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Policies & Forms

This page contains information for students pursuing non-thesis Masterʼs, thesis Masterʼs or Doctoral degrees or Postdoctoral research. Students entering their program as of Fall 2017 are able to check their progress via myProgress. The tables below show the correspondence between the meetings or events that occur at various stages of study and the corresponding myProgress milestones.

Prerequisite courses

If a student is required to take an undergraduate course to satisfy a missing prerequisite, they must do so in the first year of their graduate program. Since the course will be at the undergraduate level, it will not count toward the course requirements of their graduate program.

Letter of Understanding

A Letter of Understanding is required for thesis Master's and Doctoral students. A is available and it may be modified as needed to suit individual labs and students. The letter is not a contract and is not binding. Its goal is to clarify expectations between student and supervisor(s).

Non-Thesis Master’s Program

Thesis Master’s Program

Note: The M.Eng. degree, offered to legacy students, transitioned to an M.Sc. degree starting in Fall 2023. M.Eng. policies and forms apply to M.Sc. students as well.

Requirements for completing a Master’s degree

Stage

myProgress Milestone

Link

Master'sÌýstudent advising meeting Master's Supervisor - -
Master's committee selection - -
Master's initial meeting Master Yr1 Progress Tracking 1
Master's progress meetings

Master Yr1 Progress Tracking 2

Master's Yr2 Progress Tracking

Master's thesis submission - Form
Master's extraordinary meeting -
Master's Seminar - Ìý
Fast-track transfer to the Doctoral program meeting -

Doctoral Program

Stage

myProgress Milestone

Link

Ph.D. 1 Entrant

Ph.D. 2 Entrant

Ph.D. Letter of Understanding PhD Letter of Understanding PhD Letter of Understanding - Form (info)
Ph.D. advisory committee selection PhD Supervisory Committee PhD Supervisory Committee -
Ph.D. preliminary meeting PhD Study Plan PhD Study Plan
Ph.D. comprehensive-exam preparation meeting PhD2 Progress Tracking PhD2 Progress Tracking
Ph.D. thesis-proposal and comprehensive-exam meeting PhD Comprehensive Exam PhD Comprehensive Exam
Ph.D. thesis progress meetings

PhD3 Progress Tracking

PhD4 Progress Tracking

PhD5 Progress Tracking

PhD6 Progress Tracking

PhD4ÌýProgress Tracking

PhD5ÌýProgress Tracking

PhD6 Progress Tracking

Ph.D. thesis pre-submission meeting TBD TBD
Ph.D. extraordinary meeting - -
Ph.D. initial thesis submission - - -
Ph.D. oral defence meeting - - - -
Ph.D. final thesis submission - - - -
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