Université de Montréal Physiological Optics

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Website: http://www.opto.umontreal.ca
Tel: Carole Cholette, 514-343-6325
Admissions e-mail: Go to http://www.etudes.umontreal.ca/admission/index.html, and beneath the “pour nous joindre” heading on the right, click “par courriel>>>”.

Admission Requirements

General

• Apply online at http://www.futursetudiants.umontreal.ca/admission/demande.html
• Students are only admitted to the program once they secure a position with a supervisor.

Academic Requirements

• cGPA: minimum 3.0 out of 4.3 (or equivalent)
• A B.Sc. from a recognized university in a related field, or an O.D. (optometry) degree.

Financial Requirements

• Outline of how the student will finance their studies (this will have been discussed with the potential supervisor)

Supporting Documents

• Personal essay
• 2 letters of recommendation
• CV
• Letter from the applicant’s potential supervisor, attesting that they will serve as supervisor
• Birth certificate
• Copy of transcript (cumulative)
• $50 application fee

Other

• In order to be admitted to the “clinical sciences” option, the applicant must hold an O.D. degree.
• This graduate program may be done with a thesis, or with a stage.
• Applicants may be asked to attend an interview.
• Applicants must be fluent in French and have adequate knowledge of English.
• Applicants may have to pass a French knowledge test if their previous language of instruction was not French, or if their mother tongue is not French ($60 fee).

Deadlines

• February 1 for September entry.
• November 1 for January entry.