Joint and Double Degrees at the University of Toronto Miranda Cheng International Student Exchange Office

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Joint Degrees Currently, no joint degrees In 1998 – proposal for new joint graduate degree in spatial analysis (with Ryerson University), failed to gain approval internally In 2003 – proposal for new joint undergraduate degree in engineering (with Tehran University of Technology), failed to gain approval internally

Joint Minor Program with the National University of Singapore Environmental biology Environmental chemistry Nanoscience Driven by the Dean of Arts and Science, with grassroots support from the relevant departments (chemistry, environment, ecology & evolutionary biology) – first cohort of students chm.htm eeb.htmhttp:// eeb.htm

Double Degrees Long history of double degrees internally: JD/MBA, JD/MSW, JD/MA, BEng/MBA Recently, double degree arrangements with colleges in the Greater Toronto Area (undergraduate bachelor degree & a diploma) No double degrees with institutions outside of Ontario

3 + 2 double degrees Initiative of the Faculty of Arts and Science 3 years of undergraduate studies at the first institution 2 years at U of T – year 1: combination of 4th year level undergraduate courses & graduate level courses, year 2: strictly graduate courses – first group Aimed at those master degrees of 12 to 18 months duration