Graduate forms and documents

Forms and instructions for FHS graduate students - all in one place.

Graduate course information

• Course timetable

• Future course offerings

General forms

• Advanced standing request

• Directed studies request

• Western Dean's agreement

• MSc and PhD student workspace request form

Submit your requests for advanced standing, course substitutions, and Western Dean's Agreement courses to Jessie Choi, Manager, Graduate Programs. Submit your request for directed studies to Quincy Fung, Program Assistant (MPH).

Funding and awards

• FHS graduate student funding policy

• Current student funding opportunities

Program-specific forms

Master of Public Health (MPH)

• Course substitution request

• Core competencies and knowledge areas

• Core competencies (2018 cohort only)
• MPH Thesis Defence Checklist
• MPH Thesis Q&A Document

• MPH Thesis Proposal Defence Procedures 

• MPH Thesis Completion Guideline
• MPH Thesis Proposal Confirmation of Acceptability
• Readiness to Defend MPH Thesis
• MPH Thesis Assessment

Submit your forms to the graduate programs assistant Quincy Fung.

For additional information about the MPH program and practicum-specific forms and instructions, visit the MPH current students page.

Master of Science (MSc)

• Initial Supervisory Committee Checklist

• MSc thesis proposal defence procedures

• MSc thesis proposal confirmation of acceptability

• MSc thesis completion guideline

• Manuscript-based thesis guidelines

Submit your forms to Margaret van Soest, education programs assistant.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

• Initial Supervisory Committee Checklist

• PhD comprehensive exam procedures

• PhD comprehensive examination confirmation of acceptability

• PhD thesis proposal defence procedures

• PhD thesis proposal confirmation of acceptability

• PhD thesis completion guideline

• Manuscript-based thesis guidelines

Submit your forms to Margaret van Soest, education programs assistant.

Graduate Studies forms and documents

If the form you are looking for isn’t here, you’ll find a full list of forms for all SFU graduate students—including leaves, committee changes, examining committees and more—on SFU’s GS website.