How to Apply

Fall 2026 Application Deadlines

  • OUAC Application Deadline – January 2, 2026
  • Required Documents Deadline – January 15, 2026

Prospective graduate students must apply to the University of Guelph online, through the Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC). Please visit the Graduate Studies website to learn more and begin your application process.

After submitting an online application, you will be invited to submit required documents to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology through the University of Guelph's online system, WebAdvisor.

Graduate students are admitted in the fall semester only.

Required documents for the Public Issues Anthropology MA program

  • All post-secondary transcripts.
  • Two (2) academic reference letters and assessment forms. An electronic Referee Assessment Form will be sent directly to the referees listed in your online application.
  • A well-defined statement of research interest.
  • If your first language is not English, you will be required to submit the results of a standardized language test.

Required documents for the Sociology MA program

  • All post-secondary transcripts
  • Two (2) academic reference letters and assessment forms. An electronic Referee Assessment Form will be sent directly to the referees listed in your online application.
  • A 1-2 page well-defined statement of research interest.
  • If your first language is not English, you will be required to submit the results of a standardized language test.

Guaranteed Admission Pathway

If you have been approved for the Guaranteed Admission Pathway, follow these instructions when applying to the MA program:

  1. You do not need to include academic references in your OUAC application. However, you will not be able to complete the OUAC application without entering referee contact information, so enter:
    1. csahsgap@uoguelph.ca in the Referee 1 field
    2. gradapps@uoguelph.ca in the Referee 2 field
  2. Your OUAC application fee will be reimbursed after you start the program.
  3. When you access WebAdvisor:
    1. Upload your unofficial transcripts.
    2. You do not need to upload a statement of research interest.
 

Required documents for the Sociology PhD program

  • All post-secondary transcripts
  • Two (2) academic reference letters and assessment forms. An electronic Referee Assessment Form will be sent directly to the referees listed in your online application.
  • A 2-3 page well-defined statement of research interest.
  • If your first language is not English, you will be required to submit the results of a standardized language test.

Questions?

For questions about the department's graduate programs, contact:

Graduate Program Assistant
Email: soangrad@uoguelph.ca

Ryan Broll
Graduate Program Coordinator (Sociology)
Email: rbroll@uoguelph.ca

Karine Gagné
Graduate Program Coordinator (Public Issues Anthropology)
Email: gagnek@uoguelph.ca

 

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