Once you have completed your research you will begin writing the final sections of your thesis. Before your supervisor can schedule your defense your committee will need to review written samples of your work.
For instructions on preparing your thesis and submitting it, refer to the Thesis Section on the Faculty of Graduate Studies website. Thesis templates can also be found there.
Program Specific Guidelines:
The oral defense of your thesis is an FGS requirement. Please review the Examinations section on the FGS website for full details on the policy and rules for examinations
To set up your thesis defense the following need to be completed:
If any of the above are not complete you will not be approved to move forward to defense.
Note: The six-week deadline to submit the Request to Set Up Thesis Defense Form is a firm deadline.
The oral defense of your thesis is an FGS requirement. Please review the Examinations section on the FGS website for full details on the policy and rules for examinations
To set up your thesis defense the following need to be completed:
If any of the above are not complete you will not be approved to move forward to defense.
Note: The eight-week deadline to submit the Request to Set Up Thesis Defense Form is a firm deadline.
Supervisors are responsible for setting up their students' examinations. Please see information on the requirements below.
The Permission to Write form is no longer required, and has been replaced by the *NEW* Supervisory Committee Meeting Progress Report Form. Discussions about your thesis research requirements should be ongoing with your supervisor and committee, and these discussions should include agreement on a reasonable endpoint for your experimental work and/or data collection. It is important to begin drafting components of your thesis document early in your degree to position yourself to produce a strong final version for your defense.
For instructions on preparing your thesis and submitting it, refer to the Thesis Section on the Faculty of Graduate Studies website. Thesis templates can also be found there.
Defense Set up is the responsibility of the Supervisor in consultation with the student and committee.
Please note that, as of September 1, 2021, exams may be held in person, remotely, or in a hybrid format.
The oral defense of your thesis is an FGS requirement. Please review the Examinations section on the FGS website for full details on the policy and rules for examinations. You will need to ensure that your thesis is ready to send to your examiners at least 3 weeks in advance of the exam date.
To set up your thesis defense the following need to be completed:
MSc:
If any of the above are not complete you will not be approved to move forward to defense.
Note: The six-week deadline to submit the set up package is a firm deadline.
PhD:
If any of the above are not complete you will not be approved to move forward to defense.
Note: The eight-week deadline to submit the set up package is a firm deadline.
ii’taa’poh’to’p, the University of Calgary’s Indigenous Strategy, seeks to ensure that policies, practices, and procedures are supportive and respectful of Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, connecting, and being.
Indigenous graduate students and those who are working with Indigenous Elders or Knowledge Keepers are encouraged to incorporate Indigenous ceremonies and/or traditions into their exams.
If you would like to incorporate a ceremony and/or tradition into your defense meeting, please indicate this on your Defense Set Up form and your GPA will be in touch with next steps.
Students must apply for convocation prior to their Oral Defense. Typically the application is due at the beginning of the term in which the Convocation Ceremony will occur and can be submitted through your MyUofC Student Centre. Review the criteria to be cleared for convocation to make sure you don’t miss the deadlines.