Kalamuna Restructures UTSC Admissions Platform with Program Finder

Kalamuna has restructured the digital admissions experience for the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), consolidating fragmented programme information into a unified interface centred around a single Program Finder. The redesign replaces multiple overlapping programme pages and reorganises the admissions architecture to simplify navigation for prospective students.

The project addresses a previously fragmented user journey spread across marketing pages, departmental websites, and central University of Toronto gateways. According to the case study, Kalamuna mapped these entry points to support a more coherent admissions structure and reduce friction between programme discovery and application workflows. The redesign also introduces thematic search patterns intended to help students locate programmes based on interests rather than administrative categories.

A central objective of the redesign was to reposition UTSC within the wider University of Toronto system. The case study describes efforts to foreground campus-specific differentiators including co-op programmes, experiential learning, and the campus environment. Kalamuna stated that the redesign combined user experience strategy, content restructuring, accessibility optimisation, and design system planning within UTSC’s existing Drupal environment.

The redesign consolidates three separate programme pages into a single Program Finder interface. Kalamuna stated that the feature was iterated through wireframing and prototyping to refine filtering logic, terminology, and result presentation for a high-school-aged audience. The case study also notes the use of tooltips and thematic categorisation to improve programme discovery and reduce confusion created by overlapping academic labels.

Kalamuna worked with UTSC’s internal design and content teams, including its User Experience Lead and Web Content Strategist. While the agency did not complete the final implementation coding, it contributed technical strategy, research, accessibility planning, and a reusable design framework intended for adoption by UTSC’s internal developers. The case study states that the resulting designs were prepared for integration into the institution’s existing Drupal infrastructure.

The resulting admissions platform presents a more structured interface intended to support recruitment and programme discovery. However, the published case study does not include quantitative evidence such as conversion rates, engagement metrics, or accessibility benchmarking data. As a result, the reported impact remains descriptive rather than independently measurable.