PhD and MS applicants are in the research-based program must identify and secure a potential supervisor before they can apply to the program. Applicants should contact potential supervisors directly (see below). Supervisors may agree to supervise students based on a number of criteria, including areas of research expertise and familiarity with research methodologies. Subject to availablility, faculty available to supervise students.

Especially for PhD applicants, once a supervisor has been arranged and once the PhD applicants has been successfully admitted into the program, the supervisor (in consultation with the student) will arrange for a minimum of three other faculty members to serve as dissertation committee members.