Important Links for Graduate Students
All students are expected to familiarize themselves with the following information
- Course requirement accommodation for students with disabilities, including physical, medical, systemic, learning and psychiatric disabilities
- Religious observance accommodation
- York University Racism Policy and Procedures
- York University’s Policies on Sexual Violence
- York University’s Policies on Gender/LGBTQ*/Positive Space
Professional Skills
Graduate & Postdoctoral Professional Skills (GPPS) program
An extensive list of programs, seminars, and workshops can be found in the Faculty of Graduate Studies GPPS program website. Students are encouraged to visit the following units for more detailed information.
- Innovation York: Knowledge Mobilization; Commercialization; Agreement; Industry Partnerships, and Entrepreneurship
- MITACS : Networking skills; Project and time management; Reconciliation and EDI; Communication skills; Career planning; R&D management, Leadership skills, and Writing and presentation skills
- YSpace: Founder First Community, Customized Mentorship; Dedicated Programming; Startup Lifecycle Support; Leadership Development, and Access to Capital & Industry Networks
- York University Library | Workshops Calendar: Graduate reading room; Course and Class Materials/Resources; Teaching/Instruction; Research and Publishing, and Using the Libraries.
- Teaching Commons | Teaching Commons event calendar: Teaching development for instructors, graduate students and TAs, supports for curriculum development; scholarly teaching, and scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).
- Writing Center | Writing Center Calendar: One-to-One Appointments; Drop-In Sessions; Multilingual Studio and Grammar On! And Accessibility Specialist, and PhD Writers Café
- Learning Skills Services | Event Calendar
- Career Centre | Event Calendar
- Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion: REDI© Professional Development
Health and Safety
Graduate students have access to several health services on campus, from specific care to health strategies that can be used to support academic as well as social experiences.
The Appletree Medical Centre is located in York Lanes and has doctors and nurses on staff to assist with any non-emergency illness.
Please visit Appletree Medical Centre for more information.
Please visit Appletree Medical Centre for more information.
The York Lanes Dental Office is located in York Lanes and provides a full suite of dental services to patients.
Please visit York Lanes Dental Office for more information.
Please visit York Lanes Dental Office for more information.
A professional health educator is available to students for individual information on health related needs. The health educator can help answer questions or find appropriate resources to get students closer to answers. All services are entirely confidential.
Please visit Health Education for more information.
Please visit Health Education for more information.
Health Plans
The York University Graduate Students’ Association (YUGSA) offers a medical insurance plan designed to be comprehensive and low cost. The plan is offered through the National Student Health Network, a not-for-profit broker that helps us to achieve discounts through volume purchasing, and is provided by Green Shield Canada.
Please visit YUGSA – Health Plan for more information.
Please visit YUGSA – Health Plan for more information.
The purpose of the “Extended Health Benefits Fund” is to support members with health care costs that would cause an undue financial burden and that are not covered by the Sun Life Insurance plan provided by our collective bargaining agreement.
Please visit CUPE 3903 – Extended Health and Benefits for more information.
Please visit CUPE 3903 – Extended Health and Benefits for more information.
UHIP is the University Health Insurance Plan in place for international students and others who are not covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). The UHIP insurer is Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Sun Life).
Please visit York International – Health Insurance and Health Care for more information.
Please visit York International – Health Insurance and Health Care for more information.