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All graduate students must hold a supervisory committee meeting with their full committee every three terms to review their academic progress. The meetings are intended to support students in making steady progress toward the successful completion of their graduate thesis. According to SFU Graduate General Regulations, students are required to be assessed annually for research progress, and continued funding is contingent upon demonstrating satisfactory progress each year.

Students begining in the Fall term will typically hold their Annual Progress Reviews each August. Progress Report forms are available for download on the right side of this page.

2) Annual Progress Report

The Annual Progress Report conisists of six sections:

• Part 1 and sections of Part 2 are completed by the student and submitted to all members of the committee one week before the Supervisory Committee Meeting.
• Part 3 of the Annual Progress Report is the Progress Summary noted above.
• Part 4 is a section for students to provide their own feedback.
• Parts 5 and 6 are completed by the Senior Supervisor in consultation with the Supervisory Committee.
• Part 7 is an approval page, and must be signed by all committee members as well as the student.

• Annual Graduate Progress Report Form (MSc)
• Annual Graduate Progress Report Form (PhD)

3) Supervisory Committee Meeting

Students will consult with the Supervisory Committee to schedule a Supervisory Committee Meeting every third term, towards the end of each year in the program. Committee Meeting requirements and format can be discussed with the Supervisor. However, most committee meeting will consist of the following items:

• Presentation of the student's research plan and progress
• Review of student's transcript in relation to SFU's CGPA requirements
• Review by the supervisory committee of the Student's submitted report, research progress, research goals, grades, course plan and funding.

Instructions for Completing Your Annual Progress Review

1) Schedule your committee meeting

• Be sure to leave yourself enough time to write and submit your progress report! (You will need to submit the report to your supervisor early enough to give them time to review the report.)
• Please contact your committee members directly to schedule your committee meeting.

2) Contact the Physics Program Assistant to let them know your confirmed supervisory committee meeting date, time and location.

3) Complete your progress form, including your report and CV (if required).

4) Submit all of your documentation (Progress Report Form, Progress Summary, CV) to your Supervisory Committee 1 week before your Committee Meeting.

5) You should submit your fully signed Graduate Progress Report (GPR) to the Physics Program Assistant as soon as possible following your meeting. 

• Annual Graduate Progress Report Form (MSc)
• Annual Graduate Progress Report Form (PhD)