How to Apply

• Graduate applicants can upload “unofficial” transcripts through MyFile. Transcripts provided in this way are sufficient for determining conditional admission to graduate programs.
• Include all pages of each postsecondary transcript, when you upload it into the myFile portal.  This initial step but does not complete the process of submitting official transcripts for a graduate school application.  Some institutions send digital versions of official transcripts. Please direct each institution to study@yorku.ca with the candidate’s name and York ID number. Please note that if exercising this option the electronic documents must be received directly from the institution in order to be considered official.
• Official transcripts (printed copies) are mailed to:

• Arrange to have all official transcripts in a sealed envelope directly mailed from every post-secondary institution, including universities and colleges, to the Admissions Office at York University. For those institutions that are only sending items electronically to York, they can submit these via email to study@yorku.ca with the candidate’s name and York ID number.
• Current or past students of York University are not required to submit York transcripts.
• provide a statement of interest (maximum 2 pages in length; single-line spacing) demonstrating commitment to advanced research in the field. The statement should include a discussion of the applicant’s background, interests, skills, career goals and research interests. Typical questions to be addressed in the statements include but are not limited to:
  1. It is mandatory to state the specialization (Health Policy & Equity OR Health System Management & Health Data Analytics) in the statement of interest letter. Briefly explain why you have specifically chosen the specified field in the MA or PhD Program in Health.
  2. The doctoral applicants are encouraged to reach out to professors in their areas of interest and discuss potential supervision.
  3. Indicate your particular research interests. Summarize the potential topic on your MA Major Research Paper (MRP), or your PhD Dissertation and suggest a potential principal supervisor who you would like to work with.
  4. Explain how the MA or PhD Program in Health will relate to your career goals.
• submitting one sample of scholarly written work that the applicant has written as the sole author, for a course or in an employment context. (For example, academic essays or research papers which were submitted to advanced-level university courses).
• provide contact information for academic referees from university faculty. Applicants should name people who are capable of speaking to their experience and interest in the research stream. Applicants who have been out of school for 5 years or less should provide at least 2 names of academic referees from university faculty (preferably all 3 academic referees) and one professional reference. Applicants who have been out of school for more than 5 years should provide at least 1 name of an academic referee from the university faculty (preferably all 3 academic referees).
• provide a current CV or Resume.
• provide English language proficiency test results, if required

Applicants are strongly recommended to apply separately for various York University, Tri-Council, provincial or external scholarships listed on the Awards page over a year prior to the graduate program application.

English Language Proficiency Tests

Proof of language proficiency is required for applicants who meet the following criteria:

1. their first language is not English; AND
2. they have not completed at least one year of full-time study at an accredited university in a country (or institution) where English is the official language of instruction.
3. All scores must be sent to York directly from/by the testing centre. Acceptable language test scores for ESL speakers are located here
4. If you wish to make an inquiry about language tests or scores that were submitted for your graduate application, please visit this site.

International Academic Credentials

International students can review how their academic credentials were achieved overseas compared to York University.  Please verify the minimum admission requirements listed by country. However, there is no definitive answer to the admission eligibility until the entire application package has been reviewed.