2020-21 Academic Period

PLEASE DIRECT ALL COURSE INQUIRIES DIRECTLY TO THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR

NOTE:   BME CORE Courses are required and are fundamental courses in the BME Graduate Program.  CORE Courses are designed to enrich the BME Graduate Student's background for research necessary in the program.  The remainder of the necessary courses required for research, thesis, and graduation are to be decided by your Academic Advisor. 

BEFORE REGISTERING please discuss all courses with your Academic Advisor  --  ALL courses must be approved by your Academic Advisor and, in some cases, your Advisory Committee.  Should they feel necessary, Academic Advisors and/or Advisory Committee may recommend courses in addition to the student's "required" and minimum credit hours.

FALL 2020

REGISTRATION / RE-REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

Registration is required in each Term until you graduate to maintain continuous enrollment in the Graduate Program.  Students who fail to register are subject to discontinuance from the Graduate Program.

• REGISTRATION BEGINS:       23 JULY 2020
  Please check your Aurora Account your initial Registration Date & Time.  Initial Registration Dates & Times are usually meant for undergraduate courses. 
• REGISTRATION ENDS:           22 SEPTEMBER 2020
• LAST DAY TO VW:                  23 NOVEMBER 2020
  
• COURSES BEGIN:                   Course Instructors will contact 
                                                        registered students in September

ALL Graduate Students MUST register during the FALL TERM regardless of whether or not the student plans to enroll in a course.  Students who fail to register are subject to DISCONTINUANCE from the Graduate Program. 

• MAINTAINING CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION
  Please look-up the CRN in your Aurora Account
  • Doctoral Re-registration  -- GRAD 8020
  • Master's Re-registration -- GRAD 7020
• CANDIDACY EXAM:  Ph.D. Students planning their Oral Candidacy Exam this Term  
  • ALSO register in Doctoral Candidacy Examination -- GRAD 8010 
    Please look-up the CRN in your Aurora Account
• GRADUATING: 
  • OCTOBER Graduands
    • DO NOT Register
    • Please Contact the Graduate Student Advisor (Amy Dario) to allow me to
      • Check your records
      • Submit Grades for BME 7000 Seminar
  • FEBRUARY or MAY Graduands 
    Please look-up the CRN in your Aurora Account
    • Doctoral Thesis  -- GRAD 8000
    • Master's Thesis   -- GRAD 7000
    • ALSO, please register in BME 7000 Seminar

• EXCEPTION TO CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION:     Students Planning to Graduate in OCTOBER 2020
  • OCTOBER 2020 CONVOCATION:  In order to graduate in October 2020, you must be registered in SUMMER 2020 in the appropriate Grad Thesis designation:  Grad 7000 or Grad 8000
  • OCTOBR 2020 GRADUANDS please DO NOT register in the FALL 2020 Term
    (see above "October Graduands")
    

FALL COURSE OFFERINGS

TERM DATES:                ~09 SEPTEMBER 2020 -- ~11 DECEMBER 2020

EXAM PERIOD:             12 - 23 DECEMBER 2020

IMPORTANT DATES:    http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/deadlines/index.html

PLEASE DIRECT COURSE INQUIRIES DIRECTLY TO THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Courses in this table, in which the entire ROW is highlighted in YELLOW, indicate offerings in other disciplines open to BME students

WINTER 2021

REGISTRATION / RE-REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

Registration is required in EACH Term until graduation in order to maintain enrollment in the Graduate Program -- students who fail to register are subject to discontinuance from the Graduate Program.

• REGISTRATION BEGINS:      23 July 2020
  Please check your Aurora Account your initial Registration Date & Time.  Initial Registration Dates & Times are usually meant for undergraduate courses. 
• REGISTRATION ENDS:           01 February 2021
  
• LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
  WITHOUT VW MARK:              29 January 2021
• LAST DAY TO VW:                   31 March 2021
  
• COURSES BEGIN:                    Course Instructors will contact registered students
                                                         in mid-January OR you may contact the Instructor directly
  

UNLESS you have met the graduation requirements for FEBRUARY 2021, ALL Graduate Students MUST register during the WINTER 2021 TERM regardless of whether or not the student plans to enroll in a course.  Students who fail to register are subject to discontinuance from the Graduate Program.

