Now that you have submitted your online application and paid your application fee, you need to submit your supporting documents to complete your application file.

Please note that your application is only complete when all your supporting documents have been received by the University and your application fee is paid. As a best practice, you should start your application a minimum 3 to 4 weeks before the application deadline to allow enough time for your documents to arrive in our office by the deadline.

Within five business days after the submission of your online application form, and payment of your application fee, you will receive an email with your student number, username and password. This information will allow you to log on to your MSVU account to upload your supporting documents and to request references. While you wait for your account to become active, you should request your official transcripts.

Note: Document upload and document status check are not available between 1:55am and 6:00am AST (extended window on Thursdays and Fridays of 1:55am and 8:00am AST) during nightly backups and system maintenance.

The following steps will guide you through the process of submitting your supporting documents.

Step 1: Request Official Transcripts

Transcript Requirements:
You are required to disclose and submit official transcripts for ALL, universities, colleges, or other post-secondary institutions that you currently attend, previously attended, academically dismissed or withdrew from.

This also includes transcripts for:

  • Courses taken on a Letter of Permission
  • Transfer credits
  • Exchange program/Study Abroad
  • Additional bachelor’s or master’s degrees (if more than one has been completed)
  • Professional Certifications
  • Advanced Degrees (e.g. PhD)

Request Official Transcripts:
A transcript is official only if it comes directly from your university to our Admissions office. Please have your universities forward your official transcripts to our Admissions Office.

Forward your official transcripts to:

Admissions Office
Mount Saint Vincent University
166 Bedford Highway
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 2J6
CANADA

or if your university provides electronic transcripts, you may request that they send your e-transcript to bed.documents@msvu.ca. You can also have your electronic sent to us via MyCreds.

 

Step 2: Request References

Request References:
Three references, one (1) academic and two (2) general suitability for teaching, are required.

One (1) Academic Reference (required form): This reference form specifically addresses your most recent university experiences. Applicants who have not undertaken academic course work in the past 5 years must submit a third General Suitability for Teaching Reference.

Two (2) General Suitability for Teaching References (required form): Referees should be persons who are not related to the applicant, who are familiar with the applicant’s recent experiences as they pertain to the education profession and who can provide an unbiased and objective assessment.

Contact your intended referees with the request for a reference and receive their agreement to do so on your behalf before you submit their information. At that time, you should also confirm their email address. Please note: Academic References need to come from an academic/institutional email address.

To help your referees personalize your reference letter, please provide them with your resume and a draft of your Cover letter.

Inform them of your application deadline and for the need to submit the reference on your behalf before the application deadline.

NOTE: The Academic Reference form and the General Suitability for Teaching Reference forms are REQUIRED COMPONENTS of your B.Ed. application package and must be completed by the referees.

It is therefore your responsibility to ensure your referees complete the appropriate form/s. You are responsible for sending your referee a reference request via the online form and for following up with your referees to ensure that they have received the email reference request and that they have submitted the reference on your behalf before the application deadline.

The email is sent from bed.documents@msvu.ca with the subject line “Reference Letter Request for Student’s Name”. This email may go to their spam or junk mail folders so they may also need to check these folders.

Within five business days after the submission of your online application and payment your application fee, you will receive an email with your student number, username and password. Use your username and password to upload other supporting documents in our Self-Service system.

Complete the reference request via the online form early to allow referees to submit their recommendation by the deadline.

Complete the reference request form

Step 3: Upload Supporting Documents

Upload your supporting documents:
Within five business days after the submission of your online application and payment your application fee, you will receive an email with your student number, username and password. Use your username and password to upload other supporting documents in our Self-Service system.

The following supporting documents will need to be uploaded:

All supporting documents need to be in pdf format for upload.

Note: Document upload and document status check are not available between 1:55am and 6:00am AST (extended window on Thursdays and Fridays of 1:55am and 8:00am AST) during nightly backups and system maintenance

Upload supporting documents

Step 4: Check Status of Supporting Documents

Your application is only complete when all your supporting documents have been received by the University. As a best practice, you should start your application about a minimum of 3 to 4 weeks before the application deadline to allow enough time for your documents to arrive in our office by the deadline.

It is your responsibility to ensure that all required documents are received by our Admission’s office by the application deadline, or your application will not be considered for admission.

Students with Identified Disabilities
Upon admission to the Mount, students with identified disabilities (e.g., blind or visual impairments, deaf or hard of hearing, learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, etc.) must register with Accessibility Services as soon as possible. For further information please visit the Accessibility Services webpage

PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure their application is complete and all required documentation has been submitted to the Admissions Office by the deadline date.

IS YOUR APPLICATION COMPLETE?
□ Online application form submitted
□ Application fee submitted
□ Transcripts requested and submitted
□ Cover Letter submitted
□ Resumé submitted
□ Elementary or Secondary Program Admission Requirements Form completed and submitted
□ Referee Contact Information Sheet submitted
□ Reference Forms
□ Academic reference
□ General Suitability for teaching #1
□ General Suitability for teaching #2
□ ESL Test Scores (If applicable)

Check supporting documents status