PhD Biology at University of Victoria

Programme overview

PhD Biology offered by the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Faculty: Faculty of Graduate Studies | Department: Department of Biology | Duration: four years | Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Students entering with a BSc and intending to take a PhD program will initially be registered in a MSc program. They may be transferred to a PhD program at the end of their first year, on the recommendation of their supervisory committee and the Department of Biology and approval by the Dean of Graduate Studies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Initial inquiries should be made to individual faculty or the Graduate Adviser, Department of Biology. Links to the application forms can be found on the departmental website. Applicants whose native language is not English must write the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and submit the scores to the Graduate Admissions and Records Office together with their application forms (English Language Proficiency). Even with passing TOEFL scores, students may be required to take English language courses as well as their other course work.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Many graduate programs have three entry points: September, January and May; entry points and deadlines are listed on each program overview page.

The application fee is $145.25 if all documents originate within Canada and $187.00 if any originate outside Canada, payable online by credit card.

Apply through the official page: https://www.uvic.ca/graduate/

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