{"id":1270,"date":"2021-12-14T15:10:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T15:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/?post_type=academics&#038;p=1270"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:51:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:51:38","slug":"forms-polices-and-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"academics","link":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/academics\/forms-polices-and-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Forms, Policies and Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:20vw;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1950\" height=\"720\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3545\" alt=\"a team putting hands together signifying teamwork\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/Graduate-Program-Team.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/Graduate-Program-Team.png 1950w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/Graduate-Program-Team-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/Graduate-Program-Team-1024x378.png 1024w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/Graduate-Program-Team-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/Graduate-Program-Team-1536x567.png 1536w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/Graduate-Program-Team-1920x709.png 1920w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/Graduate-Program-Team-1200x443.png 1200w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/Graduate-Program-Team-600x222.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1950px) 100vw, 1950px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container padding-v-lg\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left hero has-white-color has-text-color\">Forms, Policies and Guidelines<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading full-width padding-lg no-padding-top no-padding-bottom margin-b-xs\">Requirements for Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"full-width padding-lg no-padding-top no-padding-bottom margin-b-xs\">As a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, students will be involved in three major categories of activities: coursework, research and teaching assistantship. The forms and policies related to each of these categories can be found below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"full-width padding-lg no-padding-top no-padding-bottom margin-b-xs\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-accordion-block container\">\n    <div class=\"accordion js-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-accordion-item-block accordion-item js-accordion-item accordion-item--small\">        <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-title\">Coursework<\/button>\n\n        <div class=\"accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n            <strong>COURSE TRANSACTIONS<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/MECH-Course-Transaction-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MECH Course Transaction Form\u00a0<\/a><br>Taking graduate courses should be done in full consultation with supervisors and supervisory committee members. This form should be completed with all signatures secured for all\u00a0<strong>for-credit courses<\/strong>\u00a0and submitted to the Graduate Program Coordinator before the classes start.<br><br><strong>TAKING A GRADUATE COURSE IN ANOTHER PROGRAM AT YORK UNIVERSITY<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2025\/01\/course-program-other-2025-01-17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Request to Take a Course in Another Graduate Program at York<\/a><br>After consulting with your supervisor(s), this form should be completed with signature from the course director and submitted to the Graduate Program Coordinator for graduate program director&#8217;s approval.<br><br><strong>TAKING A COURSE OUTSIDE YORK UNIVERSITY:<\/strong><br>To apply for an OVGS at another institution, 1) complete the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/registration-enrolment\/fgs-forms\/#visiting-grad-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OVGS application form<\/a>, 2) attach a copy of the course description, 3) provide a concise rationale for how the course(s) fit(s) your plan of study, 4) a letter of support from supervisor, and submit all these required documents to MECH Program Office no later than <mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">30 business days before the start date of the term in which the applicant wishes to take an OVGS course.<\/mark><br>Upon receipt approval from MECH graduate executive committee, you may proceed to submit your OVGS application to FGS via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fgs.apps01.yorku.ca\/machform\/view.php?id=219932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Outgoing OVGS submission form<\/a>.<br><br><br><strong>TRANSFER CREDIT (ADVANCED STANDING)<\/strong><br>If you have taken a graduate course at a different institution in the past, for which you have not received an academic degree, you may be able to transfer the course to our program.  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Request must be made prior to completion of the first term of study<\/span>. <br>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/regulations\/admission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transferring a graduate course<\/a> to the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program at York University, please consult with the Graduate Program Coordinator.        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-accordion-item-block accordion-item js-accordion-item accordion-item--small\">        <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-title\">Research<\/button>\n\n        <div class=\"accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n            <strong>SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE<\/strong><br>Graduate students are supervised by one or two main supervisors and additional members of a supervisory committee during their studies at our program. Students must initiate and form their supervisory committees during the first term of their studies, and immediately after registration, by submitting the recommendation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/graduate-supervision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supervisor and Supervisory Committee Portal <\/a>. This should be done in full consultation with their supervisor(s). Please see these pages for FGS rules about the supervisory committees for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/thesis-and-dissertation\/masters-thesis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MASc<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/thesis-and-dissertation\/doctoral-dissertation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PhD<\/a>\u00a0students, such as the composition of the committees.<br><br>Graduate students must meet with their supervisory committees at least once every year. Organizing the meeting is the responsibility of the graduate students. In these meetings, students must present their yearly progress and future plans to the committee members and seek advice about their research. Submission of a\u00a0<strong>short research progress report<\/strong>\u00a0before the meeting and having\u00a0<strong>a presentation<\/strong>\u00a0during the meeting are normally expected.  <a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Appendix-D-and-SCR-combined_Final_Sep-24.docx\">Appendix D and SCR Combined Form<\/a> along with the 10 page written research progress report should be submitted to the program office annually.<br><br><strong>MASc PROPOSAL<br><\/strong>MASc students must submit their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/MECH-Thesis-and-Dissertation-TD1-Proposal-FILLABLE-revised-Nov-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MECH-Thesis and Proposal Form<\/a>\u00a0to the Graduate Program Office via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/thesis-and-dissertation\/research-ethics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">graduate proposal milestone portal<\/a>\u00a0at the end of their first year of studies.<br><br><strong>MASc THESIS DEFENCE<\/strong><br>MASc Thesis Oral Examination Recommendation details must be submitted to the MECH Program Office <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">at least four weeks<\/span> before the oral exam date.<br><br><br><strong>PhD PRPOSAL<br><\/strong>Prior to scheduling the Milestone examination, PhD and Direct PhD students must submit their Dissertation Proposal: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/MECH-Thesis-and-Dissertation-TD1-Proposal-FILLABLE-revised-Nov-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MECH-Thesis and Proposal Form<\/a>\u00a0and a dissertation proposal to the Graduate Program Office via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/thesis-and-dissertation\/research-ethics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">graduate proposal milestone portal<\/a>.<br><br><strong>PhD GRADUATE MILESTONE EXAMINATION<\/strong><br><strong>Forms:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/ME336A1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate Milestone Examination Request Form 1<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/ME-PHD4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate Milestone Examination Evaluation From 2<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/MECHANICAL-ENGINEERING-Oral-Examination-Chair-Responsibilities_2023-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ME Comprehensive Oral Examination Chair Responsibilities<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/REQUES1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Request for Extension of PhD Milestone Exam Form<\/a> &#8211; Please consult the Department of Mechanical Engineering\u2019s Policies and Procedures for the PhD comprehensive Examination before completing this form. You must consult with your supervisor prior to submitting this form.<br><br><strong>PhD DISSERTATION DEFENCE <\/strong><br>Doctoral Oral Examination Recommendation details and a copy of the approved draft dissertation must be submitted to MECH Program Office <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">at least five weeks<\/span> before the oral exam date.<br><br><strong>Delay of Publication (Embargo)<\/strong><br>To request for a Delay of Publication (Embargo) on a Thesis or Dissertation, please consult with your supervisor and submit the <a href=\"https:\/\/fgs.apps01.yorku.ca\/machform\/view.php?id=39691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">form<\/a> before the date of your oral examination.        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-accordion-item-block accordion-item js-accordion-item accordion-item--small\">        <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-title\">Guidance on Internship participation<\/button>\n\n        <div class=\"accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n            <br>Students are encouraged to reference York University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/\">Safeguarding Research website<\/a>\u00a0for background information and helpful links. For reference, research security efforts seek to safeguard research from being inappropriately accessed and used to advance the strategic, military, intelligence, or surveillance capabilities of a threat actor. Work in sensitive areas is particularly vulnerable to this threat.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Most granting agencies require research security assessments as part of the application process. Some granting agencies will require disclosure of recent partnerships and will conduct due diligence to identify relationships between researchers and organizations that they assess pose a risk to research security.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>To assess potential safeguarding research risks related to partners, students are encouraged to conduct open-source due diligence. This website provides resources for starting due diligence checks:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gc.ca\/site\/science\/en\/safeguarding-your-research\/guidelines-and-tools-implement-research-security\/guidance-conducting-open-source-due-diligence\/conducting-open-source-due-diligence-safeguarding-research-partnerships\">Conducting Open Source Due Diligence for Safeguarding Research Partnerships (science.gc.ca)<\/a>. There is a brief course available here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gc.ca\/site\/science\/en\/safeguarding-your-research\/general-information-research-security\/research-security-training-courses\">Research Security Training Courses (science.gc.ca)<\/a>\u00a0Basic internet searches for security concerns about the employer and a search of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sanctionsexplorer.org\/\">Sanctions Explorer<\/a>\u00a0provide a good starting point. Annex A in the Conducting Open Source website linked above provides a reference list of online databases to support due diligence searches.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>For questions related to this and other Safeguarding Research issues, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Research%20Security%20%3cresearchsecurity@yorku.ca%3e\">Research Security<\/a>\u00a0resources at York University.        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-accordion-item-block accordion-item js-accordion-item accordion-item--small\">        <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-title\">Teaching Assistantship<\/button>\n\n        <div class=\"accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n            All graduate students in the program are expected to submit the <a href=\"https:\/\/cupejobs.uit.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TA blanket application form<\/a> below to the Graduate Program Coordinator by January 30th. In this form, they should state up to three undergraduate MECH courses that they are interested to be TA for. This submission must be done annually and the requested courses are not guaranteed.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/cupejobs.uit.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Application For a Teaching Assistant Position<\/a>: \u00a0TAs are expected to fill in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/TA-Workload-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TA Workload Form\u00a0<\/a>with their instructors for each of the courses they TA. The forms should be fully signed by the middle of each term for every course and submitted by the TAs to the Graduate Program Coordinator.