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Home / Transfer from Doctoral to Master’s Graduate Program

Transfer from Doctoral to Master’s Graduate Program

Form Type: Records and Registration
Form For: Current Students and Faculty and Staff

Description

Students may apply to transfer from doctoral to master’s programs.

Further Information:

Transfers may be approved if they meet the following conditions:

Completion of fewer than three years of the doctoral program;
The transfer should be justified on the grounds of its appropriateness for the student’s personal or professional goals. These should be discussed by the student and their advisor.
Transfer requires the full agreement of both the student and graduate program.
Transfers between programs involving a change of discipline must be treated as new admissions.
Transfers from doctoral to master’s programs may have implications for student funding.

Please see our Graduate Policy and Procedure Manual for information on transfers from doctoral to master’s degree programs.

Student Section
Name*
First Last
Student Number*
Email*
Enter Email Confirm Email
Current Program of Study:*
Degree you're requesting to be transferred to:*
- MA
- MASc
- MEd
- MEng
- MFA
- MSc
- MSN
- MSW
Supervisor/Advisor:*
Program Assistant:*
Please select your graduate program assistant from the dropdown below.
Transfer requested from:*
The date of transfer must correspond to the beginning of a term. Transfers should not be retroactive. Ideally, the transfer is initiated early in the student's program.
- September 1
- January 1
- May 1
Year transfer is requested from:*
Please explain the reason(s) why you are requesting a transfer from doctoral to master's graduate program.*
Would you like to speak to the Dean/Associate Dean of the College of Graduate Studies about your request.*
- Yes
- No
Student Signature:*
Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
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Supervisor Section:
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Name*
First Last
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Email*
Enter Email Confirm Email
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Graduate Program Coordinator:*
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Outline the rationale recommending the student's request for program transfer:*
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Additional Documentation:
Drop files here or

Max. file size: 12 MB.
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Supervisor Signature:*
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Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
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Graduate Program Coordinator Section:
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Name*
First Last
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Email*
Enter Email Confirm Email
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Additional comments:
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Program Coordinator Signature:*
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Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
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Is the Program Coordinator for the student's new Master's program different than their previous Program Coordinator?*
- Yes
- No
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Student's New Program Coordinator
Please select the student's new Program Coordinator from the dropdown.
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New Program Coordinator Section
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Name*
First Last
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Email*
Enter Email Confirm Email
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Additional comments:
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Program Coordinator Signature:*
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Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
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Dean/Associate Dean Section
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Signee's name:
- Paul Shipley
- Margaret Reeves
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Do you approve this request?*
- Yes
- No
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Additional comments:
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Dean/Associate Dean's Signature:*
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Date:*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Phone
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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Transfer from Doctoral to Master’s Graduate Program

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Student Section

Supervisor Section:

Graduate Program Coordinator Section:

New Program Coordinator Section

Dean/Associate Dean Section

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