Policies & Procedures

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ADMISSIONS

1. Minimum Entrance Requirements and Application Requirements

OVERVIEW
1.1. ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
1.2. POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
1.3. MASTER'S ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
1.4. PH.D. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
1.5. DIRECT ENTRY PH.D. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
1.6. SPECIAL CASE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS
1.7. INDEPENDENT INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
1.8. NON-DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
1.9. VISITING STUDENT AND VISITING RESEARCH STUDENT REQUIREMENTS
1.10. EXCHANGE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS
1.11. DUAL DEGREE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS
1.12. JOINT/SANDWICH STUDENT REQUIREMENTS
1.13. APPLICATION DEADLINES

2. Admission Decisions

OVERVIEW
2.1. ACADEMIC UNIT RESPONSIBILITY
2.2. SPECIAL CASE ADMISSION
2.3. INDEPENDENT INTERDISCIPLINARY ADMISSION
2.4. OFFERS OF ADMISSION

ACADEMICS

3. Supervision

OVERVIEW
3.1. ADVISORY COMMITTEE
3.2. SUPERVISORS ON SABBATICAL OR OTHER LEAVE

4. Student Life Cycle

OVERVIEW
4.1. INDIVIDUALIZED STUDENT PROGRAM OF STUDIES
4.2. ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS
4.3. TIME IN PROGRAM
4.4. PROGRAM TRANSFERS
4.5. PROJECT AND THESIS REQUIREMENTS
4.6. ETHICS REQUIREMENTS
4.7. SAFETY RESOURCES TRAINING

5. Coursework & Grades

OVERVIEW
5.1. COURSE SELECTION
5.2. ETHICS COURSE
5.3. NON-CREDIT GPS COURSES
5.4. AUDITING COURSES
5.5. TRANSFER COURSE CREDIT
5.6 REGULATIONS FOR FINAL GRADES
5.7. ADHERENCE TO ACADEMIC STANDARDS
5.8. GRADES REQUIRED TO PASS

6. Examinations

OVERVIEW
6.1. FINAL EXAMINATIONS AND EXAMINATION EXEMPTIONS
6.2. SUPPLEMENTAL AND DEFERRED EXAMINATIONS
6.3. QUALIFYING AND COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS

7. Registration

OVERVIEW
7.1. REGISTRATION
7.2. CHANGES IN REGISTRATION
7.3. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
7.4. FACULTY REGISTRATION IN GRADUATE COURSES

8. Defence

OVERVIEW
8.1. PERMISSION TO SUBMIT THE THESIS FOR DEFENCE
8.2. APPOINTMENT OF THE EXTERNAL EXAMINER
8.3. SCHEDULING THE ORAL EXAMINATION
8.4. ORAL EXAMINATION OF THE THESIS

9. Convocation

OVERVIEW
9.1. APPLICATION TO GRADUATE
9.2. DEGREES OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN

FINANCIAL

10. Graduate Student Funding

10.1. CENTRALLY ADMINISTERED FUNDING

10.2. GENERAL POLICIES FOR CENTRALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS

10.3. DEAN'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

10.4. DEVOLVED FUNDING PROGRAM

10.5. GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

10.6. GRADUATE TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS

10.7. TEACHER SCHOLAR DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

10.8. UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP (NON-DEVOLVED)

10.9. NEED BASED FUNDING

11. Graduate Student Employment

OVERVIEW
11.1. GRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
11.2. GRADUATE STUDENT VOLUNTEERING

12. Tuition & Fees

OVERVIEW
12.1. GRADUATE STUDENT TUITION
12.2. GRADUATE STUDENT FEES

ACCOMMODATIONS

13. Student Accommodations & Supports

OVERVIEW
13.1. LEAVES OF ABSENCE
13.2. ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
13.3. STUDENT VACATION

CONDUCT & DISCIPLINE

14. Academic Integrity

OVERVIEW
14.1 STUDENT ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT
14.2. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
14.3. POLICIES OF PARTICULAR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES
14.4. GRADUATE FACULTY PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

15. Requirement to Discontinue

OVERVIEW

16. Appeals in Academic Matters

OVERVIEW
16.1. ASSESSMENT IN COURSEWORK
16.2. STANDING IN PROGRAM

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

17. Intellectual Property Rights of Students

OVERVIEW
17.1. COPYRIGHT
17.2. INVENTIONS
17.3. RETENTION/MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS
17.4. AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY, SUPERVISORS, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS
17.5. AGREEMENTS BETWEEN SPONSORING AGENCIES AND GRADUATE STUDENTS
17.6. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
17.7. POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION

GOVERNANCE & MEMBERSHIP

18. College Membership

OVERVIEW
18.1. STANDARD GRADUATE FACULTY MEMBERSHIP
18.2. MEDICAL FACULTY MEMBERSHIP
18.3. ADJUNCT PROFESSOR MEMBERSHIP
18.4. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATE
18.5. ONE-TIME MEMBERSHIP
18.6 ROLES OF GRADUATE CHAIRS

19. CGPS Graduate Faculty, Committee Structures, Responsibilities

OVERVIEW
19.1. GRADUATE FACULTY
19.2. GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL COUNCIL
19.3. NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
19.4. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
19.5. AWARDS COMMITTEE
19.6. GRADUATE PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
19.7. GRADUATE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
19.8. EQUITY AND INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
19.9. POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
19.10. INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
19.11. EARNED D.LITT. COMMITTEE
19.12. EARNED D.SC. COMMITTEE

20. Degree-Level Learning Outcomes

OVERVIEW
20.1. POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA (P.G.D)
20.2. POSTGRADUATE DEGREE SPECIALIZATION CERTIFICATION (P.G.D.S.C.)
20.3. MASTER'S DEGREE
20.4. DOCTORAL DEGREE (PH.D.)

21. Course & Program Proposals

OVERVIEW
21.1. NEW COURSE PROPOSALS
21.2. NEW PROGRAM PROPOSALS
21.3. REVISIONS TO EXISTING COURSES
21.4. REVISIONS TO EXISTING PROGRAMS
21.5. DIRECT ENTRY PH.D. PROGRAMS
21.6. DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS

22. Agreements & Affiliations

OVERVIEW
22.1. UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
22.2. REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
22.3. ST. ANDREW'S THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE
22.4. GRADUATE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION (GSA)
22.5. SOCIETY OF POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS
22.6. PUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE OF CANADA, LOCAL 40004