Applicants are required to submit a complete application including three references and a brief statement describing their academic andor professional background and areas of interest Once completed applications for researchbased programs are distributed to and assessed by faculty members conducting research in the areas indicated on the application Applications for the coursebased MEng program are assessed by the ECE graduate committee Applicants interested in the researchbased programs may contact individual faculty by email to inquire about potential research opportunities and funding However please understand that some faculty find it difficult to respond to the large number of email inquiries they receive and prefer to concentrate their efforts on reviewing and assessing the completed applications that have been forwarded to them Should a potential supervisor wish to speak with you they will contact you directly Applicants should hold an undergraduate degree from an accredited university with a minimum average of 80 percent or First Class standing In addition PhD applicants are expected to hold a Masters degree from an accredited university International applicants whose first language is not English will be required to submit language scores Examples of minimum acceptable scores include 580 for the paper-based TOEFL with 40 for TWE 94 for the internet-based TOEFL with 25 for the writing component 237 for the computer-based TOEFL with 40 for the writing component a score band of 7.0 for the IELTS 85 on the MELAB and a score band of 475 on the CanTEST