All applicants for admission into the PhD will normally be registered initially for the MPhil Degree. Candidates registered for the MPhil may be permitted to transfer the registration to the PhD by The School for Graduate Studies and Research, if the Institute so recommends.
Transfer of registration to the PhD Degree will be initiated by the candidate’s Supervisor based on an assessment of the scope, depth and the originality of the research in progress. Such recommendation will not normally be made before the beginning of the second year of registration. Recommendations for transfer of registration will be assessed by a Review Committee appointed by the School for Graduate Studies and Research for that purpose. The Review Committee will also take into account the quality of a substantial paper presented at a Seminar of Staff and Students. Regulations require that candidates present THREE (3) public Seminars. The Institute also encourages professional development in a variety of ways. If the recommendation to transfer is approved by Graduate Studies, the candidate’s registration for the MPhil will terminate and the PhD registration will be dated from the date of the initial registration of the MPhil degree.