MA in Community Development

How to apply

Any questions or inquiries regarding entry into the Master of Arts in Community Development (MACD) should be addressed to the program's Administrative Assistant.

Email: macd@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-721-8074

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission the minimum requirements are:

• a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent from another country) from an accredited and recognized institution in a relevant field of study
• a grade point average of 5.0 (B) in the work of the last two years (30 units) leading to this baccalaureate degree
• a minimum of four years of professional experience, paid or volunteer, in one of the four streams of the broader community development sector (community economic development, cooperative, non-profit, and international )

Submitting an Application - Domestic Applicants
Deadline for 2013 Program: December 1, 2012

For admission into the MACD program, applications must be submitted to the Graduate Admissions and Records Office. All documents should clearly identify that you are applying for the MA in Community Development program. Once your complete file is received and approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, your application is forwarded to the School of Public Administration for consideration by the Admissions Committee.

To submit an application:

Submitting an Application - International Applicants
Deadline for 2013 program: September 15, 2012

In addition to the information provided above, to submit an application:

• view and follow the Graduate Admissions and Records Office Information for International Applicants
• Applicants for admission whose first language is not English and who have not resided in Canada or any country where English is an official language of the country (as determined by the Graduate Admissions and Records Office) for at least three consecutive years immediately prior to the beginning of the session applied for must demonstrate competency in English.  Most applicants qualify by providing results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The minimum score for the TOEFL is 610 on the paper-based test and 102 on the Internet-based test.   Applicants who do not possess a Canadian undergraduate degree will be required to write and submit official results of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).

Graduate Admissions & Records Office Contact Information

Links to Application Documents

• Online Application Form (through PAS BC)
• Documentation submission to Graduate Admissions and Records
• Assessment Report

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