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Determination of commence­ment of course

THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

AMENDMENTS OE: THE COURSES AND DEGREES (DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY) RULES

32528/1981 22.2.82

Rule 1 of the Courses and Degrees (Degree of Doctor of

lhilosophy) Rules is amended by omitting the definition of

'candidate" and substituting the following definition:

" 'candidate' means a candidate for the degree;".

t:.. Rule 3 of the Courses and Degrees (Degree of Doctor of

Fhilosophy) Rules is amended by omitting sub-rule (1) and

substituting the following sub-rules:

"(1) Subject to sub-rule (2), a ~erson shall not be

a:imitted as a candidate unless he holds a degree of the

U1iversity or of an institution approved by the Committee.

" ( 1A) Where a person wishes to pursue a full-time course,

tie prescribed authority may aamit him as a candidate.

"(1B) Where a person wishes to pursue a part-time course,

t1e Committee may admit him as a candidate.".

"(1C) Where a person who does not hold a degree wishes to

p;1rsue a full-time course the prescribed authority may admit

him as a candidate, subject to such terms and conditions as

the Committee thinks fit.".

[~;ub-rule (1C) may overcome your query. However it only :rncceeds on the assumption, which is also made i. 1 your 'om­nents, that sub-rules ( 1A) and ( 1B) are also the sub-rules under which a person who does not hold a degree is admitted. :: would argue that he is admitted under sub-rule (2). If you agree with my last comment then perhaps sub-rule (2) ahould be amended to make it clear that admissions for a person who does not hold a degree may be made for a full­time or part-time course. Alternatively it may be necess­ary to repeal rule 3 and substitute two new rules, one covering entitlement to admission with or without a degree (and who grants that admission) and the other covering admission to full-time or part-time degrees].

3. Rule 5 of the Courses and Degrees (Degree of Doctor of

Pt.ilosophy) Rules i~ amended -

(a) by omitting paragraph (l)(b); and

(b) by omitting sub-rules (3) and (4).

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Duration f course

Attendance at the University

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4. Rule 10 of the Courses and Degrees (Degree of Doc l of

Philcsophy) Rules is repealed and the following rules are

substituted:

"10. (1) A course may be full-time or part-time.

"(2) A full-time course shall be pursued for not less

than 2 nor more than 4 consecutive years, and for 48 weeks

in e~ch year of the course.

"(3) A part-time course shall be pursued for not less

than 4 years nor more than 6 consecutive years.

" ( 4) In computing periods of time under this rule,

peri'Xis of suspension of a course shall ~ot be taken into

accoll!lt.

"10A. (1) Subject to sub- rule (2), a full-time course shall

be pJrsued at the Universjty.

"(2) A candidate may, with the consent of the

pres,;~ribed authority, pursue a full-time course at an insti-

tuti)n other than the University approved by the Committee,

or in field work related o his research away from the Uni­

" verslty, for periods that, in the aggregate, do not exceed

one-half of the period spent in pursuit ~f the course.

(3) Subject to sub-rule (4), a candidate pursuing a

part-- time course shall spend at the University such period

in the pursuit of his course as, in the opinion of the

prescribed authority is reasonably proportionate to the

period that a candidate pursuing a full-time course would be

requ~red to spend at the University.

11 (4) The Committee may, on the recommendation of the

presc:ribed authority, permit a candidate pursuing a part-

time co rse to pursue part of that course at a place other

than the University in accordance with conditions specified

by_ the Committee, if t~e Committee is satisfied that the

pursuance of that part of that course at that other place is

nece~1sary for the completion of that course by the candi-

date

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Tl sfer from full­time course to part­time course, &c.

Other employment

Termination

Methods of examination

Thesis examination

Degree by submission of published work

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1 108. (1) The Committee may, on the recommendation of the

prescribed authority, permit a candidate pursuing a full-

time course to cease to pursue that course and to purs ue

instead a part-time course.

"(2) The Committee may, on the recommendat i on of the

prescribed authority, permit a candidate pursuing a part-

time course to cease to pursue that course and to pursue

instead a full-time course.

5. Rule 11 of the Courses and Degrees (Degree of Doctor of

Philosophy) Rules is amended by inserting "pursuing a full-

time course" after "candidate", wher8'!/er occurring.

6 . Rule 13 of the Courses and Degrees (Degree of Doctor of

Philosophy) Rules is amended by adding at the end of sub-rule

(1) "or that the candidate has otherwise failed to comply

with these Rules".

7. Rule 14 of the Courses and Degrees (Degree of Doctor of

P~ilosophy) Rules is amended by omitting from sub-rule (4) .. "not less than twelve months after the commencement of a

C•?urse not less than six months before the date determined

f)r its completion" and substituting "not less than 12 months

a ft er the commencement of the course" .

8. Rule 16 of the Courses and Degrees (Degree of Doctor of

Philosophy) Rules is aII1ended by omitting sub-rules 1 ) , (2)

and ( 2A) .

9 Rule 28 of the Courses and Degrees (Degree of Doctor of

Philosophy) Rules is amended by inserting after sub-rule r lA)

the following sub-rule:

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Associate staff member becoming candidate

JDB:MS

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"(18) For the purposes of sub-rule (1A), a person e employed as a full-time member of the staff of the University

may rely on published work or a collection of published work

of which he is the author or joint author, if that work was

undertaken by that person in pursuance of a requirement by

the U~iversity that, in the course of his employment, he

undertake self-initiated and self-directed research work.".

10. ,ule :o of the Courses and Degrees (Degree of Doctor of

Philo3ophy) Rules is amendtd by omitting from paragraph (e)

"dura~ion" and substituting "period spent in pursuit".

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