Admission to Candidacy Process (PhD Only)

The Admission to Candidacy Process is one of the major milestones in a PhD student's journey.

Admission to Candidacy (MDCH Program)

Please note that the deadlines differ slightly depending on if you have transferred from a MSc program to a PhD program, or if you are in the MDCH program. Please contact your Graduate Program Administrator if you have any questions about the Admission to Candidacy process.

Exam/Evaluation Set up is the responsibility of the Supervisor in consultation with the student and committee.

As per the Candidacy section in the Graduate Calendar and subject to any extension allowances, doctoral students must complete all candidacy requirements  within 28 months  of first registration in the doctoral program. Those students who have transferred from a master’s program must complete all candidacy requirements within 36 months of the first registration in that master’s program.

Review the policy for Candidacy effective September 2018 and take a look at the CHS Candidacy Timeline for an overview of the process. 

All doctoral students in MDCH must successfully complete the following components prior to being admitted to candidacy:

  1. All course requirements (to be completed before the Field of Study Exam);
  2. Have applied for research ethics approval-if needed; 
  3. Research Integrity Day (to be completed within first year);
  4. Written Thesis Proposal; 
  5. Concept Map and Reading List;
  6. Written Field of Study (FoS) Examination; and
  7. Oral Field of Study (FoS) Examination.

Forms 

1. Proposal Approval Meeting Set up form  - due to GPA no later than 4 weeks before the meeting

2. Reading List and Concept Map form- (includes concept map and reading list) - This information is to be sent by the supervisor to the GPA no later than 25 months in program (33 months for MSc-PhD transfer students)

3. Questions and Exam set up form - due to GPA directly from Supervisor no later than 8 weeks before the Field of Study exam