Degree Requirements

In order to receive your degree, you must complete all your specific program degree requirements published in the GSPA Academic Calendar. Be aware of the important dates as posted in GSPA calendar and use the Engineering degree completion deadlines as guidance. 

Visit the Engineering program Guidelines to find information about Engineering Degree requirements, Degree Completion deadlines and steps to graduate.   

For graduate petitions and & student issues refer to the appropriate policy. 

When student's have completed all their degree requirements they should Apply to Graduate through Quest. Student's will need to select the expected graduation term. Please select the term in which you expect all your degree requirements to be met. 

Degree Requirements  

For a complete list of your program's degree requirements, consult the GSPA Graduate Academic Calendar . 

For MMSc, MASc and PhD students: 

  • MSE Courses: Each candidate must successfully complete a certain number of graduate courses according to the program (600 or 700 level). 
  • MSE Seminars 

For MASc and PhD Students: 

The department is required that all members of the Management Science and Engineering department complete the Health & Safety training.  

​​​​​​​Health and Safety Handbook

For MASc Students: 

Engineering MASc Thesis: Candidates are required to give advance notice of their intention to submit a thesis approximately 1 week. This is essential for proper preparation for seminar announcements. Once the milestone has been completed and approved, the notice of completion is forwarded to Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs who records completion of the Seminar Milestone to the academic record.    

The topic and scope of a thesis are arranged by a student and a supervisor.  A MASc thesis is expected to define a substantial research problem, provide a comprehensive review of the literature in the research problem area, describe the theoretical, analytical and/or experimental solution, and provide a comprehensive set of conclusions and recommendation. 

Faculty of Engineering Graduate Studies term deadlines can be obtained from your graduate coordinator. There are two sets of dates that we can work off: the next convocation deadline or the 100% refund deadline. Please ask Lisa Hendel for more information. 

For PhD Students: 

PhD degree completion

In order to receive a Doctorate you must complete all of your program's degree requirements. For a complete list of your program's degree requirements, you should consult the Graduate Academic Calendar for the term in which you were admitted. You may refer to the Steps to Completion for the steps to follow. 

Engineering PhD Thesis

Candidates are expected to maintain continuous registration until the thesis is submitted to the Engineering Graduate Studies Office (EGSO). Under exceptional circumstances, inactive terms or a leave of absence may be requested for a specified period with departmental approval. The role of a supervisor is to assist a candidate in establishing a research problem with an appropriate scope, to suggest alternative general approaches to the solution of a problem, and to provide general advice on the instructor and content of a thesis. 

Faculty of Engineering Graduate Studies Term deadlines can be obtained from your graduate coordinator. There are two sets of dates that we can work off of. The next convocation deadline or the 100% refund deadlines, please see your graduate coordinator for more information.    

Engineering PhD Comprehensive Examination 

The PhD degree is awarded after candidates have satisfied the Examining Committee that their thesis is a substantial original contribution to knowledge and have also demonstrated a high degree of competence in areas of knowledge related to their specialization.