DepartmentofLargeAnimal
ClinicalSciences
GRADUATESTUDENT
HANDBOOK
Version2.3-UpdatedFebruary2016
LACSGRADUATESTUDENTHANDBOOK
TableofContents
1 WELCOMEANDINTRODUCTION........................................................................................4
1.1 INFORMATIONABOUTTHEDEPARTMENTANDTHECOLLEGE..................................................4
1.2 ONTHEDAYOFYOURARRIVAL...............................................................................................5
2 GRADUATEPROGRAMSINLACS........................................................................................5
2.1 CLINICALRESIDENCYPROGRAM..............................................................................................5
2.2 NON-CLINICALPROGRAMS......................................................................................................5
3 GRADUATEDEGREESINLACS............................................................................................6
3.1 MasterofVeterinaryScienceDegree(MVetSci).......................................................................6
3.2 MasterofScienceDegree(MSc)..............................................................................................6
3.3 DoctorofPhilosophyDegree(PhD)..........................................................................................7
4 COURSES...........................................................................................................................7
4.1 NON-CREDITCOURSES.............................................................................................................8
4.2 CREDITCOURSESOFFEREDBYLACS.........................................................................................9
4.3 SELECTEDCOURSESOFFEREDBYOTHERDEPARTMENTS.........................................................12
4.4 COURSEREGISTRATIONDEADLINES........................................................................................15
4.5 OTHERMANDATORYUNIVERSITYCOURSESDURINGORIENTATION.......................................16
5 COMMITTEES&RESEARCHADVISORYCOMMITTEEMEETINGS.......................................16
5.1 WHOISINVOLVEDINYOURGRADUATEPROGRAM?..............................................................16
5.2 ROLESANDRESPONSIBILITIESOFTHEGRADUATESTUDENT...................................................17
5.3 ROLESANDRESPONSIBILITIESOFYOURSUPERVISOR.............................................................17
5.4 THEROLESOFRESEARCHADVISORYCOMMITTEE(RAC)MEMBERS........................................18
5.5 ROLEOFTHELACSGRADUATECHAIR.....................................................................................18
5.6 ROLEOFTHELACSGRADUATEPROGRAMSCOORDINATOR....................................................19
5.7 RESEARCHADVISORYCOMMITTEEMEETINGS........................................................................19
5.8 WHATISEXPECTEDOFYOUATACOMMITTEEMEETING?......................................................19
5.9 LACSGRADUATESTUDENTPROGRESSDOCUMENT................................................................19
6 QUALIFYINGANDCOMPREHENSIVEEXAMINATIONS.......................................................20
6.1 QUALIFYINGEXAMINATIONFORPhDSTUDENTS....................................................................20
6.2 COMPREHENSIVEEXAMINATIONFORPhDSTUDENTS............................................................20
7 THESISWRITING&FORMATTING....................................................................................20
7.1 FORMAT.................................................................................................................................20
7.2 TIMELINESFORCOMPLETINGYOURTHESIS............................................................................21
8 THESIS&DEFENCE...........................................................................................................22
8.1 PROGRAMDURATION............................................................................................................22
8.2 PREPARINGFORTHEORALEXAMINATION.............................................................................22
8.3 ORALEXAMINATIONOFTHETHESIS.......................................................................................23
8.4 COMPLETIONOFYOURTHESIS...............................................................................................23
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8.5 PRINTINGHARDCOPIESOFYOURTHESIS...............................................................................23
9 ADMINSTRATIVEANDCOLLEGEINFORMATION...............................................................24
9.1 IDENTIFICATIONANDWEBSITE...............................................................................................24
9.2 OFFICESPACE.........................................................................................................................24
9.3 DOGS......................................................................................................................................24
9.4 PERSONALCOMPUTERS..........................................................................................................24
9.5 OFFICESUPPLIES.....................................................................................................................25
9.6 USINGTHELACSCOPYROOM(ROOM2502)ANDCOMPUTERS..............................................25
9.7 XEROXANDPRINTERS............................................................................................................25
9.8 KEYS.......................................................................................................................................25
9.9 WCVMLIBRARYINFORMATION..............................................................................................25
9.10 RABIESVACCINATION.............................................................................................................25
9.11 TUITIONREFUND....................................................................................................................25
9.12 LEAVESANDVACATION..........................................................................................................26
9.13 AWARDSANDSCHOLARSHIPS................................................................................................26
9.14 PAYINGTUITIONANDSTUDENTFEES(PLUSSOMEINFOONTAXES).......................................26
9.15 SOFTWAREISSUES..................................................................................................................26
10 TRAVELANDCONCUR...................................................................................................26
10.1 TRAVELALLOTMENT...............................................................................................................26
10.2 CONCUR*...............................................................................................................................27
11 HANDYEMAILSANDOTHERUSEFULINFO.....................................................................27
11.1 CAMPUSEMAILADDRESSES...................................................................................................27
11.2 EMAILGROUPS.......................................................................................................................27
12 AROUNDCAMPUS.........................................................................................................28
12.1 CAMPUSIDENTIFICATION(ID)CARD.......................................................................................28
12.2 PARKINGONCAMPUS............................................................................................................28
12.3 DISABILITYSERVICESFORSTUDENTS(DSS).............................................................................28
12.4 GRADUATESTUDENTASSOCIATION–HEALTHANDDENTALBENEFITSINFORMATION...........29
12.5 DENTALCLINIC........................................................................................................................29
12.6 STUDENTCOUNSELLINGSERVICES..........................................................................................29
12.7 STUDENTHEALTHSERVICES....................................................................................................29
12.8 STUDENTCENTRAL.................................................................................................................29
13 ATTHEENDOFTHELINE……..........................................................................................30
13.1 OFFICIALTRANSCRIPTS...........................................................................................................30
13.2 PAWSACCOUNTCLOSURE......................................................................................................30
13.3 WHENYOURPROGRAMISCOMPLETE–ACHECKLIST.............................................................30
14 APPENDICES..................................................................................................................31
14.1 GRADUATESTUDENTPROGRESSDOCUMENT.........................................................................31
14.2 GRADUATINGSTUDENTCHECKLIST.........................................................................................35
14.3 EXAMPLEOFTHESISCOVERANDSPINESUBMITTEDTOPRINTER...........................................39
14.4 WCVMRABIESIMMUNZATIONPOLICYANDFORMS...............................................................41
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1 WELCOMEANDINTRODUCTION
WelcometotheDepartmentofLargeAnimalClinicalSciencesattheWesternCollegeof
VeterinaryMedicine.Beginninglifeasagraduatestudentisoftenadauntingprospect.Manyof
ourgraduatestudentsmovetoSaskatoonfromotherpartsoftheworldandmaynotbefamiliar
withthecityofSaskatoonandtheUniversityofSaskatchewan.Inaddition,formanyofyouthis
willbeyourfirstexperienceasagraduatestudent.Yourroleasagraduatestudentwillbevery
differentthanthatasanundergraduatestudent.Asagraduatestudent,youwillbemuchmore
independentandresponsibleforyourownlearning.YourSupervisorandResearchAdvisory
Committee(RAC)willbethereforguidance,alongwiththeLACSGraduateChairandGraduate
ProgramCoordinator,butultimately,thesuccessofyourgraduatedegreeisprimarilyuptoyou.
ThisguidebookhasbeenwrittentogivenewLACSgraduatestudentsabriefbackgroundtolife
asagraduatestudentatWCVM.Itisafairlycomprehensivedocumentbutitdoesnotcontain
detailsoneverysingleissueyoumayencounter.Moreover,ifyouenrolledinaclinical
residency,itisnotaguideforcompletingthatportionofyourprogram.Theguidingprinciples
fortheLACSgraduateprogramsareoutlinedbytheUniversityofSaskatchewanCollegeof
GraduateStudiesandResearch(CGSR).Additionalinformationyoumayfindofvaluecanbe
foundontheirwebsiteandtheCGSRPolicyandProceduresManual.
Foryourreference:
• CGSRwebsite:http://www.usask.ca/cgsr
• CGSRPolicyandProceduresManual:http://www.usask.ca/cgsr/policy-andprocedure/index.php
1.1 INFORMATIONABOUTTHEDEPARTMENTANDTHECOLLEGE
TheDepartmentofLargeAnimalClinicalSciencesisoneofthelargestacademicdepartmentsat
theWesternCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine.Currentlythereareapproximately20-25faculty
membersinthedepartmentwhospecializeintheareasofLargeAnimalMedicine,LargeAnimal
Surgery,Theriogenology,ProductionMedicine,BehaviorandAnimalWelfare,Epidemiologyand
PublicHealth.
TherearefourotherdepartmentswithintheWCVM:SmallAnimalClinicalSciences,Veterinary
Microbiology,VeterinaryPathologyandVeterinaryBiomedicalSciences.
ManyofourclinicalfacultymembersprovideclinicalserviceswithintheVeterinaryMedical
CentreattheWCVM,whichprovidesprimaryandreferralveterinaryservicesforawidevariety
ofspecies.
TheVeterinaryMedicalCentrehasfourmainsectionsthatprovideveterinarycaretofood
animalsandhorses.TheseincludetheFieldServiceorAmbulatoryPractice(Ruminantand
Equine),theLargeAnimalMedicineService,theLargeAnimalSurgeryServiceandthe
TheriogenologyService.GraduatestudentswithaDoctorofVeterinaryMedicinedegree(or
equivalent)whohavearesidencycomponentaspartoftheirtraining,workintheseclinical
areasaspartoftheirclinicaltrainingprogram.
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1.2 ONTHEDAYOFYOURARRIVAL
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IntroduceyourselftotheLACSGraduateProgramCoordinator(Rm2401;306-966-7076)
andGraduateChair
PickupkeysfromtheLACSoffice(buildingkey,resourceroomkey(2502),officekey,any
labkeys)
FilloutemploymentandpayrolldocumentsprovidedbytheGraduateProgram
Coordinator
Locateyourofficeandmailbox;pickupofficesuppliesneededforyouracademic
program(atLACSOffice,Room2401)
Applyforparkingifeligible:FAQ’s-https://www.usask.ca/parking/faq.php
WalktotheBookstoreandhaveyourphototakenforyourUniversitystudentcardor
applyonline(Seesection12.1).
Registerforanycoursesifitisatthebeginningofthesemester
Thoroughlyreadthisdocument
Discussfurtherinstructionswithyoursupervisorregardingyourprogramofstudies,
researchandclinicalwork(ifany).
2 GRADUATEPROGRAMSINLACS
TheLACSdepartmenthastwotypesofgraduateprograms.
2.1 CLINICALRESIDENCYPROGRAM
OnlystudentswithaDoctorofVeterinaryMedicinedegree(orequivalent)mayenrollina
clinicalresidencyprogram.Insomecases,apreviousinternshipmayalsoberequired.These
programsaretypicallythreeorfouryearsinlengthandincludeadvancedclinicaltraining,which
oftenallowsthestudentstoqualifytowritespecialtyboardexamsintheirareaofinterest.
Researchandresearchtrainingisavitallyimportantcomponentoftheseclinicalresidency
programs,andisfulfilledbythecompletionofaMasterofVeterinaryScience(MVetSci)or
MasterofScience(MSc)degree.ThechoicebetweenaMVetScandMScprogramwitha
residencyisoftendictatedbythesectionofthedepartmentorthepreferenceofthesupervisor.
AdmissiontomostoftheseprogramsisthroughtheVeterinaryInternResidentMatching
Program(VIRMP).LACSdoesnottypicallyofferaresidencyprogramwithoutagraduatedegree.
ClinicalstudentsmustbeeligibleforlicensurebytheSaskatchewanVeterinaryMedical
Association(SVMA).
2.2 NON-CLINICALPROGRAMS
TheLACSnon-clinicalgraduateprogramsaremoretraditionalthesis-basedgraduateprograms
thatrequirethecompletionofaMasterofScience(MSc)orDoctorofPhilosophy(PhD)degree;
thereisnoresidencycomponent.ApplicationdoesnotrequireaDVMdegree(orequivalent);
however,bothDVMgraduatesandgraduatesfromotherundergraduatedegreeprogramsare
welcometoapply.Admissiontotheseprogramsisonacase-by-casebasisandislargely
dependentonsupervisorapprovalandadequatefunding.Theseprogramsdonotincludea
clinicalresidencycomponent;hence,SVMAlicensureisnotrequired.Typically,students
wantingtocompleteaPhDdegreemusthaveeithercompletedaMScdegreeortransferred
fromaMSctoaPhDprogramwithintwoyears.Thetransferprocedureisoutlinedinmore
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detailintheCGSRPolicyandProceduresManual,butingeneral,requiresthecompletionofa
QualifyingExamination,evidenceofsufficientresearchprogress,andsatisfactoryacademic
standing.Inaddition,theresearchprojectmustbeadequatelyfundedandmeetthestandards
ofaPhD.
