COMPUTING SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS
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Computing Science Policies
A1: Maintain a CGPA of 3.0 throughout the program.
- You cannot receive a graduate degree from SFU with a CGPA lower than 3.0.
- To be eligible for an SFU or FAS Graduate Fellowship (GF), a CGPA of 3.5 is required.
- A transcript review, including follow-ups on any course failures, will occur about one month after each semester.
A2: Submit a Graduate Progress Report with research progress marked as satisfactory (research-based students only).
- Completion of the progress report must be done in conjunction with supervisor.
- Research progress is evaluated by the supervisor in consultation with the supervisory committee.
- Performance indicators and metrics applied to evaluate a student’s performance are determined between the student and their supervisory committee.
- A marking of “unsatisfactory research progress” in a progress report must be proceeded by at least one written warning from the supervisor which is communicated to the student and copied to the Graduate Program Chair.
- Unsatisfactory research progress may be cause for a student to be asked to withdraw from the program.
SFU General Graduate Guidelines
According to GGR 1.4.1, students are required to enroll every term (Fall, Spring and Summer) unless they have been granted a leave of absence from their program (see GGR 1.4.5). Enrollment only in an audit course or a course outside program requirements does not satisfy the requirement for continuity of enrollment. When a student does not enroll and is not on an approved leave of absence, the student is discontinued from their program. Graduate students who are discontinued do not retain their award or scholarship.