Doctoral Program
Program Overview 00_SCSD_PhD_Guideline
| Overall Program Timeline | Program Requirments (My Progress Milestones) |
Policy | Form | Complete By PhD Year / Term Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PhD 1 Entrant |
PhD 2 Entrant | ||||
|
PhD Letter of Understanding |
PhD Letter of Understanding |
00_SCSD_PhD_Guideline | 10_Letter of Understanding | PhD 1/ T1 | PhD 2/ T1 |
| PhD Supervisory Committee Selection | PhD Supervisory Committee | 00_SCSD_PhD_Guideline | 11_Supervisory Committee Selection and Agreement | PhD 1/ T1 | PhD 2/ T1 |
| PhD Coursework | 01_PhD_Course Work | - | PhD 3/ T8 | PhD 3/ T5 | |
| PhD 1 Qualifying Year | PhD 1 Progress Tracking | 02_PhD_Annual Progress Meeting | 12_PhD progress tracking form | PhD 1/ T1 | - |
| PhD 1 Qualifying Year Research Project | 03_PhD1_Qualifying Yr Research Project | - | PhD 1/ T2 | - | |
| PhD 2 Comprehensive Year | PhD 2 Progress Tracking | 02_PhD_Annual Progress Meeting | 12_PhD progress tracking form | PhD 2/ T4 | PhD 2/ T1 |
| PhD Comprehensive Exam | 04_PhD2_Comprehensive Exam | 13_Comprehensive Exam Topic Selection and Examiner Nomination 14_Comprehensive Evaluation Form |
PhD 3/ T7 | PhD 3/ T4 | |
| PhD 3 Thesis Proposal Year | PhD 3 Progress Tracking | 02_PhD_Annual Progress Meeting | 12_PhD progress tracking form | PhD 3/ T7 | PhD 3/ T4 |
| PhD Thesis Proposal | 05_PhD3_Thesis Proposal | 15_Thesis Proposal Approval Form | PhD 3/ T9 | PhD 3/ T6 | |
| PhD 4+ Thesis Year | PhD 4 Progress Tracking | 02_PhD_Annual Progress Meeting | 12_PhD progress tracking form | PhD 4/ T10 | PhD 4/ T7 |
| PhD 5 Progress Tracking | PhD 5/ T13 | PhD 5/ T10 | |||
| PhD 6 Progress Tracking | PhD 6/ T16 | PhD 6/ T13 | |||
| Thesis Submission and Defence | Thesis Submission | 06_Thesis Submission | - | - | - |
| Oral Defence | Use GPS Link: https://www.mcgill.ca/gps/thesis/thesis-guidelines/oral-defence | - | - | - | |
| PhD Thesis (Final) | Use GPS Link: https://www.mcgill.ca/gps/thesis/final-thesis-submission | - | PhD 6/ T19 | PhD 6/ T16 | |
