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The Graduate Committee will begin reviewing applications on 1 February 2025 and will stop reviewing applications on 30 April 2025.  Applications received on or before 1 February will receive full consideration for scholarships.  International students in particular are urged to apply by the February 1 deadline.

Western has moved to an internal online application system for all graduate programs, so all supporting documentation is submitted in a digital format there. For information about the system, click on the Online Application page. To begin your online application, click the Apply Now button.

As you will see, the application process requires:

  • Biographical and contact information
  • Academic background
  • Statement of Academic Intent (see the Program Specific Documentation section of the application form for instructions regarding the length and content of the required Statement of Academic Intent for the different graduate program streams)
  • Unofficial transcripts from previous universities/colleges attended
  • Names and contact information for 2 academic references
  • Proficiency in English scores, if applicable
  • $150 application Fee

as well as:

  • Public History field applicants, the name and contact information for 1 professional (public history) reference, if available.  Public History applicants also are required to submit a resume.
  • for PhD applicants, a writing sample (such as a chapter of the MA thesis).  Please mention the potential supervisor or supervisors with whom you have made contact in the Statement of Academic Intent.

Students who had withdrawn from their program and now wish to complete it must formally re-apply for admission. Credit for previous work completed must be approved by History and the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS).

If you face any technical issues while going through the admissions process, please contact the SGPS help line at 519-850-2341 or gradapps@uwo.ca. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Kara Brown, our Graduate Program Coordinator, or Prof. Francine McKenzie, Graduate Chair.

Admission Decisions

We attempt to make a decision on your application as soon after the 1 February deadline as possible. On occasion, we may defer the decision until May, particularly if you are in an academic program at present and we are awaiting your final grades.

Applicants who have been offered admission to SGPS accept or decline their offers online. To do so: login to the Western Student Center with the Western Personal Computer Account information you will have been provided, locate the Admissions grid, and select "Accept or Decline" to begin the process.