Forms

IOF Graduate Student Handbook

• IOF Graduate Student Handbook
  The guidebook for your IOF/OCF journey for the academic year 2022/23
  Updated January 27, 2023

General OCF Forms

• Information on OCF Supervisory Committee Memberships for non-G+PS members (Word)
• Graduate Student / Supervisor Expectations (Word)
  This document is a discussion of expectations for open communication between supervisors and students, and could prevent misunderstandings that might otherwise arise. (Added: August 2022)
• Letter of understanding & agreement between graduate students & supervisors (Word)
  This template can be completed by the graduate student and their supervisor (Voluntary but recommended).
• Supervisory Committee Form (Word)
  Selection of members of Supervisory Committee (Updated: July 2022)
• OCF Graduate Student Committee Meeting Form (Word)
  To be filled out when a Committee meeting is held (Updated: August 2022)
• Registration/Change of Registration (PDF)
  This form is used for adding, dropping, auditing courses after the online registration deadline

Masters (M.Sc.)

• OCF MSc Course Planning Form (PDF (Updated: July 2022))
• Approval of MSc Thesis for Oral Defence (Updated: July 2022)
• Masters Thesis Approval (PDF) (Updated: November 28 2022)
  Submit with your approved M.Sc. thesis
• Masters Thesis Submission cover sheet (PDF)
  Submit with your approved M.Sc. thesis

Doctoral (Ph.D.)

Comprehensive Examination

• Recommendation for Advancement of Candidacy form (PDF)
  To be completed after a successful Comprehensive Exam and submitted to the Graduate Program Officer.

Ph.D. Thesis (Doctoral Dissertation)

• Nominations for External Examiners for Doctoral Dissertation (PDF)
  To be sent to G+PS 8 weeks prior to the intended date of submission of the dissertation for external examination
• Approval of University Examiners for Doctoral Dissertation (PDF)
  Selection of University Examiners. Must be sent to G+PS a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the scheduled final doctoral oral examination
• Graduate Program approval of doctoral Dissertation for external examination form (Word)
  Approval of dissertation for transmission to external examiners
• Doctoral Dissertation Exam checklist (Word)
  A handy tool for graduate students who are preparing for their dissertation examination
• Doctoral Dissertation Submission cover sheet (PDF)
  To submit your Ph.D. dissertation
• Chair’s Report on the Final Doctoral Examination (Word)
  The Chair of the Committee submit this after examination
• Doctoral Dissertation Approval Form Instructions (PDF)
  To be completed by Committee Chair after dissertation has been approved by Committee