As soon as the external examiners report and at least one internal examiner’s report are received, the Dean of SPG&S shall, in consultation with the Dean of the Faculty concerned, convene a meeting of the Board Examiners at which the examiners’ reports and other academic matters arising from the thesis shall be considered.

1. Once a candidate has revised the thesis according to the recommendations of the Board of Examiners, the main Supervisors shall check the thesis and then write to the Dean of SPG&S, certifying that all corrections and amendments suggested by the Examiners have indeed been incorporated. This communication shall be copied to the respective Dean of Faculty/School.

Senate shall de-register a postgraduate student if:

The degree Doctor of Science (DSc) or Doctor of Letters (DLitt.) differs from the other postgraduate research degrees in that no specific course of study is required.