Info for New Admits
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your admission offer to the Department of Civil Engineering. Competition for such places is very high and your admission reflects your high-calibre academic history. The Department naturally hopes that you continue with your excellent record, enjoy your tenure as a graduate student here, and thrive in your research project.
Along with your rights and privileges as a graduate student come some responsibilities.
- You must maintain adequate academic standards and adequate progress
- Failure of a course (or courses) is likely to result in termination of financial offer
- You must maintain regular working hours (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.+, unless otherwise agreed with your supervisor)
- Two weeks (+ statutory holidays) is the norm for vacation (unless otherwise agreed with your supervisor)
- You are expected to sign an NSERC "Consent to provide limited personal information" Form, provided by your supervisor
- Your total funding will not arrive in equal monthly installments and will come from a variety of sources:
- Teaching Assistantship (from the Department);
- U of T Fellowship (from the Department/University);
- Scholarships - if applicable (from the relevant external or internal body);
- Research Assistantship (from the Supervisor's research funds). This component of graduate funding comes from research grants or contracts for a specific purpose, hence the acceptance of RA funds for an M.A.Sc. program prohibits a transfer to the M.Eng. degree program without repayment of RA funds (unless the transfer is requested by the supervisor).
- The award of most RA funds when research (rather than coursework) is at its height underlines that the RA payment is for specific research
- TA funds are paid on a monthly basis when working as a TA. UofT Open funds are paid out generally in the early part of the Fall Term. RA payments generally occur in the Winter and Summer Terms.
- You are responsible for observing all Department regulations plus any additional responsibilities associated with RA funding from your research project, in particular regarding:
- Plagiarism
- Submission of Progress Reports and attendance at Progress Meetings (especially Ph.D.)
- Course add and drop deadlines.