Transfer to the Ph.D. Program

Procedures

1. The student's Thesis Supervisor and Supervisory Committee must first approve a transfer.
2. The Thesis Supervisor must confirm that sufficient funds are available to provide the student with the minimum level of support for the duration of the Ph.D. program.
3. The transfer must be approved by the Graduate Training Committee, who will then recommend to the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies office that a change of status take place.

M.Sc. students who transfer into the Ph.D. program are considered to be at level Ph.D. 2 and are required to take the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination within 8 months of their registration into the Ph.D. program.

Deadlines

M.Sc. students who intend to transfer to the Ph.D. program must apply on-line by the following deadlines.