Applicants for a graduate diploma
Have an Honour’s B.A. (4 years) or equivalent with an average of at least 70% (B). Certain programs have specific admission criteria. Read the specific requirements in the Admissions tab in Programs of Study.
Applicants for master’s programs
Have an Honour’s B.A. (4 years) or equivalent with an average of at least 70% (B). Certain programs have specific admission criteria. Read the specific requirements in the Admissions tab in Programs of Study.
Applicants for doctoral programs
Have a master’s degree (with thesis or research paper) with an average of at least 75% (B+). Certain programs have specific admission criteria. Read the specific requirements in the Admissions tab in Programs of Study.
With your application, you must send us official transcripts from each post-secondary institution you have attended. Transcripts are considered official only if they come in a sealed envelope. If a transcript is written in a language other than English or French, a certified translation (signed and sealed) must also be submitted.
NEW: If you are an international applicant, a letter of permission from your bishop (if member of the secular clergy) or superior (if member of Institute of Consecrated Life or apostolic society) is required. No letter is required for laypersons.
Also, depending on the program you are applying to, you must submit supplementary documents. To learn about the specifics for admission to a program, please click on the level of studies for which you are applying.
N.B. Enrolment is limited at the graduate level. To increase your chances of being admitted, we strongly recommend you submit your application and all supporting documents before March 1.
Graduate Diplomas
Programs | Additional documents required |
Canon Law |
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Canonical Practice |
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Contemplative Theology and Spiritual Mentorship |
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Couple Counselling and Spirituality |
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Ecclesiastical Administration |
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Public Ethics |
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Supportive Care and Spirituality in Palliation |
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Master’s programs
Programs | Additional documents required |
Canon Law |
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Conflict Studies |
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Counselling and Spirituality |
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Public Ethics |
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Religious Education (in English only) |
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Theology |
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Study in English, in French or in both languages
All courses at Saint Paul University are given in English, in French, or in both languages. To gain admission, you must therefore demonstrate proficiency in one of these languages.
I am applying for admission to a program offered in French:
If you would like to study in French and French is not your first language, you must submit official results from the intermediate test of the Alliance Française: 613-234-9470 or http://www.af.ca/spip.php, or contact a French embassy.
I am applying for admission to a program offered in English:
If you’re applying for an English-language program and you have not completed at least three years of full-time study in an institution where English is the only language of instruction, located in a country where English is an official language, you must submit your official score in one of the following language tests recognized by the University.
Language tests
Scores indicated below are required for all programs offered in a direct-entry faculty. Even if you achieve the required score, we reserve the right to ask you to take language courses if we feel that your knowledge of one of the two official languages is not satisfactory. Test scores are valid for two years.
What score must I obtain in recognized ESL proficiency tests?
REQUIRED SCORES BY PROGRAM OF STUDY TYPE | ||
PROGRAM | REQUIRED SCORES | |
TOEFL | ||
Baccalaureate | Paper-based | 580 |
Computer | 237 | |
Internet | 86 and + | |
Master | Paper-based | 580 |
Computer | 237 | |
Internet | 92-93 | |
Doctorate | Paper-based | 600 |
Computer | 250 | |
Internet | 100 (writing section 24) | |
CAEL | ||
Baccalaureate | Overall score | 70 |
Required score in writing section | 60 | |
Master | Overall score | 70 |
Required score in writing section | 60 | |
Doctorate | Overall score | 70 |
Required score in writing section | 70 | |
IELTS | ||
Baccalaureate | Overall score | 6.5 |
Required score in writing section | ||
Master | Overall score | 6.5 |
Required score in writing section | 6 | |
Doctorate | Overall score | 7 |
Required score in writing section | 6.5 | |
MELAB | ||
Baccalaureate | Overall score | 90 |
Required score in writing section | 85 | |
Master | Overall score | |
Required score in writing section | 83 | |
Doctorate | Overall score | 84-87 |
Required score in writing section | ||
CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT | ||
Master | Certificate of proficiency in English (CPE) | Certificate Grade C |
Doctorate | ||
CANTEST | ||
Baccalaureate | Average score for Listening and Writing section | 4.5 |
Writing | 4 | |
Master | Listening and Writing section | 4.5 |
Writing | 4 | |
Doctorate | Listening and Writing section | 4.5 |
Writing | 4.5 or 5.0 | |
PEARSON | ||
Baccalaureate | 60 | |
Master | 62-63 | |
Doctorate | 68 | |
BRIDGING | ||
Baccalaureate | Students who successfully complete the most advanced level (ESL 500) of the English Intensive Program offered by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) at the University of Ottawa with a final grade of at least B, satisfy the language requirements, and don’t have to pass one of the language tests described above. | |
Master | An overall score of 70% and above and 'low advanced' level or more in all 4 sections | |
Doctorate | not available at that level |