University of British Columbia Botany
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Contacts
Website: http://www.botany.ubc.ca/index.php
Phone: 604-822-2133
Admissions e-mail: botagrad@interchange.ubc.ca
Program Information
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
- 2-3 years
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- 5 years
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- MSc program
- 4 year Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Minimum B+ average in last 2 years of study or A- (80%) grade average in 12 credits of 3rd/4th years
- PhD program
- Masters degree or equivalent
- Overall average grade of B+ (76% at UBC)
- First-class bachelor’s degree with 1 year of MSc studies may be accepted (research potential needed)
- Students lacking necessary undergraduate preparation may be admitted into a qualifying year program
- Students with an overall A grade average in an honours bachelor’s degree may be accepted directly
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Supporting Documents
- Online Application - click here
- Two official transcripts from all post-secondary school attended
- Three reference letters
- TOEFL scores for students from international institutions where English is not the first language of instruction
- Resume (optional but is often helpful)
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Timeline
- End of December, 2009: Due date for consideration for scholarships
- March 31, 2010: Application deadline
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Tuition 2009-2010
- First year tuition (Canadian student) - $ 4,098.30
- First year tuition (Visa student) - $ 7,200.00
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