3 GRADUATEDEGREESINLACS
TheLACSdepartmentoffersthreegraduatedegreeswithintheclinicalresidencyandnonclinicalprograms:
ClinicalResidencyPrograms
Non-ClinicalPrograms
MVetSci
MSc
PhD
3.1 MasterofVeterinaryScienceDegree(MVetSci)
Thisisaproject-baseddegreethatislessresearchintensivethataMSc,buthashighercourse
creditrequirements.Inmostcases,thisdegreeisdonealongwithaclinicalresidencyprogram,
althoughsomeclinicalresidentsenrollinanMScdegreeratherthantheMVetSc.Completionof
aresearchprojectofappropriatesizeandscopeisanimportantcomponentofthisdegreeand
isrequiredofallstudents.TheMVetScidegreeisnon-thesis,butstudentsmustcompleteat
leastoneresearchprojectorexperimentthatresultsintheequivalentofapeer-reviewed
qualitypublication.Themanuscriptdoesnotneedtobesubmittedpriortograduationbutthere
areadvantagesofdoingso.
Courserequirements:
• 30creditunitscomprisedof:
o 24cuofapprovedcoursework-inareaofclinicalandresearchinterest
o 6cuVLAC883AdvancedClinicalPractice–infinalyearofprogram
o Studentswishingtotakeadditionalcoursescandosowiththepermissionoftheir
ResearchAdvisoryCommitteeprovidedadequateprogresshasbeenmadeontheir
researchproject.
• GSR960
• GSR961orGSR962ifresearchinvolveshuman(GSR961)oranimal(GSR962)subjects
• VLAC990SeminarSeries–enrollterm1and2eachyear
• VLAC992-studentsmustmaintainacontinuousregistration
• VLAC980-studentsmustmaintainacontinuousregistration
3.2 MasterofScienceDegree(MSc)
Thisisathesis-baseddegreethatrequiresthepreparationanddefenceofaMSclevelthesis.
Thiscanbeeithertraditionalormanuscriptstyleformat,whichgenerallyconsistsofashort
abstract,acomprehensiveliteraturereview,atleasttwoindependentandrobustresearch
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chapters,andaconcludingchapterthatsummarizesandtiestheresultsofthethesistogether.
Theresearchchaptersaretheequivalenttopublishablepapers,andrequirethestudenttobe
involvedinatleasttworesearchexperimentsorseparateanalysesofalargerdatasetthatare
relatedaroundacommontheme.ThethesismustfollowtheformatoutlinedbytheCGSRand
beapprovedbytheCGSRbypriortograduation.
Courserequirements:
• 15creditunitsofapprovedcoursework-inareaofresearchinterest
o Studentswishingtotakeadditionalcoursescandosowiththepermissionoftheir
ResearchAdvisoryCommitteeprovidedadequateprogresshasbeenmadeontheir
researchproject.
• GSR960
• GSR961orGSR962ifresearchinvolveshuman(GSR961)oranimal(GSR962)subjects
• VLAC990SeminarSeries–enrollterm1and2eachyear
• VLAC994–studentsmustmaintainacontinuousregistration
• VLAC980–studentsinaclinicalresidencymustmaintainacontinuousregistration(note:
clinicalresidencystudentsshouldnotregisterforVLAC883intheirfinalyear).
3.3 DoctorofPhilosophyDegree(PhD)
Thisisathesis-basedprogramthatrequiresthepreparationanddefenceofaPhDlevelthesis.
TheformatissimilartothatoftheMScthesis,exceptthatitincludesatleastthree,and
generallyfourorfiveresearchchapters,whicharetheequivalentofpublishablepapers.This
wouldrequirethestudenttobeinvolvedinatleastthreeresearchexperimentsorseparate
analysesofalargerdatasetthatarerelatedaroundacommontheme.Thethesismustfollow
theformatoutlinedbytheCGSRandbeapprovedbytheCGSRbypriortograduation.PhD
studentsmustalsopassaComprehensiveExamination,whichisgenerallyscheduledtowards
theendoftheirprogram.AtthediscretionoftheResearchAdvisoryCommittee,thePhD
studentmayalsoberequiredtopassaQualifyingExaminationatthestartoftheirprogram.As
discussedabove,thisisgenerallymandatoryforstudentstransferringfromaMScdegreebut
maybewaivedforstudentsthathavecompletedaMScfromaNorthAmericanuniversity.
Courserequirements:
• 6creditunitsofapprovedcourseworkbeyondtheMScminimum-inareaofresearch
interest
o Studentswishingtotakeadditionalcoursescandosowiththepermissionoftheir
researchadvisorycommitteeprovidedadequateprogresshasbeenmadeontheir
researchproject.
• GSR960
• GSR961orGSR962ifresearchinvolveshuman(GSR961)oranimal(GSR962)subjects
• VLAC990SeminarSeries–enrollterm1and2eachyear
• VLAC996–studentsmustmaintaincontinuousregistration
4 COURSES
COURSESANDCREDITUNITS
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GraduatecoursesattheUniversityofSaskatchewanaretypicallywortheitherthreeorsix
credits.Coursesthatlastforonesemesterareusuallyworththreecreditsandcoursesthatlast
fortwosemestersareusuallyworthsixcredits.Therearealsoanumberofcourseswhichyou
mustregisterforwhicharenon-creditcourses.
Forafulllistingofcoursesandtoregister,pleaseconsulttheonlineCourseandProgram
Catalogue:http://www.usask.ca/calendar/coursecat/index.php
LACSGRADUATECOURSES
Thefollowingisapartiallistingofgraduatecoursesthatarecommonlytakenbygraduate
studentsinourdepartment.CoursesprefixedbyVLACareofferedthroughLACS.Therearealso
manycoursesavailablethroughdifferentdepartmentsintheWCVM,aswellasdifferent
collegesaroundcampus.Somearelistedbelow.Explorethesedifferentoptions,anddiscuss
withyourResearchAdvisoryCommitteeaboutwhatcourseswouldbemostsuitableforyour
programofstudies.Youshouldalsoconsulttheuniversity'sonlinecoursecatalogtoseeallthe
possibilities.Pleasenotethatmostgraduatecoursesarenumberedbeginninginthe800’s,and
notallcoursesareofferedeachacademicyear.Yourprogramofstudiesmustbesubmittedto
theCGSRfollowingyourfirstResearchAdvisoryCommitteemeetingscheduledinthe
NovemberorMayafteryoubeginyourprogram.
4.1 NON-CREDITCOURSES
GSR960IntroductiontoEthicsandIntegrity(mandatory)
ThisisarequiredcourseforallfirstyeargraduatestudentsattheUniversityofSaskatchewan
andshouldbecompletedpriortoyourfirstResearchAdvisoryCommitteemeeting.Thepurpose
ofthiscourseistodiscussethicalissuesthatgraduatestudentsmayfaceduringtheirprogram.
Allstudentsmustcompletemodulesdealingwithintegrityandscholarship,graduatestudentsupervisorrelationships,conflictofinterest,conflictresolutionandintellectualpropertyand
credit.
GSR961EthicsandIntegrityinHumanResearch
Thisonlinecourseisrequiredforstudentswhoseresearchinvolvescollectingclinicalorsurvey
datafromhumans,andintroducesstudentstotheethicsofresearchpertainingtohuman
subjects.StudentswillcompletetheTri-CouncilPolicyStatement:EthicsConductforResearch
involvingHumans(TCPS)Tutorialandbecomefamiliarwiththehumanethicsprocessesatthe
UniversityofSaskatchewan.
GSR962EthicsandIntegrityinAnimalResearch
Thiscourseisrequiredforstudentswhoseresearchinvolvesanimals,regardlessiftheyare
client-ownedorexperimental,anditintroducesstudentstotheethicsofresearchinvolving
animalsubjects.StudentsmustcompletetheCanadianCouncilforAnimalCaretutorialand
becomefamiliarwiththeanimalethicsprocessesattheUniversityofSaskatchewan.
VLAC990Seminar(mandatory)
Thisisadepartmentalseminarcoursethatisrequiredforallregisteredgraduatestudents.
Studentswillberequiredtoregisterinthecourseandparticipateinthedepartmentalseminar
series.
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Additionalinformationabouttheseminarseries:
• Studentsarerequiredtopresentone20-minuteseminarperyearineithertheFallorWinter
term.
• Presentationsshouldbefocusedaroundthestudent’sareaofresearch,evenifdataarenot
availabletopresent.Speaktoyoursupervisorand/orResearchAdvisoryCommitteeaboutan
appropriatetopic.
• Residentsmayutilizeclinicalcasesorpresentationsaboutvariousdiseasesaspotentialtopics
untilsuchtimetheyhavetheirownresearchdatatopresent.
• TheseminarseriestypicallyoccurseachTuesdayfrom12:30–1:30p.m.Atthebeginningof
theacademicyear,theGraduateProgramsCoordinatorwillpostasign-upsheetoutsidethe
LACSdepartmentalofficeonwhichyoucanselectaseminardateandtitle.
• Attendanceistakenandstudentsareexpectedtobepresentfor70%oftheseminardays.
Ifyouareunabletoattendaseminarduetoillness,research,clinicalorfieldservice
responsibilities,conference,etc.youshouldemailtheGraduateProgramsCoordinator.The
LACSGraduateProgramCoordinatororGraduateChairwillcontactstudentsdemonstratinga
patternofabsenteeism.
• Asthepurposeoftheseminaristodeveloppresentationskillsandlearnfromothers.
Feedbackwillbeprovidedbyotherstudentsandfacultyinattendance.
• Asitisrequiredthatyoursupervisorormemberofyourresearchadvisorycommitteebein
attendancetointroduceyouandprovidefeedback,pleaseselectadatethatismutually
suitableforyourschedules.
VLAC992Project
StudentsenrolledinaMVetScdegreemustregisterinthiscoursethroughouttheirprogram,
andremainregisteredrightupuntilyoudefend.
VLAC994Research
StudentsenrolledinaMScdegreemustregisterinthiscoursethroughouttheirprogram,and
remainregisteredrightupuntilyoudefend.
VLAC996Research
StudentsenrolledinaPhDdegreemustregisterinthiscoursethroughouttheirprogram,and
remainregisteredrightupuntilyoudefend.
4.2 CREDITCOURSESOFFEREDBYLACS
VLAC801.3
PrinciplesofEmbryoTransfer
Thecoursecoversbackgroundinformationonembryotransferwithspecialemphasisonbovine
embryotransfer.Specializedtechniquese.g.embryofreezing,sexing,andsplittingwillbe
reviewedandinsomecasesformpartsoflaboratoryexercises.Laboratoryexerciseswillbe
conductedprimarilyoncattle.Thesewillincludesuperovulation,artificialinsemination,embryo
collectionandtransfer,andembryohandlingtechniques.Designedtoprovidethestudentwith
sufficientknowledgeandlaboratoryexperiencetoconducttheentireprocedureinonespecies.
VLAC802.3and803.6
SpecialFieldExperiences
Atotalimmersionexperienceintheareaofstudypertinenttothegraduatestudent.Adetailed
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reportisrequiredandshouldbebasedonadailylogofactivitiesandrelatebacktothegoals
andobjectivesestablishedbythestudent'sResearchAdvisoryCommitteepriortoembarkingon
thisexperience.Thiscourseismainlyusedforstudentswantingtogainexperiencewitha
clinicalorresearchtechniqueorprocedureatanexternalagencyoruniversity.
VLAC808.3
IntroductiontoVeterinaryEpidemiology
Thecoursewillintroducestudentstotheconceptsandbasicmethodsofepidemiologyusedto
evaluatethedistributionanddeterminantsofdiseaseandhealthinterventions.Thecoursewill
haveaspecificfocusonepidemiologyasitpertainstoanimalhealthissues.
VLAC840.3
ZoonosesandFoodSafety
Thecoursewillfocusonthecharacterizationanddistributionofdiseasescommontoanimals
andman.Aselectionofimportantzoonosesandfoodsafetyissueswillbespecificallycovered
withanemphasisontheprinciplesofzoonoticdiseasetransmissionandcontrol,riskfactorsto
humans,andsurveillancemethods.
VLAC851.6—1&2(2.5S)
AdvancedEquineSurgeryI
AdvancedequinesurgeryIwillfocusongeneralsurgeryinthehorse.Theanatomy,
pathophysiologyandsurgeryoftheequinespecieswillbestudiedwithrespecttothebasic
principlesofwoundhealing,tissueresponsetotraumaandtherelatedphysiologicresponses.
Regularseminarsbasedoncurrentliteraturereviewsofselectedtopicswillberequiredofall
students.Weeklycase-baseddiscussionswillbeusedtobridgefromtheclassroomtothe
clinicalpatient.
