Graduate Certificate in Precision Health, Medicine

Application deadlines are available on the Future Students webpages: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/explore-programs/precision-health-certificate.

In addition to the Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements and the Cumming School of Medicine requirements, the program requires:

• A current curriculum vitae (CV).

• A vision statement (no more than two pages in length, double spaced, maximum 500 words) outlining career goals, and how the Precision Health Program will help to achieve them.

• An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL IBT) score of 97 (5.0 for tests taken after January 21, 2026).

  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7.0 (minimum of 6.0 in each section)

  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 75, or higher (Academic version).

  • Canadian Academic English Language test (CAEL) score of 70 (minimum 70 in each section)

  • Academic Communication Certificate (ACC) score of A- in each course.

  • Cambridge C1 Advanced or Cambridge C2 Proficiency minimum score of 200.

  The test must have been taken within the last two years. When requesting that official TOEFL test scores are forwarded to the University of Calgary, please indicate institution code 0813.

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Meeting the minimum admission criteria above does not guarantee acceptance into the program.

Note: As per Section G.A.1 of the University of Calgary’s Academic Calendar, in exceptional circumstances, individuals who do not meet formal academic requirements but who have significant life achievements may be considered for admission to this program. The candidate must provide evidence demonstrating the potential to successfully undertake the certificate program. Such candidates may also be required to participate in an in-person interview with the Associate Dean, Graduate Science Education. In all such cases, the decision whether to admit rests with the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Access to an electronic device, such as a tablet or computer, as well as a reliable internet connection, is necessary.