• MAINTAINING CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION
  Please look-up the CRN in your Aurora Account
  • Doctoral Re-registration  -- GRAD 8020
  • Master's Re-registration  --  GRAD 7020
• CANDIDACY EXAM:  Students planning their Oral Candidacy Exam this TERM   
  • ALSO register in Doctorial Candidacy Examination  --  GRAD 8010 
    Please look-up the CRN in your Aurora Account
• GRADUATING:  Students planning to graduate in May or October 
  Please look-up the CRN in your Aurora Account
  • Doctoral Thesis  -- GRAD 8000
  • Master's Thesis   -- GRAD 7000
• EXCEPTION TO CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION:     Students Planning to Graduate in  FEBRUARY
  • FEBRUARY 2021 GRADUANDS: Registration is required in FALL 2021 TERM in either Grad 7000 or Grad 8000 -- whichever is appropriate.
  • FEBRUARY GRADUANDS:   DO NOT register in the WINTER 2021 Term

WINTER COURSE OFFERINGS

TERM DATES:                JANUARY 2021  --  APRIL 2021

EXAM PERIOD:             19 April 2021-- 01 May 2021

IMPORTANT DATES:    http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/deadlines/index.html

PLEASE DIRECT COURSE INQUIRIES TO THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Courses in this table, highlighted in YELLOW, indicate offerings in other disciplines open to BME students

 SUMMER 2020

REGISTRATION / RE-REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

• SUMMER REGISTRATION DEADLINES -- Summer Registration is required to maintain enrollment in the Graduate Program -- Students failing to register may be subject to discontinuance from their program 

  REGISTRATION BEGINS:	20 APRIL 2020
  RETURNING STUDENTS:  Please check your Aurora Account your initial Registration Date & Time.  Initial Registration Dates & Times are usually meant for undergraduate courses
  REGISTRATION ENDS	03 JUNE 2020
  LAST DAY TO VW	27 JULY 2020
  COURSES BEGIN	PLEASE Contact Course Instructor
  TUITION & FEE DEADLINE	03 JUNE 2020

• FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS NEW, TO BME, IN SUMMER 2020:  STUDENTS BEGINNING A GRADUATE PROGRAM IN SUMMER 2019 MUST REGISTER IN THE FOLLOWING...

1. GRAD 6000:      
   For ALL students beginning a Graduate Program in Summer Term 2020 
2. GRAD 7500:       Academic Integrity Tutorial
3. ASG FORM:      Please remember to fill-in your ASG Form with your Academic Advisor -- we required that this is completed by the end of your FIRST TERM in the Graduate Program
   
4. BME Seminar (BME 7000):   DO NOT register in this course until you are ready to graduate

• CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION: 

1. ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS MUST
   1. MAINTAIN CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION until Graduation
   2. Otherwise the student will be DISCONTINUED from the Graduate Program.
2. UNTIL YOU GRADUATE, you must REGISTER in each Term regardless of whether you are enrolled in a course.
   1. Fall Term
   2. Winter Term
   3. Summer Terms . 
3. RETURNING Graduate Students must use one of the registration codes(listed here)
   Please look-up the CRN in your Aurora Account
   • Grad 8020 (Ph.D.)
   • Grad 7020 (Master)

• CANDIDACY EXAM:  Students planning their ORAL CANDIDACY EXAM in this TERM must register in the following:
  Please look-up the CRN in your Aurora Account
  • Doctoral Candidacy Examination -- GRAD 8010 
• OCTOBER 2019 GRADUANDS:
  Students planning to graduate in the OCTOBER CONVOCATION must register in the follow:
  Please look-up the CRN in your Aurora Account
  • Doctoral Thesis  -- Grad 8000 (Ph.D.)
  • Master's Thesis -- Grad 7000 (M.Sc.)
• UNIVERSITY FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE:    http://umanitoba.ca/student/examination_schedules.html

SUMMER COURSE OFFERINGS

  Important Dates & Deadlines:
http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/deadlines/index.html

BME & UNIVERSITY REQUIRED COURSES 

REQUIRED... GRAD 7500 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY ONLINE TUTORIAL

ALL Graduate Students are required to register for and successfully complete the online compulsory tutorial which concerns Academic Integrity.  Students are required to take and successfull complete this tutorial in their FIRST SEMESTER in the Graduate Program otherwise privileges will be suspended.

