Application Fee
This fee must accompany all admission applications:
Canadian/Permanent Residents - $75.00 (CDN)
International Applicants - $90.00 (CDN)
Transcripts
Applicants must arrange for official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended to be sent to the University of Manitoba. Applicants must ensure that the original transcripts bearing the university seal or attested copies are sent directly from their issuing university to the department to which they are applying. In cases where the transcript does/will not clearly state that a degree has been conferred, an official degree certificate is required to accompany the transcript. It is important that the transcript(s) be sent so as to arrive as soon as possible to coincide with the arrival of the application.
Transcripts: International
Where academic records from a country other than Canada are produced in a language other than English the applicant must arrange for the submission of official literal translations of all records. To be official, original language documents and English translations must arrive together in envelopes which have been sealed and endorsed by the issuing institution.
Transcripts: University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba students may request student histories (unofficial academic records) to be mailed directly to the department or Graduate Studies free of charge. Some departments require official transcripts which may be obtained from the Registrar's Office, 400 University Centre (Please allow at least two weeks for delivery).
Proficiency in English
A successfully completed English Language Proficiency Test from the approved list is required of all applicants unless they have received a high school diploma or university degree from Canada or one of the countries listed on the English Language Proficiency Test Exemption List (see next section ). If applicable, this score is required as a basis for admission and applicants will NOT be accepted subject to receipt of an acceptable score. Documented proof of either the above must be submitted with the application for admission. Please note: scores more than two years old are not acceptable.
Thresholds required for successful completion are indicated in parentheses.*
University of Michigan English Language Examination Assessment Battery MELAB (80%)
Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL– Paper-based test (550); Computer-based test (213)
Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Teachers CanTEST (band 4.5 in listening and reading and band 4.0 in writing and oral interview)
International English Language Testing System IELTS (6.5)
Academic English Program for University and College Entrance AEPUCE (65%)
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) (60 overall and 60 on each subset)
NOTE:
- In addition, Foreign language students may be asked by the Department to complete the CanTEST prior to or following registration in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and, if need be, the Department may recommend remedial measures in language skills based on the results of the CanTEST.
- * Some departments may require a specific test or test scores greater than those indicated above.
English Language Proficiency Test Exemption List**
Applicants holding secondary school diplomas and/or university degrees from the following countries are exempt from the English Language Proficiency Test requirement:
|
Australia
|
Nigeria
|
|
Belize
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
English Speaking West Indies
|
Singapore
|
|
Canada
|
South Africa
|
|
Guyana
|
United Kingdom
|
|
Ireland
|
U.S.A.
|
|
Kenya
|
Zambia
|
|
Lesotho
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
New Zealand
|
|
** An updated list of additional countries exempt from the English Language Proficiency Test can be found at umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/prospective/admissions/english.html
Letters of Recommendation
Letters of Recommendation forms are available in the Faculty of Graduate Studies Office, 500 University Centre or on the web:
umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/formlist/referee.pdf
Two letters of recommendation must be sent to the department to which the student is applying in individual sealed envelopes with the referee's signature across the closing flap of the envelope. Applicants should check with the department to which they are applying as some departments require more than two Letters of Recommendation on a departmentally approved form.
Admission Tests
Some departments require admissions tests, such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT). These requirements are listed in the Supplementary Regulations of the particular department, and if required, the scores must be submitted at the time of application.
Entrance Requirements
The minimum standard for acceptance into any category in the Faculty of Graduate Studies is a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) or equivalent in the last two previous years of full time university study (60 credit hours).
NOTE: This is the minimum requirement of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and departments may have higher standards and additional criteria.
Eligibility of University of Manitoba Staff Members
A staff member at the University above the rank of Lecturer or Instructor II is not eligible to register for a higher degree in the department in which the appointment is held.
