1991/1992 - Office of the Registrar - McMaster University

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
McMaster University must make aplication prior to March 1 directly to
the School of Social Work.
Applicants transferring from another university should consult Twotier
Applications in the section Faculty of Social Sciences, School of
Social Work.
PROGRAMME TRANSFER AFrER ADMISSION
If you have been admitted to one programme and subsequently wish to
transfer to another, you may be able to do so, provided you have met
the subject requirements for the second programme and a place is available.
If you wish to make such a transfer, consult the Admissions Office.
Admission With Other
Qualifications
A. ADMISSION FROM ONTARIO COLLEGES OF APPLIED
ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Applicants from Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology who have
completed at least one year of work, are invited to apply for admission
to Social Sciences I or Humanities 1. Each case will be considered individually
on its merits and the programme desired. In Social SCiences,
Humanities, and Business advanced credit will normally be given to
well-qualified students who have completed at least two years of work.
In the granting of credit attention will be given to:
1. the applicant's performance in the college programme;
2. the duration of the previous pr:ogramme;
3. the programm~ taken at the college and the programme to which
entry is sought;
4. the applicant's secondary school record.
The credit could be up to 30 units for a weB-qualified graduate of a
three-year programme, and at least 6 units for an applicant who has
completed two years and performed well, provided the coBege work is
appropriate for the university programme to wnich entry is sought.
Credit beyond this may be given on gn individual basis where· the
college and university programmes are in similar areas, and where the
applicant's academic record and background warrant special
consideration.
For Engineering, as a general policy, applicants from Ontario Colleges
of Applied Arts and Technology who have achieved a first-class honours
standing in the last two years of a three-year technology programme will
be considered for admission to the second level of a relevant Engineering
programme.
B. ADMISSION FROM RYERSON POL YTECHNICAL
INSTITUTE
In determining admissibility and the possibility of advance credit, due
consideration is given to the admission requirements of the Ryerson programme,
its length of study and nature (Le. certificate, diploma or
degree), standing in the programme and studies desired at university
level. Students with high standing after 9ne or two years of study are
invited to apply.
Every application is dealt with individuaBy so that appropriate academic
credit may be granted where warranted.
C. ADMISSION FROM REDEEMER COLLEGE
For admission to McMaster University a student must present, with an
appropriate average, six Year 1 courses from .Redeemer College which
are appropriate for the McMaster programme. Redeemer College
courses in the 110-119 series are treated as equivalent to OACs for purposes
of admission. Students who wish advanced credit for work completed
at Redeemer College must write an examination set by McMaster
for each course in which credit is sought.
D. ADMISSION FROM OTHER CANADIAN PROVINCES
We welcome applications from students from other Canadian provinces.
They must meet the follOWing minimum requirements and present subjects
appropriate for the programmes as described above under Subject
Requirements for Specific Levell Programmes. For clarification, applicants
are invited to contact the Office of Student Uaison.
Province
Qualifications Required
Alberta ....
................ Grade 12
" British Columbi~ ............... ~ . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . ...... Grade 12
Manitoba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .......................... Grade 12
New Brunswick .............................. , ......... Grade 12
Newfoundland and Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ........... Grade 12
Northwest Territories ...................... , ............ Grade 12
Nova Scotia. . . . . . .. ................. . .............. Grade 12
Prince Edward Island ................................... Grade 12
Quebec ........................... Year I CEGEP (General Course)
Saskatchewan. . . . . . .. ....... . ........ Grade 12
E. ADMISSION FROM OTHER COUNTRIES
We welCome applications from students from other countries. We have,
for convenience, indicated our admission requirements for applicants
from selected countries.
Students from other countries should send official matriculation certificates
weB in advance of the session. The equivalent of first-class
standing may be required for some Hmited enrolment programmes.
Clear notarized photocopies of certificates in a language other than English
should be accompanied by notarized English translations. Clear
photocopies of English language certificates must be notarized. Each
applicant is considered on an individual basis. Applicants are strongly
advised not to come to the University until they have been informed of
their acceptance. ,
Applicants whose native language is not English and who have not
resided in an English-speaking country for four years will be required to
obtain standing satisfactory to the University in the Michigan English
Language Assessment Battery (MELAB). The MELAB authorization form
will be sent upon receipt of a formal application for admission. If the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) has already been written,
its results may be submitted in place of the ME LAB results.
Applicants from the G.C.E. System require:
1. five G.C.E. subjects at least two of which must be at the Advanced
Level;
12. Advanced Level subjects appropriate for the programme desired,
(refer above to Subject Requirements for Specific Level 1
Programmes);
3. an average of at least 'C' in the two Advanced Level subjects
Applicants from Hons. Kong require:
I, five subjects in the G.C.E. or' University of Hong Kong Matriculation,
at least two of which must be at the Advanced Level;
2. Advanced Level subjects appropriate for the programme deSired,
(refer above to Subject Requirements for Specific Level 1
Program mes);
3.' an average of at least 'C' in the two Advanced Level subjects
4. standing satisfactory t9 McMqster University in the Michigan English
Language Assessment Battery (MELAB). Details of the test will be
sent upon receipt of a forl11al application for admission.
Applicants from the United States of America should be students
with high standing from Grade 12 of an accredited high school in the
U.S.A. Normally high standing will have been demonstrated by 'A'
(80%) standing. Students who do not meet these requirements may
qualify for admission by completing one year of coIlege-level work with
standing acceptable to the University.
F. SPECIAL STUDENTS AND MATURE STUDENTS
Applicants who have attended university' are not admissible as special
students or mature students. Applicants to Engineering are not admissible
under this category.
'
Full-time Study (Mature Students): If you do not meet the normal
admission requirements described above, in Admission from Ontario
Secondary Schools, you may be admitted on university probation to
full-time study provided you satisfy aU of the follOWing three conditions:
L you are at least 21 years old or will be in the calendar year in which
you propose to start; and
2. you have not attended secondary school on a full-time basis for at
least two years; and
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