General Regulations

• 1. Administration of the Regulations
  • 1.2 Student Responsibility
• 2. Admission Requirements and Eligibility
  • 2.1 General Requirements
  • 2.2 Eligibility
  • 2.3 Qualifying -Year Program
  • 2.4 Master's Program
  • 2.5 Doctoral Program
  • 2.6 Restriction on Degrees
• 3. Application for Admission
  • 3.1 Senate Policy Statement on Accessibility for the Disabled
  • 3.2 Application Forms
  • 3.3 Deadlines
  • 3.4 Transcripts
  • 3.5 Letters of Reference
  • 3.6 Proficiency in English
• 4. Admissions Procedure
  • 4.1 General Procedure
  • 4.2 Admission Validity for New Students
  • 4.3 Revocation of Admission or Registration
• 5. Program Requirements
  • 5.1 General Information
  • 5.2 Qualifying -Year Program
  • 5.3 Master's Program
  • 5.4 Doctoral Program
  • 5.5 Language Requirements
• 6. Transfer of Credit
  • 6.1 Transfer of Credit on Admission
  • 6.2 Transfer of Credit After Admission
• 7. Registration and Course Selection
  • 7.1 The Calendar Year
  • 7.2 Course/Program Approval
  • 7.3 Student Records Information
  • 7.4 Revocation of Registration/Admission
  • 7.5 Course Selection
  • 7.6 Evaluation
  • 7.7 Tutorials
  • 7.8 Audit Courses
  • 7.9 Course Numbering System
  • 7.10 Full -Time Course Load
  • 7.11 Part -Time Course Load
  • 7.12 Status
  • 7.13 Definition of Full -Time Status
  • 7.14 Definition of Part -Time Status
  • 7.15 Off -Campus Research
  • 7.16 Inter -University Cooperation in Graduate Instruction
  • 7.17 University of Ottawa
• 8. Continuous Registration
  • 8.1 Loss of Status
  • 8.2 Continuous Registration in Thesis, Research Essay, or Independent
  • 8.3 Deposit of Thesis Copies
  • 8.4 Reinstatement
  • 8.5 Exemption from Registration
  • 8.6 Off -Campus Registration
  • 8.7 Course Changes
  • 8.8 Withdrawal
• 9. Examinations
  • 9.1 General Remarks
  • 9.2 Supplemental and/or Grade -Raising Examinations
  • 9.3 Special/Deferred Final Examinations
  • 9.4 Master's Examinations and Deadlines
  • 9.5 Doctoral Examinations and Deadlines
  • 9.6 Comprehensive Examinations
  • 9.7 Unsatisfactory Grades
• 10. Grading System
  • 10.1 Letter Grades
  • 10.2 Other Grading Notations
  • 10.3 Release of Grades
• 11. Academic Standing
  • 11.1 Qualifying -Year Program
  • 11.2 Master's Program
  • 11.3 Doctoral Program
  • 11.4 Departmental Evaluation
• 12. Thesis Requirements
  • 12.1 General Remarks
  • 12.3 Doctoral Thesis
  • 12.4 Deadlines
  • 12.5 Specifications
  • 12.6 Licence to the University and to the National Library of Canada
  • 12.7 Withholding of Thesis Deposition
• 13. Time Limits for Program Completion
  • 13.1 General Remarks
  • 13.2 Master's Program
  • 13.3 Doctoral Program
  • 13.4 Exemption from Time Limit
  • 13.5 Extension of Time Limit
  • 13.6 Grade Review
  • 13.7 Program Review
  • 13.8 Records Retention Policy
• 14. Instructional Offences
  • 14.1 Regulations
• 15. Offences of Conduct
  • 15.1 Conduct Offences
  • 15.2 Discrimination
  • 15.3 Sexual Harassment
• 16. Appeals and Petitions
  • 16.1 Criteria and Procedures
• 17. Graduation
  • 17.1 Conferring of Degrees
  • 17.2 Application Deadlines