VLAC852.6
AdvancedEquineSurgeryII
AdvancedEquineSurgeryIIwillfocusonorthopedicconditionsofthehorse.Theanatomy,
pathophysiologyandsurgeryoftheequinespecieswillbestudiedwithrespecttothebasic
principlesofwoundhealing,tissueresponsetotraumaandtherelatedphysiologicresponses.
Regularseminarsbasedoncurrentliteraturereviewsofselectedtopicswillberequiredofall
students.Weeklycase-baseddiscussionswillbeusedtobridgefromtheclassroomtothe
clinicalpatient.
VLAC853.6
AdvancedEquineSurgeryIII
AdvancedequinesurgeryIIIwillfocusonorthopedicconditionsofthehorse.Theanatomy,
pathophysiologyandsurgeryoftheequinespecieswillbestudiedwithrespecttothebasic
principlesofwoundhealing,tissueresponsetotraumaandtherelatedphysiologicresponses.
Regularseminarsbasedoncurrentliteraturereviewsofselectedtopicswillberequiredofall
students.Weeklycase-baseddiscussionswillbeusedtobridgefromtheclassroomtothe
clinicalpatient.
VLAC860.3
AdvancedEquineReproduction
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Thiscoursesconsistsoflectures,laboratoriesandseminarspertainingtoequinereproduction.
Studentswillattendlecturesandpresentseminarsonselectedtopicscoveringreproductive
biologyofthebroodmareandstallion,reproductivediseasesandmanagementofbroodmare
farms.Laboratoriesincludedemonstrationsofassistedreproductiveproceduresandpractical
techniques.
VLAC861.3
AdvancedBovineReproduction
Thecoursecoversclinicalaspectsofmaleandfemalebreedingsoundnessevaluation,and
includeslaboratoryexercisesinembryotransferandsemenology.
VLAC873.3
AdvancedBovineMedicine
Thisisanadvancedgraduatereadingcourseforclinicalresidentsandgraduatestudentswho
needin-depthknowledgeofbovinediseasemanagement,diagnosisandprevention.Thecourse
isdesignedtohelpresidentsprepareforlargeanimalinternalmedicineandbovine
practitioner’sboardexaminations.Thecoursewillcoverbovinepopulationmedicinefocusing
ondiagnosisofselectedconditionsattheherdlevel,populationinterventionandprevention
strategies,aswellasfoodanimaldrugpolicyandaspectsofpublichealth.Certainconditions
withcomplexepidemiology,orofparticulareconomicimportance,orwithanimalwelfare
implicationswillbediscussedinmoredetail.Specialemphasiswillbegiventopresentand
discussthecontentinreferencetocurrentliterature.
VLAC874.6
AdvancedEquineMedicine
Thecourseincludeslecturesandseminarsonvariousaspectsofequinemedicine.Inaddition,
eachstudentwillprepareandpresentacriticalreviewofthecurrentliteratureonselected
medicaldiseases.ThecoursewillemphasizecommonmedicaldiseasesofhorsesinNorth
Americaplusthoseexoticdiseases,whichposeathreattothehorseindustry.Studentswill
presentweeklyseminarswithemphasisonclinicalcases.
VLAC878.3
Spermatology
Thisisanadvancedcourseinnormalandabnormalspermatogenesisandspermatologywith
emphasisonthebovinespecies.Itincludesprenatalandpostnataldevelopmentofthetestis,
pubertalchanges,detailedstudyofthecycleoftheseminiferousepithelium,semencollection,
evaluationandcryopreservation.
VLAC881.3
ClinicalTrialDesignandAnalysis
Acorecourseforveterinarygraduatestudentswhorequireanunderstandingofclinicaltrial
design,statisticsandclinicalepidemiologyinordertocarryouttheirresearch.Thecoursewill
covertopicsincludingclinicaltrialdesign,appliedmedicalstatistics,diagnostictestevaluation,
andwritingresearchgrants.Thecourseintroducesstudentstothestatisticalsoftware,Stata.
VLAC883.6
AdvancedClinicalPractice
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ThiscourseisdesignedforclinicalresidentsenrolledinaMVetScidegree.Itisdesignedto
enhancethestudents'clinicaleducationandexperienceundertheguidanceofasupervisoror
seniorclinician.Thecourseemphasizesclinicalpracticeinthestudent'sfieldofspecialization.
Proceduresindiagnostics,therapeuticsanddiseasecontrolareemphasized.Thecourseinvolves
studentcontributiontotheVeterinaryMedicalCentre,routinepractice,andemergencywork
duringnormalhoursandontheout-of-hoursdutyroster.ThiscourseisrestrictedtoMVetSci
studentswhomustregisterforitinbothoftheirtwofinalsemesters
VLAC898.3andVLAC899.6
SpecialTopics
Thiscourseisavailabletoanystudentandisdefinedanddescribedeachtimeitisoffered.The
purposeofthecourseistoenableoneormorestudentstostudyinauniqueareofinterest,
eitherinaformalclasssettingorthroughself-studyspecifictothestudents'needsandgoals,
andassumesanequivalentcourseisnotroutinelyofferedinthecoursecalendar.Thesyllabus
foraSpecialTopicscoursemustbeapprovedbythestudent'sResearchAdvisoryCommittee,
GraduateChair(ordepartmenthead)andtheCGSR.
4.3 SELECTEDCOURSESOFFEREDBYOTHERDEPARTMENTS
Thisisnotacomprehensivelist;pleaseconsultyoursupervisorandResearchAdvisory
Committeeforothercoursesuggestionsapplicableforyourareaofinterest.
PUBH800.3
EpidemiologyforPublicHealth
Thecourseintroducesstudentstotheconceptsandbasicmethodsusedinepidemiologyin
ordertoevaluatethedistributionanddeterminantsofdiseaseandhealthinterventionsin
publichealth.ItisacorecourseforstudentsintheMasterofPublicHealthprogram,butopen
tootherhealthsciencestudents.
Note:StudentswithcreditforCHEP800willnotreceivecreditforthiscourse.
PUBH805.3
BiostatisticsforPublicHealth
Thecourseisdesignedforstudentswhowishtounderstandbasicbiostatisticalmethodsand
principlesastheyapplytopublichealthdata.Themethodsincludedescriptivestatistics,
confidenceintervalsandhypothesistesting,analysisofvariance,non-parametricmethods,
multipleregressionandlogisticregression.Theemphasisofthecourseisonapplicationsof
thesemethodstopublichealthdata,oncorrectinterpretationsoftheresultinganalysesasto
bepresentedtobothpublichealthprofessionalsandgenerallayaudiences,andonthecritical
appraisalofthesemethodsasusedinthepublichealthliterature.Thecoursealsointroduces
thecomputersoftwareprogramSPSSasitappliestothestatisticaltopicsdiscussedinthe
course.
Note:StudentswithcreditforCHEP805willnotreceivecreditforthiscourse.
PUBH809.3
FieldEpidemiology
Thecourselinkstheunderlyingtheorytothepracticalapplicationofepidemiologicalmethodsin
theinvestigationandcontrolofdiseaseoutbreaks.Caseexampleswillbedrawnfrom
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communicableandnon-communicablediseasesinbothhumansandanimals.
Note(s):StudentswithcreditforCHEP809maynottakethiscourseforcredit.
PUBH832.3
InfectiousDiseaseEpidemiology
Lecturesandexerciseswillprovideanintroductiontoepidemiologyofinfectiousdisease
includingissuesindiagnosisandsurveillance,diseaseecologyandtransmission,optionsfor
control,discussionofdiseasesimportanttopublichealth,emergingdiseases,andreporting.
Prerequisite(s):PUBH800.3orequivalentandanintroductorycourseinmicrobiologyorby
permissionoftheinstructor.
Note:StudentswithcreditforVTMC832willnotreceivecreditforPUBH832.
PUBH846.3
AnalyticMethodsinEpidemiologicalResearchLevelII
Thecoursewillprovidestudentsanadvancedandcomprehensiveunderstandingofthe
principlesofdesignandstatisticalanalysisofepidemiologicresearch.Studentswilllearnthe
strengthsandweaknessesofestablishedmethodsofepidemiologicresearchandwillalso
achievetheabilitytoindependentlydesign,perform,analyzeandcritiqueobservationalhealth
research.
Prerequisite(s):EpidemiologyforPublicHealth(PUBH800.3)orequivalent,Biostatisticsfor
PublicHealth(PUBH805.3)orequivalent,CurrentBiostatisticalMethodsandComputer
Applications(PUBH842.3)
PUBH843.3
AdvancedTopicsinAnalyticalEpidemiologyLevelIII
Thecourseintroducesstudentstoadvancedepidemiologicaltoolsandanalyticalconcepts
includingcomplexdatamanagement,exposureanalysis,generalizelinearmixedmodels,GEE,
survivalanalysis,detectionofclusters,spatialmodels,andBayesiananalysis.Emphasisisplaced
onthecorrectapplicationandinterpretationoftechniquespresentedastheyapplyto
observationalepidemiology.
Prerequisite(s):PUBH846.3and,eitherPUBH842.3orCHEP806.3,orbypermissionofthe
instructor
VTMC830.3
RecentAdvancesinMicrobiology
ThisisarequisitecourseforstudentsinVeterinaryMicrobiology.Partlytutorial,consistingof
assignedreviewsofrecentadvancesinselectedareasofmicrobiology,includingbacteriology,
epidemiology,immunology,parasitologyandvirology.Thesediscussionsarestudent-drivenand
facilitatedbyindividualfacultymemberswithexpertiseintheareasofdiscussion.Trainingis
alsogiveninthewritingofgrantapplications,suchthatamajorpartofthecoursecomprises
eachstudentwritingafull-scale,mockCanadianInstitutesofHealthResearch(CIHR)application
thataddressestheirproposeddissertationresearch.
VTMC831.3
TechniquesinMolecularBiology
A"hands-on"laboratorycoursedesignedtofamiliarizestudentswithawidevarietyof
techniquesinmolecularbiology:manipulationofDNAforcloningandanalysis,detectionand
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quantitationofnucleicacids,sequencingofDNA,sitedirectedmutagenesis,purificationand
detectionofproteins,detectionofrarenucleicacidsbypolymerasechainreaction,monitoring
geneexpressionbycDNAmicroarraysand2D-proteinanalysis,nucleicacid-basedtechniquesfor
identifyingorganisms.
Note:5weekcoursebeginninginMay,typicallyeveryotheryear.
VTMC833.3
AdvancedVirology
Students,indiscussiongroupsandseminars,explorecurrenttopicsinvirology.Sometopics
discussedinpreviousyearsinclude:interferonresponseandviralstrategiesforevadingit,viral
oncogenesis,virusesandcancertherapy,antiviralagentsandviralstrategiesforresistance,
virusesastoolsfornanotechnology.Reviewspreparedbystudentswillbeconsideredfor
publicationinStudentReviewsinCurrentVirology,anon-linepublication.
VTMC835.3
DiagnosticVeterinaryBacteriology
Thecourseisdevotedtotheculture,biochemicalreactionsandidentificationofpathogenic,
aerobicandanaerobicbacteriaandfungifromdomestic,exoticand"alternatespecies"
includingbirds.Emphasiswillbeoninterpretationoffindingsinagreementwithinformation
gatheredfromclinicalhistory/lesion(s)providedindifferentcases.Otherresponsibilitiesinclude
familiarizationwithculturemedia;somenewdiagnostictechniques;completionbyeach
studentof20-30cases.
VTMC840.3
MolecularDiagnosticsinVeterinaryMedicine
Thecourseprovidesanintroductiontomoleculardiagnosticmethodsincludingtheconcepts
underlyingnucleicacidsequencing,manipulation,detection,quantificationandgenomicsand
bioinformatics.Conceptswillbeillustratedbydrawingonspecificapplicationsofthese
techniquesinveterinarymedicinewithanemphasisoninfectiousdiseasediagnosisand
research.
VTMC841.6
ResearchMethodsinCellularandMolecularImmunology
Thisisanintensive"hands-on"coursedesignedtoteachgraduatestudentsbasicandadvanced
cellularandmolecularmethodscommonlyemployedinstudyingthehost'simmuneinflammatorysystem:cellpurificationandcharacterization,antibodyproduction,purification
andcharacterization,T-cellassays,ELISA,ELISPOT,bioassays,purificationofcellsusing
magnetically-labeledantibodies,insituhybridization,immunohistochemistry,Northern
blotting,andreal-timeRT-PCR,amongothers.
VBMS880.3
ExperimentalDesignandStatisticalAnalysisfortheNaturalSciences
Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovidestudentswithaworkingknowledgeofexperimentaldesign,
dataanalysisanddatareporting.Thecoursewillcovermajorunivariateparametricandnonparametrictools,includingmorecomplexANOVAdesigns(nested,repeated-measures,
ANCOVAs),aswellasafewmultivariateones(MANOVA,PCA).Thecourseintroducesthe
computersoftwareprogramSPSS.
