Prospective students
We offer admission to the graduate program every September.
Applications must meet the Faculty of Graduate Studies minimum admission requirements as outlined in the Graduate Academic Calendar. The Graduate Admissions and Records Office forwards applications that meet the minimum requirements to our department for review and final decision.
Application Deadline for Canadian and International Applicants: February 1st
Outstanding required documents received after the deadline:
- are accepted; however,
- no guarantee the application will be processed and evaluated in time for the desired entry point and/or to obtain a student visa
- incomplete applications, may not be considered for financial assistance
PLAN AHEAD! It will take weeks for your transcripts and assessment reports to be prepared by your university, your references, and then evaluated by our admissions office. Make sure to start your application early and submit all required unofficial documents well before the deadline.
Application instructions
1. Complete the online My UVic Application
Fill out the application including information for all post-secondary institutions you attended, and upload, as applicable, all required documents. See Required Application Documents.
The Graduate Admissions and Records Office (GARO) will accept unofficial documents to complete a preliminary evaluation, but require official documents to confirm the information received, if offered admission to the Economics graduate program.
CANCELLATION of your admission and registration will occur for failure to disclose previous studies.
2. Pay the application fee
Once you have completed your application and have uploaded your documents, pay your application fee. You must pay online with a credit card or INTERAC online.
This fee is a requirement of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and as such, our department cannot waive it. Students may find it helpful to know that it is possible to transition directly from the MA program into the PhD program. This makes the one-time application fee more worthwhile.
3. Review your checklist and submit outstanding documents
After submitting your online application, please review the list of received and outstanding documents via the My UVic Application page.
You may upload/submit any outstanding unofficial documents to Graduate Admissions and Records after submission of your application. Simply log back into your MY UVic Application, go to your application checklist, and click on the "upload" link next to the outstanding document. The uploaded item will post in the uploaded documents section of the application.
4. Offered provisional admission, submit all official documents
If offered provisional admission, you must mail all official documents to the Graduate Admissions and Records Office. Please include your full legal name with your document package. Delays may occur without this information.
Do not send official documents until all of your course work is completed and your degree conferred.
Official documents are not returned and will become the property of the University of Victoria. If your originals are irreplaceable, you should submit copies for evaluation purposes and be able to provide the originals for comparison.
Application documents
The following list provides information on required and/or optional application documents. Please examine each to see which applies to you.
Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, prospective students are urged to consult the latest University of Victoria Calendar, or contact the Graduate Program Assistant in the Department of Economics.