Motion: That General Regulations point #4 of the Registration Regulations section be updated to allow students to add an embedded certificate program to their main Master’s degree program, effective immediately.

https://www.uregina.ca/graduate-studies-research/graduate-calendar/registration-regulations.html

Graduate students may not be enrolled in two programs at once unless they are taking an embedded certificate alongside a Master’s degree. Both programs must be at the University of Regina within the same Faculty. Students may not be jointly registered at the graduate and undergraduate level.

Motion: That an Embedded Certificates section be added to the Programs Overview section of the Graduate Calendar, effective immediately.

Embedded Certificates

An embedded certificate is a freestanding Graduate Certificate that is taken concurrently with a Master’s degree. Both credentials must be within the same Faculty. Faculties are not required to offer embedded certificates.

Upon graduation, students receive a parchment from both programs and both programs are noted on a student’s transcript.  

Admissions

Students may add an embedded certificate onto their current Master’s program after their first registration up until their second last semester. Any student is eligible to add an embedded certificate provided it is offered by their current faculty.

Motion: That the directed reading course GRST 800AA be converted to a new regular course, GRST 801, effective 202520.

GRST 801 – Grad Thrive Plus

The Grad THRIVE Plus Course prepares graduate students for success as they transition to and from graduate school. Module learning materials and activities provide a new grad community space to learn about and nurture academic integrity, the Truth and Reconciliation recommendations, inclusive values and essential skills that help students thrive at the University of Regina and beyond. This tutorial is compulsory for incoming graduate students and is to be completed within their first term of enrollment. Students who have taken GRST 800AA do not need to take GRST 801.

Motion: To formalize the program template for the Master of Administration (MAdmin) in Leadership project route, effective 202510.

Motion: To formalize the program template for the Levene Master of Business Administration (MBA) project route, effective 202510.

Motion: That the Levene Master of Business Administration (MBA) in General Management be renamed Master of Business Administration (MBA), effective 202520.

Motion: To create a Graduate Certificate in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigenization as outlined in Appendix E, effective 202510.

Motion: That JSGS discontinue the Science and Innovation Policy Master’s Certificates, effective 202510.

Motion: To update the Admission Requirements sections of the PhD in Public Policy (after Master’s) and the Master of Public Policy (MPP) to include information on the personal statement questions effective 202510.

PhD in Public Policy after Master's

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet the general admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, with the following additions (as applicable):

1. Applicants must have completed a Master of Public Policy (MPP) or Public Administration (MPA), or a Master's degree in a cognate discipline such as economics, political science, sociology, or educational administration from an accredited university and will be expected to have achieved an average of 75 percent or better in their Master's program. In addition, JSGS requires three letters of reference.
2. Applicants seeking admission after completing a course-based Master's degree may be required to complete an examination as a condition of the program, which will be identified in the admission letter. This examination will typically consist of a written examination in the students' major area and this is to be completed in the first year of studies. A student who fails the written examination will be permitted to retake the examination only once.
3. Applicants are required to prepare and submit a research program outlining the research that they would like to pursue in the area of public policy. The research program outline is to contain a well-defined problem statement, a review of the appropriate literature, and an initial methodology.
4. An interview with the applicant is required and will be scheduled by the School upon receipt of all application materials in the FGSR. The PhD steering committee of the School reviews the file and makes a recommendation to the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research.
5. Applicants must respond to the personal statement questions here [link will be inserted once approved].

Exceptional students may be considered for transfer from the MPP (or MPA) to the PhD. A transfer will only be considered after a student has completed all 15 credit hours of the course work required for the MPP (Note: students in the MPA would also have to complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of course work to be considered for transfer). Before students will be transferred to the PhD program, they must also successfully complete an examination (see above). The graduate committee in the School will also require three letters of recommendation (typically from faculty members in the School) in support of the transfer.

Master of Public Policy Program

Admission Requirements

All applicants must meet the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research general admission requirements and may enter the program from a wide variety of disciplines with the following additions (where applicable):

 1. Applicants must satisfy the admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research and additionally have an overall grade point average of 75%. In addition, JSGS requires three letters of reference.

Applicants must respond to the personal statement questions here [link will be inserted once approved].

Motion: That the Interdisciplinary Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Media and Artistic Research (research and exhibition) be changed effective 202520.

*In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of the Supervisor(s) and the Department Head, a maximum of three credit hours of senior undergraduate courses (300-400 level) in a discipline of direct relevance to the student’s proposed program of study may be taken.

 Graduation Requirements

All the regulations of the FGSR apply. Students are required to: a) Present an exhibition, production or performance in a professional manner in a university or alternative urban arts space approved by the supervisors; b) Prepare a written engagement paper (a support document of approximately 40 pages, not including bibliography); and c) Complete and pass an oral examination on the exhibition, production or performance.

 Student progress will be reviewed each year at the end of Winter semester by the supervisors and the IDS Graduate Committee.

 In keeping with the regulations of the FGSR, the panel to examine the exhibition/production/performance of a Master of Fine Arts candidate will consist of the co-supervisors, the external examiner, two other members of the Faculty of MAP and a Chair of Defense from outside the Faculty of MAP.

Motion: That Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Visual Arts (research and exhibition) be changed effective 202520.

Motion: That the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Film Production Program (research and exhibition) be changed effective 202520.

Motion: That all graduate GEOL course codes be changed to ESC effective 202520.

Motion: That the M.Sc. and PhD in Geology be renamed as follows effective 202520:

M.Sc. in Earth Sciences (formerly M.Sc in Geology)

Ph.D. in Earth Sciences (formerly PhD in Geology)