203
Regulations of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
203.6
Residence Requirement
203.6 Residence Requirement
Master's Programs: Residence requirements for master's programs are established and monitored by the department. Most course-based master's programs have no residence requirements. Consult the department listing for program details.
Doctoral Programs: Residence supports two important objectives in these programs:
A doctoral program provides students with significant contact with the University of Alberta, through time spent on campus and through interactions with the faculty and graduate students at the University. | |
A doctoral program educates the student as an independent researcher and scholar in an academic discipline, through activities such as course work, participating in seminars, involvement in teaching, interactions with faculty members and other graduate students, and research under the direction of a faculty member. |
Specific residence requirements to support these objectives will be established by the department. Changes or exceptions to departmental residence requirement are to be submitted to the Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research for approval. In the absence of a specific department requirement, the default residence requirement for the PhD and DMus programs is two academic years (where an academic year is defined as the eight-month period from September through April), and 12 continuous months for the EdD.
When a department changes a student's status in the middle of a program, the time spent as a master's candidate may count toward the residence requirement. Time spent as a qualifying graduate student does not count toward the residence requirement.
The University of Calgary and the University of Alberta have an agreement allowing, under certain conditions, PhD students at one institution to take up to one year of their two-year residence requirement at the other institution. Contact the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research for further information.
Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate Programs: There is no Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research residence requirement for postgraduate diploma or certificate programs