GRAD 7500 -- GENERAL INFORMATION:  http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/registration/grad7500FAQ.html  

• This is a ZERO credit-hour course and will not count towards your GPA
• Failure to successfully complete this tutorial will result in SUSPENSION of Registration Privileges
• Students are required to successfully compete the Academic Integrity Tutorial only ONCE while in the Graduate Progam
  • STUDENTS ENTERING ANOTHER PROGRAM:  (another Master's or Ph.D.) Are not required to retake the the Academic Integrity Tutorial
  • Students who return to a Graduate Program where a "SPAN-OF-TIME" occurred may need to re-take the Academic Integrity Tutorial
    • A span of time of one (1) or more term(s) separates one graduate degree program from another graduate degree program (for instance, if a student completed GRAD 7500 at the Master’s level, took a break of one (1) or more terms and was admitted to another Master’s or Ph.D. program).
• Student on Exception/Parental Leaves must register in Grad 7500 upon return from Leave
• Pre-Master Students:  Required to complete the Academic Integrity Tutorial
• Occasional Students:  Occasional Students must register-in and pass the Academic Integrity Tutorial before beginning courses

• WHAT IS GRAD 7500, Academic Integrity Tutorial

• You may take and complete this tutorial at your leisure and may take it as often as needed to pass
• This is a ZERO credit hour course and will not count towards your GPA
• Failure to successfully complete this tutorial will result in SUSPENSION of Registration Privileges
• Student on Exception/Parental Leaves must register in Grad 7500 upon return from Leave

What happens if I don’t successfully complete the course within my FIRST TERM of registration?

• If you do NOT pass the Academic Integrity Tutorial after THREE(3) ATTEMPTS
  • You will be contacted AFTER the term to attend an Academic Integrity WORKSHOP
  • After the workshop, you will have the opportunity for an ADDITIONAL THREE(3) ATTEMPTS to achieve 100% on the Academic Integrity quiz.
  • A "CO" will appear in your transcripts until the Academic Integrity Tutorial is passed

   

   

  ACCESSING THE TUTORIAL

  • INSTRUCTIONS:  
    • http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/Academic_Integrity_Instructions.pdf
  • Access through your JUMP account:  https://universityofmanitoba.desire2learn.com/d2l/login
    • Enter your:    UMNetID Username and Password
    • After Logging-in Click on:  
      • under My Courses
      • GRAD-7500-A##-Academic IntegrityTutorial

Additional details are provided on UM Learn site once the students enters the course site

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REQUIRED... BME SEMINAR ATTENDANCE / REGISTRATION

ALL BME Students must attend and present at the BME Seminar.  

• REGISTRATION IN BME 7000
  • You must register in BME 7000 -- BME SEMINAR, 1-term prior to your Defence.
  • Registration required only once
  • At the time of graduation
    • your attendance records and seminar presentation will be reviewed
    • the Department will submit a final course grade
• ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED
  • ALL are required to attend the BME Seminars
  • ALL absences must be approved prior to an absence by
    • your Supervisor and
    • the BME Acting Seminar Chair, Dr. Sherif Sherif, Sherif.Sherif@umanitoba.ca
• SEMINAR PRESENTATION -- ALL BME Graduate Students are required to present their research at a BME Seminar at least once prior to graduation. 
  • Your BME Seminar presentation is required, usually in the second year of your program.
  • For a Presentation Date, please check with a BME Seminar Chair either
    • Dr. Zahra Moussavi  zahra.moussavi@ad.umanitoba.ca
    • Dr. Chase Figley       chase.figley@umanitoba.ca

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