The completed Programme should be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies at least 4 weeks before the date of the scheduled exam. The Faculty of Graduate Studies will fill in the names of the Examination Chair and the External Examiner. It is the responsibility of the Candidate to ensure that all necessary information is filled out correctly.

The Programme must be submitted in electronic form by e-mail to graduate.doctoral@ubc.ca.

The Programme is a public document, so care should be taken to check the content and spelling. If the student plans to patent or license an invention or discovery arising from the thesis research, the programme should be carefully vetted to ensure the IP is not revealed. Preparation of this material is the Candidate's responsibility, but it must be approved by the student's Supervisor before it is submitted to Graduate Studies. See template