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The first step on your to do list is to request official transcripts from universities you attended. Applicants are required to disclose and provide ALL official transcripts from every post-secondary institution attended and/or are currently attending. This includes institutions attended on a Letter of Permission, Exchange programs, and non-Canadian institutions, whether or not they are related to the graduate degree applied to. Official transcripts should be sent even if courses are incomplete, and grades do not appear on the transcript. Further information regarding how to order and send your transcripts can be found in the Graduate Studies FAQ section, question "How do I submit my documents to Nipissing?"

It is your responsibility to ensure that all courses (e.g., completed, in progress, transfer credit, continuing education) and degree status appear on your transcript that is sent by your institution.

1. If you attended an Ontario university, use the online transcript request, and submit it with your Grad Studies application. If you did not order your transcript at the time of application you will need to contact each institution to request your transcript(s) be sent directly to the Office of the Registrar – Admissions, Nipissing university. 
2. If you attended a non-Ontario university, contact the institution(s) to request your transcript(s) and have them sent directly to the Office of the Registrar – Admissions, Nipissing University.
3. If you attended a postsecondary institution outside Canada and the United States, you must have your foreign transcripts assessed by World Education Services (WES). We require a WES Credential Evaluation Report, including a course-by-course analysis. This requirement cannot be waived. WES evaluations must be sent directly to the Admissions Office. Transcripts for courses taken while on an exchange do not have to be evaluated by WES.
4. If you currently have courses in progress, you should send a transcript no earlier than January and no later than the deadline indicated above, showing progress to date. A conditional offer of admission may be made based on results to date. A final transcript must be submitted once current studies are completed and degree has been awarded.
5. High School transcripts are not required.
6. College transcripts are only required if you have completed undergraduate courses and/or an undergraduate degree.
7. If your name is different than what appears on your official transcript(s), submit legal proof of name change (if applicable) to Nipissing University by the deadline indicated above.
8. Faxed and emailed transcripts will only be accepted when we can verify that they come from us directly from the issuing institution.

Please Note

• Current Nipissing students and Nipissing graduates do not need to order or send Nipissing transcripts.
• If you attended Nipissing University prior to 1992, you are considered a Laurentian University student and must request that transcript.

* Applications will continue to be accepted after January 15, 2027 and documentation after January 22, 2027. Late applications will be considered if room remains in the program; funding consideration is not available for late applications or late documentation. Late documentation must be submitted no later than April 30, 2027. Please note that applications can close at any time once program is full and waitlist has been established.

All supplemental documents should be submitted directly to the Office of the Registrar at Nipissing University. Supplemental documentation can be emailed to admissions@nipissingu.ca, mailed directly to Nipissing University (see the Graduate Studies FAQ) or dropped off in person to the Office of the Registrar. Documents submitted by mail or in person may be paperclipped together. No staples or folders please. Do not bind documents in any other manner. Please note that the Recommendation forms along with the reference letter are confidential; therefore, they must be sent directly by the Referee to Nipissing University either by mail, given to the applicant in a sealed envelope (referee must sign the seal of the envelope), by email to admissions@nipissingu.ca (referee must use their professional email account), or they can be dropped off directly to the Office of the Registrar.

1. Recommendations

Applicants are required to submit two (2) confidential recommendations from professors OR other appropriate professionals who can speak to the applicant’s level of preparation and readiness for graduate studies. The references must be from someone qualified to address the academic ability and competence of the applicant to undertake graduate studies. References cannot be completed by anyone who is personally related to the applicant.

Recommendations are to be confidential; therefore, they must be mailed in sealed envelopes with the referee’s signature over the seal or emailed by the referee using their professional email address and sent directly to admissions@nipissingu.ca.

Please indicate to your referee that a comprehensive letter included with the recommendation form would be most beneficial in determining your eligibility for admission.

2. Statement of Intent

A typed Statement of Intent of between 1000 and 1500 words is required. Statements should provide the following information:

• A description of your study and/or research interests (you might choose to identify four or five key words or phrases that relate to your proposed study); and
• An explanation of how/why you became interested in this field of study; and
• Awareness of peer reviewed research (minimum of 2-3 articles) in your intended field of study; and
• Reasons for seeking admission into this particular program in the Schulich School of Education at Nipissing University; and
• The names of two or three faculty members with whom you would be interested in working with. Please refer to the Finding a Graduate Supervisor page to explore research opportunities, identify potential supervisors, and begin the conversation about your graduate studies journey.

3. Résumé

Applicants are required to submit a comprehensive résumé detailing your educational and professional experience. Please include scholarships and awards, significant academic accomplishments, internships, research projects, involvement in student organizations, volunteer work and publications and presentations.

* Applications will continue to be accepted after January 15, 2027 and documentation after January 22, 2027. Late applications will be considered if room remains in the program; funding consideration is not available for late applications or late documentation. Late documentation must be submitted no later than April 30, 2027. Please note that applications can close at any time once program is full and waitlist has been established

All applicants to Nipissing University graduate degree programs from countries where the dominant language of instruction is other than English are required to demonstrate proficiency in English for admission consideration.

Permanent Resident applicants whose first language is not English may be required to provide proof of proficiency in English. Permanent Resident applicants whose first language is not English, but who have lived at least three years in Canada, or a country where English is the dominant language, may be exempt.

See our English Language Proficiency requirements page for more details.