Provisional Candidature Requirements

Formal acceptance as a higher degree by research candidate is a multi stage process. The first 12 months of candidature (or halftime equivalent) are provisional and during this time, you will undertake a number of milestones. These are:

• attendance at a local induction program
• attendance at the Adelaide Graduate Centre induction program
• completion of the core component of the structured program; and
• completion of the major review of progress.

The number of milestones is greater during the period of provisional candidature than following confirmation, in order to ensure that, irrespective of your discipline, you will receive a comprehensive induction to the facilities, services and professional development opportunities available to you; to introduce as much structure as possible into the first 12 months of your research program whilst you are adjusting to what is often a very different study environment and style; and to ensure that you formulate an academically sound and feasible research proposal in the early stages of your candidature.