1. The combined degrees of Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Clinical), Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Forensic) and Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Organisational) by thesis and formal coursework may be awarded by the Council on the recommendation of the Research Committee of the Faculty of Science (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) to a candidate who has made an original and significant contribution to knowledge, and who has satisfactorily completed a program of advanced study.

Qualifications
2. (1) A candidate for the combined degrees shall have been awarded an appropriate degree of Bachelor with Honours Class 1 in Psychology from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution at a level acceptable to the Committee.
(2) In exceptional cases an applicant who submits evidence of such other academic and professional qualifications as may be approved by the Committee may be permitted to enrol for the combined degrees.
(3) If the Committee is not satisfied with the qualifications submitted by an applicant the Committee may require the applicant to undergo such assessment or carry out such work as the Committee may prescribe, before permitting enrolment as a candidate for the combined degrees.

Enrolment
3. (1) An application to enrol as a candidate for the combined degrees shall be made on the prescribed form which shall be lodged with the Registrar at least one month before the commencement of session in which enrolment is to begin.
(2) In every case before making the offer of a place the Committee shall be satisfied that initial agreement has been reached between the School and the applicant on the PhD topic area, supervision arrangements, provision of adequate facilities and coursework and that these are in accordance with the provisions of the guidelines for promoting postgraduate study within the University.
(3) The candidate shall be enrolled as a full-time student only.
(4) The candidate will present the PhD thesis for examination no earlier than three years and no later than five years from the date of enrolment, except with the approval of the Committee.
(5) A candidate for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy as part of a combined program shall not be eligible to be awarded that degree until they have completed the additional requirements applicable to the other degree in such combined program.
(6) The candidate shall undertake the PhD research only as an internal student i.e. at a campus, teaching hospital, or other research facility with which the University is associated.
(7) The candidate will normally carry out the PhD research on a campus or at a teaching or research facility of the University except that the Committee may permit a candidate to spend a period in the field, within another institution or elsewhere away from the University provided that the work can be supervised in a manner satisfactory to the Committee. In such instances the Committee shall be satisfied that the location and period of time away from the University are necessary to the research program.
(8) The PhD research shall be supervised by a supervisor and where possible a co-supervisor who are members of the academic staff of the School or under other appropriate supervision arrangements approved by the Committee.
(9) A candidate for the combined degrees shall be required to undertake such formal courses and pass such assessment as prescribed. The order in which the formal courses are taken must be approved by the School of Psychology.

Progression
4. The progress of the candidate shall be considered by the Committee following report from the School in accordance with the procedures established within the School and previously noted by the Committee.
(i) The research proposal will be reviewed as soon as feasible after enrolment. This will be during the first year of study. This review will focus on the viability of the research proposal.
(ii) Progress in the combined program will be reviewed within twelve months of the first review. As a result of either review the Committee may cancel enrolment or take such other action as it considers appropriate. Thereafter, the progress of the candidate will be reviewed annually.

PhD Thesis
5. (1) On completing the program of study a candidate shall submit a thesis embodying the results of the investigation.
(2) The candidate shall give in writing to the Registrar two months notice of intention to submit the thesis.
(3) The thesis shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) it must be an original and significant contribution to knowledge of the subject;
(b) the greater proportion of the work described must have been completed subsequent to enrolment for the degree;
(c) it must be written in English;
(d) it must reach a satisfactory standard of expression and presentation;
(e) it must consist of an account of the candidate's own research but in special cases work done conjointly with other persons may be accepted provided the Committee is satisfied about the extent of the candidate's part in the joint research.
(4) The candidate may not submit as the main content of the thesis any work or material which has previously been submitted for a university degree or other similar award but may submit any work previously published whether or not such work is related to the thesis.
(5) Four copies of the thesis shall be presented in a form which complies with the requirements of the University for the preparation and submission of theses for higher degrees.
(6) It shall be understood that the University retains the four copies of the thesis submitted for examination and is free to allow the thesis to be consulted or borrowed. Subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act, 1968, the University may issue the thesis in whole or in part, in photostat or microfilm or other copying medium.

PhD Examination
6. (1) There shall be not fewer than three examiners of the thesis, appointed by the Committee, at least two of whom shall be external to the University.
(2) At the conclusion of the examination each examiner shall submit to the Committee a concise report on the thesis and shall recommend to the Committee that one of the following:
(a) The thesis merits the award of the degree.
(b) The thesis merits the award of the degree course to minor corrections as listed being made to the satisfaction of the head of school.
(c) The thesis requires further work on matters detailed in the examiner's report. Should performance in this further work be to the satisfaction of the Committee, the thesis would merit the award of the degree.
(d) The thesis does not merit the award of the degree in its present form and further work as described in the examiner's report is required. The revised thesis should be course to re-examination.
(e) The thesis does not merit the award of the degree and does not demonstrate that resubmission would be likely to achieve that merit.
(3) If the performance in the further work recommended under (2)(c) above is not to the satisfaction of the Committee, the Committee may permit the candidate to submit the thesis for re-examination as determined by the Committee within a period determined by it but not exceeding eighteen months.
(4) After consideration of the examiners' reports and the results of any further examination of the thesis, the Committee may require the candidate to submit to written or oral examination before recommending whether or not the candidate be awarded the degree. If it is decided that the candidate be not awarded the degree, the Committee shall determine whether or not the candidate be permitted to resubmit the thesis after a further period of study and/or research.

Fees
7. A candidate shall pay such fees as may be determined from time to time by the Council.