Post-Defence Procedures

Once a major paper or thesis has been successfully defended (and revised if necessary and approved by the supervisor), the preparation of the final document must follow the procedures and format determined by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Students should refer to the Faculty of Graduate Studies web-site for information.

It is the student’s responsibility to revise and prepare the final document for submission. Failure to complete this part of the process within the Faculty of Graduate Studies’ deadlines can result in a student having to pay extra fees even if the defence was held before the deadline.

One copy of the final paper/thesis must be submitted to Graduate Studies complete with multiple copies of the signed approval page. Graduate Studies arranges for the copying and binding of the final paper/thesis (billed to the student). At a minimum, students must ask for a bound copy for the department and one for the Leddy Library. It is also usually expected that students will provide their supervisor with a bound copy of the final paper/thesis. Students may also want to budget for additional personal copies.

Students wishing to graduate must complete the Application for Graduation on-line. This can be found on the web on the student information system (SIS) by clicking on the ‘Application to Graduate’ link. A student must apply to graduate even if they do not intend on going to a graduation ceremony.