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The degree of Doctor of Laws,
Doctor of Literature, or Doctor of Science shall be awarded for
original work of special excellence in the appropriate field of
knowledge and published in a scholarly journal, monograph, or book
available to the general public. |
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A candidate for the degree of Doctor of Laws, Doctor
of Literature, or Doctor of Science shall be a graduate of the University
of Waikato or of the University of New Zealand or shall have been
granted the right to proceed to that degree under the regulations
for admission ad eundem statum. |
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No candidate shall present himself or herself for the
degree of Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Literature, or Doctor of Science
until at least ten years after graduation to his or her first degree. |
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A candidate for the degree shall forward his or her
application to the Head of the Student and Academic Services Division
accompanied by |
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(a) |
four copies of the published
work on which the application is based, one of which shall be bound
in the form prescribed for presentation to the Library, and |
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(b) |
a short discourse on the nature of the candidate’s work,
and |
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(c) |
a statutory declaration which shall |
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(i) |
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state the extent to which the
work is the candidate’s own, and (in the case of a conjoint work)
identify as clearly as possible which parts are the candidate’s
own, and |
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(ii) |
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state what portion (if any) of the work submitted has
been previously presented for a degree or diploma of the University
of Waikato or any other university, and |
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(iii) |
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declare that the work in substantially its present form
has not been previously accepted for the award of a degree or diploma
in this or any other university and is not being concurrently submitted
for a degree or diploma in any other university. |
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(d) |
the charge prescribed in the Table of Fees and Charges section
of the University of Waikato Calendar. |
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Upon receiving the application, the Academic Board may
at its discretion appoint a moderator who shall submit to the Head
of the Student and Academic Services Division a preliminary report
on the candidate’s work and a recommendation as to whether the examination
should proceed or whether the candidate should be advised to withdraw
the application. A candidate shall not be obliged to withdraw the
application if so advised, but withdrawal upon such advice shall
entitle him or her to the refund of two-thirds of the fee (excluding
GST) required under section 4(d) of these regulations. |
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If the examination is to proceed, the candidate’s work
shall be submitted to three examiners appointed by the Academic
Board, at least two of whom shall be external to the University.
Each examiner shall |
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(a) |
report independently on the
quality of the work and its value as a significant contribution
to learning, and |
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(b) |
recommend to the Academic Board whether or not the degree
should be awarded, provided that where the recommendation is that
the degree should not be awarded the examiner may recommend that
the candidate be allowed to re-present his or her work supplemented
by additional published work. A re-presentation permitted by the
Academic Board under this regulation shall be accompanied by a further
full examination charge. |
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