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Graduate
Admissions
Admission
Requirements
Candidates
must hold a Bachelor's Degree from a university of recognized
standing with:
- Bachelor's
Degree with an honours or the equivalent of honours standing
as granted by Dalhousie University in the area in which
graduate work is to be done or an area that is relevant
to the graduate work. A four (4) year Baccalaureate degree
may be considered as equivalent of honours if there is
evidence of independent research capacity (such as a research
project as part of a course) or if the degree is officially
approved as an honours equivalent. In those cases where
a candidate has a three-year degree and an honours program
was not available to them, first-class candidates will
be considered for admission into the two-year program
or Qualifying Year.
In all cases, candidates for admission must possess
degrees which are deemed by the Faculty of Graduate
Studies to be equivalent
to those granted by NSAC and Dalhousie University, and
which have been granted by institutions fully recognized
by Dalhousie University.
English
Language Competency
Non-Canadian
candidates whose native language is not English must demonstrate
their capacity to pursue a graduate-level program in English
before admission*. The standard test is TOEFL. The minimum
acceptable score for the written TOEFL is 580 and for the on-line TOEFL is 92. Official TOEFL
reports are to be submitted to NSAC (institution code 0844).
The following other tests will also be accepted with the
following minimum scores: MELAB, 90; IELTS, 7; CanTest,
average of 4.5 with no band score lower than 4.0; CAEL,
60 overall ,with no band score lower than 50.
Further
information on these tests may be obtained from:
-
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Education Testing Service
P.O. Box 6151
Princeton, NJ
USA 08541
www.toefl.org
- Michigan
English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)
English Language Institute (ELI)
TCF Building
University of Michigan
401E. Liberty, Ste 350
Ann Arbor, Michigan
USA 48104-2298
www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/testing/melab
- International
English Language Testing System (IELTS)
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
1 Hills Road
Cambridge, UK
CB12EU
www.ielts.org
- Canadian
Test of English for Scholars and Trainees (CanTest)
CanTEST Project Office
Second Language Institute
University of Ottawa
600 King Edward Avenue
Ottawa, ON
K1N 6N5
www.arts.uottawa.ca/ils/eng/cantest_register.html
- Canadian
Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL)
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Carleton University
126 Paterson Hall, 1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON
K1S 5B6
www.cael.ca
Program
Requirements
A
minimum of ten graduate-level credits are required for completion
of the regular (One-Year) M.Sc. degree. The thesis counts
for six of the ten graduate credits. The remaining credits
must include the Graduate Communication Skills course. Additional
courses are determined by consultation between the student
and the student’s Supervisory Committee. The One-Year
M.Sc. program requires students to pay one year of program
fees followed by continuing fees until program completion.
Students should expect the One-Year M.Sc. program to take
24 to 28 months to complete.
Students
enrolled in the extended (Two-Year) M.Sc. Program complete
an additional five credits related to their program with
a grade of 70% or higher in each course taken. These additional
credits can be at either the undergraduate or graduate level.
The Two-Year M.Sc. program requires students to pay two
years of program fees followed by continuing fees until
program completion. Students should expect the Two-Year
M.Sc. program to take 24-36 months to complete.
A satisfactory
thesis embodying contributions to independent research must
be presented and defended successfully in a public oral
examination. Students are also required to assist in the
teaching of at least one undergraduate course, and to be
admitted to candidacy within the first four to six months
of their program.
Start
Dates
You
may choose to begin your Master of Science program in the
Fall (September 1), Winter (January 1) or Spring (May 1)
session. The usual start date for the M.Sc. in Agriculture
is September 1.
Application
Dates*
| For
the academic year commencing in: |
Application
deadline*: |
Non-Canadian
application deadline*: |
| September |
June
1 |
April
1 |
| January |
October
31 |
August
31 |
| May |
February
28 |
December
31 |
*Application
deadlines are the final dates for receipt
of applications by the Research and Graduate Studies Office,
and reflect the realistic time constraints for the processing
of all relevant student documentation. If visa processing
is lengthy (such as the People's Republic of China), applicants
should apply at least two months before the deadline, eg.
by January 31 for September admission.
Application
for Admission
The application contains the
following forms:
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