Examination and completion
Depending on your examination outcome, HDR examinations can take anywhere from 6 to 9 months to complete from thesis submission. There are three key steps in the examination process:
Examiners report
Examiners will have two (2) months to complete their examination report.
- Graduate Research will redact any confidential examiner information and email the completed reports to the Candidate (天涯社区 student Email) and their Primary Supervisor.
- You and your Primary Supervisor must provide responses to examiner reports in the provided template within three (3) weeks of receipt of the reports.
Examination outcome
- The Faculty HDR Officer will consider the examiner feedback and your responses to make a recommendation on the outcome including any revisions that may be required.
- You must provide the revised thesis, along with endorsement of the revisions from the Primary Supervisor, with track changes enabled within the timeframe outlined for your examination outcome as per the .
- Once all requirements have been satisfied, the HDR Officer will recommend course completion.
Course completion
There are several things you need to prepare for course completion. You must complete all requirements for course completion at least 3 months prior to next graduation ceremony to be eligible for an invitation. Graduate Research will confirm that you have met all other academic requirements of the course of study and will notify the Student Centre if you are eligible.
Preparing for Course Completion Candidate Quick Guide
What happens next?
Normally, it can take 3 to 9 months from recommendation of course completion to graduate depending on the dates of the upcoming graduation ceremonies.
You are not confirmed to participate in graduation ceremony until you have been invited by the Student Centre and have purchased your tickets.
Need help?
The HDR Examination team provides central administration of thesis examination for Higher Degree by Research candidates from thesis submission to course completion.