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.