Eligibility Criteria
Candidates for admission must hold at least a Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum B average from a university of recognised standing, with the following conditions:
For entry into a Master’s programme with a thesis requirement, candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree with an honours or the equivalent of honours standing as granted by Dalhousie University in the area in which graduate work is to be done or an area which is relevant to the graduate work. A four (4)-year Bachelor’s degree may be considered as equivalent of honours if there is evidence of independent research capacity (such as a research project as part of a class) or if the degree is officially approved as an honours equivalent. In those cases where a candidate has a three (3)-year degree and an honours programme was not available to them, first-class candidates will be considered for admission to a two-year programme.
For entry into all other programmes, candidates must hold a Bachelor’s Degree with at least four (4) classes, or their equivalent, taken at a senior undergraduate level in the area in which graduate work is to be done or an area which is relevant to the graduate work. Candidates must achieve an average of at least a B in those four classes, as well as the overall B average for their degree.
Some professional programmes offer a one-year Master’s programme for which an honours degree or equivalent is not required for admission. See Departmental Listings for details of individual programme admissions. A small number of mid-career Master’s degrees (see 6.4.3) allow entry either with or without a Bachelor’s degree, depending on the qualifications of the applicant. Admission to such programmes, as with all graduate programmes, is at the discretion of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.