MSc students are required to complete the following milestones. Additional details and links to forms can be found at the bottom of the page.
- Register each semester. ÌýPlease see more details in the registration section.
- Review the Department of PsychiatryÌý Letter of understandingwith your supervisor. This letter is designed to promote dialogue between the supervisor(s) and the graduate student, to define expectations, and to increase awareness of department and faculty policies and procedures.ÌýFill out the expectations section on pages 5 and 6, and sign on page 7. An in-person meeting is recommended but not required. Once signed, the letter can be uploaded directly toÌý. SeeÌý³ó±ð°ù±ðÌýfor further instructions.ÌýLetters of understanding are due 30 days after the program starts.Ìý
- By the end of your first semester, you must have constituted an advisory committee (see below) and submitted your firstÌýResearch Progress Tracking form.ÌýThis first progress tracking step is meant to ensure that the research objectives have been clearly outlined, and the form must only be signed by the student and supervisor (the advisory committee does not need to be present). ÌýYou must also complete and submit theÌý MSc Advisory Committee formÌýOnce signed, these forms can be uploaded directly toÌý. TheÌýcommittee must be comprised of a minimum of three members, and consistÌýofÌýat least one faculty memberÌýin additionÌýto the supervisor.
- By the end of your first year in the program, you must hold an advisory committee meeting (all members) and then submit aÌýResearch Progress Tracking form. Once signed, this formÌýcan be uploaded directly toÌý. Advisory committee meetings are mandatory, and must be held at the end of each year in the program. All committee members of the advisory committeeÌýmust attend these meetings.Ìý
Students should submit their progress reports according to the following timelines:Ìý
- September admission: Objectives by December 31; Progress reports by August 31
- January admission: Objectives by April 30, Progress reports by December 31
- Advisory committee: This committee, selected together with the supervisor, will consist of the thesis supervisor and other professors who will advise the student about his/her research program. According to Â鶹AV’s Regulations on Graduate Student Supervision, the committee must be comprised of a minimum of three members, and consist of at least one faculty member in addition to the supervisor.
Forms |
Letter of understanding |
MSc Advisory Committee form |
GPS Graduate Student Research Progress Tracking FormÌý |
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