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Graduate Student Handbook

This handbook provides most of the information needed by new graduate students so that they can rapidly orient themselves to the departmental environment. It will also be useful as a reference document as you pursue your graduate studies here.
2020-2021 Dates to remember

SEP. 8 – 11 Registration and Departmental Orientation for new students

SEP. 10 Cross listed fall session courses start (PHY14XX)

SEP. 14 Most graduate fall session courses start

SEP. 9 Completed applications for NSERC Vanier due

SEP. 21 Completed applications for NSERC CGSD and PGSD due

SEP. 18 Final date by which M.Sc. students in option II must have their M.Sc. oral examination

SEP. 21 Final date to enrol in full & fall term half courses

OCT. 2 Final date to submit corrected Ph.D. thesis for fall convocation (SGS oral to be held before this date!)

OCT. 26 Final date to withdraw from a fall-term half course without academic penalty

JAN. 4 Winter session courses start

JAN. 18 Final date to enrol in Winter term half courses

JAN. 22 Final date to submit corrected Ph.D. thesis for degree to be conferred in absentia in March

FEB. 22 Final date to withdraw from a full or half course without academic penalty

MAR. 1 Completed applications for international OGS due

APR. 16 Final date to submit corrected Ph.D. thesis for June Convocation (SGS oral to be held before this date!)

APR. 30 Final date by which first year Ph.D. students must have their Ph.D. qualifying oral

MAY. 1 Completed applications for domestic OGS due

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