8.1 Commencement Date of Candidature
The date of commencement of candidature shall be determined by the URRTMC after receiving the advice of the Dean, the Head of School or Course Co-ordinator (as applicable).
8.2 Enrolment Status
8.2.1 An applicant may be accepted either as a full-time candidate or a part-time candidate.
8.2.2 An applicant for a higher degree may be permitted to proceed as a part-time candidate provided that evidence is supplied by the Dean, in consultation with the proposed Principal Supervisor, sufficient to satisfy the URRTMC that adequate and regular contact will be maintained between the candidate, the supervisor and the School / Faculty.
8.2.3 A candidate may transfer from one enrolment status to another on such terms as the URRTMC may prescribe and the URRTMC shall determine the new date for completion of the degree requirements.
8.3 Provisional Candidature
8.3.1 Applicants for Master’s level candidature may be admitted on a provisional basis, subject to conditions approved by the URRTMC, upon the recommendation of the Dean and such other persons as may be appropriate.
8.3.2 Applicants for PhD candidature are normally admitted on a provisional basis.
8.3.3 The URRTMC shall consider the reports furnished by or in respect of the candidate and the recommendation of the Dean:
(a) after a provisional Master’s candidate has completed one semester as a full-time student or two semesters as a part-time student; or
(b) after a provisional Doctoral candidate has completed one year as a full-time student or two years as a part-time student.
The URRTMC may then admit the student as a candidate, continue the provisional candidature, or terminate the enrolment.