PhD Comprehensive Examination

The purpose of the Comprehensive Examination in the Medical Sciences Graduate Program is to establish that a doctoral student has acquired the appropriate intellectual skills and abilities to continue their career trajectory as an independent scientist. The first attempt of the Comprehensive Examination must occur within twenty-one months of a student’s registration in the Ph.D. program (see timing of examination details below).

Registration date	October 9	January 8	March 11	May 6
Submission of grant proposal	November 13	February 12	April 15	June 10
Oral Defence date (week of)	November 20-24	February 19-23	April 22-26	June 17-21

For other important dates, please have a look at Sessional Dates 2024-2025.