Programs

Graduate Program in Immigration and Settlement Studies

For the MA program in Immigration and Settlement Studies, applicants must fulfil normal university admission requirements (i.e., a four-year honours bachelor program, or its equivalent, with an overall "B" average) and:

• Have achieved a minimum of at least a B+ (or equivalent) in their last four semesters (or terms) of undergraduate study in their four-year bachelor programme (or its equivalent).

• Provide two letters of recommendation:
  Applicants for the full-time programme must provide letters of recommendation from former instructors (post-secondary level).

  Applicants for the part-time programme must submit two references. Both may be academic references, or the applicant may choose to submit one academic reference and one employment reference relevant to the Immigration and Settlement field of study.

• Demonstrate that they have the necessary background to pursue masters’ level graduate work in Immigration and Settlement Studies. Ideally, this would be a four-year honours undergraduate degree (or its equivalent) from a social sciences or humanities discipline, or a related professional area (such as social work, ECE, planning, and so forth).

• Provide a Statement of Interest of about 500 words in length.  The Statement should address the applicant's reasons for pursuing graduate studies in this program, research interests which the applicant may wish to pursue, how the applicant's previous studies and experience have prepared him/her for the MA program, and the applicant's career objectives and how this program relate to them.

Applicants whose language of instruction during their undergraduate studies was a language other than English are required to submit a test of English language proficiency. Students may submit scores from either Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the Cambridge International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) test. The minimum test scores which are accpeted by the Yeates School of Graduate Studies are available in the Graduate Studies Admission website under the section of English Language Proficiency.

Application Form

Application for Admission to Graduate Programs, application insturctions, program-specific Supplementary Admission Data form (S.A.D.), and deadline to apply are available in the Graduate Admissions website.