Psychology Graduate Program - Applying for Admissions

We hope that you will consider joining us here at the University of Manitoba. We have an energetic, productive, and caring department that will provide the support, education, and research opportunities you need to reach your goals. Once you settle on an area of specialization in which you would like to pursue graduate studies, it is often a good idea to contact a professor or two with whom you might like to work both to introduce yourself and to ask for more information about their interests and research. Applications for admission to M.A. and Ph.D. programs must be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies by December 15 of the academic year preceding admission. Applications should be submitted to:

Faculty of Graduate Studies 
500 University Centre
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
R3T 2N2

A complete application should include all of the following:

1. A completed Application for Graduate Admission and application fee. (http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/index.html)
2. Two or more completed Departmental Recommendation Forms from individuals familiar with the student's academic or professional work. (umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/psychology/media/ADM_Recommendation.pdf)
3. Scores on three components of the General Test (writing, verbal, and quantitative) of the Graduate Record Examination. (note that to ensure meeting the December 15 application deadline please check for registration and test dates on the GRE web page at gre.org).
4. One official transcript (in a sealed envelope forwarded directly from each university attended (University of Manitoba web-based transcripts are acceptable)
5. A description of academic or professional goals, a statement which should include a preference ordering of staff members with whom you might wish to work.
6. Any additional information such as special awards, abilities, and publications.
7. An English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) score is required of all applicants unless they have received a high school diploma or university degree from Canada or one of the countries listed on the ELPT Exemption List. (See admission application form for exempt countries and minimum score requirements.)

Students applying for admission to the Psychology Graduate Program are not required to submit an application for the University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF) or Manitoba Graduate Scholarship (MGS). Students will automatically be considered for both awards. International students are also automatically considered for the International Graduate Student Entrance Scholarship when entering their first year of study in the Faculty of Graduate Studies.