Good Standing & Satisfactory Progress

You are required to remain in “good standing” in your graduate program and to make “satisfactory progress” toward the completion of your degree requirements.

You are in “good standing” when you maintain the requirement of minimum grade performance in course work and successfully complete written and oral examinations, among other degree requirements.

The requirement to be in “good standing” in RSI also entails a documented Supervisory Committee meeting that must be held every 6 months. Your committee will assess your progress in the program and provide advice on future work. The committee provides you with a report detailing its observations and a copy will also be placed in your student file; you can choose to attach a response to the committee’s report.

Your eligibility for funding and registration in the program may be affected if you do not remain in good standing or if you do not make satisfactory progress, so it is important to meet with your advisor/supervisor regularly and ask for feedback on your progress and the level and quality of your work.