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Overview of Higher Degree by Research regulations for Doctoral Degrees

		Student lodges the form Application for Admission to relevant Director of School 5(a)				Not approved
		Interim Thesis Committee nominated by Director of School (includes Supervisor, Co-supervisors, chair, etc) 5(c-h) Director of School forwards Application to Divisional Graduate Studies Committee (DGSC)
		Divisional Graduate Studies Committee (DGSC) decides on approval of application 5(b)
		Approved
		Candidate is deemed to have status of Provisional Candidature 5(b)
		Registrar's Office informs student and offers a place 5(i)
		Student confirms acceptance of offer by completing Enrolment Form 5(j)
		Student receives confirmation of enrolment from Registrar's Office
		Student lodges the form Application for Candidacy with DGSC, no later than 6 months (full-time) after enrolment 6(a). The Application for Candidacy includes the Summary of Proposed Research Program 5(k) and nomination of Thesis Committee among others 6(d) and 8.				Not approved
		DGSC evaluates if conditions for approval of candidacy are fulfilled 6(d)				Terminated
						Thesis Committee approved
		Candidate is deemed to have status of Confirmed Candidature 6(d)
		Candidate submits Annual Reports 9 and Final Thesis to Thesis Committee
		Thesis Committee recommends Thesis for examination 11(g) Further information: Overview of The Examination Process
		Candidate submits Thesis to the DGSC for examination 11
		DGSC appoints a Thesis Examining Panel, based on recommendations of Director of School 12
		Each examiner submits an independent report to the DGSC 13(b) (or 13(f) for re-submitted Thesis)
		Report of all examiners are conveyed to the Chairperson Thesis Committee 13(c)
		Chairperson of Thesis Committee makes recommendation through DGSC 13(c)
		Recommendation of Chairperson of Thesis Committee : Thesis to be amended 13(d)	Recommendation of Chairperson of Thesis Committee : Thesis to be re-submitted 13(d)	Recommendation of Chairperson of Thesis Committee to University Grad. Stud. Comm. (UGSC): Thesis passed 13(d)	Recommendation of Chairperson of Thesis Committee: Thesis failed 13(d)
		Reviewed thesis submitted for re-examination by same Examiners 13(e-h)		UGSC considers recommendation 13(k)	UGSC considers recommendation 13(k)
			Reviewed thesis submitted for re-examination by same Examiners 13(e, h)	Council awards PhD 13(l)	Student terminated 13(n)

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Higher Degree by Research Regulations for Doctoral Degrees