Policies and Guidelines
These policies and guidelines are the rules and regulations that surround many aspects of graduate study for students, faculty members and staff at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. These policies and guidelines help ensure a high level of excellence in graduate education.
Policies
- Academic Integrity - Policy 60
- (PDF file) Curriculum Modifications: Graduate Programs - Policy 127
- (PDF file) Development of New Graduate Programs - Policy 112
- (PDF file) Ethics Review of Research Involving Human Subjects - Policy 51
- (PDF file) Ethics Review of Research Involving Animals - Policy 52
- (PDF file) Funding of Graduate Students - Policy 139
- Grade Reassessment and Grade Recalculation - Policy 162
- Graduate Admissions Policy - Policy 163
- Graduate Status, Enrolment and Evaluation - Policy 170(b)
- (PDF file) Graduate Course Management Policy - Policy 166
- (PDF file) Grade and Standing Appeals - Policy 168
- (PDF file) Periodic Program Review of Graduate Programs - Policy 126
- Student Code of Non-Academic Conduct - Policy 61 (see Student Code of Conduct)
- YSGPS Membership Policy
Guidelines
- (PDF file) Graduate Manuscript-Style Master's or Doctoral Theses
- (PDF file) Graduate Student Guidelines: Funding, Full-Time Employment and Vacations
- (PDF file) Graduate Supervision
- Guidance on Use of Generative AI (revised 09.02.2026)
- (PDF file) Guidelines for Candidacy Examinations for Doctoral Programs in Science and Engineering
- (PDF file) Guidelines for Program Directors
- (PDF file) Intellectual Property Guidelines
- (PDF file) Thesis, Major Research Paper and Dissertation Submission Guidelines
- (PDF file) Using Zoom for online defences and MRP presentations