Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Faculty of Medicine

Admission Requirements

Graduate Handbook

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Requirements

Master’s Program:

  • A Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours degree or equivalent
  • A minimum 3.7 GPA (or A- equivalent) over the last 60 credit hours of study, or extensive previous research experience

PhD Program:

  • An MSc degree in Physiology or a related field from a university of recognized standing
  • A minimum 3.7 GPA (or A- equivalent) over the last 60 credit hours of study, or extensive previous research experience

English Language Proficiency:

All applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate their capacity to pursue a graduate-level program in English before admission by taking a language competency test (this may be waived if the applicant has completed a degree at a recognized university where the language of instruction is English).

Test Name and Minimum Acceptable Score:

  • Internet-based TOEFL (Academic iBT) - 100
  • MELAB - 85    
  • IELTS - 7.5
  • CanTest - 4.5 (with no band score lower than 4.0)
  • CAEL - 70 with no band score lower than 60
  • Dalhousie College of Continuing Education (CCE) - A
  • Pearson English Test PTE Academic - overall score of 65 and nothing below 54

Test scores are valid for two years from the date the test was written.

For more information, please review our department's Admissions Policy [PDF 178 KB] or Frequently Asked Questions [PDF 268 KB].

Find out more about applying to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.