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York University

General guidelines for study levels in Canada

First year courses are often adapted to those newly admitted to the university. Therefore, it may be more valuable to choose higher-level courses if you choose to study courses in your main field. For more information, please visit the university's website.

About York University

Available places: 1 semester place for academic year 2025/2026

Established: 1959
Number of students: 55,000
Campus: The university has two campuses, Glendon and the main campus Keele that is located about 20 kilometres outside Toronto. Students can study courses at both campuses, there is a free bus transportation between them
Student life: At Keele Campus there are more than 290 student clubs, several libraries, sports facilities and a shopping mall.

About Toronto

Toronto is the largest city in Canada with around 5 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area. The city is located in Ontario in south west of Canada, close to the boarder of USA. Toronto is the financial centre in Canada and is important for the country's business activities. It is a multi-cultural city with many nationalities and a wide offering of museums, theatres, festivals and operas. Nearby Toronto are the Niagara Falls.

Information from York University

 

Restrictions

Closed and limited programmes/closed subject areas
 

Please see closed and limited subjects on the website for York University: Areas of study for exchange students

 

Undergraduate diploma (Bachelor degree) needed in order to apply for graduate courses.

It is possible, but very difficult, to be admitted to graduate level courses (5000-6000).

 

Courses

Course levels:
1000 indicates a first year undergraduate course; 2000 a second year undergraduate; 3000 a third year undergraduate; 4000 a fourth year undergraduate, 5000 and 6000 are graduate level courses.


Course information

 

Full time studies (corresponding to 30 hp):

Undergraduate level: 15 credits
Graduate level: 12 credits

 

Academic year

Autumn term: Late august–December
Winter term: beginning of January– late April


Additional costs

As an exchange student, you do not need to pay tuition fees. However, additional costs may incur.
Some courses may have supplemental fees that are not covered by the exchange tuition waiver (e.g. registration fee, etc.). These fees are found on the course schedule with date, time, and location.

University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) coverage and charges are mandatory ($252 CAD per term).

Costs as an exchange students

 

Accommodation

On campus
Students who wish to live on campus must complete and submit the Housing Application Form that will be provided by York International. On campus housing for exchange students is limited and not guaranteed. Admitted incoming exchange students will receive more information from York University to start their housing application.

The estimated cost for accommodation will be updated in the 2025-26 factsheet which will be published on York University website.

Off campus
Students can also look for accommodations themselves.

 

Additional information

Incoming exchange students



Student support

Study with disabilities (umu.se)
Academic support at York University
 

Student grants and loans for studies outside of Sweden

You may be entitled to student grants and loans from CSN when studying abroad.

As the cost of living and accommodation may be higher abroad, you can apply for an extra loan known as an additional loan for studies abroad.

You can also apply for an additional loan to cover additional costs, i.e. travel and insurance costs. 

Latest update: 2024-10-14