Two completed letters of recommendation.  Letters of recommendations are now requested electronically though the OUAC system. PLEASE DO NOT MAIL A COPY OF ANY REFERENCE LETTER TO YOUR REFEREES. Please do not send copies of your reference letters in the mail via Canada Post.

There is no action required on the part of the applicant. An electronic recommendation form is automatically emailed to the referees that you indicate on your OUAC application once UWO receives your On-line Application. Your referees are directed to complete and submit the form to us via email and if the recommendation form is not received within a certain time frame they will be sent reminder emails. You will receive email notification when your referee is sent the electronic form, and once he/she has completed and submitted it to UWO.  Your referee will also receive a thank-you email from UWO after submitting the form. The electronic reference will be processed at Western centrally and delivered to the program(s) to which you have applied.

To support your application, you must forward one official academic transcript (no copies, scans, or 'attested' copies) from each post-secondary institution attended. These documents should be mailed directly to the department. WES or other organizations' conversion of grades is needed, though official translations for any transcripts not in English or French are required.

If you have attended or are currently enrolled at any Ontario college or university other than The University of Western Ontario, you must use OUAC to request transcripts. These transcripts will be delivered electronically to each of the programs to which you are applying.

Past or current students of The University of Western Ontario do not need to provide transcripts for their academic history at Western. This information will be obtained internally.

Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) test scores are NOT a requirement of this program.

A brief outline of your career goals and the area of your research interests. Please do this in the space provided under Statement of Academic Intent.

In your 'Statement of Academic Intent', please list the names of up to three (3) professors (in order of preference) you would prefer to work with as supervisors. It is not necessary to contact them, as supervisors will have access to applications. Elsewhere on the OUAC application, you will be able to indicate any potential supervisors with whom you have made contact.

Please see our Epidemiology and Biostatistics Faculty Profiles on our web pages for areas of study. If you are a PhD applicant, please ensure you select a faculty member who can supervise PhD students.

Official proof of proficiency in English IF you do not have at least a two year degree from a North American university, and your first language is not  English. A final decision on your application will not be made until the official result of ONE of the following has been received by our program:

For IELTS, the minimum acceptable score is 6 out of 9. Link to Testing Service for IELTS

For MELAB, you need at least 80 on each section and an overall score of at least 85.

A copy of your "Record of Landing"  if you are a landed immigrant or recent permanent resident.

OR

International Students

International Students accepted into our graduate program are REQUIRED to present an original valid Citizenship and Immigration Canada "Study Permit" document to the Faculty of Graduate Studies prior to the official start date of the fall term (September 1st).

According to the Federal Government regulations students will not be eligible to register or attend classes if they do not have this Study Permit valid for the date of September 1, 2013.  For further information and Study Permit Applications see http://www.cic.gc.ca

PLEASE SEE THIS WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT APPLYING TO OUR PROGRAM: http://grad.uwo.ca/prospective_students/index.htm

Once you have read the application procedures, click on the following icon to apply:

The responsibility rests with the applicant to make sure that all necessary documentation reaches us by the M.Sc. & Ph.D. application deadline of FEBRUARY 1, 2013, for classes beginning September 2013.

Our Graduate Affairs Committee meets in early March to review all applications received and applicants are notified of our decision BY THE END OF JULY 2013.

Your application will not be considered if it is incomplete.

Thank you.