Admission Requirements

The graduate programs we offer provide our students with exceptional opportunities for career advancement. Many of the world's great minds are U of A graduates including Canadian Prime Ministers and Nobel Prize winners.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research sets a minimum academic standard for admission for both Canadian and international applicants. Please review the general admission protocol as set by FGSR.

The minimum admission requirement for the Department:

GPA

  • A baccalaureate degree or its academic equivalent from an accredited academic institution recognized by the University of Alberta.
  • 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale on the most recent two-years of full-time study (or equivalent) (MSc Program)
  • 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale on the most recent two-years of full-time study (or equivalent) (MEng Program)
  • 3.3 GPA on a 4.0 scale on the most recent two-years of full-time study (or equivalent) (PhD Program)
  • English Language Proficiency

Please be advised that all programs, especially the MEng Program, are highly competitive. In particular for the MEng program, the Department's cutoff GPA is often higher than the minimum requirement of 3.0.

International applicants can refer to the minimum academic requirements.

 

English Language Proficiency (ELP)

English is the primary language of instruction and communication at UAlberta. All applicants
must be proficient in English prior to admission.

International applicants must be able to demonstrate English Language Proficiency at the time of
application.

Proficiency is demonstrated by:

GRE is NOT required nor is it used in the evaluation process.

Some institutions are exempt from the English language test, pleaser refer to the English language exemption list.