College of Global Studies MA Form B

Permission to Examine Research Essay or Thesis

CGS MA Form B — Permission to Examine Research Essay or Thesis

This form is used by students when they are ready to submit their supervisor approved research essay or thesis to the department in preparation for examination. Students should have the examination copy of their research essay or thesis ready to upload with this form. The form is also used for the scheduling of oral defences of theses.

Student's Name(Required)

First Last

Student's Email(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Please use your Carleton email account. Other accounts will not be accepted.

Name of Research Supervisor(Required)

The name of the professor who is supervising your research project. Your supervisor will be copied on this submission.

Research Supervisor's Email(Required)

Please enter the email address of your research supervisor.

Program

EURUS

MDS

Choose your degree program.

MA Pathway

Research Essay

Thesis

Please indicate whether you are submitting an examination copy of a research essay or a thesis.

Are you requesting an optional oral defence of your research essay?

No, I do not require an oral defence of my research essay.

Yes, I would like to request an oral defence of my research essay.

In most cases, research essays do not have an oral defence. Our graduate guidelines do provide options for students or members of the examination committee to request an oral defence. If you are not sure, please discuss the oral defence option with your supervisor.

Title of Research Essay or Thesis(Required)

Please enter the full title of your research essay or thesis.

Number of pages

Please include the number of pages of your research essay or thesis.

I confirm that my supervisor has read the attached examination copy and agrees that it is ready to be examined.(Required)

Yes, my supervisor has read the attached research essay/thesis and agrees that it is ready to be examined.

No, my supervisor has not indicated that my research essay/thesis is ready for examination, but I still wish to submit it to be examined.

In most cases, students should only submit their research essay or thesis for examination once their supervisor has confirmed that it is ready to proceed to this stage. While students may submit a research essay/thesis for examination without their supervisor’s approval, this is generally not recommended. Students who pursue this option should be sure to discuss their situation with their Program Director/Graduate Supervisor.

Examination Committee Members

Name of Examiner

The name of the professor who is the examiner for your research essay or the internal examiner (usually from another department or discipline) for the thesis.

Examiner Email

Please enter the email address of your examiner.If you are still confirming the examiner, please leave blank.

Examination Copy upload(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 15 MB.

Please upload the examination copy of your Research Essay or Thesis as a PDF file. This file will be circulated to your supervisor as well as to your committee.

Name of Second Reader (THESIS ONLY)

This is normally the second reader that you indicated at the proposal stage who is a member of your MA thesis advisory committee.

Second Reader's Email (THESIS ONLY)

Please enter the email address of the second reader.

Scheduling an Oral Defence

Thesis students are required to fill out this part of the form. Research Essay students who indicated that they are requesting an oral defence also should fill out this section. In some cases, students may have already arranged for a date and time with their committee. If that is the case, please indicate the date and time here.

Preferred Dates

Please indicate your availability and your preferences for when you would like to have your oral deference scheduled. Your oral defence will be scheduled taking into consideration your availability and preferences as well as the availability of members of the examination board.

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