Prospective graduates

Graduate degrees in chemistry at UVic

Consider an advanced degree in chemistry at UVic and take your talents and skills in chemistry to a new level. You'll build on your undergraduate experience to develop the skills to be competitive in today's scientific and teaching job markets.

Your graduate program will develop your ability to think critically and analytically. You'll learn in-depth and creative problem-solving independently and within a group setting. You'll learn to effectively communicate your ideas and scientific results.

UVic Chemistry offers:

world-class research in a dynamic and interactive atmosphere
state-of-the-art equipment and excellent technical support
an innovative graduate curriculum based on non-traditional groupings of research expertise, providing graduates with an unusually broad knowledge base

Graduate studies at UVic

The University of Victoria has established a reputation across Canada and around the world as a centre of interdisciplinary research and innovation that is making major contributions to the advancement of knowledge and its application to societal issues. You'll learn from internationally-recognized researchers and have the resources to actively pursue your own ideas and position yourself for a future of great promise.

How to apply

Applicants to graduate school are admitted through the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Their Graduate Admissions department requires a paid application fee before they will set up a file for you. They gather all applications, assessment reports, test results, transcripts of marks, etc. and evaluate them for Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements. If those requirements are satisfied, the file is sent to the Chemistry department for final review. You must fulfill all the application criteria to be accepted.

All applicants require:

a completed, paid application form
a final transcript of marks mailed from your undergraduate university
confirmation of degree mailed from your undergraduate university
assessment reports on forms from 2 professors or other academic authorities familiar with your work. Assessment forms are part of the application package (see links below). They must be filled in and mailed by the person providing the report.

International applicants

Any student whose application requires processing of paper from an international institution is considered international. Please check the official UVic webpage on language proficiency if you are an international student.

Graduate funding and tuition

All graduate students are paid a minimum stipend of $22,559 per year. Some receive extra fellowship/scholarship money. A complete application file must be received at Graduate Admissions by February 1 to be reviewed for fellowship/scholarship money in September. Learn more about graduate student support.

Tuition fees are paid each term (there are 3 terms per year). They include the cost of an unlimited-use bus pass. You'll be able to buy reasonably priced dental and health-care coverage.

All graduate students teach labs in the fall and spring terms, and must pass specified course work and participate in their research group.

Contacting professors

We encourage you to email any of our professors with questions. They cannot offer you a position in their research group based on emails, but they can indicate whether there are potential openings to be filled. You must formally apply and meet the minimum application standards to be accepted here.

Mailing address for printed forms and all test results, transcripts, references, etc:.

Graduate Admissions Department
PO Box 3025 , Stn CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 3P2
CANADA

E-mail any further enquiries to the Chemistry Department (chemoff@uvic.ca).

Thank you for your interest in the University of Victoria.

Carol Jenkins
Graduate Secretary
Department of Chemistry
Tel. 250-721-7156
chemoff@uvic.ca

Department of Chemistry