The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee, chaired by the Co-ordinator of Graduate Studies, is responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures for all graduate programs in the Faculty of Science.

Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee

• Joel Ross, Co-ordinator - Biology
• Travis Saunders - Applied Human Sciences
• Jennifer Taylor - Applied Human Sciences
• Patrick Murphy - Biology
• Xander Wang - Climate Change and Adaptation
• Marya Ahmed - Chemistry
• Shafiqul Islam - Mathematical and Computational Sciences
• Maria Kilfoil - Physics
• Anthony Harris - Graduate Student Representative

Mandate of the Graduate Studies Committee

• To establish and review periodically the goals, objectives, and learning outcomes of the graduate studies programs of the Faculty of Science.
• To review all applications from prospective Faculty of Science graduate students and recommend acceptance or rejection.
• To make recommendations to the Dean of Science concerning creation, deletion, or modification of graduate programs and courses in the Faculty of Science.
• To develop and review program and thesis guidelines for graduate programs in the Faculty of Science.
• To review academic records of thesis-based graduate students in the Faculty of Science and recommend to the Dean the award of degree or courses of action for substandard performance (as a complement to the student’s supervisory committee).
• To recommend changes to sections of the UPEI Academic Calendar relevant to graduate programs within the Faculty of Science.
• To review all nominations and renewals of graduate faculty and recommend acceptance, and level of supervisory capacity, or rejection.
• To co-ordinate promotion of graduate programs in the Faculty of Science.