School of Graduate StudiesFaculty & Staff
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Overview
The Non-Standard Admissions and Programs (NSA&P) Committee (PDF) is a standing committee of Graduate Education Council (GEC) and is governed by a by-law. The Committee has the power to waive, or modify in individual student cases, the application of:
- a General Regulation of the School, where it concerns admissions standards and procedures, registration policies and procedures, enrolment policies and procedures, and policies on good academic standing and satisfactory academic progress;
- a Degree Regulation of the School; or
- a program requirement governing a graduate program.
In addition, the Committee will consider requests from graduate units on other cases requiring exemptions, including, but not limited to:
- non-standard admissions;
- leaves of absence that do not fall within the provisions of the School’s leave policy;
- the School’s deadlines for course extensions;
- grade revisions and grade reporting procedures;
- the School’s time limits for the completion of program requirements; the School’s time limits for the completion of degrees; and
- posthumous degrees.
Committee members
The membership of NSA&P consists consist of eight members, plus an alternate student member, the secretary to the committee (non-voting), and the Director, Student Academic Services (non-voting), as follows (members listed below having voting privileges unless otherwise noted):
| Membership | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-Dean, Students, School of Graduate Studies | Professor John Peever Vice-Dean, Students, School of Graduate Studies | Ex Officio (Chair) |
| Vice-Dean, Research and Program Innovation, School of Graduate Studies | Professor Sarah Sharma Acting Vice-Dean, Research and Program Innovation, School of Graduate Studies | Ex Officio |
| Division I | Professor Alison Keith Department of Classics | October 1, 2023–September 30, 2024 |
| Division II | Professor Charmaine Williams Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work | October 1, 2023–September 30, 2026 |
| Division III | Professor Tobin Filleter Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering | October 1, 2023–September 30, 2026 |
| Division IV | Professor Howard Mount Department of Physiology | October 1, 2023–September 30, 2024 |
| Student Member | To be confirmed Graduate student representative | |
| Student Member | Anne Katherine Dionne Division I (alternate graduate student representative) | October 1, 2023–September 30, 2024 |
| Dean, School of Graduate Studies | Professor Joshua Barker Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost, Graduate Research and Education | Ex Officio |
NSA&P Committee Members (Voting)
The Associate Director, Graduate Academic Services will serve as secretary to the Committee (non-voting) for the purpose of annually establishing the committee and its schedule of meetings and any other general business.
Contact
*John Peever\ Vice-Dean, Students\ Chair of the Non-Standard Admissions & Programs Committee\ sgs.vdeanstudents@utoronto.ca\ Tel: 416-978-5986\ Fax: 416-971-2327\ \ Ed Baluyut*\ Associate Director, Graduate Academic Services\ Secretary to the Admissions and Programs Committee\ ed.baluyut@utoronto.ca\ Tel: 416-978-2657