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Graduate Studies Academic Calendar - Winter 2023 (archive)
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  1. Graduate Studies Academic Calendar - Winter 2023 (archive)

General information and regulations

General information

  • Academic integrity
  • Glossary of terms
  • Important notices
  • Student records ownership and access

Organization of graduate studies

  • Committees and councils
  • Responsibilities of graduate studies administrators

Admissions

  • General admission
  • English language proficiency
  • English for multilingual speakers
  • Categories of admission
  • Qualifying program
  • Transfer of academic credit
  • Co-operative education
  • Financial support
  • TB skin test
 

Definitions - students

  • Full-time students
  • Part-time students
  • Non-degree students

Programs

  • Accelerated Master's Programs
  • Certificate in University Teaching
  • Joint interdisciplinary programs

Regulations

  • Enrolment and time limits
  • Grades and grading
  • Ontario Visiting Graduate Student (OVGS)
  • Canadian Universities Graduate Transfer Agreement (CUGTA)
  • Canadian Graduate Student Research Mobility Agreement (CGSRMA)
 

Minimum degree requirements

  • Minimum requirements for the Master's degree
  • Minimum requirements for the PhD degree
  • Minimum requirements for graduate diplomas

Program completion

  • Convocation and apply to graduate/program completion
  • Posthumous degrees and certificates

Fees and registration

  • Fee schedule and tuition assessment information
  • Fee payment instructions, withdrawals, program completion and refunds
 

Policies and guidelines

  • Graduate research fields
  • Graduate specializations
  • Guidelines for evaluating and providing feedback on graduate student progress in PhD and research Masters programs
  • Guidelines for evaluating and providing feedback on graduate student progress in coursework programs
  • University responsibilities regarding supervisory relationships
  • Reading week
  • Guidelines on graduate student support
  • Resolution of disputes between TAs and instructors and RAs and supervisors
  • Notice of collection
  • Recording students’ names
  • Ownership of student's work
  • Research ethics

Awards and financial aid

  • Funding introduction
  • Government assistance programs (OSAP)
  • Graduate scholarships, academic awards and medals
  • Special recognition awards
  • Graduate assistantships
 
 
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