Graduate Studies Students in a graduate program at the School of Architecture are also students of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, which is based in Room 314 of the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building and presides over all graduate programs at the university. The following notes describe the most frequent situations in which graduate Architecture students deal with the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Please note that some graduate regulations differ from their undergraduate counterparts. Disclaimer The graduate information on the Architecture web site is designed to provide helpful guidance to students. The regulations and procedures of the University and the Faculty of Graduate Studies are listed in the Graduate Studies Calendar. Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarships A student who is admitted to a graduate program at Dalhousie may be eligible for a Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarship if his/her GPA is 3.70 or higher. The annual scholarship allocation to the School of Architecture is limited, so a 3.70 GPA does not guarantee a scholarship. MArch students who receive an FGS scholarship in M2 will continue to receive funding in M5 and M6 if their cumulative GPA at the end of M2 is at least 3.30. MArch (Post-Prof.) and MEDS students may receive a Faculty of Graduate Studies Scholarship for three terms. Graduate Student Program Form At the beginning of your program you must submit a Graduate Student Program Form to the Architecture office. It will be forwarded to the Graduate Studies office, where it will be used to monitor your courses and check your academic record prior to graduation. To simplify this procedure for MArch students, the School of Architecture has prepared a partially completed MArch Program Form. MArch (Post-Prof.) and MEDS students should use a blank Graduate Student Program Form. Seminar courses An MArch student may take no more than two "Seminar" courses (Design Seminar, Humanities Seminar, Technology Seminar, or Representation Seminar) during the whole program. These courses are considered "special topics" by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, as described in FGS Regulation 6.6.5. Extramural courses Before you can register for a course at another university, the Faculty of Graduate Studies requires you to submit a two-page Graduate Student Letter of Permission form. To receive credit for an extramural course, your final grade must be B- or higher. If your grade is lower than B-, it will be recorded on your Dalhousie transcript as an F, even if the grade is considered a passing grade at the other university. For details on extramural courses, see the MArch - Year 5 > Non-ARCH electives. Leave of absence All graduate students must maintain continuous registration. If you need to be away for a term or more due to illness or a serious problem beyond your control, you must submit a Request for a Leave of Absence to the Architecture office a month before the term begins. It will be forwarded to the Faculty of Graduate Studies office for approval. For details, refer to the Leave of Absence regulations. Extended work term MArch students who wish to extend their work term for an extra year must register for ARCH 5310 each term. You must also submit a Graduate Student Program Update Form to the Architecture office to request a change in your student status from full-time to part-time; it will be forwarded to the Graduate Studies office. Human ethics review All thesis research involving human subjects (including personal interviews) must be approved in advance by the university's Human Ethics Review Board. Refer to submission information and deadlines from the Office of Research Ethics Administration. Before preparing an application, consult with the graduate coordinator. Thesis submission Students who are completing a thesis must follow the graduate requirements for thesis preparation and submission. Deadlines and format requirements are summarized in the Architecture thesis regulations.