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*Degree offered: M.Sc.
 
*Degree offered: M.Sc.
 
*2 years in length
 
*2 years in length
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*Acceptance limit per year: 30
  
 
==Admission Requirements==
 
==Admission Requirements==
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*Degree: A Baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from a recognized institution
 
*Degree: A Baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from a recognized institution
 
*Required Courses
 
*Required Courses
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**Course A (# of McGill Credits) -In parenthesis ( ), the # of McGill credits should be written. If the school says it’s a 1 semester course (or half-year course), this is 3 McGill credits. 2 semesters (of 1 full-year course) is 6 credits. If the course requires a Lab component, mention this too.
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**Biology – 2 semesters
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**Course B (# of McGill Credits) If the credit equivalent is not obvious, then you don’t need to mention it.
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**Chemistry – 2 semesters
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*Recommended Courses
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**English – 1 semester
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**Organic Chemistry – 1 semester
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**Statistics/Biostatistics – 1 semester
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For more information, click [URL here] - Make sure to write “here” after you insert the URL. Again, just copy/paste the link with the http://. If there are multiple links that provide all the information mentioned in this section, you can do this by writing “click [URL here], [URL here] and [URL here] as an example.
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**Biochemistry – 1 semester
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**Genetics – 1 semester
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**Ecology – 1 semester
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For more information, click [http://vet.ucalgary.ca/admission here]
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====GPA====
 
====GPA====
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*Minimum:
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*Minimum: 3.0 (B or its equivalent) in the last two full time years
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*Average accepted GPA:
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For more information, click [http://vet.ucalgary.ca/admission here]
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*Calculation method: -Some schools may not indicate how they count the applicant’s GPA,
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** so you can remove this section for those schools
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====Standardized Testing====
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For more information, click [URL here]
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*Not required
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====Standardized Test==== -Please change the name Standardized Test to MCAT (for medicine), DAT (for dentistry), LSAT (for law), PCAT (for pharmacy)
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*Minimum scores: -Please write down the sections of each component (as seen in the U of T Medicine example) along with their scores, or just write whatever the school lists.
 
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*Median / Average scores XXXX: Change XXXX to the year given on the website
 
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*Test must have been written within X years of application deadline
 
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For more information, click [URL here]
 
 
====Supporting Documents====
 
====Supporting Documents====
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*Complete personal information
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*Signed statement verifying Alberta residency status
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*Signed statement verifying completion of the academic requirements
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For more information, click [URL here]
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*Post-secondary transcripts submitted by the appropriate academic institution
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*Work experience and extracurricular activities
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*Names and contact information of three referees as well as the signed and sealed reference forms
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For more information, click [http://vet.ucalgary.ca/admission here]
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==Interview==
 
==Interview==
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*When -Write any pertinent information on the website. If there are no interviews, just
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*Held at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
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*Where mention that the school does not require one.
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*Consists also of an onsite essay and an optional tour of the facility
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*By Whom
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*Multiple mini interview (MMI) process to assess verbal reasoning and problem solving skills
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*Etc.
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**A series (between 6 and 8) of 10 minute interviews that consist of situational events where applicants are given a scenario and asked to work through an issue or behavioural type question
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For more information, click [URL here]
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For more information, click [http://vet.ucalgary.ca/system/files/2011InterviewInformation_0.pdf here]
  
 
==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==

Revision as of 21:28, 21 November 2010


Contacts

Website: http://www.vet.ucalgary.ca/
Phone: 403-220-8699
Admissions e-mail: vet.admissions@ucalgary.ca

Program Information

  • Degree offered: M.Sc.
  • 2 years in length
  • Acceptance limit per year: 30

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree: A Baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from a recognized institution
  • Required Courses
    • Biology – 2 semesters
    • Chemistry – 2 semesters
    • English – 1 semester
    • Organic Chemistry – 1 semester
    • Statistics/Biostatistics – 1 semester
    • Biochemistry – 1 semester
    • Genetics – 1 semester
    • Ecology – 1 semester

For more information, click here

GPA

  • Minimum: 3.0 (B or its equivalent) in the last two full time years

For more information, click here

Standardized Testing

  • Not required

Supporting Documents

  • Complete personal information
  • Signed statement verifying Alberta residency status
  • Signed statement verifying completion of the academic requirements
  • Post-secondary transcripts submitted by the appropriate academic institution
  • Work experience and extracurricular activities
  • Names and contact information of three referees as well as the signed and sealed reference forms

For more information, click here

Interview

  • Held at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Consists also of an onsite essay and an optional tour of the facility
  • Multiple mini interview (MMI) process to assess verbal reasoning and problem solving skills
    • A series (between 6 and 8) of 10 minute interviews that consist of situational events where applicants are given a scenario and asked to work through an issue or behavioural type question

For more information, click here

Timeline

  • January 10, 2011 - Application Packages are due
  • February 7, 2011 - Official Transcripts are due
  • March 11, 2011 - Accept/Decline for Offer of Interview due
  • March 26, 2011 - Interview Day
  • June 7, 2011 - Updated Official Transcripts due

For more information, click here

Tuition 2010-2011

  • CAD $5,439,90 per semester for Canadians

For more information on tuition, click here

  • Awards and Scholarships are available

For more information, click here and here

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