<br><br>If you are interested to take a TA and or RA position outside the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program, the form below should be completed and submitted to the Graduate Program Coordinator before you sign any external contract.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/Request-Form-for-Teaching-and-Research-Assistantship-Positions-Outside-t.._.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Request Form for Teaching and Research Assistantship Positions Outside the Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-accordion-item-block accordion-item js-accordion-item accordion-item--small\">        <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-title\">Petitions, Breaks, Leaves and Withdrawal<\/button>\n\n        <div class=\"accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n            <strong>ACADEMIC PETITION<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/regulations\/graduate-academic-petitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Petition<\/a>: The completion of an academic petition can be for various reasons such as Leave of Absence (LOA), extensions (Covid\/CUPE), and\/or advanced standing.\u00a0 Please ensure that you <strong>read the forms<\/strong> carefully and discuss options with supervisor, GPD and\/or GPC.<br><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/current-students\/regulations\/graduate-academic-petitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Type of Leave of Absence<\/a><br><\/strong>Maternity leave<br>Parental leave<br>Medical leave<br><br><strong>WITHDRAWAL<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/student-status\/fgs-forms\/#registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Program Withdrawal Form<\/a>:  Please complete and submit the form to the graduate program office.<br><br><strong>BREAKS<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/Vacation-Request-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vacation Request Form<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cgb-accordion-item-block accordion-item js-accordion-item accordion-item--small\">        <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-title\">Other Forms\/Letters and Policies<\/button>\n\n        <div class=\"accordion-body js-accordion-body\">\n            <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>POLICIES<\/strong><\/span><br><strong>Academic Calendar<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/mechanicalengineering.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mechanical Engineering Academic Calendar<\/a><br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>TRAINING<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; <strong><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">mandatory for all graduate students<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong>Academic Honesty<\/strong> : FGS Academic Integrity Module.  Please complete the module as soon as you receive the email and instructions from the Faculty of Graduate Studies. <br><strong>Health and Safety Training<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/hr\/health-safety-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHMIS II registration<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/yulearn.yorku.ca\/local\/yulearn\/learning_opportunity.php?id=218\">Health and Safety Orientation<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/yulearn.yorku.ca\/local\/yulearn\/learning_opportunity.php?id=158\">Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention for Faculty and Staff<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/yulearn.yorku.ca\/local\/yulearn\/learning_opportunity.php?id=237\">Accessible Customer Service (AODA)<\/a><br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>TRAINING<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; optional <br><strong>Machine Shop Training<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/student-life\/student-machine-shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lassonde Machine Shop<\/a><br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>DESK, EQUIPMENT BOOKINGS<\/strong><\/span><br><strong>Equipment reservation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/qreserv-mechanical\/\">https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/qreserv-mechanical\/<\/a> | <strong>3D Printer Rental: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.apps01.yorku.ca\/machform\/view.php?id=72131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3D Printer Rental Approval Form<\/a><br><strong>Desk Booking<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/app.skedda.com\/account\/login?returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Flassonde.skedda.com%2Fbooking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Skedda: Desk Booking (BRG 403)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Skedda-Quick-Reference-Guide-V1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Skedda Quick Reference Guide<\/a><br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>LETTER\/TRANSCRIPTS REQUEST<\/strong><\/span><br><strong>Letter of Registration and Enrollment:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.yorku.ca\/program\/letters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Request Letter of enrollment and registration in an academic session<\/a><br><strong>Ordering transcripts online\/Online degree verification<\/strong>\u00a0service can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.yorku.ca\/transcripts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>PERSONAL INFORMATION CHANGE<\/strong><\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/hrselfserve.info.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Employment records<\/a> (Address, Phone number, Emergency Contacts)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/students.yorku.ca\/student-personal-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic records<\/a> (SIN#, Contact Information)<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>MISC<\/strong><\/span><br><strong>Delay of Publication<\/strong> (Embargo) on a Thesis or Dissertation:  <a href=\"https:\/\/fgs.apps01.yorku.ca\/machform\/view.php?id=39691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Embargo request form<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/fgs.apps01.yorku.ca\/machform\/view.php?id=32507\">Extension of Email accounts for Withdrawn Graduate Students<\/a> Note that this form only applies to withdrawn students. <br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/fgs.apps01.yorku.ca\/machform\/view.php?id=292187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Library Extensions<\/a>: This request applies to withdrawn graduate students who have completed all milestones &#8211; with the exception of the writing and defence of their thesis\/dissertation.  <br>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <script>\n    require([\n        'kindling',\n        'kindling\/plugins\/accordion'\n    ], function (K) {\n        new K.Accordion($('.js-accordion'), {allowAllClosed: true, multiExpand: true});\n    });\n    <\/script>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Requirements for Graduate Students As a graduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, students will be involved in three major categories of activities: coursework, research and teaching assistantship. 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