supplementary documentation:

1) If you have studied at a University in a country where English is not the primary language of the country (so not the US, UK, etc) but where English is the primarily language of instruction at the University and your exams and textbooks were in English, then you can request a letter from your University to be sent to our office indicating as such. Once we receive that letter from your school, we may waive the language requirement for you.

2) If you have not studied at a University where English is the primary language of instruction then you need to submit proof of language as outlined below. We will accept any one of the following tests/certificates:
TOEFL: Rotman’s minimum score is 100 on the iBT with a minimum of 22 in speaking and writing.  Your TOEFL score must not be older than 2 years. Our TOEFL code is: 0982.
IELTS: Please ensure that you are taking the Academic version of the IELTS test, as this is the only one we are able to accept. Rotman’s minimum requirement is an overall score of 7 or higher with no component below a 6.5. Like the TOEFL, your IELTS score must not be older than 2 years. Please note that you will need to contact IELTS directly and have them mail a hard copy of your official test scores to the Admissions Office.
School of Continuing Studies (at the University of Toronto): The English Language Program (ELP) at the School of Continuing Studies offers at 12 week course which must be completed in full. Students must achieve a final grade of B in Level 60. Once the course has been completed, a certificate of completion will need to be submitted to our office.

As always, if you have any questions about language proficiency, you can always get in touch with us and we’d be happy to help you out!

Please note: The University of Toronto will be closed for the holiday break beginning on December 22, 2014 and will re-open on January 5, 2015.

Rotman has always had a strong presence in the non-profit sector but this year we’ve taken things up to an exciting new level with the introduction of the “Rotman Onboard” Fellows Program.

This program is offered to our second-year students and matches them with a Toronto-based non-profit (or charity) board for a six month fellowship. In this capacity, our students act as non-voting members of the organizations’ boards, serve on advisory committees and complete a strategic governance project based on each organizations’ needs. Each student also gets paired with a board mentor and faculty advisor to help them along in their fellowship.

This year, our students will be joining the following organizations:

• Schools Without Borders
• The Sick Kids Foundation
• The Greater Toronto Civic Action Alliance
• The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
• Evergreen
• Ladies Learning Code
• AIESEC
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto
• The National Ballet of Canada

How exciting is this, eh?

In addition to Rotman Onboard, our students have a variety of other ways they are getting involved in the non-profit sector as well:

• Net Impact– Rotman student club focused on using business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.
• Rotman Outreach– Rotman student club focused on volunteerism and philanthropy in the community.
• Rotman Nexus– A consulting firm locating in the Rotman building, run by our students and alumni and overseen by executives in the Toronto business community, which specializes in consulting engagements for the non-profit sector.

We are very proud of the impact our students and alumni have had on their communities and can’t wait to see how the non-profit sector continues to evolve in Toronto through our students’ contributions!