GRADUATE HANDBOOK

From the "Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Website"
Graduate Studies: A Practical Guide

Graduate Guide Part I & II

This orientation handbook for the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences is an insider"s look at the things you will need to know as a new graduate student from the moment you come into the department and throughout your graduate program. It is not intended to replace the academic calendar or provide a general guide to McGill University but to supplement these resources. You may find that it contains some helpful information for the duration of your graduate degree in EPS. It is divided into two parts:

PART I: ORIENTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EPS

1. WELCOME TO EARTH & PLANETARY SCIENCES
2. THE 12 MOST WANTED PEOPLE ON STAFF AND FACULTY
3. GETTING STARTED AT McGILL: SURVIVAL FOR NEW AND INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS
4. GENERAL INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL NEED SOONER OR LATER
5. THE ADAMS CLUB
6. DEPARTMENTAL ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
7. DEPARTMENTAL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
8. DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIES
9. FREQUENTLY USED FACILITIES OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT
10. WHAT IS GOING ON AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES IN MONTREAL?
11. FINANCIAL SUPPORT
12. TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS: YOU DO HAVE A CHOICE!
13. COURSE LOAD AND SELECTION
14. TRAVEL REGISTRY

PART II: AN INSIDER’S LOOK AT THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS

15. SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHING OF YOUR RESEARCH
16. TRANSFER WITHIN THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS
17. ORAL PRESENTATIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT
18. PREPARATION OF YOUR THESIS AS A DOCUMENT
19. NUTS & BOLTS OF SUBMITTING YOUR THESIS FOR EVALUATION AND/OR DEFENSE
20. MSc FINAL PRESENTATION
21. PhD ORAL THESIS DEFENSE
22. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL THESIS EVALUATION REPORTS
23. FINAL THESIS SUBMISSION