Graduate studies admission requirements

To study as a graduate student at the University of Manitoba: 
1.    You must demonstrate English language proficiency
AND
2.    You must have a four-year bachelor's degree or equivalent from a recognized college or university with a minimum B average (3.0) in the last 60 credit hours or equivalent. 

Some departments may have higher standards and additional criteria. These may include confirmation from a prospective supervisor; admissions tests such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT); and a statement of research interests or experience in the field.

Please visit the program page for your department for more details on application requirements.

English is the language of instruction and communication at the University of Manitoba.

To meet the English language proficiency requirements, applicants must have either: 

1. Received a high school diploma or university degree from Canada or one of the countries listed on the English Language Proficiency Test Exemption List

OR

2. Submitted a passing, English language test score. A list of accepted tests and minimum scores can be found on the chart below:

In all cases, test scores older than two years are invalid.

Applicants holding secondary school diplomas and/or university degrees from the following countries are exempt from the English Language Proficiency Test requirement.

Determine the equivalent of two years of study (60 credit hours at UM).  Look at the back of the transcript to determine the system the specific university uses (i.e., credit hour system, quarter hours system, semester hour system, etc.) and count back to the equivalent of 60 credit hours.

Check for any repeated courses. Use the highest grade received for the course in the calculation. Do not include the other grades for that course in the calculation.

If you come to a session that has more credit hours available than you need, use the highest level courses, then courses with the highest grades.

For example, if the student has taken the following courses and only needs six credit hours, Graduate Studies will use PSYC 3070 and BIOL 3340 because they are the highest level courses with the highest grades.

BIOL 3340 - 3 credit hours:  B
ENGL 1200 - 3 credit hours: C+
PSYC 3070 - 3 credit hours: A
STAT 2000 - 3 credit hours: B+
BIOL 2210 - 3 credit hours: C+

Assign grade point (GP) values to each grades, as follows:

• A+ = 4.5
• A = 4.0
• B+ = 3.5
• B = 3.0
• C+ = 2.5
• C = 2.0
• D = 1.0
• F = 0.0

If the grades are not letter grades, refer again to the transcript or the Canadian GPA Equivalent Table for the equivalent letter grade.

Multiply the GP value by the credit hour for each specific course. For example, a 3-credit hour course where the grade is B+ would be (3 credit hour) X 3.5 (GP value) = 10.5 (GP sum). Do this for all grades to be included in the calculation.

Add the GP sums and divide by the number of credit hours used in the calculation. For example,  210 (sum of GP sums) divided by 60 (sum of credit hours in calculation) = 3.5 (grade point average “GPA”) in the last two years of study (equivalent to two years).

These guidelines indicate how the Faculty of Graduate Studies would calculate the GPA in the last two years of study.  As the department may be looking for specific courses that have been taken the department’s procedure may differ from these guidelines. 

Canadian university GPA equivalents

Refer to the Canadian GPA Equivalencies document (PDF) to convert the letter grades from many Canadian universities to an equivalent University of Manitoba letter grade and GPA.
 
If the university you need is not listed in the document, please contact a Student Admissions Assistant.