Admission Requirements: | The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is offered in all Faculties. - Any person who has been admitted by a Senate-recognised university to a degree of Master or to a degree of Bachelor with First Class Honours shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Admission Regulations, be eligible to apply for registration as a student of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and, if the application is approved, to be so registered.
- (b) Application for registration should be made to the Vice-Chancellor or delegate or nominee and should include details required by the prescribed form, and a research proposal.
- (c) The Vice-Chancellor or delegate or nominee shall forward applications for registration to the Secretary of the relevant Committee, which shall make a recommendation to Senate or its delegate. A recommendation for registration shall include the proposed name(s) of one or more supervisors.
- (d) Senate or its delegate shall determine whether the application for registration shall be approved and, if so, determine the date of registration.
- (e) Students for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy shall register provisionally for a period not exceeding six months. Students shall during this period prepare and develop their thesis. At the end of this period Senate or its delegate shall on the recommendation of the appropriate Postgraduate Committee decide whether as a result of the review of the student’s work the student’s enrolment should be confirmed or cancelled.
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