Examination Committee Decisions

Although corrections may be required, these are limited to very occasional grammatical or spelling errors, formatting problems, minor redundancies or omissions (e.g. transitional paragraphs, notes). After the defence, the marked copies of the MRP are returned to the student who shall make any necessary corrections.

The Research Supervisor ensures that the corrections are made no later than one (1) month from the defence date.

 

All members of the Examination Committee will sign the MRP Examiners’ Committee Report and the Signature Page at the time of defence except for the supervisor who will sign the Signature Page when the MRP amendments have been completed satisfactorily.

 

Revisions (i.e. correction of numerous grammatical or spelling errors; clarification of concepts or methodology, addition of sections) are required. The committee must provide the student, within five working days, with the MRP Examiners’ Committee Report, a copy of which must be sub​mitted to the Director/Dean of Graduate Studies.

 

This written statement will clearly and directly explain what changes the student must make to their MRP in order to make it satisfactory. Revisions made to the MRP should be sent to the Research Supervisor prior to being sent to the School of Graduate Studies. The student will normally be given no more than two (2) months from the defence date to complete the revisions and to deposit a digital copy of the amended MRP to the School of Graduate Studies for redistribution to the Examination Committee.

 

Each member of the Examination Committee will sign the MRP Examiners’ Committee Report at the time of the defence. Once each member of the Examination Committee has reviewed the revised MRP, they will sign the Signature Page, indicating that the necessary amendments have been completed satisfactorily.

 

Major revisions (involving a rewrite of large sections of the MRP because of significant problems related to the theoretical and/or methodological approach and/or interpretation of the results) are required. The student is required to revise the MRP and to submit the revised version for revaluation with a new Examination Committee. The outgoing committee must provide the student, within five working days, with a MRP Examiners’ Recommendation Report a copy of which must be submitted to the Director/Dean of Graduate Studies. This written statement will clearly and directly explain why the examiners found the student’s performance unsatisfactory on the written and/or oral components of the examination, as may be relevant. After the student has submitted the revised version for revaluation with a new Examination Committee, a new defence will be held. A student who is not recommended for the degree after the second defence must withdraw from the program.

 

This recommendation is given only when the MRP requires extensive and critical revisions, and when the MRP defence makes it clear that the student is incapable of making such revisions. In this case, the Chair will provide the student, within five working days, with a MRP Examiners’ Recommendation Report, detailing the reasons for the decision. A copy of this report will be sent to the Director/Dean of Graduate Studies, along with the examiners copies of the rejected MRP. Once a decision has been reached, the Chair will immediately invite the student back into the examining room and convey the decision.

 

Although corrections may be required, these are limited to very occasional grammatical or spelling errors, formatting problems, minor redundancies or omissions (e.g. transitional paragraphs, notes). After the defense, the marked copies of the Thesis are returned to the student who shall make any necessary corrections. The Research Supervisor ensures that the corrections are made no later than one month from the defense date (in extraordinary circumstances, the student may request a longer period of time).

 

All members of the committee will sign the Thesis Examiners’ Committee Report and the Signature Page at the time of defense except for the supervisor who will sign the Signature Page when the Thesis amendments have been completed satisfactorily.

 

Revisions (i.e. correction of numerous grammatical or spelling errors; clarification of concepts or methodology, addition of sections) are required. The committee must provide the student, within five working days, with the Thesis Examiners’ Committee Report, a copy of which must be submitted to the Director/Dean of Graduate Studies. This written statement will clearly and directly explain what changes the student must make to their Thesis in order to make it satisfactory. Revisions made to the Thesis should be sent to the Research Supervisor prior to being sent to the School of Graduate Studies. The student will normally be given no more than two months from the defense date to complete the revisions and to deposit a digital copy of the amended Thesis to the School of Graduate Studies for redistribution to the Examination Committee.

 

Each member of the Examination Committee will sign the Thesis Examiners’ Committee Report at the time of the defense.  Once each member of the Examination Committee has reviewed the revised Thesis, they will sign the Signature Page, indicating that the necessary amendments have been completed satisfactorily.  

 

Fail with a provision to resubmit for another exam

Major revisions (involving a rewrite of large sections of the Thesis because of significant problems related to the theoretical and/or methodological approach and/or interpretation of the results) are required. The student is required to revise the Thesis and to submit the revised version for reevaluation with a new Examination Committee. The outgoing committee must provide the student, within five working days, with a Thesis Examiners’ Recommendation Report a copy of which must be submitted to the Director/Dean of Graduate Studies. This written statement will clearly and directly explain why the examiners found the student’s performance unsatisfactory on the written and/or oral components of the examination, as may be relevant. After the student has submitted the revised version for reevaluation with a new Examination Committee, a new defense will be held. A student who is not recommended for the degree after the second defense must withdraw from the program.

 

This recommendation is given only when the Thesis requires extensive and critical revisions, and when the Thesis defense makes it clear that the student is incapable of making such revisions. In this case, the Chair will provide the student, within five working days, with a Thesis Examiners’ Recommendation Report, detailing the reasons for the decision. A copy of this report will be sent to the Director/Dean of Graduate Studies, along with the examiners copies of the rejected Thesis. Once a decision has been reached, the Chair will immediately invite the student back into the examining room and convey the decision.