- Meet with your supervisor regularly and complete progress reports each year.
- See course and program requirements for your McGill degree.
- Monitor your progress towards your degree.
- Receive reminders of upcoming or missed academic milestones in thesis graduate programs.
Fall & Winter
Students in PhD 1 have been accepted into the program without a Master's Degree, or with a Master's Degree in an unrelated field, and complete a series of additional preparatory courses during this year.
Fall
- Additional required courses
- Composition tutorial
- 1-2 seminars
- Progress report
- Study Plan
- Letter of Understanding
Winter
- Additional required courses
- Composition tutorial
- 1-2 seminars
Summer
- Thesis research
Fall
- 1-2 seminars
- Composition tutorial
Winter
- 1-2 seminars (if not already completed)
- Composition tutorial
- Comprehensive Exam
- Progress report
Summer
- Thesis research
Fall
- Thesis research
Winter
- MUCO 710 General Examinations
- Progress report
Summer
- Thesis research
Fall
- Thesis research
- Thesis proposal and presentation
Winter
- Thesis research
- Concert performance
- Progress report
Summer
- Thesis research
Fall
- Thesis research
- Final thesis submission
- December submission for Spring graduation
Winter
By end of PhD 6
- April thesis submission for Fall graduation
Candidates for doctoral degrees must complete the degree by the end of Ph.D. 7. Please note that students admitted after a master’s degree are normally considered to be Ph.D. 2 and not Ph.D. D1 (direct entry). Information about Time Limitation is available here.
Progress Reports and Degree Audit Forms
Graduate Progress Report Guidelines, Graduate Student Progress Tracking Report and Audit Forms can be found HERE
