1. Students should consult the appropriate Department/Faculty/School regulations for information concerning the specific program requirements. Students wishing to take individual courses outside of their program of study must seek approval from the Head of their academic unit prior to registration.

2. Graduate diploma programs shall not normally comprise more than 50% of the master's in the same area.

1. Each student is required to pass a comprehensive examination (see Comprehensive Examinations, Ph.D. and Psy.D. Comprehensive Examination).

2. Each student shall present a thesis embodying the results of original research.

3. Students should consult the appropriate Department/Faculty/School regulations for information concerning the specific program requirements. Students wishing to take individual courses outside of their program of study must seek approval from the Head of their academic unit prior to registration.

4. Students 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.

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 course work and, where applicable, in the writing of any end-of-program research report, folio, comprehensive examination, or thesis.

Any changes in the student's program of studies must be approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the appropriate academic unit.

Animal user training for any graduate student working with live vertebrate animals is mandated by the Canadian Council on Animal Care as a requirement for institutional accreditation. Supervisors are required to add the names of graduate students requiring such training to the relevant Animal Care Committee-approved research protocol by submitting an amendment form. Where a dedicated protocol will be developed for the student’s project, a new protocol form must be submitted. Animal Care Committee approval is required in advance of students commencing animal work. Further information may be obtained by contacting acs@mun.ca or by telephone to (709) 777-6620.

All graduate students shall adhere to Memorial University’s policies and guidelines relating to academic scholarship, integrity, and ethical conduct informing the design, conduct, and reporting of responsible research.

1. A student completing a graduate degree program in the School of Graduate Studies will follow the degree and Faculty/School/Department regulations in effect in the year in which the student first registers for the current program. However, students may elect to follow regulations introduced subsequent to their initial registration.

2. 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.

3. 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.

Note:

Clause 1. above 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.

All such transfers require the approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies, on the recommendation of the Head of the appropriate academic unit.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Students who successfully complete a graduate diploma program may transfer the course credits earned in that program towards a master's degree if these credits meet the requirements of the master's in the affiliated area in which the graduate diploma was granted.

5. In programs requiring a minimum of 12 credit hours or more, transfer of credit hours in graduate courses referred to in to in 1., 2., and 3. above shall not exceed 30% of the total number of credit hours required. In programs requiring fewer than 12 credit hours, a maximum of 3 credit hours in graduate courses referred to in 1., 2., and 3. above shall be considered eligible for transfer.

6. Graduate courses referred to in 1., 2., 3., and 4. 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.