Supervisory Committee

All RSI students in consultation with their supervisor(s) are required to submit the proposed membership of their Supervisory Committee to the RSI office using the Supervisory Committee Membership Approval Form by the end of their first term in the program. This form must also be re-submitted if supervisory committee membership changes during the student’s program. Students will be notified by email of approval. Please review the RSI Supervisory Committee Policy.

For an MSc student, the Supervisory Committee has a minimum of 3 members including a supervisor who must be an RSI member with an SGS Graduate Faculty Membership (GFM). The other members need not be members of RSI but must have a GFM with the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). Only approved Supervisory Committee members are eligible to participate in Supervisory Committee meetings. If you are uncertain whether a prospective committee member meets the requirements, please contact the RSI office at: rsi.admin@utoronto.ca. 

The meetings are documented meetings of the student, supervisor and other members of the Supervisory Committee using the Supervisory Committee Form. 

The Supervisory Committee must approve the MSc’s student proposal within 6 months of the start of their program.