Department of Psychology
PAS building, room 3020
Tel 519-888-4567 Ext. 42813
Fax (519) 746-8631
Email psych@uwaterloo.ca
Note: Because the number of applicants always far exceeds the number of available spots, meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. (This is particularly true of the Clinical Psychology program.)
Note: Due to budgetary constraints, our ability to accept international students for Fall 2023 is limited to one university-funded position at the MA level, none at the PhD level, and none for the graduate Clinical Psychology program, either MA or PhD. International students will not be able to submit an application to our PhD programs in the application system.
For complete application procedures, including required documents, go to Application procedures.
We typically evaluate applicants' preparedness for graduate studies based on the following:
Notes
Those with a Three-Year Bachelor's degree in Psychology (i.e. General level), or any Bachelor's degree with a Major other than Psychology, will require further studies at the undergraduate level before applying to graduate studies in Psychology at the University of Waterloo. Two options for further studies include the following:
apply for admission to the Honours Bachelor's program in Psychology, or
apply for admission to Make-Up Psychology, which is a subcategory of Post-Degree Studies. However, based on the regulations for the Canadian study permit, the Make-Up Psychology program is not available for international applicants who do not currently possess a valid Canadian study permit. Please contact Waterloo International if you currently hold a valid Canadian study permit to determine if you are eligible to extend your current student visa.
Note: Neither of these options guarantee admission to graduate studies at the University of Waterloo or elsewhere, and an Honours Thesis is strongly recommended.
Department of Psychology
PAS building, room 3020
Tel 519-888-4567 Ext. 42813
Fax (519) 746-8631
Email psych@uwaterloo.ca
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