Supervisory Committee

Please review the Supervisory Committee Policy

All RSI students in consultation with their supervisor(s) are required to submit the proposed membership of their Supervisory Committee to the RSI office for review and approval using the Supervisory Committee Membership Approval Form by the end of their first term in the program (i.e., December 31 for students starting in September and April 30 for students starting in January). 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. 

For a PhD student, the Supervisory Committee has a minimum of 3 members including a supervisor who must hold a SGS graduate faculty membership (GFM) at RSI. The other two individuals must have a GFM within the School of Graduate Studies. Only approved Supervisory Committee members are eligible to participate in Supervisory Committee meetings. External members are allowed to participate as observers or non-voting members; they can participate in discussions but cannot take part in the student’s evaluation. 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 Meeting Form.