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In addition to the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Graduate Programs in Education requires:

a) A course or thesis-based Master’s degree in an appropriate field;
b) A minimum grade point average of 3.50 on a four-point scale in a Master’s degree program;
c) A written statement indicating the applicant’s reasons for wishing to pursue a graduate program;
d) Candidates will be expected to have, or obtain, relevant practical experience in their area of specialization;
e) For applicants required to prove proficiency in English, a TOEFL score of 580 (written test), 93 (Internet-based test), a MELAB score of 82 or an IELTS score of 7.0;
f) Two reference letters.

Admission Portfolio
Applicants to the Doctor of Education program are encouraged to submit an Admission Portfolio containing examples of their work. The purpose of the Admission Portfolio is to give applicants the opportunity to provide additional documentation that demonstrates their suitability and qualification for doctoral studies. The Admission Portfolio is particularly relevant for program applicants who do not hold a thesis-based Master’s degree.

The Doctoral Admission Portfolios must include a Table of Contents and an Executive Summary that outlines the contents of the Portfolio.
The Doctoral Admission Portfolio may contain the following:
a) Thesis (if applicable);
b)  Reports;
c)  Research grants or scholarships;
d)  Articles;
e) Curriculum documents;
f) Non-print materials, e.g., multimedia;
g)  Relevant prior learning (see below);
h)  Personal statement documenting research and professional skills and interests.

Relevant Prior Learning Considerations
a)  Personal continuing education/training;
b)  Results in these continuing education efforts;
c)  Experience in a field related to the aspired degree;
d)  Management of people, resources, finances, situations;
e)  Increasing or varying responsible positions in organizations related to the aspired degree;
f) Work-related products, e.g. reports, programs of learning or training, handbooks, videos, manuals, workshops, seminars;
g)  Evidence of personal growth in knowledge, understanding, management skills, and intellectual resources;
h)  Evidence of innovation;
i) Evidence of leadership, co-ordination.

In addition to the requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Graduate Programs in Education requires:

a) A minimum of one and one-half full-course equivalents, including Educational Research 700 (a full course) the first year of program. The remaining required half course is normally a course in research methods suited to the student's proposed area of research;

b) Additional graduate courses or seminars as determined by the supervisor in consultation with the student. The number of courses required for program completion must be approved by the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs in Education and be finalized no later than the beginning of the second year of program.

Written Candidacy Process:

A written paper will be prepared by the student to demonstrate her/his knowledge of the Field of Study and preparedness to conduct research in this field.  The paper will be a response to one written question normally selected by the student from two or three questions prepared by the supervisor with the assistance of the supervisory committee members. The questions are to take into consideration a list of readings agreed to by the supervisory committee and the student as defining the student's Field of Study. These questions must be approved by the Graduate Programs in Education Associate Dean or designate before being presented to the student.

On the date assigned to begin the Written Paper, the student may pick up the questions from the Graduate Secretary.  The student then has twenty-eight days to prepare, independently, the paper.  The paper normally will be twenty-five to forty double-spaced pages in length, exclusive of references and should use the standard format normally used within a given Area of Specialization.  The student will provide a copy of the question and the paper to each member of the examining committee at least two weeks in advance of the Oral Examination.