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VTPA873.3
WildlifeDiseases
Thiscoursedealswiththeecologyofinfectiousandnon-infectiousdiseasesoffree-living
mammalsandbirds.Theetiology,epizootiology,pathogenesisandecologicsignificanceofthe
conditionsareconsidered.EmphasizesdiseasesoccurringinWesternCanada.
VTPA898.3
DiagnosticPathology
Thiscourseprovidesathoroughstudyonaselectedtopicinveterinarypathologyparticular
suitedforclinicalresidentsorveterinarygraduatestudentswhoarenotenrolledinthe
DepartmentofVeterinaryPathology.Thecoursemayincludeanexaminationofpathological
material,tutorialsessions,collateralreadingandthepresentationofaseminar.Itistypically
offeredinthesummerterm,everyotheryear.
ANSC811.3
WelfareofAgriculturalAnimals
Thecourseexaminesvariousaspectsoffarmanimalwelfareincludinghistorical,philosophical
andscientificperspectives.Thepositionsofanimalinterestgroups,scientificsocieties,and
commoditygroupswillbediscussed.Emphasiswillbeonagriculturalanimals,butmaterial
relevanttolaboratoryanimalsandwildlifemayalsobepresented.
ANSC815.3
AdvancedRuminantNutritionandMetabolism
Thecoursecoverstheimpactthatnutritionhasonruminantmetabolisminordertomaintain
optimalproductionthroughouttheanimal'slife.Themainemphasisisondairyandbeefcattle.
Theroleofnutritioninthemetabolismofthefetus,thecalffrombirthtopuberty,andofthe
pregnantandthelactatingcowiscovered.Advancesinfeedandanimalbiotechnologythatmay
improvetheefficiencyofproductionandhaveanimpactonmetabolismarediscussed.Students
willbeassignedtoalocaldairyfarm,cow-calfoperation,orfeedlotsothattheycanapplythe
knowledgegainedinthiscoursetoapracticalsituation.Sometourswillbegiven.
4.4 COURSEREGISTRATIONDEADLINES
Usingthelinksbelow,youcanfindadditionalinformationontheseandothercourses,
registeringand/ormakingchangestoyourregistration,repeatingorauditingclasses,deadlines,
missingaclass,etc.
• Howtoregisterandmakechanges:
http://students.usask.ca/academics/classes.php#Registeringandmakingchanges
• Registrationdeadlines:
http://students.usask.ca/academics/classes.php#Registrationdeadlines
• LinktoAcademicCalendar:http://students.usask.ca/academic-calendar/2015-2016.php
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4.5 OTHERMANDATORYUNIVERSITYCOURSESDURINGORIENTATION
AllnewstudentsmustregisterintheWSEPsafetycourse“NewEmployeeSafetyOrientation”.
InformationonhowtoregisterforthisandotherWSEPcoursescanbefoundattheWSEP
website:http://safetyresources.usask.ca/services/training/index.php
Dependingonyourareaofresearchthefollowingcoursesmayalsoberequired.Pleaseconsult
yoursupervisorortheWCVM'sBiosafetyOfficeraboutregistration:
• LaboratorySafety
• Biosafety
• RadiationSafety
• BiowasteSafety
• FieldworkandAssociatedTravelSafety
• SafetyOrientationforSupervisors-ifthegraduatestudentisinvolvedinthesupervisionof
summerstudents
Studentswillreceiveacertificateforeachofthesecoursescompleted/passed.Pleaseforwarda
copyofthecertificatetotheGraduateProgramsCoordinatorwhowillupdateyourgraduate
file.
IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingenrollmentandregistrationpleasetheGraduateProgram
CoordinatororSESD:
STUDENTANDENROLMENTSERVICESDIVISION(SESD)
AdministrationBuilding–105AdministrationPlace
StudentCentralGeneralInquiries
Phone:(306)966-1212
Email:askus@usask.ca
5 COMMITTEES&RESEARCHADVISORY
COMMITTEEMEETINGS
5.1 WHOISINVOLVEDINYOURGRADUATEPROGRAM?
Inadditiontoyourself,yourgraduateprograminvolvesyoursupervisororco-supervisors,
ResearchAdvisoryCommittee(RAC)members,theLACSGraduateChair,theLACSGraduate
ProgramCoordinator,andsupportstaffintheCollegeofGraduateStudiesandResearch(CGSR).
AsagraduatestudentattheUniversityofSaskatchewan,youareenrolledintheCGSR,butyour
graduateprogramisadministeredattheDepartmentLACS,whichoperateswithinthe
regulationsprovidedbytheCGSR.Yoursupervisorisamemberoffacultywhoagreestooversee
yourprogressthroughoutyourgraduateprogram.Asdescribedinmoredetailbelow,theroleof
yoursupervisorandResearchAdvisoryCommitteeistoassistyouincourseselectionand
definitionofyourresearcharea,providesupportandadvice,regularlyevaluateyourprogress,
andtakeappropriateandtimelyactioninviewofthisprogress,aswellaskeepingrecordsof
thisevaluationandallactionstaken.
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5.2 ROLESANDRESPONSIBILITIESOFTHEGRADUATESTUDENT
Youareresponsibleforthesuccessofyourprogram,althoughyoursupervisor,Research
AdvisoryCommittee,theGraduateChairandtheGraduateProgramCoordinatorwillalwaysbe
availabletohelpwithanyproblems.Graduatestudentsarespecificallyresponsiblefor:
• Demonstratingacommitmenttoyourresearchprojectthroughdiligentandconscientious
workinallsituations
• Inthecaseofclinicalresidents,demonstratingacommitmenttoclinicalservicewithinyour
particulardiscipline
• Maintainingaspiritofcollegialitywithpeers,laboratoryandclinicalco-workers,faculty,staff
andundergraduatestudents
• AdherencetoUniversityregulationsconcerningAcademicIntegrity:
http://www.usask.ca/integrity/
• Timelyregistrationforcoursesandpaymentoffeesowing
• Maintainingofappropriateacademicperformance(minimum70%GPAincoursework)
• Attendingandparticipatinginthedepartmentalseminarseries(VLAC990)
• BeingpreparedforResearchAdvisoryCommitteemeetings(usuallytwiceyearly),and
undertakinganyrecommendationsprovided
• SeekingadvicefrommembersoftheResearchAdvisoryCommitteewhereappropriate
• Timelysubmissionofscholarshipapplicationsandrenewals,awarenessandattendanceto
thestipendfundingperiods
• Timelysubmissionofresearchproposal,annualprogressreports(GraduateStudentProgress
Document),manuscripts,thesis,etc
• Completingallitemlistedinthegraduationchecklist(APPENDIX14.2)providedbythe
GraduateProgramCoordinator.
5.3 ROLESANDRESPONSIBILITIESOFYOURSUPERVISOR
Yoursupervisorisresponsibleforprovidingsupportiveadviceanddiscussionsaboutthe
research,assistancewithresearchdesign,andfortimelyreviewofresearchproposals,
manuscriptsandthesisdrafts.Supervisorsarealsorequiredtoprovidesufficientresourcesto
ensurethattheresearchcanproceedaseffectivelyaspossible.Theseresourcesincludethe
provisionofresearch-operatingfunds,andaccesstoresearchspaceandequipmentas
necessary.Inthecaseofclinicalresidencyprograms,yoursupervisormayalsoberesponsible
forguidingyouthroughtherequirementsforboardcertificationwithinyourdiscipline.Some
studentsmayhavemultiplesupervisors:eitherco-supervisorsinaresearchproject,orforsome
clinicalresidents,separateresidentandresearchsupervisors.Regardless,ofthenumberof
supervisorsyouhave,theyareaccountabletotheUniversityorgrantingagencyfortheresearch
youundertake.ThesupervisoralsorecordstheminutesoftheResearchAdvisoryCommittee
meetingsandcirculatestoallRACmembersandtheGraduateProgramCoordinatorwithin
sevendaysofthemeeting.
Mentor-menteerelationshipscanunfoldinmanydifferentwaysanddependontheneedsand
personalitiesofbothparties.However,developingastrong,positiverelationshipisfundamental
tosuccessfullymeetingthegoalsofthegraduateprogram.Yoursupervisormaywishtohavea
weeklymeetingwitheachofhis/herstudents,maydesirealessformal(asrequired)scheduleof
meetings,orexpectyoutorequestmeetingsbasedwheneveryourequireassistanceor
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completeatask.Anyoftheseapproachesmaywork,butsomemaybepreferred.Intheend,it
isbestyoudiscussandworkoutthebestformofcommunicationwithyoursupervisorearlyin
yourprogram.
5.4 THEROLESOFRESEARCHADVISORYCOMMITTEE(RAC)MEMBERS
Theguidingprincipleunderlyingtheresearchadvisorycommitteeisthatthestudentneeds
sustainedadvicefromthebeginningoftheirprogramiftheyaretomoveexpeditiouslyand
constructivelythroughtheprogramrequirements.Ourdepartmentaimstohavetwoformal
RACmeetingsannually(NovemberandMay),however,studentsareencouragedtoarrange
morefrequentmeetingsand/ortocontactindividualmembersoftheircommitteewhenever
theyneedassistance.TheResearchAdvisoryCommitteealsoplaysanimportantrolein
assessingstudentperformanceinqualifyingandcomprehensiveexaminations,andatthethesis
defence.
TheResearchAdvisoryCommitteeconsistsofthefollowingmembers(minimumofthreefor
MVetSciandMSc.,fiveforPhD):
1.Supervisor-amemberofthefacultyoftheCGSR(adjunctprofessorsincluded)
2.AdvisoryCommitteeChair-thedepartmentGraduateChairordesignate
3.AdditionalRegularMembers-aminimumofoneforMVetSciandMScstudents,andtwofor
PhDstudents.EachmembermustbeamemberoftheCGSRgraduatefaculty,anadjunct
professor,orprofessionalaffiliate.TheGraduateChairandGraduateProgramCoordinator
willassistwithobtainingtherequiredCGSRapprovalforallregularmembers.
4.CognateMember-aminimumofoneforPhDstudents.Thecognatemembermustbea
memberofanexternaldepartment(notLACS)andamemberoftheCGSRgraduatefaculty
orbegrantedpermissiontoserveascognatebytheDeanofCGSR.TheGraduateChairand
GraduateProgramCoordinatorwillassistwithobtainingtherequiredCGSRapproval.
Thesupervisor,thestudentandtheGraduateChairmostoftenguidethedecision-making
processforcommitteememberselection.Collectively,committeemembersshouldhave
sufficientexperienceandknowledgetobeabletoeffectivelyassistthestudentwithresearch
design,background,methods,andanalysis.Itishowever,notalwayspossibleornecessaryto
haveacommitteememberrepresentingeachofthetechnicalaspectsofaresearchproject.
Moreover,thereareadvantagesofhavingsmallandengagedcommittee.
5.5 ROLEOFTHELACSGRADUATECHAIR
TheLACSgraduatechairoffersadviceandinformationregardingLACSandCGSRregulationsto
ensureconsistencyamongResearchAdvisoryCommitteesandensuredepartmentalstandards
aremaintained.Thegraduatechairshouldbeviewedasanadvocateforthestudentandshould
bethefirstpersonthatthestudentconsultsshouldproblemsarisethatcannotberesolvedwith
thesupervisorand/orcommitteemembers.Onanadministrativelevel,theLACSgraduatechair
isresponsibleforchairingeachmeeting,preparingtheCGSRprogressreport,overseeingany
qualifyingandcomprehensiveexaminationsandthesisdefenses.AttheUniversitylevel,the
GraduateChairactsasliaisonbetweentheDepartmentandtheCGSR.
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5.6 ROLEOFTHELACSGRADUATEPROGRAMSCOORDINATOR
TheLACSGraduateProgramCoordinatorprovidesadministrativesupportandisaresource
personwhoprovidesadviceandguidanceonproceduralmattersrelatedtotheDepartment,
thegraduateprogram,andCGSRrequirements.TheGraduateProgramCoordinatoris
responsibleforschedulingResearchAdvisoryCommitteemeetings,examinationsanddefences,
aswellasmaintainingandsubmittingtheappropriatepaperworktoCGSR.
5.7 RESEARCHADVISORYCOMMITTEEMEETINGS
OurdepartmentaimstoroutinelyhavetwoResearchAdvisoryCommitteemeetingsperyearfor
eachgraduatestudent,generallyinNovemberandMay,unlesseventsrequirethattheybeheld
atothertimes.OurGraduateProgramsCoordinatorwillsendoutemailpollstoyouandyour
committeememberstoscheduleatimewheneveryonecanbepresent.Pleasemakeyourself
availableforasmanytimeslotsaspossible!Itisoftenverydifficulttoarrangethesemeetings
becausemanyofthefacultyhaveverybusyschedules.Thus,itmaybeperiodicallynecessaryto
scheduleacommitteemeetingintheabsenceofoneormorecommitteemembers.
