You must upload copies of all transcripts from universities you have attended by using the uoDoc application. Transcripts must cover all courses and programs at any university you have attended, including regular programs (whether completed or not), exchanges, letters of permission, online or correspondence courses, courses taken as a non-degree student or visiting students, etc. If your transcript and degree certificate are not in English or French, you must submit a copy of a certified translation.

Once you've received your offer of admission, if the offer contains any conditions for submitting official documents, you will need to upload them to uoDoc. Some exceptions apply. 

Previous or current Ottawa students do not need to submit a transcript of their studies at the University of Ottawa. Professional programs in rehabilitation require all transcripts, including those from uOttawa.   

• Curriculum Vitae (must include chronological academic history)   
• Letter of intent

Graduate Programs in History -Get to know us

• Consult the list of Research clusters of the Department of History: Canadian History; European History; Gender, Sexuality and the Body; Ideas, Culture and Society; Colonialism & Postcolonialism; War and Society; Law and Society.
• As well as the fields of interest of professors of the Department of History to familiarize yourself with the specialty of each professor. This will help you determine a potential supervisor.

For applications to the Master’s program, the letter of intent (1 to 2 pages) should include the following four elements:
1. Research project: fully describe your research project and specify the national or thematic history as well as the periodization you wish to study. Identify your research goals as specifically as possible.
2. Preparation: comment on your background preparation and your suitability to undertake this topic: i.e., language abilities (if required), courses and seminars taken during undergraduate training, or any relevant personal research or experiences.
3. Research supervision: applicants must contact and identify a research supervisor, before applying to the program. Please include in your letter of intent the name of the professor who would be ready to supervise your research, should you be admitted into the program.
4. Comment on your relevant experiences (student exchange, work as a research assistant, museum/historical site guide, etc.) and explain any “anomaly” in your academic experience (e.g., low grades in one semester because of illness, time spent away from your studies, etc.).