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==Contacts==
 
==Contacts==
*Website: http://www.usask.ca/toxicology/graduate/index.html
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*Website: http://www.usask.ca/toxicology/Graduate%20Program%20Interdisciplinary/index.php
 
*Tel: (306) 966-7441
 
*Tel: (306) 966-7441
 
*Admissions e-mail: tox.centre@usask.ca
 
*Admissions e-mail: tox.centre@usask.ca
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===General===
 
===General===
 
*Students should try to find a supervisor by contacting the Academic Coordinator.
 
*Students should try to find a supervisor by contacting the Academic Coordinator.
*Get the forms at http://www.usask.ca/cgsr/forms.php#prosp
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*Get the forms at http://www.usask.ca/cgsr/
  
 
===Academic Requirements===
 
===Academic Requirements===
 
*Recognized undergraduate degree in the life sciences, B.Sc., D.V.M., M.D., B.S.A, or B.S.P.
 
*Recognized undergraduate degree in the life sciences, B.Sc., D.V.M., M.D., B.S.A, or B.S.P.
*Undergrad courses in vertebrate physiology and biochemistry are necessary
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*Required courses
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**biology
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**toxicology
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**chemistry
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**biochemistry
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**mammalian physiology
 
**Courses in environmental chemistry, pathology and pharmacology are recommended.
 
**Courses in environmental chemistry, pathology and pharmacology are recommended.
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*Other Requirements
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**a working knowledge of statistical methods are necessary
 
*GPA of 70% over the last two years of undergraduate study.
 
*GPA of 70% over the last two years of undergraduate study.
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===Financial Requirements===
 
===Financial Requirements===
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===Documents===
 
===Documents===
*Application form
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*Application form [http://www.usask.ca/cgsr/applying/index.php click here]
 
*Official university transcripts from all institutions
 
*Official university transcripts from all institutions
 
*Three confidential letters of recommendation
 
*Three confidential letters of recommendation

Revision as of 23:39, 7 November 2012

Contacts

Admissions Requirements

General

Academic Requirements

  • Recognized undergraduate degree in the life sciences, B.Sc., D.V.M., M.D., B.S.A, or B.S.P.
  • Required courses
    • biology
    • toxicology
    • chemistry
    • biochemistry
    • mammalian physiology
    • Courses in environmental chemistry, pathology and pharmacology are recommended.
  • Other Requirements
    • a working knowledge of statistical methods are necessary
  • GPA of 70% over the last two years of undergraduate study.


Financial Requirements

  • Students are expected to maintain sufficient financial support.
  • Students will not be officially accepted until a suitable supervisor with adequate research funding has been found.

Documents

  • Application form click here
  • Official university transcripts from all institutions
  • Three confidential letters of recommendation
  • CV or resume (optional)
  • $75 Application fee, once student is accepted for admission

Other

  • If your first language is not English, then language test scores must also be submitted.

Deadlines

  • Applications are accepted year-round for May and September entry, but scholarship decisions are made in April.