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Research Programs (MEng, MASc, PhD)

• Admission into a research program requires a recommendation by a faculty member who will serve as an academic supervisor.
• All applicants are recommended to submit a complete application as early as possible.

 **International applicants are recommended to submit a complete application early, to allow sufficient time to meet any immigration requirements.

Professional Programs

• All applicants are recommended to submit a complete application as early as possible.
• Complete applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis in the order in which they are received.
• Admission decisions and processing times will vary depending on the number of applications received.

*September and January entry only

**International applicants are recommended to submit a complete application early, to allow sufficient time to meet any immigration requirements.

Admission into a research program requires a recommendation by a faculty member who will serve as an academic supervisor. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to provide the name(s) of their proposed academic supervisor(s) when submitting an application. Applicants are advised to contact their proposed academic supervisors.  Due to the high volume of emails received, faculty members may reply only to applicants they can supervise. For areas of research and individual home pages of faculty members, please refer to the faculty research interests and the faculty directory.

Professional program applicants do not need to find a supervisor before applying to this program. Admitted students will be under the supervision of the Program Director. 

Your application for admission cannot be processed until your application fee is received. You will be prompted to pay this fee by credit card as part of the online application process. Cash will not be accepted. These fees are non-refundable and will not be counted toward your tuition. For current application fees please visit the graduate admissions website.

If selected for admission to a professional program (MADS or MTIS), a non-refundable $2,000 CAD acceptance deposit is required to secure your seat. The acceptance deposit will be applied toward the cost of the first term's tuition. International students will not be issued a Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) until this deposit has been received.

 An acceptance deposit is not currently required for research programs (MASc, MEng, PhD).

As part of your application, you must upload unofficial transcripts from all institutions which you have attended.

Unofficial transcripts include:

• photocopies which have not been endorsed as true copies by the issuing institution
• transcripts which have been opened or which arrive without a sealed envelope
• transcripts which have not been endorsed by the issuing institution
• transcripts received electronically from the student

Official transcripts, statements of marks, and/or confirmation of degree can also be received electronically via a secure digital transcript service or emailed directly from the issuing institution (in PDF format) from a verifiable institutional email address.

Certified photocopies are acceptable if they are endorsed by the issuing university. They must be sent in a sealed, endorsed envelope.

If your academic records are in a language other than English, they must be:

• issued in their original language
• accompanied by certified English translations

If the institution you attended cannot translate the documents into English, you must find a certified translator. English translations must be literal translations of the original documents and must be certified by the institution that issued the degree. English translations of French-language transcripts from Canadian institutions are not required.

For more information regarding the submission of documents, please visit the graduate admissions website.

The University of Victoria requires proof of English language proficiency in order to attend any graduate program.

You have met this requirement if:

• English is your primary language
• you have spent the last three consecutive years before coming to UVic in an English-speaking country. 
• you have a degree from a designated English-speaking country
• you have a degree from a recognized institution at which the language of instruction is English

 The university accepts test scores from the following three testing agencies: TOEFL, IELTS, or MET.

 The minimum acceptable TOEFL score for international applicants is an overall score of 90 from the internet-based . You must also score at least 20 points each in the listening, speaking, reading and writing sections. The university accepts either the TOEFL iBT test taken at a test centre or the iBT home edition. The university also accepts TOEFL MyBest Scores.

 The minimum acceptable  score is an overall band score of 6.5. No individual component can have a score lower than 6.0. Scores are accepted from the Academic IELTS (not general), taken at a test centre or online. The university accepts IELTS Academic One Skill Retake.

 The minimum acceptable  score is an overall score of 64.

 Official test score reports must be sent directly to the University of Victoria by the testing agency. Scores older than two years are not acceptable.

The GRE test is recommended but not required.

Contact the graduate secretary for more information or visit our FAQ page.