(1) This procedure establishes the process and requirements of admission, enrolment and examination of a candidature for a higher doctorate. (2) This procedure is to award a higher doctorate (Doctor of Letters or Doctor of Science) to an applicant, who is recognised to have achieved an international level of excellence, made original contribution to knowledge in their specified field over a number of years and surpassed the standard of work required for the award of a Doctor of Philosophy. (3) This procedure only applies to the following higher doctorate courses: (4) Some aspects of requirements for HDR courses are stated by other policies and procedures: (5) This procedure should be read along side the Higher Degree by Research Policy and Admissions Policy. (6) The Admissions Policy and Admissions - Entry Requirements (Higher Degrees by Research) Procedure state the minimum entry requirements for higher doctorate courses. (7) To be eligible, an applicant must have held a bachelor degree for at least ten years, a master degree for at least seven years or a doctoral degree for at least five years. (8) If the applicant is a graduate of the University, they must have worked continuously in the field relevant to the award since graduation. (9) If the applicant is a graduate of another university, they must have carried out a substantial part of the work submitted for the award at or in connection with Charles Sturt University. (10) Admission to candidature will not normally be accepted from an applicant who already holds a higher doctorate of the University, or an equivalent qualification from another tertiary institution. (11) The work submitted for the award of a higher doctorate must be a substantial and scholarly contribution to the advancement of the relevant field of learning, surpassing the standard of work required for the award of Doctor of Philosophy. (12) The work submitted for the award of a higher doctorate will normally be a published work, in that the work will have been available publicly for a reasonable period of time for review and criticism. (13) The University may consider for the award of a higher doctorate an unpublished work if the University is satisfied that the work does not lend itself to publication as broadly defined in clause 12. (14) Collaborative work may be considered for the award of a higher doctorate if the applicant submitting the work is the substantive contributor to the work. (15) The work submitted for the award of a higher doctorate must not have been the basis upon which the applicant was awarded any other degree from Charles Sturt University or any other university but may be work that follows on from work submitted for another degree. (16) The work submitted for examination for a higher doctorate award will normally be work that: (17) Unpublished work can be considered, however, where the nature of the work does not lend itself to publication. (18) Collaborative work can be considered where the candidate demonstrates that they were the primary author of the work. (19) The candidate will submit a digital copy of: (20) Submission must be lodged with the Graduate Research team in accordance with the above clause. Such applications may be lodged at any time. (21) The Graduate Research team will check that the application conforms to the clause above and will then refer the application to the relevant Executive Dean. (22) The Executive Dean will refer the application to the faculty's Higher Degree by Research Committee (or equivalent), which may: (23) Upon receiving an application for the award of a higher doctorate, the URC may either: (24) To accept admission and its conditions, the applicant pays the examination fee (payable to the sponsoring school). The candidature begins from the date of admission. (25) There are no maximum or minimum periods of candidature for the award of a higher doctorate. (26) Examiners must: (27) Each examiner must independently: (28) Each examiner is to recommend, on the basis of the published work, whether the candidate: (29) Each examiner will be given two months to produce a separate written report on the merits of the submission. Examiners shall not consult each other when producing their separate reports. (30) The URC shall seek unanimity from the three examiners and, after receiving and reading the examiners' reports, will make a determination to either: (31) Once a candidate’s submission is approved as a pass, the candidate must upload the final submission to the University's research output repository. The University may withhold a candidate’s transcript or award if they have not uploaded their submission. (32) Upon admission to candidature, the candidate shall pay the examination fee required by the University. The University shall determine this fee annually. (33) A candidate who fails to qualify for the award of a higher doctorate may, after a period of not less than five years, reapply for admission to candidature for the degree. (34) Nil. (35) See the glossary section of the Higher Degree by Research Policy for definitions of terms used in this procedure.Higher Doctorate Procedure
Section 1 - Purpose
Purpose
Scope
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Section 3 - Procedures
Admissions
The nature of the work
Quality of the work
Published work
Unpublished work
Collaborative work
Previously submitted work
Submission
Admission and duration
Examination
Examination fee
Right to reapply
Section 4 - Guidelines
Section 5 - Glossary
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