Minor in Global Leadership

The Minor in Global Leadership encourages a diverse pool of applicants and strongly welcomes applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, people from varying faith groups, and/or students who are economically disadvantaged or first in their family to attend university.

The program is open to all U of T undergraduate students who: 

• First-year undergraduate KPE students who have completed a minimum of 4.0 FCEs or, 

• Second-year undergraduate KPE students who have completed a minimum of 8.0 FCEs,  

• Has a minimum average GPA of 2.7 across an applicant's best 3.0 completed credits, and 

• Has a minimum of 4 semesters of study remaining to complete core requirements and all necessary electives 

Previous leadership experience is not a requirement. There are many ways to understand leadership and gain experience as a part of this program.

Applicants are encouraged to have:

• An interest in the study of leadership, global and cultural perspectives
• A willingness to engage with students from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and disciplines of study

• Apply from February 1 - May 31, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET
• Check results between June 21 - July 20, 2025.
• Enrol by August 10, 2025.

Step 1: Submit a request on ACORN

1. Log on to ACORN
2. Select Academics – Enrol & Manage – Program
3. Select “Add a Program”
4. Enter the Program code: PEMINGLOB
5. Confirm your request
6. If the status next to the program code changes to “REQUESTED – you have applied for admission to this Program”, you have successfully completed Step 1.

Step 2: Provide supplemental information

1. Submit your supplementary application by May 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET. The link to supplementary application will be available here.

Step 3: Check results of your requests to see if you have been invited to enrol in the Minor in Global Leadership

1. Beginning on the “Check Results” date listed above, log on to ACORN
2. Select Academics – Enrol & Manage – Program.
3. A list of your programs will appear.
4. Check the status next to your program. If the status is:
   • INVITED – You have been offered admission to this program and you can move onto the next step
   • REFUSED – You have been denied admission into this program
   • REQUESTED – Check back again. Your program request is being processed by the department.

Step 4: Accept the invitation to enrol in the Minor in Global Leadership

1. If you have been INVITED, you can accept or decline the invitation in ACORN by August 15, 2025. If the status next to the program code changes to ACTIVE, you are enrolled in this program, and you have successfully completed all the steps to enrol.
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