Graduate Program Forms and Resources
Departmental forms
We are in the process of putting departmental graduate forms on line. The following forms are presently available:
- Research Supervisor for New Graduate Students
- Approval of PhD Committee Membership
- PhD Committee Report
- Report on Oral Comprehensive Examination
- MSc/MASc Thesis Grade
- Report on Departmental PhD Defense
- PHYS555/ASTR530 Directed Studies
Forms and other useful links maintained by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS)
Commonly used forms
- Recommendation for Direct Transfer to the PhD Program (MSc)
- Recommendation for a Non-G+PS Member to Join a Supervisory Committee (PhD)
- Recommendation for Supervision of a Graduate Student by a Non-G+PS Member (MSc/PhD)
- Recommendation for Advancement to Candidacy (PhD)
- Nomination for a External Examiner for Doctoral Dissertation (PhD)
- Approval of University Examiners for Doctoral Dissertation (PhD)
- Thesis submission forms (MSc/PhD)
- Request for Extension to Time Allowed for Degree Completion (MSc/PhD)
- Request for Extension to Time Allowed for Advancement to Candidacy (PhD)
Other useful links
- G+PS Homepage
- All forms
- Handbook of Graduate Supervision
- Policy and Procedures Manual
- Doctoral Examination Information
- Thesis Submission Instructions
- Awards, including Merit-based, external and Graduate Travel Awards
- Student Deadlines
Student Services
- UBC Student Calendar
- Awards and Money Management
- UBC Graduate Student Society
- UBC Alma Mater Society
- University Bus Pass
- AMS/GSS Student Medical Health Care Plan
Professional Development & Resources
- UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
- Graduate Student GPS program (Graduate Pathway to Success)
- APS Physical Review Focus (one or two papers/week from the journal at a level accessible to undergrads)
- UBC Thesis LaTeX2e Class