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==How to name your article==
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* '''Environment''' program at '''Queen's University''' --> '''Queen's University Environment'''
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* '''Medicine''' at the '''University of Toronto''' --> '''University of Toronto Medicine'''
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Many schools of medicine, law, etc. are named after donors or honour certain historical figures (e.g. Albert Einstein College of Medicine). If a university network has several universities, please specify which one it is. Example:
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*'''Incorrect''': University of California Medicine. (UC is the system/network of universities, and has several medical schools.)
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*'''Correct''': University of California, San Francisco Medicine (UCSF's medical school is affiliated first and foremost with UCSF.)
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*'''Correct''':  York University Law
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*'''Better still''': York University Osgoode Hall Law School
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Write the full name of the university in the article's title page, regardless of length. If the name ends in "university", you may omit that. When in doubt about a university's preferred "full" name, consult their official website or Wikipedia.
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*'''Incorrect''': UWO Law
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*'''Correct''': University of Western Ontario Law
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*'''Incorrect''': UC Irvine Medicine
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*'''Correct''' University of California, Irvine Medicine
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If two universities have ''highly'' similar names, especially those that share a type of professional program (e.g. Boston College and Boston University, which both have law schools), please disambiguate them.
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*'''Incorrect''': Washington Medicine
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*'''Correct''': Washington University Medicine (for the one in St. Louis)
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*'''Also correct''': Washington University in St. Louis Medicine (the "in St. Louis" is part of their official name)
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*'''Also correct''': University of Washington Medicine (for the one in Seattle)
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For universities with an official name in French, please keep it in French. Example:
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* '''Incorrect''': Laval University
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* '''Correct''': Université de Laval
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To go to the listing of programs available at a ''French'' university using an ''English'' name (e.g. "University of Montreal" for "Université de Montréal"), create a redirect from the English name to the French.
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==Raw code==
 
==Raw code==
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Feel free to copy and paste the following.
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Feel free to copy and paste the following. If you see an <u>asterisk</u> under a heading, it means "use a '''bulleted''' list"; if you see a <u><nowiki><br></nowiki></u> under a heading, it means "use a list with '''no bullets'''".
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===Professional Programs (Medicine, Dentistry, Law, Pharmacy)===
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<pre>
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__NOTOC__
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{{med}}
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==Contacts==
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'''Website:'''
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'''Phone:'''
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'''Admissions e-mail:'''
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==Program Information==
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*Degree offered
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*X years in length
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*Number of applications in XXXX:
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*Class size in XXXX:
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==Admission Requirements==
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====Course and Degree Requirements====
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*Degree:
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*Required Courses
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**Course A (# of McGill Credits)
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**Course B (# of McGill Credits)
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**etc.
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*Recommended Courses
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**
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**
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For more information, click here ''insert link''
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====GPA====
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*Minimum:
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*Average accepted GPA:
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*Calculation method:
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**
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For more information, click here
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====Standardized Test====
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*Minimum scores:
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**
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*Median scores:
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**
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*Test must have been written within X years of application deadline
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For more information, click here
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====Supporting Documents====
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*
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*
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*
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For more information, click here
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==Interview==
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*When
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*Where
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*By Whom
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*Etc.
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For more information, click here
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==Timeline==
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*
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*
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*
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For more information, click here
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==Tuition 2009-2010==
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*
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*
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For more information click here
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[[Category:University |Program]]
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[[Category:Program|University]]
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</pre>
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===Graduate Programs===
 
===Graduate Programs===
 
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[[Category:Program|University]]
 
[[Category:Program|University]]
 
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</pre>
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'''Note''': MCAT will only apply to medical programs. Law schools and dental schools will use the LSAT and DAT, respectively.
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==Categories==
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*McGill Political Science
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**<nowiki>[[Category:</nowiki>'''McGill University'''<nowiki>|Political Science]]</nowiki>
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**<nowiki>[[Category:Political Science|</nowiki>'''McGill'''<nowiki>]]</nowiki>
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==="University of..."===
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*University of Toronto Political Science
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**<nowiki>[[Category:</nowiki>'''University of Toronto'''<nowiki>|Medicine]]</nowiki>
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**<nowiki>[[Category:Political Science|</nowiki>'''Toronto'''<nowiki>]]</nowiki>
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===Multiple programs===
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* University of Antarctica Ice Fishing and Penguin Observing
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**<nowiki>[[Category:University of Antarctica|</nowiki>'''Ice Fishing and Penguin Observing'''<nowiki>]]</nowiki>
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**<nowiki>[[Category:</nowiki>'''Ice Fishing'''<nowiki>|Antarctica]]</nowiki>, <nowiki>[[Category:</nowiki>'''Penguin Observing'''<nowiki>|Antarctica]]</nowiki>

