Guelph-Waterloo Chemistry

Location

University of Guelph 50 Stone Road East Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1

University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1

Contacts

Website: http://www.gwc2.on.ca/
Guelph:

• gwc@uoguelph.ca
• 519-824-4120 x53848

Waterloo:

• gwc@uwaterloo.ca
• 519-888-4567 x38111

Program Information

Joint programs offered by the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo.
One application + one application fee = an opportunity for admission to one of two great universities.

• Masters (M.Sc.) Degree
  • 2 years from an Honours B.Sc. degree
• Ph.D. Degree
  • 3 years from a M.Sc. degree
  • 4 years from an Honours B.Sc. degree
• Co-operative option allows students to work in a laboratory while studying

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• M.Sc.
  • Honours Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Science
  • Minimum overall standing of 75% in the last two years
  • 4 options: Thesis program, co-operative program, or full-time course-based program, or part-time program

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• Ph.D.
  • MSc degree (or equivalent) in Science with at least a minimum overall standing of 75%
  • Direct entry from BSc also an option with at least a minimum overall standing of 80% ('A')

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Supporting Documents

• Online OUAC application
• Application fee
• Academic transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended
  • Must provide grading scale
  • Official transcripts only required once you are offered admission
• 3 recommendation letters
  • MSc: 2 must be from an academic source
  • PhD: all 3 must be from an academic source
• Completed areas of research interest and goals and objectives
  • Guelph: Supplementary information form here
  • Waterloo: assessed through QUEST
• If applicable:
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • GRE. Subject GRE in Chemistry and Biochemistry are not required.
  • Proof of Immigration Status

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Timeline

• June 1st for Winter admission
• October 1st for Spring admission
• February 1st for Fall admission
• Domestic students may apply after these deadlines, but this may impact their eligibility for awards and scholarships

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Tuition (2018-2019)

Guelph (based on 2018):

• Canadian MSc: $2641.70
• Canadian PhD: $2589.66
• International MSc: $6638.39
• International PhD: $6369.19

Waterloo Winter 2019:

• Calculates and charges tuition one term at a time. There are three terms in a year: fall, winter, and spring. These are the full-time fees for the Winter 2019 term.
• Canadian MSc: $2,506.00
• Canadian PhD: $2,506.00
• International MSc: $6,838.00
• International PhD: $6,770.00

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