2004 - 2005 Calendar
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
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 Winter 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.
Please direct inquiries to rbarron@mun.ca.
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