• 1. Where will the summer Seminar courses be held in 2010?
  • 2. Do you have statistics on the number of applicants who apply to this program and the number of students who are accepted in any given year?
  • 3. What are the prerequisites for this program?
  • 4. Is an Undergrad Degree or a Master's Degree in Education required?
  • 5. If a student is in the progress of getting a Master's in Education degree does s/he need to send in transcripts relating to all academic work completed thus far with the application package?
  • 6. What are the Program Requirements?
  • 7. What are the Residency Requirements?
  • 8. Can a student be enrolled part-time?
  • 9. What are the key differences between full-time and part-time status (in terms of timelines to complete, number of courses, etc.)?
  • 10. What is a typical Plan of Study for a student who is enrolled part-time or enrolled full-time?
  • 11. How does a potential student find a thesis supervisor? Would I be allowed to contact any faculty members at any of the three universities to discuss their research?
  • 12. How long are the Doctoral Seminar I & Doctoral Seminar II courses?
  • 13. What are the tuition fees for the program?
  • 14. Will you accept an application package later than January 15th deadline?
  • 15. Can the office of the Secretariat request a transcript on a student's behalf if he/she previously attended one of the four home universities?
  • 16. If someone is employed as a tenure track professor or sessional lecturer can s/he apply for admission to the same university?
  • 17. If someone is employed currently as a staff person is he/she allowed to apply to that same university as his/her home university?
  • 18. If a student who applies gets accepted can the student defer admission?
  • 19. Can most of the course work be done online?
  • 20. Are there any scholarships or bursaries for students applying to the program?
  • 21. Is the University of Western Ontario accepting applications?
  • 22. I was not admitted to the doctoral program this year. Can you tell me why? Also, do you have any suggestions as to how I can improve my application for next year?
  • 23. Are there alternatives to the two academic references? I am a working elementary principal with an M.A. and supervisory officer qualifications and am considering applying to your program but I am concerned about the need for academic references as I have not been in a university setting for a number of years.
  • 24. I received a letter indicating that I am presently on a "reserve list". What information can you tell me about this?
  • 25. How can I provide my Canadian citizenship?
  • 26. How do I apply for advanced standing? I have recently completed the M.Ed. degree and have three extra M.Ed. courses that were not needed to satisfy the degree requirements. Do I simply write a letter stating that I want to be considered for advanced standing?
  • 27. What type of writing sample is required if I have not completed my master's thesis?