teeezyyy Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 I'm expected to confer my degree in June 2020 so I'll be deferring my admission to next year. Has anyone done this before? What documents do we need to submit? Any help would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amh12 Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 I’m not sure of UofA’s position on this as I haven’t looked, but I know a lot of other schools do not allow deferrals for this reason. Both UBC and Calgary have “Proof of Program Completion” forms that graduate students must submit (with supervisor’s signature) to indicate you will finish your program prior to MD orientation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prettyflyforalabguy Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 I was on the phone with the admissions office about this earlier this week, as my PhD will not be defended prior to September. UofA seems to be very flexible about this and said if I wanted to defer I could, or I could just defend in the fall. I'm not sure if the answer would be different for a MSc. I recommend just calling the office and asking about your specific situation- they're very helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhominem Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 Deferrals are only considered for UofA graduate students, as far as I know. They're all made on a case by case basis by Dr. Hillier. You can also put PhDs on hold and continue them in summers and/or following year two of med. The MD/PhD program is run by Dr. Underhill so you can speak to him about it. There are tuition and funding incentives for the combined PhD program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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