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
- Additional resources related to add/drop courses, student life, academic resources, campus services and more can be found at this link: http://www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/cs.htm
Professional Skills
From FGS Website – Graduate & Postdoctoral Professional Skills (GPPS) program
- 3MT Preparation Workshops (Faculty of Graduate Studies)
- Academic Presentation Skills in an Online World, for Graduate Students (Learning Skills Services)
- Academic Project / Thesis Proposal Writing Seminar (York University Libraries)
- Accelerating Women Led Ventures – ELLA Accelerator (Innovation York – ELLA)
- Aurora E-Learning Platform (Beyond the Professoriate)
- Certificate of Proficiency in Teaching for eLearning (ONLINE) (Teaching Commons)
- Cleaning your Data: OpenRefine for Social Scientists (York University Libraries)
- Clear Language Writing and Design (Knowledge Mobilization Unit)
- Commercialization (Innovation York)
- Creating Digital Online Publications with Scalar (Session 2 of 2) (York University Libraries)
- Creating Side Hustle From Your Skills (Innovation York)
- Creating Story Maps and Timelines with free Knight Lab Tools (Session 1 of 2) (York University Libraries)
- Data Discovery in the Academy: Advanced Strategies for Finding and Evaluating Data for your Research (York University Libraries)
- Data Management Strategies for your Research (York University Libraries)
- Eight-Step Editing: For Graduate Students & Postdocs (Faculty of Graduate Studies)
- FGS Certificate in Personal Wellness and Learning Skills (Faculty of Graduate Studies)
- Graduate Student Personal and Professional Development on Teaching (Teaching Commons)
- Graduate Writing Café Seminar Series (Writing Centre)
- Grappling with Privacy and Security for your Research and Data (York University Libraries)
- Incubating & Accelerator Startup Growth (Innovation York – YSpace)
- Industry Engagement (Innovation York)
- Knowledge Mobilization Planning (Innovation York)
- Leveraging Your PhD in Social Science and Humanities Outside of Academia (Career Centre & Faculty of Graduate Studies)
- Leveraging your STEM PhD Outside of Academia (Career Centre & Faculty of Graduate Studies)
- Managing Academic Stress (Learning Skills Services)
- Managing Research Photographs for Humanities Scholars (York University Libraries)
- Master’s and PhD Student Career Advising (Career Centre)
- Mitacs Training Workshops (Mitacs)
- MobilizeYU (Knowledge Mobilization Unit)
- National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity Membership (Provost & Vice- President Academic)
- One-on-one Writing Appointments (Writing Centre)
- Ontario’s First Food & Beverage Accelerator (Innovation York – YSpace)
- Planning and Design (Teaching Commons)
- Plotting and Programming in Python for Non-Coders (York University Libraries)
- Practise Your Conference Presentation Skills (Faculty of Graduate Studies)
- Presentation Skills (Learning Skills Services)
- Record of Completion Certificate (Teaching Commons)
- REDI© Professional Development (Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion)
- Remote Teaching Strategies (Teaching Commons)
- Research and resources @ York University Library: Searching Made Easier (York University Libraries)
- Research Ethics 101 (Office of Research Ethics)
- Scholarly Publishing and the Visibility of your Research (York University Libraries)
- Senior Teaching Assistant (STA) Program (Teaching Commons)
- Social Media Planning for Research (Innovation York)
- TA Certificate in Teaching (TACT) (Teaching Commons)
- Teaching Assistant Orientation (Teaching Commons)
- Teaching Commons Tutor (TCT) Position (Teaching Commons)
- The Teaching Commons and Transferable Skills for Graduate Students (Teaching Commons)
- Time Management Resources (Learning Skills Services)
- Time Management Workshop (Learning Skills Services)
- Tri-Council and OGS Scholarship Application Workshops – Doctoral (Faculty of Graduate Studies)
- Tri-Council and OGS Scholarship Application Workshops – Master’s (Faculty of Graduate Studies)
- Version Control with Git (York University Libraries)
- Wellness Consultations (Faculty of Graduate Studies)
- Writing Support for All Graduate Students and Programs (Writing Centre)
- York University Libraries Instructional Workshops (York University Libraries)
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.