high quality teaching supportive atmosphere friendly campus '1 accessible faculty student-life programs hands-on experience collaborative research great career prospects excellent location Brock University Your career begins here! Office of Graduate Studies, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Aven uP St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S 3A 1 Tel. 905-688-5550, ext. 3239 Welcome to Brock! Welcome to Brock University. We are internationally recognized for our strong sense of community and excellent graduate programs. Brock provides a friendly, supportive atmosphere for graduate students. Our smaller-sized programs promote collegiality, faculty accessibility, personalized and close contact between professors and students. As a graduate student at Brock, you will work one-on-one with dedicated professors who are among the top researchers in their field in Canada and around the world. Their individual attention and expertise will guide you as you explore new and exciting directions in your area of study. You will be joining one of the most rapidly growing parts of the University. We have expanded from eight masters programs four years ago to 18 this year along with four PhD programs. Another eight masters programs are in the advanced stage of planning or approval. Collaborative research is one of Brock's strengths and is encouraged across faculty as well as departmental boundaries and with other universities. This collaboration strengthens our graduate programs by offering students a much broader experience than narrowly focused programs. Brock University Graduate fellowships, research 500 Glenridge Ave. assistantships and teaching assistantships provide funding to St. C~tharines, Ontario support graduate students through­ Canada L2S 3Al out their programs. Telephone: 905-688-5550, Extension 3239 For more information about the individual graduate programs we Fax: 905-688-0748 offer at Brock, I encourage you to www. brocku. ca/gradstudies contact the department or program in which you are interested. !(MPl Dr. jack M . 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Schedule of Important Dates Last day of registration with late fee: MEd. -~~~-~--~~ Friday July 25 Last day for written withdrawal from Summer Session Spring, Summer, Fall, 2003 without the assignment of a grade: MEd. f----- Friday August 1 Last day for receipt of application to graduate for Fall First day of classes, Spring Session. Convocation. Last day of registration without late fee. , ~ " ~-- _______ ___ _____ ___ ~~- Monday August4 Civic holiday. University closed; library open. Classes Last day for course changes, Spring Session: MEd. will be held. Last day of registration with late fee. ---~----~-~~-~~ ~~~- ~~ ~-~-~--~~~~~--- ~ ~~~--~ -- Friday August 15 Last day of classes, Summer Session: MEd. Victoria Day. University closed; library open. Classes will be held for MEd students. --~----~---------~----- -- Friday August22 Cancellation of!ow enrolment courses, Fall Term: MEd. Monday May26 Last day for written withdrawal from Spring Session Wednesday August27 Last day of classes, Spring Session: DS. without the assignment of a grade: MEd, D4. Friday August29 Last day for BIRT registration for Fall Term: MEd. Last day ofSpring Session course changes with permission Last day of registration without late fee: MEd. of instructor. Monday September 1 Labour Day. University closed; Library closed. June 9 to Spring Convocation -~-- Friday September 12 MEd (thesis/projects) to departments for Thursday June 12 ~ ~- ~--- students to graduate at Fall Convocation. f ~ Monday September 8 First day of classes, Fall. Last day of registration without late fee. -- Friday June 20 Friday September 19 Last day for Fall Term half credit course changes with permission of the instructor. ---~~~--- - -~-- ~ -~----- -----~ ------------ Last day of registration with late fee. Last day for all requirements to be complete, including Last day for written withdrawal from deposition of theses in Library, for students to graduate without the assignment of a grade. at Fall Convocation. Monday June 30 Canada Day holiday. Monday October 13 Thanksgiving Day. University closed; Library dosed. and U niversiry closed; Library open. Tuesday July 1 Saturday October 18 Fall Convocation. Wednesday July 2 Last day for written withdrawal from Spring Session without the assignment of a grade: MEd, DS. First day of classes, Summer Session: MEd. 4 www. brocku.ca/ gradstudies/ www. brocku.ca/ gradstudies/ 5 Schedule oflmportant Dates Schedule oflmportant Dates Friday October 31 Last day for written withdrawal from Fall Term half credit Monday March 15 Spring break: MEd. No classes held. courses without the assignment of a grade. through ~~~- Friday March 19 Friday December 5 Last day of classes, Fall Term: D2 Thursday AprilS Last day of classes, Winter Term: Dl, D3. Friday April9 Good Friday. University closed; Library open. Cancellation of low enrolment courses, Winter Term: MEd. ! - Monday Aprill2 Last day for submission of final, proofread copies of MA (major essays) andMEd (thesis/projects) to departments for Wednesday December 24 Christmas and New Year's Day holiday. students to graduate at Spring Convocation. through University closed; Library closed. Sunday January 4, 2004 Friday April23 Last day for all requirements, including deposition oftheses in Library, to be complete for students to graduate at Spring Winter, 2004 Convocation. Monday January 5 University re-opens. First day of classes, Winter Term. Last day of registration without late fee, Winter Term. Friday January 9 Last day for BIRT registration, for payment of inactive fee. Friday January 16 Last day for Winter Term half credit course changes with permission of the instructor. Friday January 30 Last day for written withdrawal from Fall/Winter Term full ~redit courses without the signment of a grade. Monday February 16 Reading week. No classes held. through Friday February20 Monday March 1 Last day for receipt of applications to graduate at Spring Convocation. ···--~~-·- Friday March