School of
Graduate Studies

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APPLICATION DEADLINES

Students may be admitted to the M.A. program in order to begin their studies on January 1 (Spring), May 1 (Summer) or September 1 (Fall).

Please note that all paper work must be received by the Registrar's Office on or before the deadlines.

Application Deadline: February 1 for Fall semester

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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants normally must meet the following minimum requirements before the University will consider admission:

• A University of Lethbridge baccalaureate degree, or its academic equivalent from another recognized degree-granting institution, in the discipline of interest or in a closely cognate discipline. The University of Lethbridge reserves the right to determine whether degrees and other academic programs completed elsewhere are equivalent to University of Lethbridge baccalaureate degrees

• A minimum grade point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale) on the last 20 graded university-level semester courses.

Applicants are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Preference is given to a student whose proposed creative work is related to a supervisor's area of expertise. An applicant will be required to present an audition or a portfolio of creative work for evaluation.

An applicant whose first language is not English must meet the English Language Proficiency (ELP) Requirement for Graduate Studies.

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