Admission Requirements
1. a 4 year (Honours) undergraduate degree
2. an interest in educational issues
3. at least one year of successful professional experience in teaching or training
4. a "Statement of Academic Objectives and Research Interests" (for research-based M.Ed.) or a personal statement discussing why you wish to do graduate studies in the area of educational studies and how it fits into your plan for entry into the workforce as a working professional and/or scholar (for course-based M.Ed.).
5. a "Selection of Area of Concentration Form"
6. proficiency in the English language
Use the fee estimator to calculate your tuition fees at the cashier's website at www.uwindsor.ca/cashier
Please consult the Faculty of Graduate Studies website on scholarships and awards.
There are no format requirements. Applicants should prepare a word document that is 1-2 pages that describes their interest in pursuing Master of Education.
• Your specific area of academic interest (and possibly the research topic you want to work on)
• How your past education and other experiences have prepared you to be successful in our graduate program;
• What you hope to achieve in the graduate program, and;
• Why the MEd program at the University of Windsor is the best place for you to pursue your interests.
Full time course based students can complete in as early as 4 semesters. Actual completion time will vary per each student. The average completion time for full time Major paper 9-10 semesters and Thesis 8-10 semesters.
Actual completion time will vary per each student.
Full time students may take a course load of 1-3 classes to be considered full time.
Part time students are only eligible to take one class per semester.
- IELTS 7.0 Each band score must also be 7.0. We will allow only one band score of 6.5
- TOEFL 100
For applicants whose native language is not English, a satisfactory score on an English proficiency test is required.
Applicants are exempt from submitting an English language proficiency examination score if any one of the following conditions is true:
- Within the past two years you have completed a university degree at a Canadian institution.
- Within the past two years you have completed a university degree at an institution where English was the primary language of instruction, as indicated on our exemption list*
*List of exempt countries:
- Anguilla
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands
- Cameroon (if medium of instruction was English)
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland (Republic of)
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Malta (if medium of instruction was English)
- Mauritius (if medium of instruction was English)
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
- St. Kitt’s & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa (if medium of instruction was English)
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turks & Caicos
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- U.S.A. Vanuatu (if medium of instruction was English)
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
No, under no circumstances can the application fee be refunded.
Please see the Faculty of Graduate Studies Frequently Asked Questions page for more helpful information.
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