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This page lists the forms and guidelines for your doctoral study.
Important Information about Re-enrolment (532 KB)
)Select the category heading to display the relevant forms and guides.
Provisional Registration (DRC2) is the form completed by both candidate and supervisor to enable the candidate to be enrolled at Massey (after the candidate has completed the admissions process). This should happen within 2 weeks of the candidate arriving on campus.
If your circumstances change and you want to:
log in to the student portal and select the 'Research' tab to complete the relevant form.
Confirmation of Registration Report for Doctoral Candidates (DRC13)
Confirmation of Registration Process Guidelines
Request to defer Confirmation of Registration event
Confirmation of Registration Events via Video Conferencing
Due to the COVID 19 crisis, the Graduate Research School has gained permission from the University Crisis Management Team to conduct confirmation events via video conferencing platforms. Below is the policy, guidelines and associated documentation. Please read both the policy and guidelines first, before applying to have your confirmation of registration event held via video conferencing.
Confirmation of Registration via Video Conferencing - Policy.pdf (185 KB)
Confirmation of Registration Event via Video Conferencing Guidelines - FINAL.pdf (219 KB)
Request for a Video Conference Confirmation of Registration Event.pdf (161 KB)
Candidate Consent to Proceed with Confirmation Event by Video Conferencing form.pdf (126 KB)
Log in to the student portal to:
Log in to the student portal to complete the Application to be examined for a doctoral degree.
Doctoral Examination Information
Nomination of Examiners for Doctoral Examination (DRC5)
Examination Conflict of Interest Guidelines
Statement of Contribution to Doctoral Thesis Containing Publications
Application for use of Video Conferencing for Candidates
Practice Guidelines for Examination/Examiners Reports
Guidelines for Examiners Thesis Assessment Report
Thesis assessment recommendations
Thesis Assessment Report for Thesis Re-examination
Re-examination thesis assessment recommendation
Recommendation for Dean of Graduate Research School's List of Exceptional Doctoral Theses
Guidelines for PhD Thesis with Publications
Guidelines for Examiners of Doctoral Thesis Involving Creative Works.pdf
Examination Conflict of Interest Guidelines
Practice Guidelines for Examination/Examiners Reports
Oral Examinations via Video Conferencing
Due to the COVID 19 crisis, the Graduate Research School has gained permission from the University Crisis Management Team to conduct oral examinations via video conferencing platforms. Below is the policy, guidelines and associated documentation.
Video Conference for Oral Exams - Policy.pdf (192 KB)
Guidelines_For Videoconferencing Exams - Updated 03_04_20.pdf (213 KB)
Candidate Consent to Proceed with Oral Exam by Video Conferencing form.pdf (137 KB)
Application to Embargo a Thesis
Copyright Form and Declaration Confirming Content of Digital Version of Thesis
To be able to complete the online forms and to access the PowerPoint instructions, users must have the latest Adobe Reader software. Please click on the tile below to download the software. To be able to complete the online forms, please SAVE A BLANK copy to your computer first, then fill in the form, otherwise you will not be able to save what you have inputted.
