University of Northern British Columbia

If your program was less than 8 months

•    You aren’t eligible for a PGWP.

If your program was more than 8 months but less than 2 years

•    We may give you a PGWP that’s valid for up to the same length as your study program.

For example, if you completed a 9-month program, we may give you a work permit for up to 9 months.

If your program was 2 years or more

•    We may give you a PGWP that’s valid for 3 years.

If you completed more than 1 program

•    You may be able to get a PGWP that combines the length of each program.

Each of the programs you completed -

• must be PGWP-eligible and at least 8 months in length

Admission to Doctoral Degrees

Admission to a Doctoral program normally requires a Master's degree or equivalent from a recognized institution. Admission to a Doctoral degree program requires evidence that the applicant is capable of undertaking substantial original research. Such capability will be judged partly by means of three external assessment reports sent directly to the Office of the Registrar by qualified referees.

Admission to a Doctoral program will require a Cumulative GPA of 3.33 (B+) from the Baccalaureate and Master's degree, to be calculated over the last 30 credit hours of graded academic course work. Note: Higher entrance standards than those outlined in this section may be set by individual doctoral programs.

he Dean may approve the admission of an applicant to a Doctoral program without a Master's degree if the applicant has received a Baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution with a Cumulative GPA of at least 3.67 (A-) and has completed at least two semesters of a Master's degree program at the University of Northern British Columbia with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.67 (A-).

Continuation to a Doctoral Program. Students enrolled in a Master's program at the UNBC may continue to a Doctoral program prior to completion of the Master's degree. Students may apply to be transferred to Doctoral status no sooner than two semesters after initial registration in the Master's program at the University of Northern British Columbia. After a review, which must include an evaluation by the student's supervisory committee, the

Program recommends to the Dean one of the following:

• admission to the Doctoral program without completion of a Master's program;
• admission to the Doctoral program but with concurrent completion of all requirements for a Master's degree within one semester from the date of transfer;
• admission to the Doctoral program following completion of the requirements for the Master's degree;
• refusal of admission to the Doctoral program.

Students admitted to a Doctoral program under 7.1.4. a must complete courses from the Master's and Doctoral programs as recommended by the existing Supervisory Committee and approved by the Dean.

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