Attention Ph.D. students:

The deadline for submission of Nominations for External Examiner for PhD candidates wanting to complete on the timeline for December 31, 2023 Program Completion was last Friday, August 18. While this is a slightly flexible deadline, forms should really be in by Friday this week, to avoid delays. 

A couple of notes for you – the forms were recently updated, and there was a slight glitch in the PDF of the form, which has now been corrected. If you are having issues, please download the form again to the newest version. Second, we’ve had quite a few forms with errors, so please check the information carefully before sending, so that we can move forward without delay.

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

FRIDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2023 – Doctoral dissertation (and supporting documentation) submitted to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for external examination

FRIDAY, 15 DECEMBER, 2023 – Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examination

FRIDAY, 5 JANUARY 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

The UBC Vancouver campus is situated within the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).