Application Requirements
The following instruction applies to the MPlan admission application for 2024-2025 school year (enrolment for Fall term). Applications will open in November 2023, and the admission review will start on January 15, 2024.
Deadline for early admission consideration for all applicants. | January 15 by 11:59 p.m. AST. | Decision will be made by January 31. |
Deadline for International student admission. | March 1 by 11:59 p.m. AST. | Decision will be made by March 15. |
Deadline for domestic student admission. | April 15 by 11:59 p.m. AST. | Decision will be made by April 30. |
Your application package should include the following:
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A minimum of two letters of reference Ìý |
You can submit your references as follows (Dalhousie's online reference system recognizes only university email addresses):
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One original transcript from eachÌýpost-secondary institution that you have attended (stating degree conferral if that has occurred). |
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A letter or statement of intentÌý |
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A resumé/CV Ìý |
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A sample of your writingÌý Ìý |
Examples of writing samples could include:
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Proof of English language proficiency as requiredÌý |
Accepted English tests and minimum accepted scores are the following:
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If, for any reason, you cannot send your application materials via email please use the following address to mail all documentation to Dalhousie's School of Planning:Ìý
pilipiliÂþ» School of Planning
O'Brien Hall, RM 603
5217 Morris St
Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2
CANADA
Things to Note
pilipiliÂþ» adheres to Canadian policies regarding financial obligations for International students. Please outline in your online application your means of funding your studies.
If you are in your fourth year of an undergraduate program, you are permitted to send the transcript with the grades pertaining to last year's Fall term post January 15th.Ìý
If you are an applicant who has been in the workforce for a while, you are permitted to include letters of reference from your workplace. However, at least one of the reference letters should be from the academic institution that you obtained your previous degree.
International students whose previous degree program was conducted in English may have proof of their English proficiency be exempted. Please see thisÌýpageÌýto determine if you are eligible for exemption.