24Submission of thesis after expiration of course

24 Submission of thesis after expiration of course

2324.1 . Insert 13B. from PhD rulesA candidate may, at any time before the date on which the candidate's course expires under rule 15, or on the withdrawal of the candidate from the course, apply in writing to the Committee for permission to submit a thesis and to be examined in accordance with these Rules after the date on which the candidate's course expires.

24.2 An application must state the grounds on which the permission is sought and contain such other particulars (if any) as the Committee approves.

24.3 The Committee may, on receipt of an application, permit the candidate to submit a thesis within such period as the Committee specifies, being a period ending not more than 3 years after the date on which the candidate's course expires.

24.4 The Committee may, by resolution made either generally or in relation to a particular case, determine the extent of the supervision and access to University facilities to be accorded to a candidate during the period specified in a permission.

2.56 Examination: degree of Master of Philosophy: former candidates for degree of Doctor of Philosophy

2.56(1) Notwithstanding anything else in these Rules, a former candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy may submit a thesis for examination under these Rules as part of his or her candidature for the degree of Master of Philosophy:

(a) whether or not it has been revised since being submitted for examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy; and

(b) whether or not it exceeds the maximum length normally acceptable for theses submitted for such an examination.

2.56(2) If the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) appoints examiners to examine a thesis referred to in subrule 2.56(1), the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) must, unless the circumstances of the case are exceptional, appoint examiners who were not previously appointed to examine the thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

2.56(3) If the examiners appointed to examine a thesis referred to in subrule 2.56(1) have not previously examined the thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, the examiners must not be advised that the thesis was previously examined under those Rules.

Subdivision 2.10.3: Reports, recommendations, notification etc