How to Apply
Instructions for successfully completing a graduate application
Please be sure you meet admission requirements prior to applying.
How to Apply:
- Create a brand new application using the Graduate Admission Portal (GAP)
When filling out GPS’s application enter ALL post-secondary education taken, this includes any transfer credit courses from other institutions, do not leave out any education. The application will be incomplete if there is missing information in the education section.
All students applying are required to pay a non-refundable $135 CAD application fee.
All inquiries should be sent directly to engg.gradadm@ualberta.ca.
Please follow the link to Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Application and step by step instructions
- Supporting Documents
All documents are uploaded directly to GPS’s web application. When uploading your documents please ensure you are uploading exactly what is required. See supporting documents page.
All applications and supporting documents must be submitted by the document deadline dates. Students should be applying two to three months prior to the document deadlines in order for the application to be reviewed by the professors.
Please do not mail any hard-copies of documents to the department. Hard-copies of official documents are only sent to the Faculty of Graduate Studies if specifically requested by the Faculty. Do not refer to Bear Tracks at the application review stage, as the information there is not accurate. Always refer to the applicant portal.
- Tracking Application Documents and Status
To track your application documents refer to the , click on the show details button.
Missing or required documents can be uploaded via the .
- Final Decision
IMPORTANT - Applicants who are admitted must refer to the applicant portal to retrieve their admission letter, and to accept or refuse the admission offer. If the offer is not accepted the offer is not finalized. The offer is only finalized once the accept offer button has been clicked.
If an application is refused the department will not accept requests to change the program or term for further review. If applicants are wishing to be reviewed for a different program or term after being refused, applicants would have to apply to the new term or different program.
If you have any questions with regard to the application process or problems with ECE's application please email engg.gradadm@ualberta.ca.
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