Examinations
Prepare Your Reclassification Strategy
Insights and Strategies: the PhD Reclassification/Qualification Exam Panel
Students in the Department of Molecular Genetics will need to complete one or more examinations during their graduate career depending on the course of studies they choose.
Exam Chair / Designated Examiner list
Exam Chair / Designated Examiner list
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Brenda Andrews |
Irene Andrulis |
Philip Awadalla |
Gary Bader |
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Benjamin Blencowe |
Charles Boone |
Julie Brill |
John Brumell |
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Brian Ciruna |
Julie Claycomb |
Alan Cochrane |
Ronald Cohn |
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Richard Collins |
Sabine Cordes |
Leah Cowen |
Joe Culotti |
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Alan Davidson |
Jim Dennis |
Brent Derry |
Peter Dirks |
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Daniel Durocher |
Aled Edwards |
Sean Egan |
Oliver Ernst |
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Lori Frappier |
Andrew Fraser |
Scott Gray-Owen |
Jack Greenblatt |
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Timothy Hughes |
Chi-Chung Hui |
David Kaplan |
Lewis Kay |
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Mei Zhen |
Jun Liu |
Jason Moffat |
Julien Muffat |
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William Navarre |
Lucy Osborne |
John Parkinson |
Christopher Pearson |
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Miguel Ramalho-Santos |
Jim Rini |
Peter Roy |
Steve Scherer |
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Ian Scott |
Frank Sicheri |
Lincoln Stein |
Michael Tyers |
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Derek Van der Kooy |
Michael Wilson |
Jeff Wrana |
Zhaolei Zhang |
Reclassification/Qualification Exam (for PhD transfer or direct entry)
Students who choose to transfer to the Ph.D. program once admitted to the M.Sc. program will need to complete a Reclassification Examination. Students admitted directly to the Ph.D. program (either with or without an M.Sc. degree) will need to complete a Qualification Examination unless otherwise indicated by their supervisory committee. These examinations take place roughly 18 months after commencement in the program.
MSc Oral Exam
When students meet all course requirements and the Supervisory Committee has read and approved the thesis, they may schedule an MSc oral exam. MSc oral exams should take place 2 to 2.5 years after first registration. This examination is a formal defence of a thesis based on original scientific research conducted in the Department and a test of the student's general scientific knowledge and abilities.
MSc Thesis - Organization & Content
MSc Exam Committee & Scheduling
Defending an MSc with Subsequent Admission to the PhD Program
PhD Oral Exam
When the candidate meets all course requirements and the supervisory committee has read and approved the thesis, students may proceed to the PhD oral exam. The Department expects that the typical PhD student will take about 5.5 years after first registration to complete the PhD-related research, course work and thesis writing. The Department expects that a PhD thesis will contain at least two complete data chapters. The PhD thesis exam is a formal defence of a thesis based on original scientific research and a test of the student's general scientific knowledge and abilities.
PhD Thesis - Organization & Content
PhD Exam Committee & Scheduling
Commitments that Conflict With the Completion of a Student’s Degree