{"id":12092,"date":"2022-02-23T10:37:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T15:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?page_id=12092"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:19:42","slug":"guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: 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class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biology Graduate Student Handbook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Review the OCIB handbook to understand dates, deadlines, and expectations such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advisory committee and meetings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fast-tracking and time limits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualifying exam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminar and defence requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All questions regarding the handbook should be directed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/graduate\/\">Graduate Administrator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards 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Consult the Biology Graduate Student Handbook for department-specific thesis expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"supervisor-and-student-expectations-and-responsibilities\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supervisor and Student Expectations and Responsibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please carefully review the policy on <a href=\"https:\/\/gradstudents.carleton.ca\/graduate-supervision-responsibilities-expectations-policy\/\">Graduate Supervisor-Responsibilities &amp; Expectations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When either the student or the supervisor feel that the supervisory relationship has failed to meet the responsibilities listed in this policy, they may request an informal resolution process. This will take place initially within the academic unit, and then, if not resolved, within Graduate Studies, with the involvement of the Ombudsman where this seems appropriate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biology Graduate Student Handbook Review the OCIB handbook to understand dates, deadlines, and expectations such as: All questions regarding the handbook should be directed to the Graduate Administrator. Academic Audit &#8211; run your audit throughout your degree and be sure that you are meeting all required milestones. 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