Forms and Guidelines
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MN and PhD Application Documents
Forms
- Recommendation for Change of Category or Academic Standing Form
- MN and MNPP Appointment of Supervisor(s)
- MN and MNPP Appointment of Supervisory Committee
- MN and MNPP Notice of Thesis Proposal Oral Examination
- MN and MNPP Report of Thesis Proposal Oral Examination
- Notice of Examining Committee & Examination Date (Masters Final)
- Thesis Approval / Program Completion
- Program Extension
- Transfer Credit Request
- Agreement for Planned Residency - Continuing PhD Students (Google doc)
- Appointment of Supervisor(s) & Supervisory Committee
- Approve External Reader or Examiner for Final Doctoral Oral Exam
- Change of Category or Academic Standing Form
- Doctoral Program Requirements Extension - First request
- Doctoral Program Requirements Extension - 2nd or subsequent request
- Notice of Examining Committee & Examination Date (Candidacy Exam)
- Notice of Examining Committee & Examination Date (Doctoral Final)
- Preliminary Acceptance of PhD Thesis (Google doc)
- Program Extension - First request
- Program Extension - 2nd or subsequent request
- Report of Completion of Candidacy Examination
- Thesis Approval / Program Completion
- Transfer Credit Request
Guidelines, Policies, & Information
- Appeal Policies & Procedures for Graduate Programs
- Conversation Checklist for New Graduate Student
- Graduate Course Timetable - 2026-2027
- Graduate Course Timetable - 2025-2026
- Graduate Orientation Handbook 2026-2027
- Graduate Supervision Manual for Faculty and Students
- Thesis Guidelines (Traditional & Paper-Based)
- Publication Checklist
- Western Dean's Agreement Process
- MN Curriculum Guide
- MN Program Planning Guides & Roadmaps
- MN Program Course Layout - for students admitted to Fall 2026 or later
- MN Program Course Layout - for students admitted prior to Fall 2026
- MNPP Curriculum Guide
- MNPP Program Course Layout
- MNPP Program Course Layout by Term All Ages All Settings
- MNPP Program Course Layout by Term Neonate
- MN Course Sequencing - for students admitted prior to Fall 2026
- MN Course Sequencing - for students admitted to Fall 2026
- MN Student Program Plans (Google doc)
- MN (Course-based) - Leadership
- MN (Course-based) - Education
- MN (Course-based) - Clinical (NP) Family/All Ages and Adult
- MN (Course-based) - Clinical (NP) Neonate
- MN (Thesis) - Research
- MN (Thesis) - Leadership
- MN (Thesis) - Education
- MN (Thesis) - Clinical (NP) Family/All Ages and Adult
- MN (Thesis) - Clinical (NP) Neonate
- MN Student Program Plans (Google doc)
- MN and MNPP Independent Guided Study Courses (NURS 561)
- MN and MNPP Capstone Proposal and Final Report Formatting Guidelines
- MN and MNPP Thesis Proposal Formatting Guidelines
- MN and MNPP Thesis Proposal Examination Guidelines
- MN and MNPP Thesis Examination Guidelines
- Doctoral Curriculum & Program Guide
- PhD Program Manual
- PhD Program Timeline
- Student Program Plan (Google doc)
- Guaranteed Minimum Doctoral Funding: Faculty of Nursing Guiding Principles and Policy Document
- Independent Guided Study Courses (NURS 661)
- PhD Dissertation Proposal Guidance
- Candidacy Examination Guidelines
- Final Doctoral Examination Guidelines