5.8 WHATISEXPECTEDOFYOUATACOMMITTEEMEETING?
ThepurposeoftheResearchAdvisoryCommitteemeetingistoassessyourprogressintermsof
yourprogramofstudiesandresearchactivities.Inkeepingwiththisgoal,itisimportantthat
youprovidesatisfactoryevidenceofprogressateachmeeting.Atleastoneweekbeforeyour
ResearchAdvisoryCommitteemeeting,youmustprepareandcirculatetoallcommittee
memberstheLACSGraduateStudentProgressDocument.Atemplateisattachedinthe
Appendixofthishandbook.Yoursupervisorwilllikelywanttocheckthisoverbeforeyousubmit
ittoothercommitteemembers.Inaddition,youwillbeexpectedtoupdatethecommitteeby
openingthemeetingwithabrief(approximately20minute)PowerPointpresentationfocused
onyourprogramofstudiesandresearchactivities.Again,yoursupervisorwilllikelywantto
checkthisoverbeforeyoupresent.Fornewstudents,theremaynotbeexperimentaldatato
presentbutasummaryofyourprogramofstudiesaswellasabriefliteraturereview,research
objectivesandplannedmethodologywouldbeexpected.Committeemeetingsgenerallytake
60minutes,andnomorethan90minutes,includingabriefin-camerasessionduringwhichthe
committeewillprivatelydiscussyourperformanceandprogress.
ItisimportanttonotethatforLACSclinicalresidents,theresearchadvisorycommittee
meetingsarespecifictoyourgraduatedegree,notboardyourclinicalworkorboard
certification.InadditiontotwiceannualRACmeetings,youmayhaveregularlyscheduled
meetingswithyourresidencysupervisor(s)todiscussyourclinicalperformanceandpreparation
forspecialtyboardexams.
5.9 LACSGRADUATESTUDENTPROGRESSDOCUMENT
ThepurposeoftheLACSGraduateProgressStudentDocument(APPENDIX14.1)istocreatea
dynamicrecordofyourcourseworkandresearchprogress.PriortoeachResearchAdvisory
Committeemeeting,youmustupdatetheGSProgressDocumenttomakethecommittee
membersawareofyourprogressoverthepreceding6months.Thedocumentshouldbe
updatedinconsultationwithyoursupervisor.InstructionsonfillingouttheGraduateStudent
Reportcanbefoundwithinthereport.PlanonsubmittingtheupdatedLACSGraduateStudent
ProgressDocumenttotheadvisorycommitteeatleast7dayspriortoyourcommitteemeeting.
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Anynewmaterialthatisbeingaddedtothedocumentshouldbeclearlyindicated(highlighted,
differentfontcolour,trackchanges,etc)sothatthereadercaneasilyseethenewmaterial
beingpresentedforeachmeeting.TheGSprogressDocumentalsocontainssectionswhereyou
willdetailactivitiescompletedsincethepreviousmeeting,andplannedoverthesubsequent6
months.Also,studentsmustprovide,onayearlybasis,thetitleanddateofaseminarthey
intendtohaveconsideredfortheirannualVLAC990seminarrequirement.
6 QUALIFYINGANDCOMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATIONS
6.1 QUALIFYINGEXAMINATIONFORPhDSTUDENTS
ThepurposeoftheQualifyingExamistodetermineyourknowledgebaseinyourareaof
research,andtodeterminewheregapsinknowledgeexistthatcanbeaddressedduringyour
program.Intheory,allPhDstudentsmustpassaQualifyingExamearlyintheirprogram,
however,theQualifyingExaminationmaybewaivedforPhDstudentsiftheyalreadyhavea
MScdegree(dependingontheirpreviousinstitution).QualifyingExaminationsarerequiredfor
allstudentstransferringfromaMScintoaPhDdegreeprogram.Thedecisionwhethera
QualifyingExaminationisrequiredornotisatthediscretionoftheResearchAdvisory
Committee,butguidedbytheCGSRPolicyandProcedures.Ifyouareineitherofthese
situations,ensurethatyouinquireaboutthisexamatyourfirstcommitteemeeting.Ifitis
needed,yourcommitteewilloutlinetheformatandareasofstudy.Studentswhofailallor
partsoftheirQualifyingExaminationmaybeaskedtodiscontinuetheirprogram.
6.2 COMPREHENSIVEEXAMINATIONFORPhDSTUDENTS
AComprehensiveExaminationmustbecompletedbyallPhDstudentsinthelatterpartofthe
student’sgraduateprogram.Itisimportanttodiscussanappropriateexamformat,andtimeline
forthisexamatthebeginningofyourgraduateprogram.InLACS,theexaminationgenerally
consistsofathree-hourwrittenexamination,followedbyatwo-houroraldefenceofthatexam
oneweeklater.TheformatoftheexaminationisatthediscretionoftheResearchAdvisory
Committeeandmayvaryfromstudenttostudent.Aftersuccessfulcompletionofthe
ComprehensiveExamination,PhDstudentsbecome"PhDcandidates".Proceduresforstudents
whofailallorpartsoftheircomprehensiveexaminationwillbeguidedbypolicyandprocedures
outlinedbytheCGSR.
7 THESISWRITING&FORMATTING
7.1 FORMAT
AthesisordissertationisalengthywrittendocumentthatMScandPhDstudentsmustprepare
uponcompletionoftheirresearch.Asstatedabove,itcontainsmanychaptersincludinga
comprehensiveliteraturereview,andmultipleresearchchapters.Theformatofthethesis
variesaccordingtotheacademicinstitutionandthefinalproductisapprovedbytheCGSRprior
touploadingtoapublicthesisdepository.
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MostgraduatestudentsofLACSwriteaManuscriptStylethesis
(http://students.usask.ca/graduate/manuscript-style.php#Beforeyoubegin),althougha
traditionalthesisformatisalsoacceptable.Regardlessofthestyle,thethesisrepresentsabody
ofworkcenteredonoverarchinghypothesesandobjectives.
Beforestartingthewritingprocess,ensurethatyouareformattingyourthesisdocument
appropriately.Youcanrefertothe“GuidelinesforPreparationofaThesis”ontheCGSR
website:
http://www.usask.ca/cgsr/for_students/thesis.php.TheCGSRhasspecificguidelinesforthesis
formatting(i.e.PermissiontoUseandDisclaimerStatement,GlobalPageSettings,etc.).
DeterminetheappropriateformatwithyoursupervisorandResearchAdvisoryCommitteeto
avoidformattingissueslaterinyourprogram.Itisalsohelpfultolookthroughsomethesesof
pastLACSstudents,whichareavailableintheLACSresourceroom.
Moststudentsstartworkingontheirliteraturereviewearlyintheirprogram.Towardstheend
oftheirprogram,studentswillquerytheirResearchAdvisoryCommitteetoensurethe
necessarytopicsandsub-topicsareincluded.
MScstudentsrequireaminimumoftworobustandindependentresearchchaptersthatare
relatedaroundacommontheme.APhDthesismusthaveatleastthree,andgenerallyfouror
fiveresearchchapters.TheresearchoutcomesofaPhDprogrammustbenoveland
substantiallycontributenewinformationtoagivenareaofresearch.Thus,PhDstudentsmust
haveaResearchAdvisoryCommitteemeetinginwhichthestudentisgranted"permissionto
write".Inessence,thisisanacknowledgementbythecommitteethatsufficientresearchhas
beencompletedduringtheprogram.Inmostcases,studentshavealreadywrittenvarious
sectionsoftheirthesispriortotheir"permissiontowrite"committeemeeting.Forthismeeting,
studentsshouldbepreparedtopresentanoverviewofallexperimentsandresultsinorderto
providetheevidencethatsufficientresearchhasbeencompletedduringtheprogram.
7.2 TIMELINESFORCOMPLETINGYOURTHESIS
Dependingonthelength,moststudentswillrequire2-3monthstowritetheirthesis,perhaps
longerforalengthyPhDdissertationandforstudentswhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglish.Your
supervisorwilloffersuggestionsandrevisionsalongtheway.Whencompletedandapprovedby
yoursupervisor,thethesismustbereadandapprovedbyallResearchAdvisoryCommittee
members.Theyaretypicallygiven3weekstocompletetheirreviewandverifythatitisreadyto
besenttoanExternalExaminer.Committeemembersmayoffersuggestionsrevisionsatthis
time,orwaituntilthedefenceexamination.Somecommitteememberswanttoseetheentire
thesiswhencompleted;otherswanttoseeitonechapteratatime.Discussthiswithyour
committeeandrealizethatreadingathesistakesconsiderabletime.Youarebesttogive
advancedwarningofwhenitwillbecompleted.
TheExternalExaminerisgrantedamandatorythree(MSc)orfour(PhD)weekstoreviewyour
thesispriortotheoralexamination.Thus,itgenerallyrequiresaminimum2monthsfromthe
timeyoursupervisorapprovesyourthesistothedateofyourfinalexamination.Afteryourfinal
exam,itmayrequireanywherefromafewdaysto6weekstomakeanyrequiredrevisionsprior
tosubmissiontotheCGSR.
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8 THESIS&DEFENCE
8.1 PROGRAMDURATION
Whileitmayseemlikealongroadthatlayahead,LACSaimstohavestudentscompletetheir
graduatedegreeswithintargetedtimelines,whichareperiodicallyreviewedbytheCGSR.That
beingsaid,researchdoesnotalwaysunfoldasinitiallyplanned,sodelayscananddohappen.If
thishappens,itismostimportanttoworkthroughtheproblemsasbestpossibletopreventa
lengthydelayoranunsurpassableproblem.
• MasterofVeterinarySciencewithclinicalresidency:36months
• MasterofSciencewithclinicalresidency(surgery):48months
• MasterofScience(non-clinical):24months
• DoctorofPhilosophy(non-clinical):48months
TheofficialprogramtimelimitsimposedbytheCGSRarefiveyearsforaMSc,andsixyearsfor
PhDdegree,measuredfromthebeginningofthefirsttermofregistration.However,lengthy
delayssuchasthismaybeproblematicforgrantholdersand/orsupervisorssincefunding
agenciesarenotalwaysflexible,soyoursupervisormayberequiredtomakeother
arrangementtocompletetheresearch.
8.2 PREPARINGFORTHEORALEXAMINATION
Regardlessofyourdegree,oneofthefinaleventsisthedefenceexamination,whichincludesa
publicseminarofyourresearchresultsfollowedimmediatelybyanoralexamination,whichisa
defenceofyourresearchdissertation(orpaperforMVetSci).ForMVetScistudents,theoral
defencemayextendbeyondyourresearchtoincludetopicsrelatedtoyourclinicaldiscipline.
YourResearchAdvisoryCommitteewilladviseyouofthisbeforetheevent.
ThethesisDefencewillbescheduledwiththeassistanceoftheGraduateProgramCoordinator
onlyaftertheLACSofficehasadvisedtheCGSRthatthethesisisreadytodefend.Inaddition,
theResearchAdvisoryCommitteewillrecommendedatleastone(MSc/MVetSci)orthree(PhD)
person(s)toserveasExternalExaminer.TheExternalExaminermustnothaveanyconflictsof
interestwiththesupervisorandmembersoftheresearchadvisorycommittee(seePolicyand
ProceduresManualforthedetails).TheGraduateProgramCoordinatorwillensurethestudent
filecontainsallnecessarydocumentationandthatallacademicrequirementsforthedegree
havebeenmet.ThestudentmustensureallrequirementsoftheProgramofStudieshavebeen
completed,registrationiscurrent,outstandingfeesarepaid,andUniversitydeadlinesare
respectedinviewofanyparticularconvocation.
ForMScandMVetScidefences,theCGSRmustbenotifiedaminimumthreeweekspriortothe
desiredoraldefencedate.Uponreceiptofthenotification,aconvocationcheckwillbe
completedbytheCGSRtoverifythatallprogramrequirementshavebeenmet,including
currentregistration
ForPhDdefences,theCGSRmustbenotifiedaminimumfourweekspriortothedesiredoral
defencedate.Atleastsevendayspriortothedefence,thestudentsmustprovideadissertation
summary(notboundwiththethesis)totheCGSR.Thissummarywillbeprovidedattheoral
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defence.AlllogisticalarrangementsforthePhDdefenceexamination(time,date,location,etc)
willbemadebytheLACSGraduateProgramCoordinator.TheCGSRProgramsAdvisorforwards
thethesisandanynecessarydocumentationtotheExternalExaminer.TheCGSRwillprovidea
maximumofCDN$2,000tohelpcovertheexpenses(travel,lodging,andmeals)oftheExternal
ExaminertotraveltoSaskatoon.
ThestudentisnotpermittedtocorrespondwiththeExternalExaminerinanywaypriortothe
defenceexamination.
