Candidates for admission to the Masters of Applied Health Services Research program must have demonstrated high academic standing and potential for self-directed, sustained research. Normally, the basic requirements are:
Admission to a graduate course is normally based upon the same requirements as for admission to a graduate program. Admission to advanced courses of instruction or to the privileges of research does not imply admission to candidacy for a higher degree.
Application for Admission
All documents pertaining to application for admission are to be sent to the Office of the Registrar. Application Deadline: April 1.
Forms upon which to apply for admission may be obtained here (pdf) or from the Office of the Registrar, to which they are to be returned when completed, with the appropriate fee and supporting documentation.
Please click on the following link for Application Check List for Master of Applied Health Services Research.
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Official transcripts or certified copies in duplicate of the applicant's complete undergraduate and graduate (if any) record to date are to be sent to the Office of the Registrar. Applicants from outside North America are strongly urged to attach official statements of the grades obtained and the subject matter included.
Reference Letters:
Letters of reference from two professors, under at least one of whom the applicant has taken a significant proportion of work, are to be sent by the professors directly to the Office of the Registrar. An acceptable alternative to one such letter is a letter from a Chair or Dean on behalf of the department or Faculty in which the applicant has studied, or from the employer where the applicant has recently been employed.
English Proficiency:
Students are expected to be proficient in the use of English, both written and oral, when they begin their studies at the University of Prince Edward Island. The University requires that certification of such proficiency be presented by international applicants whose mother tongue is other than English or whose normal language of instruction throughout their education was other than English.
Tests of proficiency acceptable to the University, and the minimum scores that must be obtained, are listed under the Admission Requirements for All Programs section of the Calendar. Such students should make arrangements to take the test at least three months before the semester opening date.
Refusal of Admission
Limitations of funds, space, facilities or personnel may make it necessary for the University, at its discretion, to refuse admission to an otherwise acceptable applicant.
Tentative Admission
Tentative Admission may be granted an applicant whose record to date is acceptable but whose application is incomplete. If the documents are satisfactory when received, the student's admission is confirmed. If unsatisfactory, admission is denied.
Financial Assistance
Upon acceptance into the program, every qualifying full-time student receives a grant from the Atlantic Regional Training Centre (ARTC). Tuition fees and the costs of attending the mandatory workshops will be paid by the ARTC. When students participate in their research residency, it is anticipated they will receive a monthly stipend, although this is a matter for individual organizations and as such cannot be guaranteed.
NOTE: To maintain funding, Atlantic Regional Training Centre students are required to achieve a grade of “B” or better in all courses. If a student receives a B- grade, the course must be successfully repeated. If more than one failing grade is received, funding is withdrawn. Where appropriate, the graduate student regulations of the institution apply.