Latest revision as of 11:48, 16 November 2010

How to name your article

  • Environment program at Queen's University --> Queen's University Environment
  • Medicine at the University of Toronto --> University of Toronto Medicine


Many schools of medicine, law, etc. are named after donors or honour certain historical figures (e.g. Albert Einstein College of Medicine). If a university network has several universities, please specify which one it is. Example:

  • Incorrect: University of California Medicine. (UC is the system/network of universities, and has several medical schools.)
  • Correct: University of California, San Francisco Medicine (UCSF's medical school is affiliated first and foremost with UCSF.)
  • Correct: York University Law
  • Better still: York University Osgoode Hall Law School


Write the full name of the university in the article's title page, regardless of length. If the name ends in "university", you may omit that. When in doubt about a university's preferred "full" name, consult their official website or Wikipedia.

  • Incorrect: UWO Law
  • Correct: University of Western Ontario Law
  • Incorrect: UC Irvine Medicine
  • Correct University of California, Irvine Medicine


If two universities have highly similar names, especially those that share a type of professional program (e.g. Boston College and Boston University, which both have law schools), please disambiguate them.

  • Incorrect: Washington Medicine
  • Correct: Washington University Medicine (for the one in St. Louis)
  • Also correct: Washington University in St. Louis Medicine (the "in St. Louis" is part of their official name)
  • Also correct: University of Washington Medicine (for the one in Seattle)


For universities with an official name in French, please keep it in French. Example:

  • Incorrect: Laval University
  • Correct: Université de Laval

To go to the listing of programs available at a French university using an English name (e.g. "University of Montreal" for "Université de Montréal"), create a redirect from the English name to the French.

Raw code

Feel free to copy and paste the following. If you see an asterisk under a heading, it means "use a bulleted list"; if you see a <br> under a heading, it means "use a list with no bullets".

Professional Programs (Medicine, Dentistry, Law, Pharmacy)

__NOTOC__
{{med}}

==Contacts==
'''Website:''' 
'''Phone:'''
'''Admissions e-mail:'''


==Program Information==
*Degree offered
*X years in length
*Number of applications in XXXX: 
*Class size in XXXX:


==Admission Requirements==

====Course and Degree Requirements====
*Degree: 
*Required Courses 
**Course A (# of McGill Credits)
**Course B (# of McGill Credits)
**etc.
*Recommended Courses
**
**
For more information, click here ''insert link''

====GPA====
*Minimum: 
*Average accepted GPA: 
*Calculation method:
**
For more information, click here

====Standardized Test====
*Minimum scores:
**
*Median scores:
** 
*Test must have been written within X years of application deadline
For more information, click here

====Supporting Documents====
*
*
*
For more information, click here


==Interview==
*When
*Where
*By Whom
*Etc.
For more information, click here

==Timeline==
*
*
*
For more information, click here


==Tuition 2009-2010==
*
*
For more information click here

[[Category:University |Program]]
[[Category:Program|University]]

Graduate Programs

__NOTOC__
==Contacts==
<br>

==Admissions Requirements==
===General===
*
===Academic Requirements===
*
===Financial Requirements===
*
===Documents===
*
==Other==
*
==Deadlines==
*
[[Category:University|Program]]
[[Category:Program|University]]

Note: MCAT will only apply to medical programs. Law schools and dental schools will use the LSAT and DAT, respectively.

Categories

  • McGill Political Science
    • [[Category:McGill University|Political Science]]
    • [[Category:Political Science|McGill]]

"University of..."

  • University of Toronto Political Science
    • [[Category:University of Toronto|Medicine]]
    • [[Category:Political Science|Toronto]]

Multiple programs

  • University of Antarctica Ice Fishing and Penguin Observing
    • [[Category:University of Antarctica|Ice Fishing and Penguin Observing]]
    • [[Category:Ice Fishing|Antarctica]], [[Category:Penguin Observing|Antarctica]]
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