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THESIS SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
The School requires students registered in the MSc (Thesis) program to have a supervisory committee comprised of the student's supervisor (or two co-supervisors) plus one additional member who will normally be a full-time member of the School's faculty. Students are advised to work together with their supervisors to establish a thesis supervisory committee within 3 months of starting the program.

Important: Supervisory committee members must respect the University's Policies on Conflict of Interest. See also Recognizing Conflicts.

THESIS SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Important: Note that there are critical deadlines associated with the submission of a thesis.

Students are advised to familiarize themselves of the University's Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of theses several months prior to submission.

Thesis submission is made through myThesis platform MSc and PhD where all required information is provided to students and their supervisor(s).

In brief, students initiate the process by completing an "Intent to submit thesis" approximately 2 months prior to submission. Supervisors must confirm that the suggested external reviewers have agreed before the student enters their names on myThesis. Examiners will then receive an automated invitation and accept/decline. Once the advisory committee agrees that the thesis is ready for submission, the student submits. The thesis will then be reviewed by the GPD for proper content and format. Allow 2 weeks prior to deadline in case the thesis has to be returned to students for corrections and resubmitted.

FAST-TRACK TRANSFER FROM MSc THESIS TO PhD

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The decision to fast-track to PhD should be a shared decision between student and supervisor, and approved by the Committee on Graduate Studies.

Eligibility criteria

Student must:

• be a student in good standing, with a CGPA of 3.5 or higher, for BSc and MSc
• have completed all required courses for the MSc program
• have submitted the written MSc proposal and presented the proposal in Colloquium
• have completed a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 semesters in the MSc program
• have the support of the supervisory committee
• be considered a candidate for competitive external funding: has or will submit a scholarship application to Tri-Council, FRQ, or International agencies (peer-reviewed).

Procedures:

The student should submit the following documents to the GPD:

• A transcript of BSc and MSc studies to date (the unofficial copy from 海角社区 is acceptable; include official copies of transcripts from non-海角社区 universities that were submitted for application to the MSc program)
• MSc written proposal
• A letter of support from a supervisor which includes information on course work, research plan, including scope of the project and funding information, and evaluation of critical thinking, initiative and potential for success in PhD program
• An email or letter of support from all committee members, confirming progress and potential for research
• A copy of the external funding application that includes a 2-page PhD plan and all requested documents (an additional copy of the transcript is not needed here). If this is not the final one, a good draft of the application is expected.

Note that the committee may require an additional letter from someone outside the supervisory committee who is familiar with the candidate. A special 鈥渇ast track鈥� application will be opened on Slate for students who wish to apply after their second or third term in the MSc program. There is no application fee. The student will be informed of the decision once the committee has met. Accepted students will be classified as a new PhD student in PhD 2 for the purposes of entrance scholarships.

Deadlines to submit: July 15 or November 15 for entrance in the following semester. A September entrance is most desirable.

Additional Courses
The Admissions Committee may prescribe courses in addition to the courses required by the program as a condition of admission.

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Students must complete NUTR 695 within the first year of study and NUTR 701 by the end of the second year of study (PhD III), and NUTR 796 near the end of their program.

BACK-TRACK TRANSFER FROM PhD TO MSc THESIS PROGRAM

Note: in order to backtrack to the MSc thesis Program, students must meet all the entrance criteria for the MSc program.

ADDITIONAL COURSES
Additional courses may be required, such as courses prescribed by the Admissions Committee as a condition of admission into the program, or courses prescribed by the supervisory committee as part of the training program.

THESIS SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
The School requires students registered in the PhD program to have a supervisory committee comprised of the student's supervisor (or the student's co-supervisors) plus two additional members who will normally be full-time members of the School's faculty.

Students are advised to work together with their supervisors to establish a thesis supervisory committee within 3 months of starting the program.

Important: Supervisory committee members must respect the University's Policies on Conflict of Interest. See also Recognizing Conflicts.

DOCTORAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
All PhD students must take the NUTR 701 Doctoral Comprehensive Examination by the end of the second year of study (PhD3), and must pass the exam to continue in the doctoral program (see PhD Comprehensives Policy). Failure by the student to comply with deadlines will be deemed to be unsatisfactory progress on the Graduate Student Research Progress Tracking Report. A complete copy of the听NUTR 701 guidelines听and forms (Enrollment; Consent for online SHN comprehensive exam)听 are available for download.

THESIS SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Important: Note that there are critical deadlines associated with the submission of a thesis.

Students are advised to familiarize themselves of the University's Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of theses several months prior to submission.

Thesis submission is made through myThesis platform MSc and PhD where all required information is provided to students and their supervisor(s).

In brief, students initiate the process by completing an "Intent to submit thesis" approximately 2 months prior to submission. Supervisors must confirm that the suggested external reviewers have agreed before the student enters their names on myThesis. Examiners will then receive an automated invitation and accept/decline. Once the advisory committee agrees that the thesis is ready for submission, the student submits. The thesis will then be reviewed by the GPD for proper content and format. Allow 2 weeks prior to deadline in case the thesis has to be returned to students for corrections and resubmitted.