Additional Admission Requirements
Students will be assessed on the basis of undergraduate and graduate grades, letters of reference and research ability.
Students with a Master's degree from a foreign university will normally not be directly admitted into the PhD program, but will be accepted into the MSc in Biology program. They will, however, on demonstration of the ability to complete a PhD, be eligible to transfer to a PhD as described below.
Students registered in the MSc in Science in Biology who demonstrate exceptional potential for independent research and have attained an A- average in graduate courses in the program may request to transfer to the PhD program during the first six months of the second year of enrolment. The transfer must be approved by the student's supervisory committee and the departmental Graduate Studies Committee.