Deferred Entry Policy

Applicants accepted to graduate programs at both MN and PhD levels may not be able to take up the offer for the September admission. According to the Director of Graduate Admissions and Records, entry point changes are posted as a policy on the website (please see below) effective immediately (https://www.uvic.ca/graduate/admissions/how-to-apply/index.php). Admitted students will only be granted one entry point change per application. Any future requests beyond the one change will require another application fee.

Need to change your start date?

If you are admitted to a graduate program and need to change your start date, you can ask for an entry point change. You can do this by contacting our graduate secretary (gradnurs@uvic.ca or ). Entry point changes:

  • must have the support of the Graduate Advisor ()
  • are only available to applicants with a provisional, conditional, or full offer of admission
  • are only granted once per student. If you need to change a second time, you will have to pay the application fee again.

If you do not have an admission offer and want to change your entry point, you need to submita new application.