Forms for Students:
| Preparing & Presenting Theses | .doc / .pdf |
| Request for Oral Examination | .doc / .pdf |
| Thesis Defence Responsibilites | .doc / .pdf |
| Student Checklist (for after the defence) | .doc / .pdf |
Forms for Thesis Committee and/or Supervisors:
| Internal/External Reader Invite | .doc / .pdf |
| Guide for Chairing an Oral Defence | .doc / .pdf |
| Checklist for Chairs | .doc / .pdf |
| Thesis Defence Responsibilities | .doc / .pdf |
| Acadia Outstanding Masters Research Award | |
| Internal Examiner Report | .doc / .pdf |
| External Examiner Report | .doc / .pdf |
| Thesis Defence Report | .doc / .pdf |
| Thesis Certification of Acceptability | .doc / .pdf |
If you are a recipient of an Acadia Graduate Teaching Assistantship (AGTA), you must complete an AGTA contract with your dept/supervisor. The contract is then submitted to the Graduate Studies Office.
In order to be set up on Acadia University's Payroll System, you must fill out personal payroll forms. Please consult the Human Resources website for further details. The three (3) forms required are:
- New Hire Information Form
- Federal Personal Tax Credit Form
- NS Provincial Tax Credit Form
For policies on Leave of Absences and Theses Extensions, and the required forms for submission, please visit: https://gradstudies.acadiau.ca/Leaves_Extensions.html
Graduate students presenting at a conference (or professional workshop) can apply for assistance through Graduate Studies <Application form>
If you need to submit a travel claim, please visit the Business Office website for further details and the required form.
The following forms MUST be used by graduate departments/schools wishing to make changes to graduate curriculum. Changes need to be approved by:
1. The dept/school;
2. Heads/Directors; then
3. Faculty Council.
When the forms are ready to be sent to Graduate Studies, they should be submitted either by the dept/school requesting the changes, OR the Dean's Office, after the Faculty Council meeting has taken place and the changes have been approved.
IMPORTANT NOTE per MPHEC Website: As a rule, modifications to a degree that affect approximately 25% or more of the program require submission to MPHEC. Normally, these modifications ought to be submitted using the Information Requirements for Proposals to Modify Programs. In some instances, however, the modification ought to be submitted as a proposal for a new program given the extent of the change; for example, normally, if the proposal is to introduce a new major or stream within an existing degree program, the proposal ought to be submitted following the Information Requirements for Proposals for New Programs. Please refer to the MPHEC website at: http://www.mphec.ca/quality/assessmentacademicprograms.aspx
| New Course Proposal | Word | |
| Course Deletion | Word | |
| Modification to Existing Course | Word | |
| New Program Proposal | ||
| Modification to a Program | Word |