Attention Doctoral students

I hope you enjoyed the fog this morning! Happy almost December.

The deadline for submission of Nominations for External Examiner for PhD candidates wanting to complete on the timeline for Spring 2024 Graduation was last Friday, November 24. While this is a slightly flexible deadline, forms should really be in by Friday this week, to avoid delays. We do find that potential examiners are slower to reply as the winter break approaches.

Please note, these are the deadlines for candidates who want to participate in the Spring Graduation ceremony. The dates for April 30, 2024 program completion are similar but not the same; they are a few days later in each case.

As a reminder, the other dates candidates need to meet are as follows:

FRIDAY, 26 JANUARY 2024 – Doctoral dissertation (and supporting documentation) submitted to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for external examination

FRIDAY, 22 MARCH 2024 – Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examination

FRIDAY, 19 APRIL 2024 – Acceptance of final, approved doctoral dissertation by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

 

Students will be able to choose to defend either in person or on Zoom. We will work with students to select the most appropriate mode for their defence.

 

Please distribute this email to any faculty or students you think may be interested.

 

Best,

Robyn

Robyn Starkey (Pronouns: No Preference)
Doctoral Exams Coordinator
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
The University of British Columbia 170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 3989
robyn.starkey@ubc.ca | grad.ubc.ca

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