Admission and Application to Master and Doctoral Programs

Admission

Admission into MA and MEd programs
Basic requirements for admission

• an approved Bachelor's degree and, for K-12 teachers, one year of teacher education;* OR
• a 5-year Bachelor's degree in Education; OR
• a 4-year Bachelor's degree in Education or other appropriate area provided the applicant has completed all the necessary prerequisites listed below.

Holders of 3-year Canadian degrees require a fourth or honours year.
Note: Students applying for an MEd or MA in TESL and MLED are not required to have one year of teacher education, although two years of formal teaching experience is required.

*** NEW Admission into MEd in French Program

Admission into PhD Program
Admission to the doctoral program is highly competitive and we have the capacity to admit only a few of the many qualified applicants each year. We strongly advise you to become familiar with the information posted on the department web page including policy and procedures and the research programs of faculty members. (Do not contact the individual faculty members, as we cannot respond to the many queries about supervision prior to receiving an application, nor can we assess qualifications prior to receiving applications. You may direct general inquiries to the Graduate Advisor). We are also recommending that you describe in your letter of intent how your proposed research focus fits with the research programs of two or three faculty members. Admissions decisions are made by committee and, unfortunately, individual professors are unable to assess individual applications in advance of the committee's adjudication.

Application

Applicants should complete and submit the following documents to the Department of Language & Literacy Education no later than the application deadline. Late and incomplete applications will not be processed. We do not provide a service/site for checking on the status of your application.

Application deadlines
The academic year runs from beginning of September to end of April. A separate application and application fee must be submitted for each academic year.

PhD Admissions
The PhD program has one start date for international and North American students: September 1 each year. The deadline for receipt of application and all supporting documents is December 1 for following September start.

Masters Admissions
The Department is not taking applications for the Masters in Teacher Librarianship program for 2009-2010. Expanded opportunities for studies in children's literature,and information, media and digital literacies are offered through application to the Literacy graduate programs.

International Applicants: Start date in September only of each year for all programs - TESL, MLED, and LITR. Deadline for receipt of application and all supporting documents is December 1, 2009 for September 2010 admission.

North American Applicants including Canadian Landed Immigrants (proof of Landing required):

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)