{"id":830,"date":"2021-03-15T16:15:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T20:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/?page_id=830"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:31:31","slug":"general-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/regulations\/general-information\/","title":{"rendered":"General Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><style>.kt-accordion-id830_e7d195-d4 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:10px;}.kt-accordion-id830_e7d195-d4 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:1px solid transparent;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;border-left:1px solid 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:1px solid #eeeeee;border-right:1px solid #eeeeee;border-bottom:1px solid #eeeeee;border-left:2px solid #eeeeee;}.kt-accordion-id830_e7d195-d4 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id830_e7d195-d4 .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top:1px solid #d4d4d4;border-right:1px solid #d4d4d4;border-bottom:1px solid #d4d4d4;border-left:2px solid #d4d4d4;}.kt-accordion-id830_e7d195-d4 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id830_e7d195-d4 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top:1px solid #eeeeee;border-right:1px solid #eeeeee;border-bottom:1px solid #eeeeee;border-left:2px solid #0e9cd1;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id830_e7d195-d4 kt-accordion-has-20-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-9 kt-pane830_cfd37a-28\" id=\"applicability\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Applicability<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Unless stated otherwise for students enrolled in particular graduate programs, the academic processes and regulations of the Faculty of Graduate Studies generally apply to all students enrolled in graduate programs at York University. They specify the minimum requirements for the award of Master's and Doctoral degrees. In a number of instances, individual graduate programs have additional requirements. These additional or more stringent requirements take precedence over the general Faculty Regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Normally, all students are subject only to the Faculty processes and regulations and the appropriate additional graduate program requirements, if any, which were in effect when they first enrolled in a graduate program as a candidate for a Master\u2019s degree or a Doctoral degree.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-10 kt-pane830_9113f9-e0\" id=\"accommodation\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Senate Policy stipulates that York University, including the Faculty of Graduate Studies, shall make reasonable and appropriate accommodations and adaptations in order to promote the ability of students with disabilities to fulfill the academic requirements of their programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nature and extent of accommodations shall be consistent with and supportive of the integrity of the curriculum and of the academic standards of programs or courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provided that students have given sufficient notice about their accommodation needs, instructors shall take reasonable steps to accommodate these needs in a manner consistent with the guidelines established hereunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>'Disabilities' shall be defined as those conditions so designated under the Ontario Human Rights Code in force from time to time, and will, in any event, include physical, medical, learning and psychiatric disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guidelines with respect to this policy can be found&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/secretariat\/policies\/\">University Secretariat<\/a>&nbsp;website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further information is available on the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/futurestudents.yorku.ca\/requirements\/modified-admission\">York University Admissions website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For faculty and staff procedures, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/accommodation-procedures\/\">Accommodation Procedures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For student procedures, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/accommodations-for-graduate-students\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/accommodations-for-graduate-students\/\">Accommodations for Graduate Students<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-11 kt-pane830_abbfc4-88\" id=\"petitions-appeals\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Academic Petitions and Appeals<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Any graduate student may petition through their program office to the Faculty of Graduate Studies for the waiving of one or more of the academic regulations and\/or other requirements of the graduate program or of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Procedures with respect to academic petitions and appeals of petition decisions are available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/regulations\/graduate-academic-petitions\/\">Academic Petitions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/regulations\/leave-to-appeal\/\">Appeals<\/a> sections of the Faculty of Graduate Studies academic regulations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-13 kt-pane830_89207e-c5\" id=\"reappraisals\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Grade Reappraisals<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Grade reappraisals in the Faculty of Graduate Studies are governed by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/secretariat\/senate\/appeals-committee\/principles-regarding-grade-reappraisals\/\">Senate Principles Regarding Grade Reappraisals<\/a>. Procedures with respect to grade reappraisals are available in the Graduate Courses and Grading section of the Faculty of Graduate Studies academic regulations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-14 kt-pane830_f84158-71\" id=\"academic-honesty\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Academic Honesty<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies are expected to conform to strict standards of academic honesty as specified in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/secretariat\/policies\/\">Senate Policy on Academic Honesty<\/a>. A lack of familiarity with the Senate Policy on Academic Honesty on the part of a student does not constitute a defence against their application to him or her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any breach of academic honesty is a serious offence to both the University community and the academic enterprise. Any suspected breach of academic honesty, no matter how small it may appear, requires investigation. The Faculty of Graduate Studies has established&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/regulations\/academic-honesty\/\">complementary procedures<\/a>&nbsp;specific to the investigation and resolution of alleged violations of the Senate Policy on Academic Honesty.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-18 kt-pane830_19908c-c3\" id=\"intellectual-property\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Intellectual Property<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>For more information, please review our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/regulations\/general-information\/intellectual-property\/\">Intellectual Property and Graduate Education<\/a>&nbsp;webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-15 kt-pane830_74ec58-08\" id=\"hired-editors\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Use of Hired\/Professional Editors<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>In cases where a graduate student chooses to avail themselves of the support of a hired\/professional editor for their major research paper\/project or thesis\/dissertation, written permission from their supervisor must be obtained, in keeping with recommendations by the Editors\u2019 Association of Canada. The extent of editing provided must not exceed the guidelines set out by the Editors\u2019 Association of Canada in its <a href=\"https:\/\/editors.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Guidelines_Editing_GraduateStudentTexts_revised_08-14-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for Ethical Editing of Graduate Student Texts<\/a>. The guidelines stipulate that editing must not affect the content or structure of the work. Editing tasks are therefore limited to copy editing, stylistic editing, and proofreading. Substantive editing, which can involve extensive structural revisions and rewriting by the editor, is not permissible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-20 kt-pane830_bcf7c9-38\" id=\"gen-ai\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">GenAI in Teaching &amp; Learning<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Guidance on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in graduate education is accessible at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingandlearning\/gen-ai\/graduate-studies-resources\/\">Generative AI in Teaching &amp; Learning - Graduate Studies<\/a>. These guidelines are intended to reflect the principles of transparency, AI literacy, choice, academic integrity, and alignment with York University\u2019s core values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The graduate community is encouraged to regularly review these guidelines given the continually evolving nature of GenAI in higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-19 kt-pane830_85c554-98\" id=\"student-rights\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Code of Student Rights &amp; Responsibilities<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>York University\u2019s Code of Student Rights &amp; Responsibilities applies to non-academic student conduct. 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