University of Guelph Plant Agriculture

Contacts

Website: http://www.plant.uoguelph.ca/grads/index.html
Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext. 56077
Email: jwolting@uoguelph.ca

Admission Requirements

General

• Online application available at: http://www.uoguelph.ca/graduatestudies/

Academic Requirements

• BSc Honours in Plant Science or Biology
• Minimum B average during the last 2 full years of undergraduate study
• In exceptional cases (students with high academic standing and research potential which may be furthered to the PhD level), MSc students may transfer to the PhD program
• Exceptional students may also transfer directly from a BSc Honours to the PhD program

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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
• 2 letters of reference
• 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
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Other

• Research fields include: Crop Management and Physiology, Crop Breeding and Genetics, Crop Biotechnology

Deadlines

• Applications are accepted all year
• Semesters begin in the first weeks of January, May, and September
• Processing and consideration time for applications takes around 6 weeks
• Applications should be submitted approx. 6 months prior to the semester of desired entry

Tuition 2012-2013

• Annual sub-total for full-time domestic students: $6,491.00 (includes tuition and compulsory fees such as Dental Plan, Drug Plan, Athletic fee, etc.)
• Estimated annual cost of living for domestic students: $18,091.00 to $23,066.00 (includes sub-total from above and cost of living expenses)

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