Program Milestones

Meet with your supervisor regularly and complete progress reports each year.

myProgress logo- 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


phD 1Fall & 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.

 


PhD 2

Fall

  • Study plan. Complete and approve plan for degree progress, including timing of courses and academic milestones (e.g., comprehensive examinations, progress tracking). myProgress logo
  • Additional required courses
  • 1-2 seminars
  • Colloquium attendance

Winter

  • Additional required courses
  • 1-3 seminars
  • Colloquium attendance
  • Progress report myProgress logo

Summer

  • Thesis research

 


PhD 3

Fall

  • Additional required courses
  • 1-2 seminars
  • Colloquium attendance

Winter

  • Complete coursework
  • Comprehensive exam myProgress logo
  • Colloquium attendance
  • Progress report myProgress logo

Summer

  • Thesis research

 


PhD 4

Fall

  • Thesis research
  • General Examinations MUTH 711

Winter

  • Thesis research
  • Thesis Proposal and Presentation myProgress logo
  • 1st language exam
  • Progress report myProgress logo

Summer

  • Thesis research

 


PhD 5

Fall

  • Thesis research

Winter

  • Thesis research
  • Colloquium presentation (must be completed prior to dissertation submission)
  • Teaching Practicum MUTH 710
  • Progress report myProgress logo

 

Summer

  • Thesis research

 


PhD 6

Fall

  • Thesis research
  • December submission for Spring graduation

Winter
By end of PhD 6

  • April thesis submission for Fall graduation

 


Time Limit!

Progress Reports and Degree Audit Forms

 

Graduate Progress Report Guidelines, Graduate Student Progress Tracking Report and Audit Forms can be found HERE

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