1. Diploma and Master's Programs
Candidates should consult the appropriate Degree and Department/Faculty/School regulations for information concerning the specific program requirements.
2. Ph.D. Programs
a) Each candidate is required to pass a comprehensive examination (see General Regulation H.2.)
b) Each candidate shall present a thesis embodying the results of original
research.
c) Candidates should consult the appropriate Department/ Faculty/School
regulations for information concerning the number and specific credit hours
that may be required for a program.
d) Candidates may pursue a specified part of their research elsewhere provided
that prior permission has been obtained from the Dean on the recommendation
of the Head of the academic unit in consultation with the Supervisory Committee.
3. English Writing Requirement
Given the analytical and scholarly demands of study at the graduate level,
graduate students are expected to demonstrate an advanced facility with written
English in meeting the demands of their coursework and, where applicable,
in the writing of any end-of-program research report, folio, comprehensive
examination, or thesis.
4. Changes in Programs
a) Any changes in the candidates’s program of studies must be approved by
the Dean of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the appropriate academic
unit.
5. Research Involving Animals
The Animal Care Unit offers a seminar in animal care at least once annually.
The seminar is administered by the School of Graduate Studies. All graduate
students whose degree requirements involve experimentation on living vertebrate
animals are required to attend this seminar normally at the first offering
following commencement of their program.
6. Graduate Research Integrity Requirement
All graduate students are required to complete the Graduate Research Integrity
Program (GRIP), which is administered by the School of Graduate Studies and
offered annually in the Fall semester. Successful completion of GRIP is normally
required in the first offering following program commencement and will be
annotated on the student’s transcript.
7. Year of Degree and Departmental Regulations
a) A student completing a graduate degree program in the School of
Graduate Studies will follow the degree and department/faculty/school regulations
in effect in the year in which the student first registers for his/her current
program. However, students may elect to follow regulations introduced subsequent
to their initial registration.
NOTE: The foregoing notwithstanding, in the case of students who have
submitted a thesis/report/folio, or students in a non-thesis program who
have taken a comprehensive examination, the option of changing regulations
is no longer available.
b) When there is doubt as to which degree or departmental regulations may
be followed, the Academic Council of the School of Graduate Studies will
decide which are the appropriate regulations.
c) Notwithstanding these guidelines, the University may place limits
on the time permitted to complete a program under any given set of regulations.
In addition, detailed scheduling of courses and/or work periods may be changed
as the University deems appropriate or necessary.
8. Transfer of Course Credits
All such transfers require the approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies,
on the recommendation of the head of the appropriate academic unit.
a) A student who has successfully completed graduate courses at Memorial
University of Newfoundland prior to admission to a graduate program may apply
to transfer appropriate courses to that program, provided such courses have
not been used to satisfy other degree requirements.
b) A student who has successfully completed graduate courses as part of
one graduate program at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and who is subsequently
admitted to another program, may apply to transfer appropriate courses to
the current program, provided such courses have not been used to satisfy
other degree requirements.
c) A student who has successfully completed graduate courses at another
institution recognized by Senate may, on admission to a graduate program
at Memorial University of Newfoundland, apply to transfer appropriate courses
to the current program, provided such courses have not been used to satisfy
other degree requirements.
d) In programs requiring a minimum of 12 credit hours or more, transfer
of credit hours in graduate courses referred to in (a), (b) and (c) above
shall not exceed 30% of the total number of credit hours required. In programs
requiring fewer than 12 credit hours, a maximum of three credit hours in
graduate courses referred to in (a), (b) and (c) above shall be considered
eligible for transfer.
e) Graduate courses referred to in (a), (b) and (c) above shall not be considered
eligible for transfer if they have been completed more than seven years prior
to the date of admission into the current program.
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