General graduate student information
Please use this page as a general guide for your graduate career here in the Faculty of Mathematics. As you work towards your degree, there are many things you need to consider. For important dates, please refer to the academic deadlines and events calendar.
Major mandatory milestones
Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity (AI) is the cornerstone of research, teaching, and learning. Members of the University of Waterloo community are expected to personally demonstrate academic integrity in their work. All new graduate students are required to complete an online module within the first 8 weeks of the term. In addition, graduate students should become familiar with the following resources:
Safety Training
Graduate students are also considered to be employees at the University of Waterloo; hence they must also complete three mandatory online safety training sessions:
CMAHRO TA Responsibilities: Harassment and Discrimination
If you are a graduate student that will be a Teaching Assistant, then you are required to complete the Conflict Management & Human Rights Office (CMAHRO) Harassment and Discrimination online module and the quiz. Please see the Mathematics graduate teaching assistant page for more details.
Sexual Violence Awareness and Support
The University of Waterloo is deeply committed to creating a safe environment wherein all students, faculty and staff can flourish. We are taking action to make our campus safer, while providing support for those who have experienced sexual violence.
The University of Waterloo realizes that raising awareness and providing education on sexual violence are key steps in aiding the prevention of incidents; hence we encourage our students to take advantage of the online training: Sexual Violence Awareness HRE101 (20 min) created by the Equity Office.
UW policies, procedures & guidelines
For a complete list of University policies that concern, for example, the use of buildings, grounds and physical plant, the conduct of persons (students, staff, faculty and visitors) on University premises, and other matters of a general nature, visit the Secretariat's policies, procedures & guidelines. In particular, please review the following policies that are most relevant to graduate students:
Important forms
At several points in a graduate student's careers, the student may require various forms. Please see the form page of the University Graduate Studies Office for the following:
- Letters/transcripts
- Enrolment/supervision
- Convocation/thesis submission
- Personal information
- Awards/bursaries
- Communications
Campus resources and services
To make the most of your graduate experience, please review the campus resources and services page and review the following free resources available to you:
- Academic Integrity
- AccessAbility Services
- Athletics and Recreation
- Bookstore
- Centre for Career Action
- Centre for Teaching Excellence
- Conflict Management & Human Rights
- Counselling Services
- Food Services
- GRADventure
- Graduate Student Association (GSA)
- Health Services (for individual students)
- Health Services (Family Health Clinic - for students with families)
- Housing
- Information Systems and Technology (IST)
- Library
- Retail Services
- Student Success Office (SSO)
- Writing and Communication Centre
Get involved
Your peers and your professors are looking at new areas and ideas all the time. Keep up with what’s going on by attending research seminars and view research information for graduate students.
Other ways you can get involved within the Faculty are the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, the Math Graduate Student Association, and the MFGSC graduate student representatives.
Contacts
Math Grad Office
Adam Kolkiewicz: Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
Kim Tremblay: Graduate and Research Coordinator
Janine Blair: Research and Graduate Studies Assistant
Please Email: MGO@uwaterloo.ca
Applied Mathematics
Combinatorics and Optimization
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Jo-Ann Hardy: Master's Thesis Programs (Research)
Loc Thi Do: PhD Programs
Denise Shantz: Master's Thesis Programs (Coursework)
Pure Mathematics
Statistics and Actuarial Science
Lisa Baxter: MMath Programs
Mary Lou Dufton: PhD Programs