8.3 ORALEXAMINATIONOFTHETHESIS
InLACS,theexaminingcommitteegenerallycomprisesoftheResearchAdvisoryCommittee
membersplustheExternalExaminer.ForMScandMVetScidefences,theexaminationischaired
bytheGraduateChair,DepartmentHead,oradesignate.ForPhDdefences,theexaminationis
chairedbytheCGSRDeanortheDean’sDesignate.TheResearchSupervisormaynotunderany
circumstancesserveastheChairoftheoraldefenceexamination.
Followingthepublicseminarof30-40minutesinlength,theexaminationcommitteewill
conveneinaprivateroomwiththestudent.Thestudentwillanswerquestionsfromthe
examiningcommittee,beginningwiththeExternalExaminer.Examinationquestionsarelimited
toworkdonebythecandidateforthethesis,toknowledgeofmattersdirectlyrelatedtoit,and
toperipheralknowledgeofthesubjectmatter.Typically,therearetworoundsofquestions,
witheachexaminerallotted15-20minutestotal,dependingonthenumberofexaminers.At
theconclusionoftheexamination,thecandidateshallwithdrawwhiletheexamining
committeedecidesbymajorityvotewhetherthethesisassubmittedandthecandidate'soral
defencemeettherequirementsforthedegree.
8.4 COMPLETIONOFYOURTHESIS
Afterthefinalrevisionstothethesishavebeenaddressedandapprovedbyyoursupervisor
and/orExternalExaminer,andyourthesisisproperlyformatted,itwillbesubmitted
electronicallytotheCGSRforapproval(http://students.usask.ca/graduate/thesis-etd.php).In
addition,studentsarerequiredtoprintatleastonecopythatwillbepermanentlystoredbythe
LACSdepartment.Additionalcopiesmaybeprintedfordistributiontoyoursupervisor(s),
researchadvisorycommitteemembers,andofcourse,yourself.Beforeyouprint,checkwith
yoursupervisorregardingthenumberofcopiesneeded.Thedepartmenttypicallycoversthe
costofprintingforthestudent,supervisorandcommittee(ifrequired).Additionalpersonal
copiesforfamilymemberswillbecoveredbythestudent.
8.5 PRINTINGHARDCOPIESOFYOURTHESIS
ItisrecommendedthatyouseekguidancefromtheLACSGraduateProgramCoordinator,and
lookatavailableexamples(ortemplate)forformattingthespineandcover.Thecostofprinting
andbindingisbasedonthecovertitleonly(thenumberofpagestobeprinteddoesn'tmatter).
Forexample,thepresent(2015)costofprintingis:
• 1-2lines=$16.12
• 3lines=$20.64
• 4lines=$25.16
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FRONTCOVERFORMAT:eachlinecannotcontainmorethan26charactersincludingspacesand
symbols,andincludestheauthornameanddate.Createaworddocumentandforwardto
bindery(APPENDIX14.3)
SPINEFORMAT:titlecannotbemorethan40charactersincludingspacesandsymbols
(charactercountdoesnotincludethenameoryear).Createaworddocumenttoforwardto
bindery(APPENDIX14.3)
PRINTER:
UniversalBindery,516ADuchessStreet,SaskatoonSKS7K0R1
Phone:652-8313;Fax:244-2994;TollFree:(888)563-6368
Email:rhonda@unibindery
Ifyouwouldlikeexamples(template)ofthespineandcover,pleasecontacttheGraduate
ProgramsCoordinator,orseeAppendix14.3.
9 ADMINSTRATIVEANDCOLLEGEINFORMATION
9.1 IDENTIFICATIONANDWEBSITE
TheGraduateProgramCoordinatorwillarrangetohaveyourprofileupdatedonthe
departmentwebsite.Itmayrequiremakinganappointmentwithhertoprovideanynecessary
information.TheCollegewillarrangeforaprofessionalphotographertotakeyourpicture(a
mugshot).ThisisarrangedbyMyrnaMacDonald,andtypicallyoccursthreetimesperyear
(winter,summer,fall).Pleasearrangetohaveyourpicturetakenassoonaspossible.The
GraduateProgramCoordinatorwilladviseofthedateclosetothetime.
9.2 OFFICESPACE
OfficespaceisverylimitedinWCVMandisallocatedbytheCollege,notLACSdepartment.You
willbeassignedadeskinoneofseveralpotentiallocationsinthebuilding.Clinicalresidents
maybeassignedasharedoffice.Whilewedoourbesttoprovideofficespaceclosetoyour
supervisorand/orareaofyourwork,itisnotalwayspossible.
9.3 DOGS
Dogsareallowedinthebuildingbutmustremaininofficeseitherinakenneloronaleashatall
times.Asignmustbeplacedonofficedoorsatalltimestoindicatethatadogisintheroom.
Pleaseberespectfulofothersworkingintheofficespaceandleaveyourdogathomeif
required.
9.4 PERSONALCOMPUTERS
Ifyouarenotabletosupplyyourowncomputer,acomputer(PC)canbesuppliedbyITS.Please
discusswithyoursupervisor.TogainaccesstotheUniversitynetwork,pleasecontactthe
WCVMInformationTechnologyServicesdepartment:wcvm_itsupport@usask.ca
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9.5 OFFICESUPPLIES
TheLACSdepartmentalofficeprovidesbasicsuppliessuchasbinders,notebooks,pens,etc.Any
suppliesthatareusedforresearchmustbechargedtoaresearchaccount,includingpaperand
envelopesforletters,etc.Pleasetalktoyoursupervisorregardingpermissiontobilltoa
researchaccount.
9.6 USINGTHELACSCOPYROOM(ROOM2502)ANDCOMPUTERS
YoucanlogintothecomputersintheLACSresourceroomusingyourNSIDandpassword.
ThesecomputersarealreadysettoprinttotheXerox.Therearesuppliessuchaspaper,pens,
envelopesandpaperavailableinthisroom(nottobeusedforresearchpurposes).
9.7 XEROXANDPRINTERS
TheLACSofficestaffwillprovideyouwithacopycode.TogetaccesstoprinttotheLACSXerox
fromapersonalcomputer,youneedtoseetheITSstaffinWCVMRoom2524.
9.8 KEYS
Ifyouloseyourkeys,pleaseinformthedepartmentofficeassistantsimmediatelysotheycan
reportthelossandorderyounewkeys.
9.9 WCVMLIBRARYINFORMATION
TheWCVMlibraryislocatedonthethirdfloorofWCVM.Journalstacksarenowlocatedinthe
HealthScienceLibrary,acrosscampus,howeverstudyspacesarestillavailabletostudentson
thefourthfloor.Tofindthehoursofoperationandaccesssearchenginesforpublicationsand
journalarticles,etc,pleasephonealibrarianat306-966-7205(7205ifusingacampusphone)or
searchonline:http://library.usask.ca/vetmed/
9.10 RABIESVACCINATION
TheWCVMRabiesImmunizationPolicyisdesignedtoensurethatallfaculty,studentsandstaff
oftheWCVMworkingwithanimals,carcassesandanimaltissueshavetheopportunitytobe
protectedfromexposuretorabies.Allfaculty,studentsandstaffoftheWCVMmustbe
immunizedagainstrabiesoracceptliabilitybysigninganappropriaterelease(APPENDIX14.4).
RabiesimmunizationandtitreverificationwillbeavailabletoallWCVMpersonnelfreeof
charge.Ifyouhaven’talready,youwillreceiveinformationfromtheDean’sorLACSoffice
regardingtheseimmunizations.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontacttheDean'soffice:306966-7455.
9.11 TUITIONREFUND
TuitionmustbepaiduntilyourthesisisapprovedbytheCGSR.Toavoidpayingtuitionforthe
upcomingsemester,youshouldaimtosubmityourthesistotheCGSRandhavealldocuments
signedbythelastdayofagiventerm(April30th,August30th,December31st).Ifyoufailtomeet
oneoftheedeadlines,youwillbechargedtuition,butcanberefundedapro-ratedamount
basedonthedayallofthepaperworkissubmitted.
Pleaseseethefollowinglinksforthemostcurrentinformation:
http://students.usask.ca/money/tuition-fees/refunds.php
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http://www.usask.ca/cgsr/policy-and-procedure/tuition-fees-registration.php-1-3
9.12 LEAVESANDVACATION
PleaseseetheCGSRPoliciesandProceduresManualforthemostcurrentinformationregarding
leavesofabsence,includingcompassionate,medicalandmaternity,andvacations.
CGSRPolicyandProceduresManual:http://www.usask.ca/cgsr/policy-andprocedure/index.php
(Sections10.6to10.6.5)
9.13 AWARDSANDSCHOLARSHIPS
TherearenumerousawardspotentiallyavailableforgraduatestudentsattheUofS.Youcan
lookupawardsthatpertaintoyouat:http://grad.usask.ca/awards/index.html
ContacttheCollegeofGraduateStudiesandResearch(CGSR)ifyouhaveanyquestions
regardingtheseawards(i.e.youracademicaveragethatwillbeusedforspecificawards)
9.14 PAYINGTUITIONANDSTUDENTFEES(PLUSSOMEINFOONTAXES)
Paymentinfoandduedates:http://students.usask.ca/money/tuition-fees/pay.php#Payment
9.15 SOFTWAREISSUES
TheUniversityhasresourcesavailableforcomputerissuesthatmaycomeupduringyour
graduateprogram,suchaswithBlackboard,orothersoftwareprograms.Moreinformationon
theseresourcescanbefoundonthefollowingwebsite:http://www.usask.ca/it4u.
Ifyoueverrequireassistancewithyourcomputerorsoftware,theWCVMInformation
Technologydepartmentiswillingtohelp.Requisitionsaredealtwithfirst-come-firstserve.To
requestaserviceappointment,pleaseemailwcvm_itsupport@usask.ca.Aticketnumberwill
beissuedandyourissueaddressedassoonaspossible.TheWCVMITdepartmenthas
experiencewithbothMacandPCsystems.
10 TRAVELANDCONCUR
10.1 TRAVELALLOTMENT
Onlyclinicalresidentsareallottedthisfundingtobeusedfortraveltoconferences.Theamount
is$1,300.00peryearandanyunusedfundscanberolledoverforuseinthefollowingyearfor
theentiretyofyourgraduateprogram.TheamountsarerenewedeachSeptember,andany
claimsfortravelmustbesubmittedwithintwomonthsusingtheConcur*system.Youcansee
thedepartmentofficeassistantsforhelpusingConcur*.(ConcuristhemandatedUniversity
travelbookingsystem.DONOTBOOKTRAVELOUTSIDEOFTHISONLINESYSTEM).
Ifyouarenotaclinicalresident,pleasespeaktoyoursupervisorabouttravelfundingthatmay
beavailablethrougharesearchgrantorscholarship.
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10.2 CONCUR*
ConcuristhesystemlocatedinyourPAWSaccountthatenablesyoutosubmitTravelRequests
(requiredforanytravelinwhichanexpenseclaimwillbesubmitted).InConcur,youwillneed
tosetupthedepartmentofficeassistantsasExpenseDelegatesandTravelAssistants.Please
seethedepartmentofficeassistantsforhelpinsettingthisup.
• LogintoyourPAWSaccount
• Underthe“AdminServices”option,clickon“ConcurTravelandExpense”
• Clickon“GotoMyConcur”
• Oncethedepartmentapprovestherequest,flights,hotelsandcarrentalscanbebooked
usingConcur.Aftertraveliscomplete,aTravelExpenseReportcanbesubmittedfor
reimbursementoftravelexpenses
• Reimbursementsforfoodcanbemadebasedonactualcosts(requiresareceipt)orbasedon
perdiems.Discusswithyoursupervisorwhichismostappropriate.
• Concurcanalsobeusedforstaffreimbursementforitemspurchasedforresearchpurposes.
EXPENSEREPORTSMUSTBESUBMITTEDWITHINTWOMONTHSOFTRAVEL.
11 HANDYEMAILSANDOTHERUSEFULINFO
11.1 CAMPUSEMAILADDRESSES
Emailingjustaboutanyoneoncampusistypicallyfirstname.lastname@usask.ca,howeverthere
areafewexceptionstothisrulesoitisbesttolookupanemailaddressintheUniversity
directoryratherthanassume.However,allindividualsoncampuscanbecontactedbyemail
usingtheirNSID(example:JMG287);theemailaddressisjmg287@mail.usask.ca
Emails(andotherinformation)canbesearchedusingtheUniversity’shomepagesearchengine
-inthePeople,places,web…searchspace,typeintheperson’snameoracampustelephone
numbertoperformasearch,orusethefollowinglink:https://www.usask.ca/search/.
