Questions tagged [canada]
On standards or conventions specific to the higher education system in Canada, which differs in structure and style from the systems in other parts of the world.
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My 1.5 time accomodations were not properly implemented, what can I do?
I am an undergraduate student in Canada. I have academic accommodations from the accessibility centre since I have autism and ADHD. I informed the instructor of my 1.5x exam time at the start of the ...
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Should I make room in the my cover letter for a service paragraph or can the CV take care of the service element?
I'm applying for a tenure-track job in a small humanities field at a good, well-respected university. As you might expect, the ad says that candidates should "demonstrate a strong commitment to ...
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Visa to attend conference in Canada - Shall I contact the conference organisers?
I have submitted an abstract to attend a forthcoming conference in July 2023. The decision on my abstract is still pending. Is it okay to contact the organizers and inquire about the status of the ...
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Should I contact professors before applying for Masters in Canada?
I am looking into sending out applications for M.Eng in Aerospace in Canada. I was wondering if it is necessary for me to contact a professor before applying as M.Eng is mostly project based and not ...
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What are my chances of admission to high-ranked PhD programs given my mediocre GRE taken in 2018 (154 V, 153 Q),but Master's degree in Yale? [duplicate]
So hey everyone! Basically I have been lately considering applying to a PhD in Political Science, 2 years after I finished my Master's degree in an Ivy League institution in a related field. As it ...
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Can someone’s degree get revoked if the university has evidence they cheated retrospectively? [duplicate]
I know someone who got caught stealing the exam and cheating.
He now practices and sees patients!
If I alert the universities to look into it they will see that my information is correct. Will they be ...
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Funding for Masters for international students
Is it tough to get funding for a Masters in the USA/Canada? My undergraduate CGPA was 3.94, and I graduated last month, but I don't have any publications yet. My thesis was on VLSI, but I want to ...
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Changing PhD supervisor before officially starting program
TL; DR: I want to switch my supervisor that I confirmed with before beginning my neuroscience PhD in September. I'm officially accepted into the program under this supervisor, signed the letter of ...
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Cancer when applying for university. Can I still get in?
I'm applying for university and I wonder if my cancer would ruin my chances of getting in? Another thing is it consider a disability? How should I go about mention it?
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Recommended course of action if I am facing potentially biased grading and bullying due to my disabilities
It's obviously a very undesirable thing to even contemplate suing my university, but please hear me out on it. I'm leaning in that direction and seeking advice from anyone who's been there before, ...
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How can assistant professors (without industry experience) become professional engineer in Canada?
I recently asked a question about the acceptance of postdoc years to be counted as professional experience for a professional engineer application (in Ontario, Canada). The answer I got (partially) ...
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Is it common to apply for a tenure track position while having a tenured position?
A colleague of mine has a tenured position in mathematics in Europe. He is interested to move to another country (US, Canada). In order to increase his chances to find a job, he does not mind to apply ...
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May a university lecturer wear a cap while teaching in the North American Setting?
If not, can one refer to any formal (written) prohibition of wearing caps for lecturers, in a North American university?
The cap may be text-less or have any non-offensive text/image.
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Is there any chalk talk in the case of a campus interview associated with a Canadian STEM-based tenure-track position?
In addition to the related questions in this website, I have been reading about chalk talk (e.g., here and here). My assumption was that this is the common routine everywhere in the North America for ...
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Is it Worth it to Pursue a Degree with a Criminal Record?
Recently I went to a job agency that assists people with finding jobs. My career coach encouraged pursuing higher education. The agency is government funded and they basically help people with ...
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In canada, my 3-year degree is a bachelor or an associated?
I'm taking a 3-year college in software development. Where I live (Brazil) it's not considered a Bachelor (4 years, at least). I don't know where my course fits in Canada's classification. It's not an ...
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Canada PhD : Can you give me some advice on co-supervision issues?
I am posting this on a throwaway account. I am 2.5 years into my PhD in Canada and to keep the long story short, my main supervisor proposed me a research discipline that he never worked on before.
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When are tenure-track positions in the social sciences usually announced in Canada?
I am ABD (All but Dissertation), and I want to start applying for TT jobs in my field. Probably for Fall 2024 or Winter 2025. When are these advertised?
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Is it possible to get back to pure math graduate study after working for two years?
I graduated with a honors computer science bachelor degree back in 2020 in Canada. During my last two years in the undergraduate study, I developed a strong interest in pure math especially algebra ...
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Seemingly insurmountable requirements to being admitted to a veterinary medicine program in the US/Canada
In three years time, I will have (hopefully) finished a biochemistry degree at the ETH Zürich. I'm thinking about moving to the USA/Canada after that to study Vet Med. In most places I've read, there ...
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Any significant differences between tenure track interviews between Canada and the US
I've been invited to a zoom interview at UBC, Canada, for a tenure track job in physics. I'm more or less familiar with the US academic system and how either the phone/zoom interviews or campus visits ...
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PhD admissions without admission deadlines
I have done my masters in computer science and artificial intelligence and have some work experience in the software industry. Due to certain personal and family reasons, I had to halt my additional ...
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Is it common that a supervisor doesn't even read their students code?
My friend is very frustrated, he realized recently that his supervisor never read the code he was working on for the last year for his PhD.
As he described the situation, his supervisor doesn't seem ...
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Are decision making processes for a tenure-track position totally transparent to all members of its search committee?
Assume a North American STEM-based tenure-track position to which a search committee, including a couple of faculty members and the chair of their department, corresponds.
Regarding decisions to be ...
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How do research funders make sure their money is spent reasonably?
