Frequently Asked Questions

Referees are contacted by the School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies once your application has been received.  Letters are submitted electronically.

You can change your referee by logging in to https://student.uwo.ca with your Western Identity. Click “Apply for Graduate Admission”, and then click “Edit Referees” next to your application. You will not be able to change the referee information if the reference has been provided.

While academic references are preferred, the program does accept references from employers or others who are able to adequately judge your performance in the areas listed on the reference letter:  intellectual ability; originality of thought; aptitude for scientific research or scholarly work; ability to express him/herself orally; ability to express him/herself in writing; initiative; perseverance.

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine does not require a GRE be submitted with an application to the program.

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For full details on acceptable achievement of English language proficiency, click here. 

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine does not offer conditional admission based on completion of an English language proficiency program.