Rules
The Handbook of Postgraduate Studies is available for purchase from the Co-op Bookshop and it is also available on-line. It contains a listing of candidature rules and regulations for both doctoral and masters by research study. These rules relate to issues such as eligibility for candidature at Macquarie University; the degrees available and attendance requirements; responsibilities of both candidates and their supervisors during the time of enrolment; periods of candidature; mode of enrolment; progressions reporting; conditions relating to termination of candidature and processes for the submission of the thesis. These rules apply to both domestic and international students.
From 2001 all commencing non-tuition fee domestic research students are enrolled under the RTS. Candidates are given four years, or four EFTSL (effective full-time student load) to complete a PhD degree as a doctoral candidate and two EFTSL as a Masters by Research candidate. Any previous incomplete research study will be counted towards the RTS entitlement. Candidates who transfer from a Masters degree to a PhD will be limited to a four year RTS entitlement which means that the period of time taken in the Masters degree is deducted from the four years allocated for the PhD program.