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Master's Progress and Activity Reports
The Progress and Activity Report highlights your progression through your masters program, to identify successful achievements, professional development opportunities, and any areas for improvement.
The process is undertaken collaboratively between you and the full advisory committee.
Every masters thesis student is required to submit a progress and activity report by the end of the third term of registration, by the end of the fifth term of registration, and thereafter, at the end of each term until all program requirements are met.
Review Process
The review process for the report is as follows:
- Your advisor reviews the report and is expected to leave any relevant comments.
- Full report (includes your statement and the advisor's submission) is reviewed and acknowledged by you and your program's graduate officer.
Submission Deadlines
The first, full progress report, must be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by the end of the third term of registration.
The second, full progress report, must be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by the end of the fifth term of registration.
Graduate Student Advisor Resource
Students and their advisors are encouraged to complete and review, at least on an annual basis, the Graduate Student Advisor Resource. The resource is intended:
- To help establish a positive framework for the mentor/trainee relationship.
- To articulate the expectations of the advisor and the student.
- To promote a successful graduate student experience at Laurier.
Assessment Decisions
Three assessment decisions are available.
Satisfactory
This decision may be assigned if the student meets all the normal progression requirements in a timely and satisfactory manner.
With Some Concerns
An assessment of "with some concerns" may be assigned only twice for the duration of your Masters program.
- the student is struggling to meet the normal progression requirements of the degree, or
- the student's academic and professional development is partially meeting the overall expectations of the program.
Where progress is deemed (C) With Some Concern:
- An Action Plan, including specific activities and/or accomplishments and timeline to completion, is required.
- The Progress and Activity Report must be completed within a maximum of four months.
The second instance normally results in the student being placed on academic probation.
The following are required:
- An Action Plan, including specific activities and/or accomplishments and timeline to completion, is required.
- The Progress and Activity Report must be completed within a maximum of four months to verify that the student's progress is then either:
- Satisfactory: Student is making progress to degree consistent with the program objectives and requirements, as confirmed by having met the stipulated requirements as outlined in the details of the Action Plan, or
- Unsatisfactory: Student has failed to make progress to degree consistent with the program objectives and requirements and the advisor and Graduate Program Co-ordinator recommend that the student be required to withdraw.
The decision will rest with the associate vice-president and dean, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The student may appeal that decision to the Graduate Student Appeals Committee.
Unsatisfactory
Only in exceptional cases or circumstances is this category available without an initial assessment of With Some Concerns and may be assigned if:
- You are not meeting the normal progression requirements of the degree and/or
- Your academic and professional development is not meeting the overall expectations of the program, or
- You have not met the requirements of the Action Plan following a second assessment of "with some concerns" in an earlier review period.