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Overview of Higher Degree by Research regulations for Doctoral Degrees

 

a
Student lodges the form Application for Admission
to relevant Director of School 5(a)

 

 

a

 Not approved
a
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)
a
Divisional Graduate Studies Committee (DGSC)
decides on approval of application 5(b)
                 a   Approved    

Candidate is deemed to have status of Provisional Candidature

5(b)
   
a    
Registrar's Office informs student and offers a place 5(i)
   
a    
Student confirms acceptance of offer by completing
Enrolment Form 5(j)
   
a    
Student receives confirmation of enrolment from Registrar's Office
   
a    
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.
a


Not approved
a
DGSC evaluates if conditions for approval of candidacy are fulfilled 6(d)
Terminated
 
a
 a
Thesis Committee approved
a
Candidate is deemed to have status of Confirmed Candidature 6(d)
   
a    
Candidate submits Annual Reports 9 and Final Thesis to Thesis Committee
   
a    
Thesis Committee recommends Thesis for examination 11(g)
Further information:
Overview of The Examination Process
   
a    
Candidate submits Thesis to the DGSC for examination 11
   
a    
DGSC appoints a Thesis Examining Panel, based on recommendations of Director of School 12
   
a    
a
 a
Each examiner submits an independent report to the DGSC 13(b) (or 13(f) for re-submitted Thesis)
   
  a    
 
Report of all examiners are conveyed to the Chairperson Thesis Committee 13(c)
   
  a    
a
Chairperson of Thesis Committee makes recommendation through DGSC 13(c)
   
a
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)
a
a
 a                a
Reviewed thesis submitted for re-examination by same Examiners 13(e-h)
UGSC considers recommendation 13(k)
UGSC considers recommendation 13(k)
  a                a
a a
Reviewed thesis submitted for re-examination by same Examiners 13(e, h)
Council awards PhD 13(l)
Student terminated 13(n)

 

For further information, please download Curtin's Policy on

Higher Degree by Research Regulations for Doctoral Degrees