Guelph-Waterloo Physics

Contacts

Website: http://gwp.on.ca/program/index.html
Phone: 519 888 4567 ext. 37598
Email: gwp@scimail.uwaterloo.ca

Admission Requirements

General

• Applicants can apply at either university (University of Guelph or Waterloo), depending on where their potential advisor is based
• Online application available at: www.uoguelph.ca/graduatestudies/

Academic Requirements

• BSc Honours degree in physics (or equivalent)
• Minimum B average in last 2 years of undergraduate study

Documents

• Hard copy of the online application, to be mailed to the department’s Admissions Secretary
• Statement of Research Interest and Career/Graduate Study Goals
• 3 letters of reference, 2 of which must be academic
• 1 certified copy of each previous undergraduate and/or graduate transcript
• Application fee of $85
• Proof of English Proficiency (if not a Canadian Citizen): TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB, CAEL scores are accepted

Other

• Joint program with Waterloo Physics Department (GWPI)
• 2 program types exist for a MSc: research or coursework
• Co-op program option is also available, but restricted to Canadian residents/citizens
• Further information at http://gwp.on.ca/program/regulations1.html

Deadlines

• Applications are accepted all year
• Semesters begin preferentially in May or September, but January entry is also possible
• Processing and consideration time for applications takes around 6 weeks
• Applications should be submitted approx. 2 months prior to the semester of desired entry (or as early as possible)