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    University Of British Columbia

    University of British Columbia

    Institute Code - 0965

    Department Code: N/A

    Application Portal - https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/application-admission/apply-online

    https://www.cs.ubc.ca/students/grad/admissions

    Program Link - https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-degree-programs/master-of-science-computer-science

    https://static.grad.ubc.ca/ebook/2021-UBC-Application-Guide-HQ.pdf

    Your referees will receive a notification email and access to the online reference system only AFTER you submit your application.

    APPLICATION OPEN DATE

    15 September 2023

    CANADIAN APPLICANTS

    APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 December 2023 TRANSCRIPT DEADLINE: 16 December 2023 REFEREE DEADLINE: 06 January 2024

    INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS

    APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 December 2023 TRANSCRIPT DEADLINE: 16 December 2023 REFEREE DEADLINE: 06 January 2024

    Application Deadline

    Deadline to submit online application. No changes can be made to the application after submission.

    Transcript Deadline

    Deadline to upload scans of official transcripts through the applicant portal in support of a submitted application. Information for accessing the applicant portal will be provided after submitting an online application for admission.

    Referee Deadline

    Deadline for the referees identified in the application for admission to submit references. See Letters of Reference for more information.

    The fee for international applicants is CDN $168.25. There is no refund, waiver, or deferral of the application fee.​

    Requirements

    Standardised Tests

    • TOEFL Requirements
      • Institute Code: 0965
      • Department Code: NA
      • Minimum Score Required:

        • The minimum TOEFL score required for all applicants to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is

          • 90 for the internet-based exam (with minimum component scores of 22 [reading, listening] and 21 [writing, speaking]) or
          • 55 each for reading, listening, and writing in the paper-based test, with 4.0 on the Test of Written English (TWE).
    • GRE Requirements
      • Not Required.

    Application Requirements

    • Personal Statement

    • Three letters of support from faculty and/or employers.

      • A minimum of three references are required for application to graduate programs at UBC. References should be requested from individuals who are prepared to provide a report on your academic ability and qualifications. 

      • In the online application system, applicants are asked to provide an email address for each referee. (Please note, that we are unable to accept e-mails from Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail, MSN or other free e-mail accounts for referees.) A unique link will be emailed to each referee, allowing them to log in to a secure site and submit an online reference or upload a reference document as an attachment.

      • We also accept references via Interfolio, a U.S. based electronic reference service. Interfolio references should be directed to graduate.sas@ubc.ca. The application system allows you to indicate whether a reference is academic or professional.

      • The academic reference form is used in situations where the referee is someone who you have interacted with in an academic setting (e.g. referee was the professor of a course in which you were enrolled).

      • The professional reference form is used in situations where the reference is someone who you have interacted with in a professional setting (e.g. referee was your supervisor at work).

    • Transcripts

    • Supervision

    Supervision

    Students in research-based programs usually require a faculty member to function as their thesis supervisor. Please follow the instructions provided by each program whether applicants should contact faculty members.

    INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THESIS SUPERVISOR CONTACT FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (MSC)

    Applicants should browse faculty profiles and indicate in their application who they are interested in working with. However, it is not necessary for applicants to contact faculty members prior to their application.

    Statement of Interest

    You are required to upload the statement of intent (PDF). The filename must contain the word "Intent" (eg Statement_Intent.pdf). There are 3 parts to your Statement of Intent.

    Part 1: Describe your research interests (Please keep Part 1 within 2 pages; mandatory)

    Part 1 of your statement of intent is your opportunity to tell us about you and your research interests.  It should be brief, 1 or at most 2 pages (not limited to # of words on each page), which describe:

    1.  The research area(s) you wish to pursue in graduate school      
    2.  Your future academic and career plans     
    3.  Those aspects of your previous education, training and work experience that prepared you for graduate school
       and future career

    As each faculty member can only supervise a limited number of graduate students, not all applicants in a given research area will be accepted into the program.

    Part 2: Publication (no word or page limit; only if applicable)

    Beginning with your most recent, list the following:

    1.  Papers published or accepted in refereed journals
    2.  Papers submitted to refereed journals
    3.  Other refereed contributions (e.g. technical reports, conference presentations, posters, etc.)
    4.  Patents and copyrights (e.g. software, but not publication copyrights) submitted or awarded

    Please indicate the full authorship as it appears/will appear in the original publication, year, title, publication name and volume, and number of pages. DO NOT send your article or thesis.

    Part 3: Summary of Honours, Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards (no word or page limit; only if applicable)

    Beginning with the most recent, give the name of each award that you received, its value (if applicable), the period held or given, the scope of the award (i.e. whether it is institutional, provincial, national, or international) and a brief (one to two sentence) description. DO NOT send photocopies of your scholarship certificates.

    Last Updated

    October 4, 2021

    Many programs require a statement of interest, sometimes called a "statement of intent", "description of research interests" or something similar.

    Transcripts

    • All applicants have to submit transcripts from all past post-secondary study. Document submission requirements depend on whether your institution of study is within Canada or outside of Canada.

    • Applicants must obtain an official transcript for every post-secondary institution they have attended (other than UBC).

    • Each transcript must be scanned as an individual .pdf file and uploaded to the application system as indicated.

    • Scan both sides of the transcript and/or degree certificate where there is information, notations, or stamps from the issuing institution.

    • Please refer to any directions provided by the selected graduate program on naming scanned document files. Otherwise, files should be named: "Applicant Full Name-Document Description.extension"

      Examples:
      Peng Zhang-Peking University Transcript.pdf
      Peng Zhang-Peking University Transcript English Translation.pdf
      Peng Zhang-CV.pdf
      Peng Zhang-Journal of Neurosciences Paper.pdf

    • Each transcript must be uploaded as a single file (rather than a separate file for each page).

    • If you have documents that are issued in a language other than English, then, in addition to uploading digital copies of the documents in their original language, you must also upload a certified literal English translation of your transcripts from your home university's translation service or a certified English translator.

    • The online application system provides additional, detailed directions on scanning and uploading of academic documentation.

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