Program Timelines

All students are required to meet with their supervisory committees 1 time per year. These meetings should be minuted and committee meeting report forms and minutes are to be submitted to your graduate program office.

MSc Recommended Student Timelines

All students are required to meet with their supervisory committees 1 time per year. These meetings should be minuted and committee meeting report forms and minutes are to be submitted to your graduate program office.

Online Registration through the MyUofC Portal

Establish and meet with Supervisory Committee

Once your committee has been established please submit the names of your committee to your Graduate Program Administrator

  • Submit Permission to Write in the form of minutes from your committee meeting (3 months before the examination).
  • At least 6 weeks before your MSc defense, provide all required information to your Graduate Program Administrator to put together your examination documentation
  • MSc Thesis defense
  • Apply for convocation through your MyUofC Student Centre. Review convocation deadlines and requirements.

PhD Recommended Student Timelines

All students are required to meet with their supervisory committees 1 time per year. These meetings should be minuted and committee meeting report forms and minutes are to be submitted to your graduate program office.

Online Registration through the MyUofC Portal

Establish and meet with a Supervisory Committee

Once your committee has been established please submit the names of your committee to your Graduate Program Administrator

Annual Registration (MyUofC Portal)

Admission to Candidacy

  • Admission to Candidacy  will take place within 18 - 22 months of initial registration in program

Regulations governing Admission to Candidacy can be found in the VMS Admission to Candidacy Policy 

Annual Registration (MyUofC Portal)

Annual Registration (MyUofC Portal)

  • Submit Permission to Write in the form of minutes from your committee meeting (3 months before).
  • At least 6 weeks before your PhD defense provide all required information to your Graduate Program Administrator to put together your examination documentation
  • PhD Thesis Defense 
  • Apply for convocation through your MyUofC Student Centre.  Review convocation deadlines and requirements.