We require that you have completed an acceptable bachelor's degree in (a) Psychology (b) Educational Psychology (c) Education* from an academic institution recognized by the University of Victoria. All applicants normally must have earned the equivalent of a B+ average over the last two years (or equivalent of 30.0 UVic units) of their degree to be considered. Practicum, non-graded (pass-fail) courses, credit granted on the basis of life or work experience, or credit earned at institutions not recognized by the University will not be used in determining an applicant's grade point average or units completed.

*Applicants without a Bachelor's degree in (a) Psychology, (b) Educational Psychology, or (c) Education must satisfy the following pre-requisite course requirements to apply:

Two senior undergraduate courses covering content in educational psychology, learning, cognition and/or human development.
For the Special Education focus area: at least one of the courses must be in special education, developmental psychopathology or related course. Applicants with 2-years of related field experience providing services to people with special needs in school or community contexts can use their experience in lieu of the Special Education course prerequisite.
Ensure the following are ready to upload with your online application:

All unofficial post-secondary transcripts
Statement of Purpose
Resume
Names and email addresses for the people filling out your assessment reports
Unoffiical English language proficiency scores


We require a minimum score of 90 from the internet-based TOEFL (IBT). You must also score at least 20 points each in the listening, speaking, reading and writing sections. We require a minimum score of 575 on the paper-based TOEFL. We require minimum overall band score of 6.5 on the IELTS. No individual component can have a score lower than 6.0. We will only accept results from the Academic IELTS.