We received the following message from the Faculty of Graduate Studies:

I am writing regarding Master’s Thesis/Practicum Examination Procedures, section 4.2 of the graduate calendar (pg. 29). This section was modified prior to the printing of the current calendar, but the new wording does not reflect the intended clarification. The current wording regarding a master’s examining committee is as follows:

The student’s advisor will recommend a suggested thesis/practicum examining committee to the Department head for approval, which shall then be reported to the Faculty of Graduate Studies Office on the “Master’s Thesis/practicum Title and Appointment of Examiners” form. The committee must consist of a minimum of three persons, one of whom must be from within the major department and one of whom holds a primary appointment from outside the major department. At least two examiners must be members of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The third member must be an individual that the Advisor and Department Head deem qualified for the assignment, is external to the Department, and is willing to serve.

It recently came to my attention that the current wording does not reflect the intended clarification. The wording should read:

The student’s advisor will recommend a suggested thesis/practicum examining committee to the Department head for approval, which shall then be reported to the Faculty of Graduate Studies Office on the “Master’s Thesis/practicum Title and Appointment of Examiners” form. The committee must consist of a minimum of three persons, one of whom must be from within the major department and one of whom holds a primary appointment from outside the major department; both of these examining committee members must be members of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. ~~At least two examiners must be members of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.~~ The third member must be an individual that the Advisor and Department Head deem qualified for the assignment~~, is external to the Department,~~ and is willing to serve.

This intended clarification will be forwarded to the Guidelines and Policy Committee for their immediate attention. In the mean time, the new wording will be used to vet all forthcoming “Master’s Thesis/practicum Title and Appointment of Examiners” forms.