Admission Requirements and Application

General Requirements:

• Epidemiology Stream applicants for the Diploma and M.Sc. degree must hold a Bachelor's degree in a suitably related area. It is highly recommended that students have a good knowledge of differential and integral calculus at the level of a first year undergraduate course.
   
• Biostatistics Stream applicants - see IMPORTANT UPDATE regarding Biostatistics Stream.
   
• Candidates for a Ph.D. must hold a Master's degree in epidemiology and biostatistics or its equivalent
   
• CGPA (3.2/4.0 over the last two years of study)
   
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (see below for more details)
   
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE, general test) required by all applicants (see below for more details)

TOEFL

Non-Canadian applicants to the Graduate and Postdoctural Studies Office whose mother tongue is not English and who have not completed an undergraduate degree from a recognized institution where English is the language of instruction are required to submit documented proof of competency in oral and written English by appropriate exams, e.g., TOEFL with a minimum score of 100 on the internet based test, or a score of 600 on the paper based version of the TOEFL test (or 250 on the older computer-based test), or IELTS (minimum overall band of 6.5) before acceptance. Permanent Residents may be required to submit a TOEFL score. Applications will not be considered if TOEFL or IELTS is not available. Institution Code: 0935, Department Code: 99.