J.3.1
Graduate students should expect continuity of supervision through their graduate program (see ).
J.3.2
Graduate students have a responsibility to maintain strong working relationships with their supervisors as set out in .
J.3.3
In cases where graduate students are unwilling to accept the supervision provided or have chosen to pursue research topics other than those indicated at the time of admission, the graduate program and the Faculty of Graduate Studies have no responsibility to agree to alternate supervisory arrangements if they cannot be reasonably accommodated.
J.3.4
Only under exceptional circumstances, students may request permission from the Faculty of Graduate Studies to change supervisors (see ).
J.3.5
It is the role of the Graduate Program Director (or delegate) and the Faculty of Graduate Studies to try to mediate conflicts between students and supervisors in order to maintain the continuity of the supervisory relationship (see ).