Program Milestones

Meet with your supervisor regularly and complete progress reports each year.

myProgress logo - See course and program requirements for your McGill degree.
- Monitor your progress towards your degree.
- Receive reminders of upcoming or missed academic milestones in thesis graduate programs.

 


phD 1Fall & Winter

Students in PhD 1 have been accepted into the program without a Master's Degree, or with a Master's Degree in an unrelated field, and complete a series of additional preparatory courses during this year.

 


PhD 2

Fall

  • Study plan: Complete and approve plan for degree, including timing of courses and academic milestones (e.g., comprehensive examination, progress tracking). myProgress logo
  • Additional required courses
  • 1-3 seminars
  • Colloquium attendance

Winter

  • Additional required courses
  • 1-3 seminars
  • Colloquium attendance
  • Progress report myProgress logo

Summer

  • Comprehensive exam part I

 


PhD 3

Fall

  • 1-2 seminars
  • Colloquium attendance

Winter

  • Colloquium attendance
  • Comprehensive examination Part II myProgress logo
  • Progress report myProgress logo
  • Summer

  • Thesis research

 


PhD 4

Fall

  • Thesis Proposal and presentation myProgress logo

Winter

  • Thesis research
  • Progress report myProgress logo

Summer

  • Thesis research

 


PhD 5

Fall

  • Thesis research

Winter

  • Thesis research
  • Colloquium presentation (must be completed prior to dissertation submission)
  • Progress report myProgress logo
  • Summer

    Thesis research

 


PhD 6

Fall

  • Thesis research
  • Final thesis submission myProgress logo
  • December submission for Spring graduation

Winter
By end of PhD 6

  • myProgress logo
  • Thesis submission if not yet done, for Fall defense, Winter graduation

 


Time Limit!

Progress Reports and Degree Audit Forms

 

Graduate Progress Report Guidelines, Graduate Student Progress Tracking Report and Audit Forms can be found HERE

 

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