The School of Graduate Studies

Policies & Procedures

Policies & Procedures Contents

PDF: School of Graduate Studies Policies and Procedures

Version 5.2: May 21, 2026

Definitions →

1. Registration →

2. Course requirements →

3. Requirements for degree →

4. Co-operative Education/Internship option →

5. Funding and Fees →

6. Graduate student responsibilities →

7. Academic and non-academic performance →

8. Standards of Professional Conduct →

9. Leave of Absence →

10. Criteria for supervisor →

11. Roles and responsibilities of the supervisor →

12. Discontinuation of supervision/lack of supervisory agreement →

13. Graduate Program Committees →

14. Supervisory Committees →

15. Project Supervisory Committee →

16. Comprehensive Examination Committee →

17. Thesis Examination Committee →

Progress and Standing Reports →

18. Recommendation of program standing →

19. Thesis/Project Proposal due dates →

20. Thesis/Project Proposal requirements →

21. Timing of the Assessment of Comprehensive Knowledge →

22. Assessment of Comprehensive Knowledge →

23. Assessing the Comprehensive Examination →

24. Purpose and requirements of the Thesis →

25. Types of Thesis Documents →

26. Published Papers/Manuscripts and Copyrighted Materials included in Thesis →

27. Ethics Statement →

28. Use of generative AI →

29. Plagiarism detection →

31. Format regulations for all theses and projects →

31. Guidelines for editing Thesis, or Capstone document →

32. Faculty of Education Thesis, Project, and Capstone format regulations →

33. Thesis oral defence →

34. Conducting the Thesis oral defence →

35. Embargo Policy →

36. After the Thesis oral defence →

37. Applying for Graduation →

38. Confirming the Graduation →

39. Procedures for assessment and potential discontinuation of a supervisory relationship→

Infomation regarding the capstone requirement and the various route that you can take in these two programs

41. Master of Education Capstone Route →

42. Master of Education Thesis Route →

43. Master of Counselling and Master of Education Project Route →

44. Master of Counselling Professional Portfolio Route →

45. Other Requirements →

46. Experiential learning requirements →

47. Attendance at face-to-face class sessions →

48. Culminating activity contents and requirements →

49. Transitioning between the Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management program →

Program delivery, Student responsibilities and entitlements, Different route information and suggested timelines

50. Master of Nursing Additional Student Responsibilities and Entitlements →

51. Description of Project and Thesis Routes →

52. Master of Nursing Project Route →

53. Master of Nursing Thesis Route →

Most Frequently Used Resources

Progress and Standing Reports

Thesis Programs

Assessment of Comprehensive Knowledge

Discontinuation of a Supervisory Relationship