PhD Application Information
Students apply to the Tri-University Graduate Program in History on an application form from one of the three universities participating in the program. Because all applications are processed by a single Tri-University admissions committee, it does not matter which university’s application form you use. However, PhD applicants should use the form of the university of their preferred supervisor. Below you will also find a link to preference form. Fill in the preferrence form and include it in your application package. On this form, applicants to the PhD program can suggest a range of supervisors and fields. The admissions committee will use your application form together with your preference form when determining the department to which it will recommend your admission.
All inquiries and applications concerning this program should be addressed to the Tri-University Graduate Program in History. The Tri-University Graduate Program uses a self-administered application process in which the onus is on the applicant to collect and submit all required documentation and material.
General Admission Requirements:
Applications are considered by the Tri-University Graduate Program’s Admissions Committee and a recommendation for admission or rejection is forwarded to the dean of Graduate Studies at the proposed home university. Only students who are graduates of accredited universities and colleges are eligible for admission. Students will be admitted only after they have obtained an MA with at least an A- (80%) standing. Since not all applicants can be admitted, close attention is paid to samples of applicants’ written work, applicants’ transcripts and past record as a whole, and to their statement of research interests. Applicants from outside Canada whose previous education cannot be assessed readily may be required to demonstrate their knowledge by other means such as the Graduate Record Examination.
Language Requirements
Candidates for admission to the PhD program in history whose chosen area of research requires a language other than English must demonstrate sufficient language skills prior to admission. This is normally the equivalent of the skills acquired in a 200-level university course.
Non-Canadian applicants whose first language is other than French or English are required to submit evidence of proficiency in the English language or pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A net score of at least 600 is required.
Application Deadline:
To be considered in the first round of admissions, applications must be received by 1 February. The admissions committee will, however, continue to review applications received after that date.
Forms:
INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS February 2010
PhD Student Preference Form 2008 (.pdf)
University of Guelph Application
University of Waterloo Application
Wilfrid Laurier University Application