Admission Requirements

Applicants must satisfy the minimum requirements set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Successful applicants for the MA program will normally have an Honours BA in Political Science, or its equivalent, with first-class standing (GPA of 3.70 or higher).

Admission decisions are based on academic transcripts, letters of reference, a sample of written work, statement of research interest submitted by the applicant, and the capacity of the Department to supervise a thesis in the applicant’s proposed field of research.

Successful applicants for the PhD program will normally have an MA in Political Science with first-class standing (GPA of 3.70 or higher). Admission decisions are based on the same considerations that apply to the MA program, but PhD students are admitted only when a faculty member is prepared to supervise the applicant's program, including the proposed thesis topic.

Applicants who do not meet all of the above requirements, but who have superior academic qualifications, may be considered for admission to the graduate program.

Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate a minimum of 600 for the written TOEFL/100 for the internet based test, or IELTS with an outcome of 7.5. The language competency test may be waived if the applicant has completed a degree at a recognized university where the language of instruction is English and where English is one of the official languages of the country.  

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