Principle
During your graduate studies in the department, you will be reviewed on a yearly basis, as per a university requirement.
A complete description of the process in the department is
The review timeline is described below:
MSc program
| Arrival | Fall of 1st year | Fall of 2nd year | Fall of 3rd year |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | CHEM 688 | Review only if required | |
| January | CHEM 688 | Review only |
Review only if required |
PhD program
| Arrival | Fall of 1st year | Fall of 2nd year | Fall of 3rd year | Fall of 4th year | Subsequent years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | CHEM 688 | CHEM 701 | CHEM 702 | Review only | |
| January | CHEM 688 | CHEM 701 | CHEM 702 | Review only | Review only |
Progress tracking forms
gps_graduate_student_research_progress_tracking_report_2024.pdf
- Box 1: Research objectives.
- When: during the first semester upon arrival and each fall thereafter (prepare for review)
- Deadline: December 1st, April 1st
- Box 2: Research progress and development.
- When: each Fall (prepare for review)
- Deadline: December 1st
- Page 2: Research progress evaluation form.
- To be filled by committee members
- When: each Fall (prepare for review)
- Deadline: December 1st
- Page 3: Signatures.
- Must be signed by student and committee members
The student is responsible for printing and bringing the form to each review.
After the review, the student must upload the form to myProgress. Upload instructions can be found: myprogress_milestones_instructions.pdf
Preparing your review
- CHEM 688 and CHEM 701 (Comprehensive): 15 minute presentation followed by up 30 minutes of questions and deliberation
- CHEM 702: Defense of Research Proposal.
- May be in the same area (eg, chemical physics, organic synthesis)
- Must not be in your specific field of expertise (carbohydrate chemistry, asymmetric catalysis, metabolism studies)
- Abstract should be submitted prior to the defense (division-dependent)
- Progress towards completion of the PhD degree is also evaluated based on a 2-3 slide presentation (5 minutes).
- Evaluation criteria:
- Knowledgeable about project
- Research Skills
- Research Plan
- Research Accomplishments
- Motivation
- Critical thinking
- Evaluate progress