Population and Public Health: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - UBCV

Admission Requirements: Admission is administered by UBC's Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) under its published requirements for this doctoral program. The program page states no prerequisite degree or subject beyond FGPS's standard entrance requirement for a doctoral program. FGPS's minimum admission average is in the B+ range (76 per cent), and this program's page states no higher academic minimum, though meeting it does not guarantee admission in a competitive process. Applicants from a university where English was not the language of instruction must meet this program's published English-proficiency minimum: IELTS Academic overall 7 with no band below 6.5; or TOEFL iBT overall 5 with no skill below 4 on the 6-point scale in effect for tests sat from 21 January 2026 (overall 100 with no skill below 21 on the prior 120-point scale); or Duolingo English Test overall 130 with no skill below 120. The GRE is required by some applicants. Please check the program website. The application also requires three letters of reference and transcripts from all prior post-secondary study.