After Oral Examination

Examination Results

1. Students who have satisfied all the requirements for the degree will be recommended for the award by the Panel of Examiners.
2. Students, who are required to make minor revisions to their thesis, but have satisfied all other academic requirements, may be recommended for the award, subject to resubmission of the thesis after making minor revisions by the deadline set by the Panel.
3. If there is disagreement among the Panel members concerning the performance of the student, the examiners should submit individual reports to SGS. An additional external examiner may then be appointed and be required to make a report and recommendation to SGS. The reports from the Panel members and additional examiner will be forwarded to the Department and College or School for consideration, and the Committee on Research Degrees Candidature will make a final decision based on the advice of the Department and College or School.
4. PhD students may be recommended for the award of an MPhil degree if the thesis is considered to be below the standard expected of a PhD degree, but is considered to have fulfilled the standard required for an MPhil degree.
5. If a student is required to submit a revised thesis, the Panel should set a deadline for resubmission not exceeding 12 months from the date of the oral examination. After re-examining the revised thesis, the examiners should make a recommendation to SGS. If the examiners are satisfied with the revised thesis, they may recommend that a second oral examination be waived.
6. After an oral examination, if revision to the thesis is required and the revision period exceeds two months (as stipulated by the Panel of Examiners), fees will be charged on a monthly basis from the month following the oral examination until submission of a finalised revised thesis that has been supported for acceptance by the Department Head/School Dean.

 Re-examination

1. A student must pay a re-examination fee to sit for a second oral examination.
2. The Panel of Examiners for the re-examination should be the same as that for the first examination, unless otherwise recommended by the College/School.
3. A student who has failed to satisfy the Panel of Examiners in a re-examination is not permitted to present himself or herself for re-examination on a further occasion.

Bound Theses

1. Students should upload the electronic copy of their thesis to CityUHK Scholars within one month after approval of final thesis accepted for confirmation by C/SGSC.
2. An electronic copy of the thesis will be uploaded onto online databases for both internal and public access.
3. The submission of the thesis forms part of the graduation requirement. SGS may withhold the student's award certificate and transcript if he or she fails to submit the thesis by the specified date.
4. The required format for the electronic copy is detailed in the (Guidebook for Research Degree Studies). For guidelines on preparing the electronic version of a thesis, please visit the Library web site.
5. Under normal circumstances, the thesis will be made available for reference as soon as they have been uploaded to the Library online databases. A student who wishes to restrict access to his or her thesis for a valid reason may write to SGS. Such requests will be considered on the basis of the justifications provided, and are subject to the approval of the Head of Department/School Dean. (Please refer to Guidelines for the Imposition of a Restriction on Access to a Thesis (Appendix 14 of the Guidebook for Research Degree Studies)