11.2 EMAILGROUPS
LACS
wcvm_lacs_ca@usask.ca-allclinicalassociatesinLACS
wcvm_lacs_faculty@usask.ca-allfacultyinLACS
wcvm_lacs_gs@usask.ca-allgraduatestudentsandresidentsofLACS
wcvm_lacs_residents@usask.ca-reachesonlyclinicalresidentsofLACS
wcvm_lacs_interns@usask.ca-reachesonlyclinicalinternsofLACS
wcvm_lacs_staff@usask.ca-LACSDepartmentAssistants,LabTechs,etc.
WCVM
wcvm_everyone@usask.ca-justlikeitsays
wcvm_itsupport@usask.ca-anyissuesorassistance
wcvm_classifieds@usask.ca-youcanusethistoadvertisehousingforexample
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Donotuse"everyone"emailaddressesforanypersonalbusiness.YoumustcontactWCVM
ITStosubscribetoa“classifieds”emailaddressinordertoplaceorreceiveemailsforpersonal
business.
12 AROUNDCAMPUS
12.1 CAMPUSIDENTIFICATION(ID)CARD
Oncampus,thesecardsareusedinthelibrariesandatthegym.
ThecardsareissuedthroughtheUniversityBookstorelocatedat97CampusDriveinMarquis
Hall.Thehoursofoperationare8:30AM–5:00PM,MondaytoFriday.
Studentsshouldtakewiththemtheirdepartmentalletterofoffer(notyourCGSRadmissions
letter)andaphotoID(passport,driverslicenseortwootherpiecesofIDsuchasaSocial
InsuranceCardorHealthCard).ReplacementcardsIDcardscanbeissuedfor$20.00,ifrequired.
Phone:(306)966-4482
Website:https://www.usask.ca/bookstore/Card%20Office%20/card-office-information-.php
OrderyourstudentIDcardonline
Ifyou'regettinganIDcardforthefirsttime,youcanorderyourstudentIDcardonlineandpick
itupattheUofSBookstore.Pleasewaitonetotwobusinessdaysfromwhenyousubmitthe
orderformbeforepickingupyourcard.Learnmoreandfillouttheorderform.
12.2 PARKINGONCAMPUS
Notallstudentsareentitledtoaparkingpermit.Studentswithaclinicalcomponent(residents,
interns)areeligibleforaparkingtagbecausetheyhaveafter-hoursandon-callattendance.If
youareanon-clinicalgraduatestudent,youcanapplyforaparkingpermitviathemainParking
Servicessite:https://www.usask.ca/parking
Ifyouarearesidentorintern,pleasefillouttheStaff/FacultyParkingApplication:
https://www.usask.ca/parking/faculty_and_staff/stafffacultyparkingapplication%20.php
Phone:(306)966-4502
Email:parking@usask.ca
12.3 DISABILITYSERVICESFORSTUDENTS(DSS)
YouareencouragedtoregisterwithDSSassoonaspossibleifyouidentifywithoneormoreof
thefollowingbroadcategories.Please
contact:https://students.usask.ca/health/centres/disability-services-for-students.php
• AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder(ADHD)
• AutismSpectrumDisorder
• Braininjuryorconcussion
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Chronichealthissues(boweldiseases,epilepsy,migraines)
Deaforhardofhearing
Learningdisability
Mentalhealth(anxiety,depression,schizophrenia,eatingdisorders)
Mobilityorfunctionalissues
Lowvisionorlegallyblind
Temporaryissues(brokenlimbs)
12.4 GRADUATESTUDENTASSOCIATION–HEALTHANDDENTAL
BENEFITSINFORMATION
Phone:(306)966-8471or(306)966-1295
Pleasevisitthesesitesforthelatestinformation:
• Mainsite:http://gsa.usask.ca/
• HealthandDentalInfo:http://gsa.usask.ca/services/health-and-dental.php
12.5 DENTALCLINIC
103WigginsRoad
Appointments:(306)966-5056(StudentClinic)
12.6 STUDENTCOUNSELLINGSERVICES
PlaceRielStudentCentre–1CampusDrive
Phone:(306)966-4920
12.7 STUDENTHEALTHSERVICES
PlaceRielStudentCentre–1CampusDrive
ReceptionandClinicalServices:(306)966-5768
12.8 STUDENTCENTRAL
StudentCentralprovidesundergraduateandgraduatestudentswithholistic,centralized
assistancewithfinances,registrationandacademiclife.
StudentCentralOfficers:
• provideconfirmationofenrolmentforfederalandprovincialstudentloans
• authorizeemergencyloansandfinancialappeals
• provideinformationonscholarships,bursariesandotherfinancialinformation
• troubleshootregistrationproblems
• processlateregistrations,auditregistrationsandsectionchanges
• helpstudentsnavigatePAWS
• provideinformationaboutexams,transcriptsandconvocation
StaffcanalsohelpcompletePensionPlanforms,provideinformationonstudentrecordsto
thirdpartieswithappropriateauthorizationandassistwithpersonalinformationchanges.In
additiontothesedirectservices,StudentCentralOfficersareinformationspecialistswhoguide
studentstocampus-wideservicesandresources.Formoreinformation:call(306)966-1212or
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email:askus@usask.ca
13 ATTHEENDOFTHELINE……
13.1 OFFICIALTRANSCRIPTS
YoucanorderofficialtranscriptsthroughyourPAWSaccountatacostof$10.00
13.2 PAWSACCOUNTCLOSURE
Ifanindividualhastaken30creditunitsormoretheirPAWSaccountwillstayactiveindefinitely
astheyareconsideredalumni.ContactUniversityAdvancementtorequestat#5186oremail
advancement@usask.ca
13.3 WHENYOURPROGRAMISCOMPLETE–ACHECKLIST
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•
ReturnkeystoLACSoffice,pharmacy,clinic,etc.
Returnparkingtagtoparkingservices(ifapplicable)
ReturncellphoneorpagertoVMCOffice(ifapplicable)
Cleanoutyourspaceforthenextuser
MaintainyourPAWSaccount(if30cuminimum)
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14 APPENDICES
14.1 GRADUATESTUDENTPROGRESSDOCUMENT
LACSGraduateStudentProgressReport(ResearchAdvisoryCommitteeupdate)
Revised:January2016
Instructions:
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•
Thisreportistobecompletedbythegraduatestudent,withassistancefromthe
supervisor,andelectronicallysubmittedtoallmembersoftheresearchadvisory
committee(RAC)atleast7dayspriortothecommitteemeeting.
Newstudentsaretocompletesections1-14tothebestoftheirability.Sections15-16
willbecompletedbymoreseniorstudentsMScandPhDinpreparationfortheirthesis.
Sections17-18mustbeupdatedbyallstudentsforeachmeeting.Thesewillassistthe
RACindeterminingifthestudentismakingsufficientprogress.
Asresearchprogresses,appropriatesectionsshouldbeupdated.ToassistRACmembers
inmonitoringresearchprogress,pleasetrackallchangesmadeforeachcommittee
meeting.
NoteforMVetScistudents:thedocumentpertainstoyourresearchdegree,notyour
clinicalresidency.Thesearedistinctactivities.
1. Dateofreport:Nov1,2016
2. Name:JohnDoe
3. Program:PhD,MSc,MVetSci
4. Title of research project: “Characterization of extracurricular habits of LACS graduate
students”
5. Listofmembersonresearchadvisorycommittee(RAC):
Name
Dr.JohnHarding
Dr.JohnSmith
Dr.TedSmith
Dr.GusSmith
Department
LACS
LACS
Dept,Univof
Someplace
DeptLACS
Role
LACSGradchair
Supervisor
Emailaddress
John.harding@usask.ca
John.smith@usask.ca
CognateMember tedsmith@someplace.edu
RegularMember
Gus.smith@usask.ca
6. Programdates:
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Startdateofgraduateprogram:January2012
•
Projectedenddateofgraduateprogram:December2014
•
Numberofmonthssincestartofprogram:_____
7. Aprogramofstudies*(alistofcoursesandcredithoursapprovedbycommittee):
Course
Coursetitle
Credit
Year/Term
Grade
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code
units
(when
completed)
2015/16-Term
1
VLAC992,
2015/16-Term
Research
0
994or996
1
IntroductiontoEthicsand
2015/16-Term
GSR-960
0
1
Integrity
EthicsandIntegrityinAnimal
2015/16-Term
GSR962
0
1
Research
2015/16-Term
VLAC881
3
Clinicaltrialdesign&analysis
1
2015/16-Term
VLACXXX Diseasesofcamelids
3
1
*Requiredprogramcreditunits:MVetSci=30;MSc=15;PhD=6
VLAC990
Seminar
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Incomplete
Incomplete
8. TitlesanddatesofVLAC990seminar
Dateof
Title
seminar
Supervisorin
attendance(y,
n)
Feedbackgiven
9. Fundingsourceforresearchproject(s):SaskADF–projectnumber#2015001
10. Animalcareprotocolnumber(s)andfacultyapplicant:
11. Background,relevanceandjustificationforproposedresearch(maximum1page
includingreferences):
12. Overarchingresearchhypothesis(encompassingentirethesisforMScandPhD
students):
13. Overarchingresearchobjectives(encompassingentirethesisforMScandPhD
students):
14. Descriptionofresearch:
•
Thissectionistobeupdatedforeachcommitteemeeting.Forstudentsstartingtheir
program,thissectionmustbecompletedbytheirfirstcommitteemeetingandshould
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reflecttheirintendedresearchplanoverthedurationoftheirprogram.Forresults,
statetheanticipatedresultsofresearchtobecompleted.
Eachproject/chapter/experimentwilllikelyresultinseparatemanuscriptalthough
notallwillbenecessarilysubmittedforpublication,ormorethanoneexperimentmay
becombinedintoasinglepublishedpaper.MVetScistudentsrequire1publication
qualitypaperbeexamined.MScstudentsrequireminimum2chaptersthatareboth
uniqueandindependent.PhDstudentsrequire3ormorechaptersthatareuniqueand
independentwhichcollectivelycontributetoanovelbodyofwork.
•
Experiment/chapter1:
a) Intro/justification:
b) Specificobjectives:
c) Methods/experimentaldesign:
d) Analysistobeundertaken(statistical,laboratory):
e) Results:
f) Conclusions:
Experiment/chapter2:
a) Intro/justification:
b) Specificobjectives:
c) Methods/experimentaldesign:
d) Analysistobeundertaken(statistical,laboratory):
e) Results:
f) Conclusions:
Experiment/chapter3:
a) Intro/justification:
b) Specificobjectives:
c) Methods/experimentaldesign:
d) Analysistobeundertaken(statistical,laboratory):
e) Results:
f) Conclusions:
15. Generalconclusions:
16. Futureresearch:
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17. Listprogressmadesinceyourlastcommitteemeeting(orbeginningofprogramfor
newstudents).Pleasecompleteinbulletform.
Period
Progressmadeincompleting
programofstudies
MayNov
2015
• CompletedGSR960&962
• EnrolledinVLACXXX
Progressmadeincompletingresearch
• Experiment1wascompleted,bloodsamples
weresubmittedtothelaboratoryfortesting,
statisticalanalysisissubstantiallycomplete,
manuscriptwillbedraftedbyJanuary1st
• Experiment2isdesignedandrecruitmentof
animalsunderway.Researchfundingwas
confirmed.Anticipatecompletingthis
experimentbyMarch31st.
18. Listyouranticipatedplansfortheupcoming6months.
Period
Anticipatedprogresstowards Anticipatedprogresstowardscompleting
completingprogramofstudies research
MayNov
2015
• CompleteVLACXXX&VLAC
XXX
• Submitmanuscript1forpublication(CVJ)
• Completeanalysisforexperiment2
• StartExperiment3
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14.2 GRADUATINGSTUDENTCHECKLIST
Completionofthefollowingchecklistisrequiredinorderforyoutograduate:
⎯ ALLstudents:onlineapplicationtograduatecanbefoundonyourPAWSaccountunder
BrowseChannels.
⎯ Allthesisanddissertationstudents:submitthefinalrevisedandapprovedversionofthe
thesisordissertationtotheETDSitehttp://etd.usask.ca/
⎯ allstudentswhoplantoattendtheConvocationCeremony:orderceremonyticketsanda
graduationgown(onceemailfromtheConvocationofficecomesthroughyourPAWS
emailaccounttellingyouthatthewindowisopenforordering)
“HowtoSubmitanETD”informationsite:http://www.usask.ca/cgsr/for_students/etd.php
“Wheretosubmit”site–http://etd.usask.ca/
ImportantInformationforGraduatingStudents
1. CompletetheOnlineApplicationtoGraduate:
Deadlines:March31forSpringConvocation/August31forFallConvocation
⎯ AvailableonyourPAWSaccountunderBrowseChannels.ThesisandDissertationtitlescan
alsobeenteredonthisapplication;however,noformattingisyetavailable.AConvocation
Officerwillcheckandediteachtitle.
