Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research

NOTICE: Effective October 16, 2023, the name of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) has been changed to the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS). All references to FGSR will be updated to GPS with the publication of the 2024-2025 Calendar.

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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 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-Based Research and Evaluation
• 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 Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Graduate Programs in English and Film Studies
• Graduate Programs in Faculté Saint-Jean
• 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 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 Sociology
• Graduate Programs in Surgery
• Graduate Programs in Women’s and Gender Studies