The Faculty of Graduate Studies has two well-equipped rooms in the Graduate Student Centre, designed for doctoral oral examinations:

• Room 200 (Capacity 50)
• Room 203 (Capacity 25)

Normally, Final Oral Defences will be held in one of these rooms.

Arrangements are made on a first-come, first-served basis.

Final Oral defences will be held elsewhere when all of the following apply:

1. Rooms 200 and 203 are already booked, and every effort has been made to schedule the exam at a time when a room is available; or there are unique circumstances justifying holding the examination elsewhere
2. The supervisor takes full responsibility for booking another room for a minimum of three hours, and for notifying all members of the examining committee at least four weeks before the oral examination. A telephone number and a fax number of a nearby office must be provided, in case there is need for contact with Graduate Studies before or during the examination
3. The room has a minimum seating capacity of 20, and all necessary audio-visual equipment is provided.