2. SubmitallrequireddocumentationindicatingprogramcompletiontoCGSR
Deadlines:April12forSpringConvocation/September19forFallConvocation
Thesis/DissertationStudents:Onceyouhavesuccessfullydefendedyourthesisor
dissertation,thereareseveralformsthatyoursupervisor,committeemembers,and
graduatechairmustcompleteandsignandsubmittotheConvocationOfficerinCGSR,C180
AdministrationBuilding.
*Course-basedandProjectstudents:Checkwithyourdepartmenttoensurethatyouhave
completedallrequirements.
Somegeneralnotes:
•
•
Courseregistrationmustbemaintaineduntilallrequirementsforgraduationare
complete.Youmustberegisteredintheterminwhichyoudefendanduntilall
requirementshavebeenmet,includingthesubmissionofallrequireddocuments.
Ensurethatyouarewithintheallowedtimelineforcompletionofyourdegree.This
timelinebeginswiththefirstclasscreditedtowardsthedegree.Extensionstocomplete
requirementsmaybegranted;contactyouracademicunittoapplyforanextensionor
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toinquireaboutyourtimeinprogramstatus.Ifyouareonextensionatthetimeofyour
defence,CGSRwillregisteryouinthethesiscourseforthefollowingtermuntilyouhave
finishedallrequirements.Youwillberesponsiblefortuitionandstudentfees.
• IfyouareacurrentrecipientofagraduatescholarshipfromCGSR,youmustnotifythe
DirectorofAwardswhenyouwillcompleteyourdegree.Studentsarefinancially
responsibleforreimbursingtheUniversityforanypaymentsgiveninerror.
• Tuitionisproratedmonthly.Soforexampleifyoucompletebythe2nddayofamonth,
youwillnotreceiveatuitionrebateforthatmonth,youmustcompletebythelastday
ofthepreviousmonth.Studentsneedtosubmitaformtoberefundedanytuition
money.Theformcanbefoundhere:
http://www.usask.ca/fsd/resources/forms/refund_request.pdf
• Informationaboutthegraduationlistwillbeavailableapproximatelythreetofourweeks
beforetheceremony–onceCGSRhasthechancetoenterallinformationanddoallthe
checksforallgraduatestudents.
• IfyoudefendinTerm1andcompleteallprogramrequirementsandsubmitallformsby
theregistrationTerm2deadline,youwillnotneedtoregisterinTerm2.Ifyouhaveany
outstandingrequirements,youwillneedtoregisterinTerm2.
• Youcancheckifyourdocumentsarecompleteforgraduationwithyourgraduate
secretary/administrativeassistantlocatedinyourdepartmentorbyaccessingyour
accountinDegreeWorks.
• Ifyouareeligibletoreceivetuitionrefund,aGraduateProgramsAdvisorwillinitiatethis
processonyourbehalf.ContactStudentAccountstoreceiveyourrefundoncethe
refundcreditappearsonyourPAWSaccount.Inordertoreceiveyourrefundyoumust
fillouttheformavailableathttp://www.usask.ca/fsd/resources/forms/refund_request.pdf
• Ifyourequirewrittenconfirmationthatyouhavecompletedyourdegreebeforeyou
receiveyourparchment,pleaseemailgrad.studies@usask.cawiththerequest,including
thetypeofletterneededandamailingaddress.Pleaseallowampletimeforprocessing
ofyourrequest.
3. SubmitthefinalapprovedversionofyourThesis/Dissertation/ProjecttotheETDSite:
Deadline:April12forSpringConvocation/September19forFallConvocation
AllMaster’sThesisandPh.D.studentsarenowrequiredtosubmittheirthesesand
dissertationstotheElectronicThesisandDissertationSite.Projectstudentsarenow
abletosubmittheirprojectstotheETDsiteaswell.Pleaseseethesiteat
http://etd.usask.ca/fordetailedinformationaboutthisprocess.Pleasenamethe
documentinthefollowingformat:
LastName,FirstName_Degree_thesis_Month_Year
NotesabouttheETD:
•
•
Supervisorsandacademicunitsmaystillrequireboundcopies–pleasecheckwithyour
homedepartment.CGSRdoesnotrequireboundcopies.
Supervisorsandacademicunitshavetheoptiontodelaypublicationofa
thesis/dissertationforcopyrightorotherreasons.Studentswillhaveoptionstolimit
accesstotheirETD.Anyrequesttomodifytheserestrictionsmustbesubmittedbefore
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theallowedaccesstimehasexpired.Contact966-1987iffurtherexplanationis
required.
NotesonThesisFormatting
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NOCONVOCATIONDATEISTOBEINCLUDEDONTHETITLEPAGE.Theonlydateisin
yourcopyrightline.Anexamplewouldbe:“CopyrightJonnySmith,December,2007All
RightsReserved”
UseRomanNumeralsfortheprefacepagesofyourthesis.Romannumeral“i’”istobe
placedonthePermissiontoUsepageandcontinuesthroughtotheendoflistoftables.
ArabicnumeralsthenbeginonChapter1,page1andthroughouttherestofyourthesis.
Donotincludethetitlepageinthenumbering!
LandscapePagesneedtobenumberedthesamewayastherestofyourthesis.Ifyour
tableistoowideforportraitpagesandyoumustswitchtolandscapeposition,thepage
numbermustbeinthesamepositionastheotherportraitpages(middlebottomofthe
page)intherestofthethesis.Aneasyfixforthisistosuppressthepagenumberfor
thatpage;insertatextboxwithnobordersintheposition(middlebottom).Theninsert
thepageinthisboxandchangethetextdirection.
Ifyouarehavingtroublewiththeconversionchangingyourpagenumbering,divideyour
thesisinto3files(namedveryclearlyastotheirorder)andconverttoPDF.Asuggested
groupingisthetitlepage(withnopagenumberatall),thentheprefacepages(with
romannumerals)andfinallytherestofthethesiswiththeArabicnumerals.The
ConvocationOfficeisabletoputthethreefilestogether–aslongastheyareclearly
named.
TheCGSRElectronicThesissite(http://www.usask.ca/cgsr/for_students/thesis.php)has
Microsofttemplatesforformattingtheses.Pleasefeelfreetodownloadthezipfilesfor
useinyourthesispreparations.Checkwithyourunitaswellastheymayhavealready
takenthetemplateandadjustedittosuityourunit’sspecificneedsorstyles.
TheLearningCommonsintheMainLibraryhascomputerswithAdobeandother
programsandareabletoassistyouinconvertingtoAdobePDF.
SubmitdirectlytotheETDsitewheretheConvocationOfficercanchecktheformatting
ofyourthesis.TheOfficercanthenadviseyouaboutanyneededchanges.Thissitecan
beaccessedfromanywhereintheworldandwillacceptjustaboutanysizefilethatmay
beattached.
4. AbouttheConvocationCeremony
• Informationabouttheceremonyisavailableat
http://students.usask.ca/current/academics/convocation/fall.php
• Thissitewillhaveinformationabouttickets,ceremonies,wheretomeet,photos,etc.It
isadjustedforthenextceremonyapproximatelyamonthaftercurrentceremonies.
• AnnouncementswillalsocomethroughyourPAWSemailaccountregardinggraduation.
• Inordertoorderticketsonlinefortheceremony–youmusthaveacurrentaddresson
yourPAWSaccount.Gotopaws.usask.ca,clickonaddress,clickon“MyMailing
Address”,andensurethatthemostcurrentaddressislistedand“movetotop”.The
addressatthetopiswhereyourdegreediplomawillbemailedifyoudonotattendthe
graduationceremony.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytoensurethisinformationis
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accurateandcomplete.Thisaddresschangeshouldbedoneatthetimeofsubmitting
yourapplicationtograduateonline.
ThePh.D.gownsareblackwithgreensilkliningandbrightgoldtrim.Pleasekeepthisin
mindwhenchoosingyourattirefortheceremony.
Allotherdegreeshaveblackrobeswithhoodsofdifferentcolours(someofthesemay
besilk–somemaybecotton,however,thecolourofthehoodisofmoreimportance
thanthetypeoffabric).Appropriatedresswearshouldbewornaswell,astheblack
robeshavenosleeves.
Purses,handbags,etcareNOTallowedinthebackstagearea.ThereareNOfacilities
availabletostorevaluablearticlessopleaseleaveanyitemswithafamilymemberorin
yourvehicle.
ContactInformation:
(306)966-5751,C180AdministrationBuilding
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Studentswhowishtoarrangeforotherstosubmittheirpost-defencepaperworkneedto
completeanauthorizationform:
http://www.students.usask.ca/forms/infoauthorization.pdf
April2014
Noinformationaboutastudentcanbereleasedtoa
thirdpartywithoutthestudent’sauthorization.
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14.3 EXAMPLEOFTHESISCOVERANDSPINESUBMITTEDTOPRINTER
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14.4 WCVMRABIESIMMUNZATIONPOLICYANDFORMS
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Potential Participants of the Rabies Immunization Program
FROM:
Denise Hunt, WCVM Dean=s Office
RE:
WCVM Rabies Program
Attached is a copy of the Rabies Immunization Policy as approved by the WCVM Faculty,
July 2005, along with a copy of the Declaration of Intent Form.
Please indicate your intent regarding the program by filling out the Declaration of Intent
Form and returning it to me as soon as possible.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
Attachments
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WCVM Rabies Immunization Policy
Purpose
The WCVM Rabies Immunization Policy is designed to ensure that all faculty, students
and staff of the WCVM working with animals and animal tissues have the opportunity to
be protected from exposure to rabies.
Policy
All faculty, students and staff at the WCVM must be immunized against rabies or accept
liability by signing an appropriate release.
Rabies immunization will be available to all WCVM personnel.
Responsibilities
1. The Dean, Department Heads, the Executive Director of the Veterinary Teaching
Hospital, supervisors of WCVM research animal holding facilities and research
project supervisors are responsible within the area under their jurisdiction for:
a) Compliance with this policy.
b) Advising all personnel of the hazards of rabies as it applies to their position.
c) Ensuring that all personnel complete the Rabies Vaccination Form indicating
whether or not they wish to be vaccinated against rabies.
d) Notifying the Chairman, Occupational Health and Safety Committee whenever a
new appointee or a person with a change of duties under his/her supervision
requires immunization under this policy.
e) Strongly encouraging persons to be immunized against rabies at the time of
hiring, or at the initiation of a project which may expose the individual to the
disease.
2. Under the supervision of the University Occupational Medical Advisor, the immunity
(titre) of personnel included in the rabies immunization program will be regularly
assessed and those requiring re-immunization will be designated.
Approved, WCVM Faculty
February 5, 1990
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WCVM RABIES IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM
DECLARATION
OF
INTENT
Rabies is a viral infection of many organs, especially the nervous system, which is
almost 100% fatal. The virus may be present in saliva, tears, urine, and tissues and is
spread by contamination of the broken skin by these sources. The best treatment is
prevention by pre-exposure immunization.
At WCVM, the service and research areas are considered to be at higher risk for rabies
exposure. If you fall into this category, we strongly suggest that you consider the rabies
immunization program.
I, ______________________________, Department of ________________________,
do hereby declare that I have read the above and have been informed of the potential
risk/hazards of rabies exposure and that I DO WISH ____ /I DO NOT WISH ____ to
take part in the WCVM Rabies Vaccination Program.
I also understand, that should I participate in this Program, that my rabies related
medical information will only be shared with those involved in operating and
administering the Rabies Program.
____________________
(Work Phone)
__________________________ ______________
(Signature)
(Date)
__________________________ ______________
(Witness)
(Date)
If you wish to participate, please fill out the following information.
Health Card Number _____________________________________
Date of Birth _____________________
E-mail address _____________________________
Also complete the information on the reverse of this page and return this form to
Denise Hunt, Room 3103, Western College of Veterinary Medicine.
CFOAPAL _________________________________
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Please provide me with your rabies immunization history by answering the following:
1.
I have previously been immunized against rabies.
_____
Yes
2.
If you answered Ayes@ to Question 1, complete the following:
_____
No
a) Primary Series:
Dates Administered i)
ii)
iii)
Location (i.e. College/University, City, etc.) Type (Human Diploid, Hamster Kidney, etc.) (if known) Lot # (if known) b) Boosters:
i)
Date Administered Location (i.e. College/University, City, etc.) Type (Human Diploid, Hamster Kidney, etc.) (if known) Lot # (if known) -
ii)
Date Administered Location (i.e. College/University, City, etc.) Type (Human Diploid, Hamster Kidney, etc.) (if known) Lot # (if known) -
iii)
Date Administered Location (i.e. College/University, City, etc.) Type (Human Diploid, Hamster Kidney, etc.) (if known) Lot # (if known) -
c) Titres:
i)
Date Drawn Titre Level -
ii)
Date Drawn Titre Level -
iii)
Date Drawn Titre Level -
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