Important Information and Dates Pertaining to Theses Defences

Please review your responsibilities, and those of your supervisor in the Graduate Thesis Supervision document.

When you are getting ready to write your thesis, you should consult the guidelines.

Templates
Please note that templates may be provided by your Department/School or The Learning Technologies Centre, however it is the responsibility of each student to ensure that their thesis conforms to the formatting required by Graduate Studies as outlined in the Instructions for the Preparation and Presentation of Master's Theses document.

If you have any questions, please direct them to the Graduate Studies Officer.

Forms pertaining to theses defences can be found under the FORMS section of our website.

If you're looking to view a previous thesis, you can do so search from the main Scholars page by either the student name or thesis title. You can also get the full list of digital theses then use the facets on the side to filter down.

 

DEADLINES - Apply to Graduate & FINAL Thesis Submission!

DEADLINES TO APPLY TO GRADUATE (Fall 2023 - Spring 2026)

  • FALL 2023 - September 8th, 2023
  • SPRING 2024 - January 10th, 2024
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  • SPRING 2025 - January 8th, 2025
  • FALL 2025 - September 5th, 2025
  • SPRING 2026 - January 14th, 2026

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DEADLINES TO SUBMIT FINAL THESIS (Fall 2023 - Spring 2026)

  • FALL 2023 Graduation - October 2nd, 2023
  • TO AVOID WINTER 2024 fees - December 15th, 2023
  • SPRING 2024 Convocation - April 15th, 2024
  • FALL 2024 Graduation - September 25th, 2024
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  • SPRING 2024 Convocation - April 17th, 2025
  • FALL 2025 Graduation - September 26th, 2025
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  • SPRING 2026 Convocation - April 23rd, 2026
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