PGR7
REQUEST TO SUBMIT A THESIS OUTSIDE THE NORMAL PERIOD 2015-16
Section A
School:
Student Name:
Student Number:
Degree Programme:
Date of First Registration:
Registration Status:
Year of Study (e.g. 1, 2, 3):
Cumulative Periods of Approved Temporary Withdrawal (if applicable):
Section B
Regulation 4 of the Study Regulations for Research Degree Programmes, and the
associated Code of Practice apply:
The minimum, normal and maximum (including thesis-only where appropriate) periods of full
time (FT) or part time (PT) study in years (including for taught elements where appropriate)
permitted for submission of research degree programmes shall be:
Award
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctor of Philosophy (by Published Works)
(PhD)
Integrated Doctor of Philosophy* (PhD)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Master of Surgery (MCh)
Professional Doctorates:
Doctor of Childhood Studies (DChild)
(MChild (Research))
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPysch)
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Minimum
Period
2 (FT) or
4 (PT)
3 months
(PT)
3 (FT) or
6 (PT)
1 (FT) or
2 (PT)
2 (FT) or
4 (PT)
1 (FT) or
2 (PT)
Normal
Period
3 (FT) or
6 (PT)
1 (PT)
Maximum
Period
4 (FT) or
8 (PT)
1 (PT)
4 (FT) or
8 (PT)
2 (FT) or
4 (PT)
2 (FT) or
4 (PT)
1 (FT) or
2 (PT)
5 (FT) or
10 (PT)
3 (FT) or
6 (PT)
4 (FT) or
8 (PT)
2 (FT) or
4 (PT)
4 (PT)
6 (PT)
8 (PT)
3 (FT)
3 (FT)
4 (FT)
3 (FT) or
4 (PT)
3 (FT) or
6 (PT)
4 (FT) or
8 (PT)
Doctor of Education (EdD) TESOL
3 (FT) or
4 (PT)
3 (FT)
3 (FT) or
6 (PT)
3 (FT)
4 (FT) or
8 (PT)
4 (FT)
4 (FT)
4 (FT)
5 (FT)
Doctorate in Governance (DGov)
4 (PT)
4 (PT)
6 (PT)
Doctorate in Midwifery Practice (DMP)
3 (FT) or
4 (PT)
3 (FT) or
4 (PT)
3 (FT) or
4 (PT)
3 (FT)
3 (FT) or
6 (PT)
3 (FT) or
6 (PT)
3 (FT) or
6 (PT)
3 (FT)
4 (FT) or
8 (PT)
4 (FT) or
8 (PT)
4 (FT) or
8 (PT)
4 (FT)
Doctorate in Educational, Child & Adolescent
Psychology (DECAP)
Doctor of Engineering (EngD)
Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP)
Doctorate in Nursing Practice with Advanced
Clinical Assessment
Juris Doctor (JD)
* The first year of this programme in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical
Sciences is a training year.
The maximum period within which students must submit all research elements required for
the degree for examination and by which all taught elements must have been completed is
calculated from the date of first registration. These periods exclude suspension, but not
extension, of studies. Sponsored students may also be subject to their sponsors’
requirements in respect of either submission or qualification rates.
Students shall be expected to submit within the normal period of study for their
research degree programme. Any requests to submit earlier (within the minimum
period), or later (within the maximum period) must be submitted to the School
Postgraduate Research Committee for consideration and approval. In exceptional
circumstances, a request to allow an extension beyond the maximum period must be
endorsed by the School Postgraduate Research Committee, and approved by the
Research and Postgraduate Committee.
For any extension beyond the normal period, an action plan shall be agreed with the
student setting out what needs to be achieved during the extension period.
Special arrangements shall apply to part-time research students registered for the PhD
pathway, who are employed by the University as contract research assistants. Provided
they have the support of their supervisor and the approval of the School Postgraduate
Research Committee, such students may submit after a minimum period of three years from
the date of first registration as an undifferentiated research student.
For students permitted to transfer from full-time to part-time registration, and vice versa, one
unit of full-time registration shall be considered equivalent to two units of part-time
registration.
Section C
Original Submission Date for Normal Period of Study:
Previous Change to Submission Date (if applicable):
Proposed Submission Date (Within Minimum Period/Within Maximum Period/Beyond
Maximum Period) (delete as applicable):
Reason for Change from Normal Submission Date
Degree Programme, exceptional circumstances must be outlined):
Signature of Student:
(if beyond the maximum period for the Research
Date:
Recommendation by Supervisory Team:
Signature of Principal Supervisor:
Date:
Signature of Second Supervisor:
Date:
Signature of Third Supervisor (if applicable):
Date:
Section D
For a requested change from the normal submission period that is between the minimum
period, and the maximum period indicated for the Research Degree Programme (see table
in section B):
I approve/do not approve
normal period.
(delete as applicable)
the request to submit the thesis outside the
The new submission date is:
Name:
Chair of the School Postgraduate Research Committee (or nominee of the Head of School)
Signature:
Date:
Please return this form to the School Office.
If the requested extension is beyond the maximum period, please forward this form to
Academic Affairs (academic-affairs@qub.ac.uk) for consideration by the University
Research and Postgraduate Committee.