GENERAL REGULATIONS
2.1 Applications and Procedure for Admission
Applications for admission shall be made on a prescribed form obtainable from the School of Postgraduate Studies, to which the completed form shall be returned not later than the 30th of April preceding the academic year in which a candidate wishes to start the programme.
All candidates applying for admission to research programmes shall be required to submit (in about 500 to 700 words) an outline of proposed research.
Applications shall then be considered, in the first instance, by the appropriate Departmental Board. The Departmental Board shall satisfy itself of the suitability or otherwise of the candidate and the availability of resources for the successful completion of the candidate's work. Where an interview or a qualifying examination is required for determining the suitability or otherwise of an applicant, the Departmental Board shall decide the form of interview or qualifying examination and appoint a panel from its members to administer the interview or examination. The School of Postgraduate Studies shall be represented at such interview or examination.
The Head of Department shall submit to the School of Postgraduate Studies for its approval, a list of candidates recommended for admission together with:
(a) The pertinent extracts from the minutes of the Departmental Board meeting
(b) Statement on the nature of the programme
(c) Dissertation/thesis topic(s) and an outline of the proposed research (where applicable)
(d) Name(s) of proposed Supervisor(s)
2.2 Description of Postgraduate Studies
Postgraduate studies shall be categorised under two main headings: namely, full-time and part-time.
(a) A full-time study shall be completed within a maximum duration of twenty-four months from the date of registration for a master's programme and thirty-six months for a doctorate programme.
(b) A part-time study shall be completed within a maximum duration of thirty-six months from the date of registration for a master's programme and forty-eight months for a doctorate programme.
These maximum durations may be extended by the Board, on the recommendation of the Supervisor through the Departmental Board, by periods not more than six months to a maximum of one year.
2.3 Registration
Candidates admitted to the Postgraduate programmes of this University shall register at their respective Departments and at the office of the School of Postgraduate Studies at the beginning of each semester by filling in the appropriate forms prescribed for that purpose.
2.4 Academic Calendar
The semester periods shall be:
- First Semester August to December
- Second Semester January to May