How do research funders audit where their money is going? Say they give some amount to a professor, after one year the professor didn't produce a thing in his research. How does it work?
It seems very ...
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What exactly are academic librarians?
I completed my postgraduate studies in France where, unless I am mistaken, librarians that work in an academic library do more or less the same work as, say, librarians that work in a public library.
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Pure mathematics PhD fellowships for international students in the US [closed]
I am an Indian student that completed both undergraduate and masters degrees outside India. I am currently looking for PhD fellowships that might fund my pure mathematics degree at US/Canadian ...
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Leaving a TT job then re-entering academia: Area of business and management
"My question is whether I will be able to find an academic job after leaving a Tenure-Track position, with about 1 year gap"
I am currently in a situation to leave my assistant prof position ...
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Investigation of Academic Misconduct
I'm not sure what to tag this question as, and I don't know if it should be on Law.SE.
If someone is being investigated for academic misconduct:
accused of taking photos of tests and sharing it ...
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Will poor grades from my first attempt at college affect graduate school admission?
I first attended college A, but had many personal problems, failed many classes, and eventually dropped out and returned to my home country. Three years later, I applied to local college B, where I ...
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Will it give a negative impression if a professor mentions that he declined a gift card from me in his reference letter?
I am an international student studying in North america. I am applying for a master's program. I reached out to many professors for a letter of recommendation, but none replied. So, I told one ...
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Are tenure-denying decisions public?
Following this question it is natural to ask a basic question:
Assuming a tenure-track faculty member in the US or Canada was denied tenure after their case has been submitted to the University. Is ...
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When to apply for master scholarships?
So I am a bit confused as to how the standard scholarship application works (North America, mainly Canada). When applying to a masters program, most schools ask me if I have applied to any ...
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A Guide to enrol for a PhD in Management with UK Regulated Qualifications
I want to enroll in a top Canadian/US university for PhD program in management with options in human resource management/entrepreneurship. I do not have a BSc degree but have over 14 years ...
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Can I cancel a university offer acceptance in Canada? [duplicate]
I just received an offer from an Ontario university for a post-graduate program and it requires me to reply very soon. However, I also have a professor at another university who is very likely to give ...
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Should you ask same professors to provide recommendation letters for different graduate program applications at the same university?
I asked some professors for recommendation letters for my MEng in Mechanical Engineering after having completed my BEng in Mechanical Engineering. I am looking to apply for an MEng in Computer ...
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What is the best way to approach professors in USA and Canada about the possibility of an internship (as an unfunded, international student)?
I live in an Asian country and completed my master's in Math in June 2020. I want to do a PhD in Europe, but I have had some difficulties in finding a suitable position. I do not believe doing a PhD ...
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What departments in a university could want a volunteer pure math alumni during the summer?
I am looking for academic opportunities in the summer. Tomorrow I am going in person to ask professors in the math department. An engineering PhD candidate told me that there may be other departments ...
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What would be the best way to convince a professor to waive late submission penalties?
I am a grad level student and I am completing my last course this semester.
The professor is reducing our grade by 20%/day if we submit our assignment late.
It is a lot. For example, my grade is 18/...
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How to remind a professor (for the third time) about providing a letter of financial support?
I have received my admission letter for a graduate program from a Canadian university. However, the letter contains no information about funding. I have already talked to my professor about the ...
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How to formulate a reminder regarding letter of financial support?
I have received my admission letter for a graduate program from a Canadian university. However, the letter contains no information about funding. I have already talked to my professor about the ...
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What happens when someone wants to do a PhD after a failure? [closed]
I know someone who received a scholarship to do a Ph.D. in Applied Physics & Electronics in Australia. The length of the program was 3 years. She took 4 years, and couldn't finish the Ph.D. I don'...
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Appropriate time gap for contacting a professor after an interview
I had an interview for a research-based master's program in Canada over a month ago. Since the interview, I have not received any updates from the professor. What would be an appropriate time to wait ...
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What does a Bioinformatics research assistant do in a US university?
I am interested in the field of Bioinformatics in the USA.
As far as I know, a Research Assistant (RA) is a Ph.D. student or postdoc fellow working in a funded project under a research professor, ...
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If you did not get an informal notice of admission when other applicants did, can you assume that your application was probably denied?
I am an international applicant to a graduate program in Canada. I found out last week that at least one domestic applicant already received an informal email from the admissions team informing them ...
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Can my Specialist degree be equalized to Bachelor degree?
I have graduated from Russian university after 5 years of education and got a Specialist degree (Engineer in Computer Science). According to Wikipedia, Specialist is a four-tier degree and stands ...
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How do Canadian chairs work
I know there are tiers of Canadian chairs (Tier I and II). Tier I is for full professors and Tier II is for assistant professors.
I want to know how Canadian chairs work such as how to apply for them ...
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Do Canadian universities defer to the grade conversion scale of a foreign univerisity or do they follow their own? [closed]
I'm planning to apply this year to several Ph.D. programs at different universities in Canada. The school where I finished my master's degree (outside Canada) uses a percentage grading system where a ...
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Are University Policies and Procedures in (public) Canadian universities supposed to be public?
I recently attempted to access the current University Policies and Procedures for a (public) Canadian university from the university's website. But when I clicked on the link to the PDF the browser ...
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I'm applying for a job for an Asst. Prof in Canada, and not sure of the protocols for reference letters. Am I supposed to send them, or my referees?
The language in the job posting says, "Applicants must arrange for these and three letters of reference to be sent directly to." I have already requested three referees to directly email ...
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