Graduate Regulations

Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies

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The Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies  

• 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 & Postdoctoral Studies 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  
• Faculty-Specific Admission Requirements  

Regulations of the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies  

• Classification of Graduate Students  
• Registration  
  • Registration Procedure  
  • Registration Status  
  • Maintenance of Registration​  
  • Minimum Registration Requirements  
  • Regulations of the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies  
  • 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  
• Faculty-Specific Regulations  

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  

Graduate Programs