Life as a graduate student

Events and workshops

The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) supports AU graduate students across all faculties with events focused on research skills, professional development, and career success.

Graduate Handbook

The Graduate Handbook includes information on FGS policies and regulations. It will help you navigate the following areas of graduate studies:

• admissions
• appeals
• program enrolments
• dissertations and theses preparation
• English language proficiency
• forms and requests
• transfer credit
• intellectual property guidelines
• exams
• program extension requests
• roles and responsibilities

Explore the Graduate Handbook

Learning support

While you will not be in a classroom for your studies, you will never be alone. AU and the Faculty of Graduate Studies offer you a wealth of resources and support to help you excel:

• Ask AU
• Accessibility services
• Program and course advising
• Financial aid and awards
• Tutoring and learning support
• Exam services support
• Mental health and wellness
• Technical support

AU's Write Site

Though the Write Site does not offer editing, it does offer several free services to support you to develop confidence as an academic writer. With support from the Write Site’s writing coaches, you can learn about and improve on your academic writing goals. Coaching is about learning over time, and is not about making one assignment perfect. Writing coaches can meet for appointments, provide written feedback on a paper, and answer questions over email. The Write Site also offers several academic writing resources, such as webinars about APA and the writing process.

Visit the Write Site