1. Application Fee plus a completed application form for admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies (Application Fee Information on Website);
2. Letters of Reference from two individuals under whom the applicant has worked or studied. These will normally be faculty members acquainted with the applicant's undergraduate performance;
3. Design Portfolio of the applicant's undergraduate and/or professional work or where appropriate, examples of creative work in different media. The portfolio assists the Admissions Committee in appraising applications. Design portfolios must be hard copy 279.4 mm (11") x 431.8 mm (17") maximum size. They must include adequate postage for return by insured/registered mail. In Canada, stamps or postal money orders can be included. Foreign applications are requested to include money orders;
4. Brief Written Statement outlining the applicant's interest in studying landscape architecture and reasons for seeking admission to the program;
5. Résumé, including biographical information, educational, work and travel history, community service activities and any other information seen to be relevant by the applicant.
6. Official University Transcripts covering ALL post-secondary education. To be considered official, transcripts (original or certified copies) must be received in envelopes that have been sealed and endorsed (stamped across the back flap) by the main Records Office of the issuing institution. In cases where the transcript does not clearly state that a degree has been conferred, an official degree certificate (attested or certified copy) is required to accompany the transcript. Where academic records from a country other than Canada are produced in a language other than English, the applicant must arrange for the submission of an official literal translations of all records. To be considered official, original language documents and the English translations must arrive together in an envelope that has been sealed and endorsed (stamped across the back flap) by the issuing institutions. All academic documents must arrive from the main Records Office (e.g. the Registrar, Controller of Examinations, Archives, etc.) of the issuing institution;
7. Copy of Birth Certificate or Passport. Name changes or differences on any documentation must be supported by official evidence;
8. Students whose first language is not English are required to submit test results from an English Language Examination (TOEFL) and may be required to take the CanTEST once on campus. Preference will be given to applicants with TOEFL scores above 580 - paper based; 237 - computer based; or 94 - internet based, or International English Language Testing System (minimum score of band 7.0) or equivalent. Students from non-English speaking territories should check whether their previous educational institution is included on the English Language Exemption List.

Due to the high level of applications it is difficult to track any missing documents that may cause the application to be incomplete by the deadline date. You are strongly advised to collect all the material required and send it in one envelope in order to have the complete application to the Faculty of Graduate Studies by the deadline.

For detailed program information or further admissions information please contact:
Yvonne Halden
Graduate Student Advisor
201 Russell Building
t 204.474.8769  f 474.7532
haldenyl@cc.umanitoba.ca