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Progression

Monitoring and assessing student progress are key to maximizing graduate student engagement and success, identifying academic excellence, supporting timely completion of the degree, and ensuring graduate program quality.

Important to know

Progression Standards

To maintain good standing in their program, graduate students are expected to meet program expectations for the timely completion of the degree in accordance with the Senate Academic Policy on Assessing Student Progress. Throughout their time in the program, students are expected to be aware of how degree expectations for maintaining good standing in the program align with their own progress.

A graduate program may require students to withdraw, in accordance with the Senate Academic Policy on Registration and Withdrawal, if they fail to meet the following minimum standards:

  • Students must maintain a cumulative average of at least 70% calculated each term over all courses taken for credit, with no grade less than 60%.
  • Students must make satisfactory progress towards the degree according to milestones set by the program.
Some programs may have additional, or higher, expectations that are not included here. Students should consult with their graduate program for details.


Assessing and Supporting Student Progress

To support student progress, programs are expected to clearly communicate their degree requirements and the expected timing of these requirements to students in progress meetings, via program web pages, program guides, and through the online Pathfinder degree planning portfolio.

At a minimum, supervisory committee members* and Graduate Chairs (or equivalent) will support their students' timely progression by regularly (at least annually) assessing and documenting student progress, and then discussing these outcomes with students.

Regular student progress assessments help make visible and address problems or challenges students are experiencing that may interfere with thriving and degree completion.

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