How to Apply

Application Period

Application deadline: October 31, 2024.
The application portal opens on September 1, 2024 - apply early to mitigate any concerns with your documentation (see below) or to account for any system issues.

Notes:

  • The Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies - Mentoring and Leadership begins in Winter term only (January).
  • Applications will be processed after the October deadline. We will contact you once your application has been reviewed.

Have Your Supporting Documents Ready

Your application will require you to upload some documents. Having them ready will expedite your application process.

1. A 1-2 page résumé outlining teaching and other relevant work experience

2. A letter of intent (1-2 pages). In your letter, please indicate how your current work would benefit from participation in the program and/or how you may be able to enter or alter your career because of receiving the certificate. 

3. The GCES Student Information Form. Save this document to your computer, then fill it out and upload it to your application.

4. Scanned, up-to-date transcripts from all of the post-secondary institutions you have attended (including incomplete studies, exchange and transfer credit courses). Note: your application will not be processed until up-to-date transcripts from all post-secondary institutions are provided.

  • Up-to-date is defined as transcripts dated or issued in the fall/winter session of the year of application (if currently registered) or within a year of the term for which you are applying (if not currently registered). For example, if you are a new student applying for the Fall term, the print date on your transcript must be no later than September 1 of the previous year.
  • The transcript must be scanned in its entirety (front and back pages), including the transcript legend typically printed on the back of the transcript, and be legible. Ensure that no information is cut off during scanning.
  • The following are acceptable for uploading to GSMS:
    • PDF copies of transcripts that have been mailed to you from the issuing institution
    • PDF copies from Bear Tracks for U of A students
    • PDF copies from other institutions' student portals (must have the institution's URL clearly visible)
    • PDF copies from MyCreds (email to yourself, then upload PDF copy to GSMS).

Please review the Application Requirements for Academic Documents page to ensure that your transcripts meet ALL of the listed requirements.

When you receive your letter of admission from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), you will be asked to send official transcripts directly to them.


International Transcripts

If you have international transcripts, please note the following:

Applicants must submit an official degree certificate accompanied by official (original) mark sheets and an English translation of each mark sheet outlining all courses taken and grades obtained for all post-secondary institutions attended.

Application Process

When you click the yellow Apply Now button below, you will be redirected to the Graduate Studies Management Solution (GSMS) webpage. Note: you must take a course in the term for which you apply. 

Here are the steps to apply:

  1. Create a login account if you are logging in for the first time.

  2. Once you have created an account, click 'Start a New Application'.

  3. On the Program Search page, choose 'Education' as your Department and 'Part-time' as your Mode of Study; then click 'Search Now'.

  4. Choose "Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies - PART TIME' in the search results. Note: do not choose 'Graduate Certificate in School Leadership - Part Time' - that is a different program and will cause delays to your application for GCES Mentoring and Leadership.

  5. Find your Program Start Date and click Apply to fill out the application.

Remember: you must take a course in the term for which you apply, so choose carefully.


Apply Now

 

Additional Information

To complete your application and be enrolled in courses, you must email the following documents to edmentor@ualberta.ca at least two weeks in advance of the start of your course:

  • Completion badge for the non-credit module series associated with the graduate course
  • Certificate of Appreciation (Fall 2022 and onward) OR email confirmation from the Field Experience Office of your mentoring experience (Winter 2020 - Winter 2022).

Questions? Contact us at edmentor@ualberta.ca.