To all graduate students planning to defend their thesis in F24:
In helping you plan for a timely thesis defence and submission to the Office of Graduate Studies, please use the below dates as deadlines for guaranteed graduation by semester end.
We will of course still make every effort to make your exam happen whenever requests are received.
Last guaranteed date to defend this semester: Friday, December 13th, 2024
This is to allow for revisions to be completed within the semester and to avoid W25 registration and related fee charges).
Last dates for students to submit signed Exam Request Form [1]and pdf of the exam-ready thesis to the Grad Coordinator in order to be guaranteed a defence date in F24:
· PhD - Friday, October 25th, 2024
· MSc - minimum 4 weeks before targeted defence date
However, in the event of a high volume of requests, a realistic deadline for guaranteed graduation within this semester is Friday, November 8th, 2024.
You are advised to submit your Exam Request as early as possible.
If you have any questions regarding requesting a defence, please let me know.
Wishing you all the best for the F24 semester!
Laura Faris (lfaris@uoguelph.ca)