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Master's

Admission to the M.A. program is open competitively to students holding an Honours or Major B.A. in Anthropology. Outstanding candidates with B.A. degrees in other disciplines but with substantial background related to anthropology are sometimes admitted on the condition that they complete a specified number of additional courses in Anthropology.

The applicants admitted usually have undergraduate grade point averages of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 point scale.

Ph.D.

Admission to the Ph.D. program is open competitively to students with a master’s degree in Anthropology. In very special circumstances, candidates with a master’s degree in related disciplines may be admitted.

Dates for Guaranteed Consideration

For dates for guaranteed consideration, please consult the following website: www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/programs. Then select the appropriate program.

Applications will be considered upon receipt of:

1. Graduate Application Form;
2. application fee ($100);
3. official transcripts;
4. two letters of recommendation;
5. statement of research interests (including reasons for wanting to pursue them at 91ÉçÇø);
6. test results (GRE); and
7. test results (TOEFL), if required.

   (For applicants to graduate studies whose mother tongue is not English, and who have not completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized foreign institution where English is the language of instruction or from a recognized Canadian institution (anglophone or francophone), a minimum TOEFL score of 600 on paper-based or 100 on an Internet-based test (iBT), with each component score not less than 20, is required.)

The Department admissions committee announces its selections by mid-March.

A number of teaching assistantships are available to graduate students in the Department. Applicants who wish to be considered for an assistantship, a 91ÉçÇø Recruitment Fellowship, or for Differential Fee Waivers (for international students) should include a note to that effect with their applications. For information regarding a variety of other fellowship programs, see the Graduate Fellowships and Awards Calendar available at www.mcgill.ca/students/courses/calendars.

Application information is available on the Department website.