Postgraduate Office
Doctoral Students: Application for an Extension to Final Thesis Submission Date

Date Last Modified:January 2013

Use this form if you require an extension to the final submission date for your thesis. This form must be completed if you wish to submit your thesis on a date later than 4 FTE (4 years as a full-time student).

There are 2 sections to this form to be completed before it is submitted to the Postgraduate Office. Please submit to completed form as an email attachment (). The first section is to be completed by the student and the second section by the student’s senior supervisor

Section 1 – to be completed by the student

Before applying for an extension please first discuss the matter with your supervisors.

Your application for an extension will be considered by the Dean of Postgraduate Research in consultation with your supervisors. You will be notified on the outcome of your request by the Postgraduate Office as soon as possible.

You must ensure that your enrolment is kept up-to-date - you will need to enrol on your thesis anniversary date, regardless of any extension granted.Please note that if you are granted an extension to your thesis submission date you will be liable for any additional fees for the period of the extension – you will need to re-enrol on your enrolment anniversary date for a period of 3, 6, 9 or 12 months. If you submit your thesis before the date by which your fees expire you will receive a refund for any full months of fees paid but unused.

Granting of an academic extension does not also create an extension to any scholarship you may receive. Application for extensions of scholarships must be made separately to the scholarship granting agency.

Student’s Full Name:
UC Student ID number
Department/School
Senior Supervisor
Current Thesis Submission Date (available on UC SMS)
Number of months of extension requested
Reason for request of extension

PLEASE FORWARD THE FORM (as an email attachment) TO YOUR SENIOR SUPERVISOR

Section 2 – to be completed by Senior Supervisor

Do you support the student’s request for an extension to their thesis submission date?

yes

no

Do you support the requested length of the requested extension?

yes – I am confident that the thesis will be completed within the timeframe of the requested extension. The student has a clear timeline to completion

no – I suggest a more appropriate length would be months

Please add any further comments here
Name/signature
Date

Section 3 – to be completed by Department/School PG Coordinator

Do you support the student’s request for an extension to their thesis submission date?

yes

no

Please add any further comments here
Name/signature
Date

PLEASE FORWARD THE FORM (as an email attachment) TO THE POSTGRADUATE OFFICE ()

Approved

Comments

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Dean of PG Research Date

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