Graduate Diploma Scientific Management and Leadership

The Graduate Diploma in Scientific Management and Leadership is offered by the Telfer School of Management. The Graduate Diploma is open to students already enrolled in the participating MSc or PhD programs in the Faculty of Science. To receive the diploma, the requirements of both the primary program and of the diploma must be met. Both credentials are awarded simultaneously. The compulsory diploma courses are offered in English and in French. The optional courses are available in sufficient number in both languages to allow a student to complete all the diploma requirements in either English or French.

In accordance with the University of Ottawa regulation, students have a right to produce their assignments, their thesis, and to answer examination questions in French or in English.

Students who have completed the graduate diploma as well as their MSc or PhD are eligible to apply to another program offered by the Telfer School Management. The Admissions Committee of that program will determine whether some or all of the credits successfully completed for the diploma can be transferred.

Participating Programs

• Biology (MSc/PhD)
• Chemistry (MSc/PhD)
• Earth Sciences (MSc/PhD)
• Mathematics (MSc/PhD)
• Physics (MSc/PhD)

For the most accurate and up to date information on application deadlines, language tests and other admission requirements, please visit the specific requirements webpage.

Applicants at the master’s level must apply for admission to the diploma at the same time as for the MSc program or, at the latest, towards the end of their first term of enrollment in the master’s. Applicants at the doctoral level must apply no later than the beginning of the second year of enrollment in their PhD program.

All applicants must provide the following:

• A letter outlining their career plans and the relevance of the Diploma to those plans.
• A plan of study, indicating the proposed schedule for completion of the requirements of both the diploma and their primary program.
• A letter of support signed by their thesis supervisor and co-signed by the student’s primary program director.

Language Requirements

Applicants whose first language is other than English and who intend to take the diploma courses in English must provide one of the following:

• A score of at least 250 (100 Internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), with a score of at least 5 on the Test of Written English (TWE) and a score of at least 50 on the Test of Spoken English (TSE).
• A score of at least 7 in at least three of the four International English Language Testing System (IELTS) tests (Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking) and at least 6 in the fourth.
• A score of at least 14 on the CANTEST, with no individual test score below 4.0, along with a score of 4.5 on the oral component of the test.
• Proof of completion within the last five years, of a previous degree program in an English or French language university.
• Proof of recent prolonged residence and exercise of a profession in an English or French speaking country (normally at least four years over the last six years).

• Apply online through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC), by completing form 105.
• Declare all your current and previous postsecondary studies, completed or not, even if they are not related to your application. Failure to do so may lead to the cancellation of your application or the withdrawal of your offer of admission at any time.
• Enter your email address, making sure it is accurate. We will use this address to communicate with you for all matters. Also, check your inbox (and junk mail folder) regularly for messages from the University of Ottawa.
• Pay the application fees for all your admission applications. Applications are forwarded to the University of Ottawa only after fees are paid in full and the payment has cleared. Learn more about application fees.
• Note that OUAC is not part of the University of Ottawa. It handles applications to all Ontario universities and is responsible for transferring your application to our admission office.