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University of St. Michael’s College
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81 Saint Mary Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1J4
Telephone: 416-926-1300
Profile
Founded in 1852 by the Basilian Fathers, St. Michael’s College is the Catholic college in the University of Toronto. As such, it offers students an academic home in a college which has inherited intellectual traditions springing from medieval Europe, combined with full membership in one of Canada’s greatest modern research universities.
Set in its own green space on the St. George (downtown) campus of the University of Toronto, the college is in the heart of the city.
St. Michael’s provides a superior undergraduate education in arts and science which prepares students for full citizenship in an increasingly complex and interdependent world. This mission is undertaken within a milieu in which the Christian faith, in the Catholic tradition, is openly professed and its intellectual heritage explored and developed. At the same time, the college welcomes men and women of every background who wish to become members of its academic community. The university has a graduate Faculty of Theology, in addition to a continuing education division offering general-interest courses and various certificate programs. St. Michael's is affiliated with the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies and with the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Centre, both of which are located on the St. Michael's campus.
History
Year of foundation: 1852
Student fees
Canadian student fees 2009 - 2010 *
Undergraduate tuition fees: $4,919
Graduate tuition fees: $497 - $5,953
International student fees 2009 - 2010 *
Undergraduate tuition fees: $19,448 - $21,344
Graduate tuition fees: $1,328 - $8,850
* Source: Statistics Canada. Fees for general programs in arts and humanities.
Note: In addition to tuition fees, universities generally charge fees for goods
and services supplied to students. This includes areas such as student associations, sports and health. These additional fees vary widely per university and per student and can run from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Check with the university for details.
Student enrolment
2009 rounded preliminary fall enrolment *
Full-time (undergraduates): 4,150
Full-time (graduates): 130
Part-time (undergraduates): 410
Part-time (graduates): 120
* Source: University of St. Michael’s College
Programs and degrees
Note: The program information is compiled by AUCC staff in cooperation with staff at member institutions. The programs are classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs 2000. To search for the programs offered by this institution, please consult the Directory of Canadian Universities’ programs database online at http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/search/index_e.html.
Student facilities and services
Personal support services
Students of St. Michael’s have access to University of Toronto services and facilities, including sports facilities (see the University of Toronto chapter). Resources available on the St. Michael's campus include the registrar’s office, chaplaincy services and the dean of students.
Academic support services
Resources are available through the University of Toronto (see the University of Toronto chapter) as well as the St. Michael’s campus. Some of these services include the registrar’s office, the writing centre (essay writing and study skills classes and individual assistance) and the math aid centre.
First-year student programs
Orientation; instruction on access to UTLink and web; first-year seminar courses limited to 20 students.
Housing
On-campus: The university offers accommodation to 460 students in both co-ed and single-sex residences. The vast majority of first-year students share double rooms, with a limited number given private rooms based on entrance grades. All students above first-year receive private accommodation. The meal plan is obligatory. All first-year students admitted before July 31 are guaranteed residence. St. Michael’s also provides housing for a limited number of graduate students. The annual cost of room and board ranges from $9,355 to $10,255.
Off-campus: See the University of Toronto chapter.
Student assistance
Undergraduate: St. Michael’s offers non-renewable admission scholarships, ranging between $1,000 and $5,000, according to admission average in each of the four admission categories: humanities and social sciences; economics and commerce; life sciences; and mathematical, physical and computer sciences. Students need not apply for these scholarships. Other admission scholarships recognize students in a specific area of study and require application. Students are eligible for an in-course scholarship from the college after every session in which they attain an annual grade point average of 3.7 (A-) or better on 5.0 degree credits. Grant assistance is also available based on demonstrated financial need.
Graduate: Financial aid for graduate students in the Faculty of Theology is also available.
University research
Research undertaken at St. Michael’s contributes to the broader effort of research in the humanities in the Faculty of Arts and Science of the University of Toronto. Research at St. Michael’s also contributes to the cause of greater ecumenical and interfaith understanding and cooperation, and to the particular concerns and aspirations of the Catholic community in Toronto and across the country and beyond, especially through members of the undergraduate program in Christianity and Culture and the graduate Faculty of Theology. For example, the recently established Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute, an affiliated institute of St. Michael’s, exists to provide scholarly information and research for the wider community on contemporary issues of common concern, and the Three Faiths Forum is intended to foster dialogue among Christians, Jews and Muslims.
St. Michael’s library, the John M. Kelly Library, has been in the forefront of the University of Toronto’s leading contribution to the Open Content Alliance and the digitization and dissemination of library holdings. The library has also recently acquired major special collections in the works of spiritual author Henri Nouwen and theologian John Henry Newman, among others.
International education
International educational experiences for undergraduates include the Intercordia program, a service-learning summer course in social justice and international development, and a summer study abroad program in Celtic studies. Graduate students in the Faculty of Theology may participate in the Israel Intersession Program of credit courses taken in Jerusalem, as part of the faculty’s master of arts in theology and Jewish studies, and in the Latin American Globalization Program, a three-week session in Lima, Peru. On the local level, several programs in the Faculty of Theology include a field-placement component.
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