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Ph.D. Direct from B.Sc. - What to expect in terms of timelines?

Register for the following before the begining of each semester:
  • UNIV*7510 (Full time Registation)
  • UNIV*7500 (Research/Writing)
  • Plus any additional courses discussed with your advisor
*Hold an Advisory Committee meeting once per year.  Your first advisory committee meeting will follow your CHEM*7940 seminar in your second semester.
 

Semester 1:

Semester 2:

 
  • Put together an oral preesntation of your research semester (all to be done before classes are finished).
  • Do the CHEM*7940 Seminar
  • Hold your first advisory committee meeting directly after your CHEM*7940 Seminar and once per year after that.

Semesters 3 and 4:

  • Continue with course work
  • Begin lieterature review and develop research proposal for the CHEM*7950 Seminar.
  • Book date and prepare for CHEM*7950 for Semester 5 (completed by the 6th week of Semester 5)

Semester 5:

  • Prepare for and complete the CHEM*7950 Seminar within the first 6 weeks. Following this seminar, the format for the upcoming Comprehensive Exam (UNIV*7000) is discussed with your advisory committee.
  • UNIV*7000 to be held within 6 weeks of CHEM*7950, but must be compelted before the end of the term.
  • Prepare for the Comprehensive Exam (UNIV*7000). 
*Please note: you do not have to register for UNIV*7000. It will be added to your transcript once all of the paperwork has been submitted to the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

During the last two semesters:

  • Complete writing in conjunction with feedback from your advisor
  • Discuss possible timinig of defence with your advisor and advisory committee.

Semesters 6-11:

  • Complete course work
  • Concentrate on research
  • Finish main elements of resarch
The remainig time to completion depents on several parameters including the success of your project, your work ethic and the expectations of you and your advisory committee.
 
Once your advisory committee judges that sufficient research has been completed then you can complete writing your thesis.
 
 
 

Final Semester

  • Register for CHEM*7990 (Ph.D. Defence)
  • Apply to convocate via WebAdvisor or by filling out the Application to Graduation Form and delivering it to
  • With the Graduate Program Assistant, ensure that all necessary paperwork is in place for your defence. 
  • Make sure you essentially have a final version of your thesis, make copies and submit to your advisory committee for comments, corrections and approval
  • Confirm that an external reviewer has been identified and invited.
  • Confirm arrangements for the defence with the Graduate Program Assistant by submitting the completed Exam Request Form and the Doctoral Final Examination Arrangements Form)
  • Plan for the oral presentation portion of the defence.
  • Anticipate some of the questions (your advisory committee and fellow graduate students can help ou with this).
  • Defend :)
Current Graduate Students