Our students complete the Doctoral program normally within 5-6 years. Courses Courses are chosen in consultation with the Graduate Student Advisor, your research supervisor, and your supervisory committee. They are selected to fill in any deficiencies in your background, to enhance your knowledge base in selected areas of specialization, and to prepare you for the comprehensive examination. All students must take the BIOC 530 seminar course. Our Department does not provide direct financial assistance to students.
Most studentships are available only to Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
There are a limited number of Teaching Assistantships available to currently registered graduate students. Amounts will vary depending on the time worked and the classification level. In general, the maximum of time allowed is 184 hrs, with the normal being 92 hrs. No graduate student in our department is ever solely supported financially from this source. You can access general information and sublinks to funding agencies from the Faculty of Graduate Studies' website.