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Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers a wide range of options for course-based or research-based master's and doctoral students. We offer students an intellectually challenging education through programs that are international in scope, interactive in process and interdisciplinary in content and approach.
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Check Your EligibilityMinimum Academic Requirements | English Language Requirements | Other Tests
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies establishes the minimum admission requirements common to all applicants. Check first if you can meet those absolute minimums. Keep in mind that
- each graduate program that you are applying to may have additional requirements that you will find in the Graduate Degree Program listing and on the program website
- entry to UBC is competitive, i.e. each year we receive way more applicants who meet all our requirements than we can accept. Meeting minimum and program requirements is not a guarantee that you will be admitted.
Applicants from a university outside Canada in which English is not the primary language of instruction must provide results of an English language proficiency examination as part of their application.
Some of our programs require additional components, such as GRE or GMAT scores, as well as certain course or degree requirements.
Meet Deadlines
All deadlines are program specific and can range from November of the previous year to April of a year for a September intake. The most important deadline is the application deadline. Without meeting the application deadline, a file may not be considered for evaluation. No changes can be made to the application after submission. Graduate programs can set two other deadlines - which may be the same as the application deadline or provide slightly more time to complete specific actions:
- Transcript deadline: Deadline to upload scans of official transcripts through the applicant portal in support of a submitted application. Information for accessing the applicant portal will be provided after submitting an online application for admission.
- Referee deadline: Deadline for the referees identified in the application for admission to submit references. See Letters of Reference for more information.
You have full access to all deadlines in the degree program listing or review an overview of application deadlines below.
Review program application deadlines
See the graduate degree program listing for additional deadline details.
Program Name |
Intake | Canadian Applicant Deadline | International Applicant Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Arts in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology (MA) | September 2022 | 05 January 2022 | 05 January 2022 |
| Master of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies (MA) | September 2022 | 01 December 2021 | 01 December 2021 |
| Master of Arts in Art History (MA) | September 2022 | 10 January 2022 | 10 January 2022 |
| Master of Arts in Art History (Critical Curatorial Studies) (MA) | September 2022 | 10 January 2022 | 10 January 2022 |
| Master of Arts in Art Education (MA) | September 2022 | 01 December 2021 | 01 December 2021 |
| Master of Arts in Anthropology (MA) | September 2022 | 01 December 2021 | 01 December 2021 |
| Master of Arts in Ancient Culture, Religion and Ethnicity (MA) | September 2022 | 05 January 2022 | 05 January 2022 |
| Master of Archival Studies and Master of Library and Information Studies (MASLIS) | January 2022 | 01 June 2021 | 01 June 2021 |
| Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture (MARCLA) | September 2022 | 15 January 2022 | 15 January 2022 |
| Master of Architecture (MARCH) | September 2022 | 15 January 2022 | 15 January 2022 |
| Master of Applied Science in Mining Engineering (MASc) | May 2022 | 31 January 2022 | 31 December 2021 |
| Master of Applied Science in Mining Engineering (MASc) | September 2021 | 31 May 2021 | 30 April 2021 |
| Master of Applied Science in Mining Engineering (MASc) | January 2022 | 30 September 2021 | 31 August 2021 |
| Master of Applied Science in Mining Engineering (MASc) | September 2022 | 31 May 2022 | 30 April 2022 |
| Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering (MASc) | January 2022 | 01 September 2021 | 01 September 2021 |
| Master of Applied Science in Materials Engineering (MASc) | January 2022 | 01 August 2021 | 01 August 2021 |
| Master of Applied Science in Geophysics (MASc) | September 2022 | 15 January 2022 | 15 January 2022 |
| Master of Applied Science in Geophysics (MASc) | January 2022 | 15 June 2021 | 15 June 2021 |
| Master of Applied Science in Geophysics (MASc) | January 2023 | 15 June 2022 | 15 June 2022 |
| Master of Applied Science in Geological Engineering (MASc) | September 2022 | 15 January 2022 | 15 January 2022 |
| Master of Applied Science in Geological Engineering (MASc) | January 2022 | 15 June 2021 | 15 June 2021 |
| Master of Applied Science in Geological Engineering (MASc) | January 2023 | 15 June 2022 | 15 June 2022 |
| Master of Applied Science in Forestry (MASc) | May 2022 | 15 November 2021 | 15 November 2021 |
| Master of Applied Science in Forestry (MASc) | September 2022 | 15 March 2022 | 15 March 2022 |
| Master of Applied Science in Forestry (MASc) | January 2023 | 15 July 2022 | 15 July 2022 |
| Master of Applied Science in Forestry (MASc) | January 2022 | 15 July 2021 | 15 July 2021 |
| Master of Applied Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MASc) | September 2022 | 15 January 2022 | 15 January 2022 |
| Master of Applied Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MASc) | January 2022 | 01 June 2021 | 01 June 2021 |
| Master of Applied Science in Biomedical Engineering (MASc) | January 2022 | 01 June 2021 | 01 June 2021 |
| Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture (MASLA) | September 2022 | 15 January 2022 | 15 January 2022 |
| Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture (MASLA) | January 2022 | 15 June 2021 | 15 June 2021 |
| Master of Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture (MASLA) | January 2023 | 15 June 2022 | 15 June 2022 |
| Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture (MASA) | September 2022 | 15 January 2022 | 15 January 2022 |
| LLM in Taxation (LLMT) | July 2022 | 01 February 2022 | 01 November 2021 |
| LLM - Master of Laws (LLM) | September 2022 | 01 December 2021 | 01 December 2021 |
| LLM - Master of Laws (Common Law) (LLMCL) | September 2021 | 15 April 2021 | 01 February 2021 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD) | September 2021 | 01 May 2021 | 01 May 2021 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Theatre (PhD) | September 2022 | 15 January 2022 | 15 January 2022 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education (PhD) | September 2022 | 01 December 2021 | 01 December 2021 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science (PhD) | May 2022 | 01 September 2021 | 01 September 2021 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science (PhD) | January 2022 | 01 June 2021 | 01 June 2021 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in School Psychology (PhD) | September 2022 | 01 December 2021 | 01 December 2021 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Reproductive and Developmental Sciences (PhD) | January 2022 | 25 June 2021 | 04 June 2021 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Reproductive and Developmental Sciences (PhD) | May 2022 | 29 October 2021 | 08 October 2021 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Reproductive and Developmental Sciences (PhD) | September 2022 | 25 February 2022 | 04 February 2022 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies (PhD) | September 2022 | 05 January 2022 | 05 January 2022 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Sciences (PhD) | September 2021 | 15 June 2021 | 15 June 2021 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Sciences (PhD) | January 2022 | 15 October 2021 | 15 October 2021 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD) | September 2022 | 01 December 2021 | 01 December 2021 |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD) | September 2022 | 15 January 2022 | 15 January 2022 |
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Next Steps
Keep checking your online application portal for references and communication from the program. Please remember that incomplete applications cannot be considered for admission.
All fully completed applications are carefully reviewed by faculty and staff in the program(s) you have applied to. They will make offers to those that are accepted by supervisors or are competitive for course based programs.
Timelines for admission decisions vary widely across programs. Please check directly with the program for further information.
Unsuccessful applicants
Given that the number of applicants exceeds the number of positions available, a record that satisfies basic entrance requirements does not guarantee admission to graduate studies.
Successful Applicants
Congratulations! Please go to the newly admitted student checklist to see your next steps.