Graduate Regulations

Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research

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The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research  

• Policies and Regulations  
• Officers of the Faculty  
• Responsibilities Related to Graduate Programs  

General Information  

• Graduate Programs Offered  
• Thesis-Based Master’s and PhD Learning Outcomes  
• Graduate Teaching and Learning Program  
• Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Community Volunteer Program   
• Information for International Students  
• Fees  

Graduate Admissions  

• Application for Admission  
• Indigenous Applicants  
• Graduate Program Entrance Requirements  
  • Academic Requirements  
  • English Language Requirement  
• Graduate Admission  
  • Admission with Conditions  
  • Readmission  

Regulations of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research  

• Classification of Graduate Students  
• Registration  
  • Registration Procedure  
  • Registration Status  
  • Maintenance of Registration​  
  • Minimum Registration Requirements  
  • Regulations of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research  
  • End-of-Program Registration Deadlines for Thesis-based Students  
  • Courses Extra-to-Degree  
  • Concurrent Registration in More than One Degree Program  
  • Registration at the Completion of the Program  
• Transfer Credit, Course Exemption/Substitution, and Credit by Special Assessment   
• Change of Program  
• Approved Leave of Absence  
• Ethics and Academic Citizenship Requirement  
• Professional Development Requirement  
• Academic Standing  
• Language Requirement  
• Residence Requirement  
• Time Limit for Completion of Graduate Programs  
• Extensions   
• Convocation  
• Intellectual Property  
• Appeals and Grievances  
• Course-based Master’s Programs  
  • Laddering of Freestanding Graduate Certificates and Diplomas into a Course-based Master’s Degree  ​  
• Thesis-Based Master’s Programs  
• Doctoral Degrees  
• Doctoral Program Three-year Progress Requirement  
• Shared Credential Master’s and Doctoral Degrees  
• Individual Interdisciplinary Studies  
• Diploma and Certificate Programs  

Supervision and Examinations  

• Supervision and Supervisory Committees  
  • Appointment of the Supervisor  
  • Eligibility for Appointment as Supervisor  
  • Resolving Conflicts in Supervisor-Student Relationships  
  • Supervisory Committees  
• The Role of and Structure of Examining Committees  
  • Categories of Examiners and Eligibility  
  • Conflict of Interest for Graduate Student Supervisory and Examination Committees   
  • Size and Composition of Examining Committees  
• Conduct of Examinations  
  • Common Examination Protocols  
  • Conduct of Thesis and Candidacy Examinations  
  • Thesis Based Master’s Program Examination  
  • Doctoral Candidacy Examination  
  • Decision of the Candidacy Committee  
  • Final Doctoral Examination  
  • Decision of the Doctoral Final Examining Committee  
• Thesis Requirements  

Graduate Financial Support  

• Graduate Teaching or Research Assistantships  
• University-Administered Awards—General Information  
• Loans and Bursaries  

Programs

Graduate

• •  Graduate Programs in Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science
• •  Graduate Programs in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
• •  Graduate Programs in Anthropology
• •  Graduate Programs in Art and Design
• •  Graduate Programs in Biochemistry
• •  Graduate Programs in Biological Sciences
• •  Graduate Programs in Biomedical Engineering
• •  Graduate Programs in Business
• •  Graduate Programs in Cell Biology
• •  Graduate Programs in Chemical and Materials Engineering
• •  Graduate Programs in Chemistry
• •  Graduate Programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering
• •  Graduate Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders
• •  Graduate Programs in Communications and Technology
• •  Graduate Programs in Community Engagement
• •  Graduate Programs in Community-Based Research and Evaluation
• •  Graduate Programs in Comparative Literature
• •  Graduate Programs in Computing Science
• •  Graduate Programs in Dentistry
• •  Graduate Programs in Digital Humanities
• •  Graduate Programs in Drama
• •  Graduate Programs in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• •  Graduate Programs in East Asian Studies
• •  Graduate Programs in Economics
• •  Graduate Programs in Education
• •  Graduate Programs in Educational Policy Studies
• •  Graduate Programs in Educational Psychology
• •  Graduate Programs in Educational Studies
• •  Graduate Programs in Electrical and Computer Engineering
• •  Graduate Programs in Elementary Education
• •  Graduate Programs in English and Film Studies
• •  Graduate Programs in Faculté Saint-Jean
• •  Graduate Programs in Health Sciences Education
• •  Graduate Programs in History and Classics
• •  Graduate Programs in Human Ecology
• •  Graduate Programs in Internetworking
• •  Graduate Programs in Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
• •  Graduate Programs in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
• •  Graduate Programs in Law
• •  Graduate Programs in Library and Information Studies
• •  Graduate Programs in Linguistics
• •  Graduate Programs in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
• •  Graduate Programs in Mechanical Engineering
• •  Graduate Programs in Medical Genetics
• •  Graduate Programs in Medical Microbiology and Immunology
• •  Graduate Programs in Medical Sciences
• •  Graduate Programs in Medicine
• •  Graduate Programs in Mining and Petroleum Engineering
• •  Graduate Programs in Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
• •  Graduate Programs in Music
• •  Graduate Programs in Native Studies
• •  Graduate Programs in Neuroscience
• •  Graduate Programs in Nursing
• •  Graduate Programs in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• •  Graduate Programs in Occupational Therapy
• •  Graduate Programs in Oncology
• •  Graduate Programs in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
• •  Graduate Programs in Paediatrics
• •  Graduate Programs in Pharmacology
• •  Graduate Programs in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• •  Graduate Programs in Philosophy
• •  Graduate Programs in Physical Therapy
• •  Graduate Programs in Physics
• •  Graduate Programs in Physiology
• •  Graduate Programs in Political Science
• •  Graduate Programs in Psychiatry
• •  Graduate Programs in Psychology
• •  Graduate Programs in Public Health
• •  Graduate Programs in Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
• •  Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation Medicine
• •  Graduate Programs in Religious Studies
• •  Graduate Programs in Renewable Resources
• •  Graduate Programs in Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology
• •  Graduate Programs in Secondary Education
• •  Graduate Programs in Sociology
• •  Graduate Programs in Surgery
• •  Graduate Programs in Women’s and Gender Studies