Graduate
Program requirements vary for each department. Please carefully review the information below and the program specific web pages to ensure you submit a complete application.
Important: Incomplete applications will NOT be processed until all documents are received. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all required documentation is submitted correctly and promptly. Please note that due to a high volume of applications, we will be unable to provide a personal response regarding the receipt of your documents. An online checklist will be made available to you once you have submitted your online application through the Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC)
Required Documents
Program Specific Documents
Application Submission Summary
Once you submit your online application, you will be directed to a summary of the information you submitted. Please save a copy of this .pdf summary and be prepared to email as a part of your application.
Statement of Interest/Letter of Intent
For more information, please refer to program specific requirements
Resume/CV
Each program, with the exception of Philosophy, requires that you submit an updated Resume/CV.
Depending on the nature of the program you are applying to, you may include, but are not limited to, relevant work experience, education, awards (academic, professional or financial), publications, technical skills, research experience, prior production or media experience and/or memberships in professional associations.
Letters of Recommendation
Reference letters are a key component of your application package. Depending on the program(s) you are applying to, the referees you choose should be able to speak to your academic, research and/or professional abilities.
As a part of your online application, you will be asked to submit contact information only for 2 or 3 referees, depending on the program requirements. It is your responsibility to contact the referee before filling out the online application form to confirm their availability.
Your referees will be contacted electronically within 2 to 3 business days of your application submission with further instructions. Please ensure that the contact information is accurate.
All reference letters must come directly from the referee. Student submitted copies will not accepted.
Please note that we reserve the right to contact your referees at any stage during the application process
Transcripts
Transcripts are required from every degree granting institution you have attended.
Applicants from Ontario universities and colleges will have the option of ordering their transcripts while completing the online application. Please note, Ryerson students are not required to submit official transcripts of study undertaken at Ryerson, if they were first registered after September 1984.
If your transcripts/documents are in a language other than English, you must provide a notarized English translation. Please note translations do not replace original documentation, both versions must be submitted.
Please ensure when emailing your transcripts, to include both sides of the transcript, if applicable.
If you are admitted into a graduate program, you will be required to submit official final transcripts in a sealed envelope and sent directly from the institution.
English Language Proficiency
Applicants who have not completed two or more years at a Canadian university or a university at which English was the primary language of instruction, or have not completed a graduate degree at a university where English was the primary language of instruction, will be required to provide certification of English language proficiency through one of the accepted examinations listed below. Test scores are valid for two years from the test date. Please note, meeting the minimum English proficiency requirements does not guarantee admission. Programs may set additional requirements to these minimum standards.
For exemption from this requirement, applicants are required to provide an official statement from their institution confirming the use of English as the Medium of Instruction. For the duration of their study.
Click here to see the list of acceptable tests and the minimum scores required.
Supplementary Tests
GRE
The Psychology program requires the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General test score.
- All applicants are required to have official scores submitted to Ryerson University GRE code 1991.
- The GRE Psychology Subject Test is optional
GMAT
The Master of Business Administration and Management of Technology and Innovation requires a Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) with score with a minimum score of 550.
Ryerson University GMAT code: 3QP-56-33)
Sample of Work
The following programs require a sample of work:
Communcation and Culture
Fashion
Journalism (optional)
Literatures of Modernity
Nutrition Communication
Philosophy
Professional Communication
For more information, please refer to program specific requirements.
Portfolio/Dossier
The following programs require a Portfolio/Dossier:
Architecture
Building Science
Digital Media
Documentary Media
Fashion
Media Production
For more information, please refer to program specific requirements.
Statement of Authorship
The following programs require a Statement of Authorship:
Architecture
Building Science
Fashion
Nutrition Communication
For this, please use the Statement of Authorship form. This completed form should be the second page of your portfolio/dossier.
Professional Designations/Employee Verification Forms
College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) -The Nursing programs requires proof membership status for the current year or a copy of your CNO registration card.
Students applying to the combined MN/ PHCNP Certificate program must complete at least 3640 hours within the last 5 years as a Registered Nurse prior to beginning the program in September 2013
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