Faculty Academic Regulations

Student Responsibilities

See the document “Responsibilities in the Supervisory Relationship” on the Faculty of Graduate Studies website for more information.

Students are responsible for:

• making themselves familiar with the general Calendar regulations of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. If unsure about any aspect of the Faculty regulations, students should contact the Graduate Admissions and Records Office.
• making themselves familiar with the academic unit’s requirements and deadlines. If unsure about any aspect of the academic unit’s regulations, students should contact the Graduate Adviser in their academic unit.
• ensuring that their courses have been chosen in conformity with the Faculty of Graduate Studies and academic unit’s regulations. Students are also responsible for ensuring the completeness and accuracy of their registration. Any discrepancy between the program they are following and the Calendar regulations, or discrepancy between the program they are following and that recorded in the Graduate Admissions and Records Office must be reported promptly to the Graduate Admissions and Records Office. Students should also inform their academic supervisor, supervisory committee and academic unit’s graduate studies adviser that they have reported the matter. Discrepancies can often be detected by examining the Curriculum Advising and Program Planning (CAPP) form. If unsure about any aspect of their records, students should contact the Graduate Admissions and Records Office.
• making themselves familiar with their fee obligations as outlined in the fee regulations section (see this page). If unsure about any aspect of the fee regulations, students should contact the Graduate Admissions and Records Office.
• maintaining open communication with their academic supervisor, supervisory committee, and academic unit’s graduate studies adviser through mutually agreed upon regular meetings. Any problems, real or potential, should be brought to the attention of the academic supervisor, supervisory committee and academic unit’s graduate studies adviser promptly. Students should be aware that formal routes of appeal exist. See “Appeals.”
• promptly reporting changes in address and telephone number to Graduate Admissions and Records or updating their records on "My page". A letter mailed to a student’s address as it appears on record in the Graduate Admissions and Records Office will be deemed adequate notification to the student for all matters concerning the student’s record.
• submitting to a medical examination at any time during attendance at the University, if required by the University. This measure exists to safeguard the medical welfare of the student body as a whole. Students are required to maintain appropriate sickness and hospital insurance. See Health Services.
• making themselves familiar with the regulations under "Research Approvals Requirements".