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(a) The candidate must submit six printed copies (original and five acceptable duplicated copies, on bond paper) and must comply with the special departmental requirements governing the form of the thesis, including methods of bibliographical entry and the use of diagrams and tables.
(b) Each thesis or dissertation must be accompanied by a suitable abstract. The abstract of a master's thesis should not exceed 150 words, while the abstract of a doctoral thesis may be up to 350 words in length.
(c) Regulations regarding style, pagination, certification, acceptance, grade and size of paper, as well as abstracts, reproduction, microfilming, binding, and the constitution of the examining board will be prescribed by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research.
(d) (i) Master's
The candidate is expected to notify his/her supervisor and the chair of the department at least two weeks in advance of the date on which he/she intends to submit the completed thesis. The candidate is then expected to submit six copies of the completed thesis to the department at least four weeks in advance of the intended date of examination.The thesis examination and defence will then be scheduled and the date will be announced at least two weeks in advance. The department must deposit one copy of the thesis to the office of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at least two weeks in advance of the actual date for the examination and defence.
(ii) Doctoral
The candidate is expected to notify his/her supervisor and the chair of the department at least two weeks in advance of the date on which he/she intends to submit the completed thesis. The candidate is then expected to submit six copies of the completed thesis to the department at least six weeks in advance of the intended date of examination.The thesis examination and defence will then be scheduled and the date will be announced by the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at least four weeks in advance. The department must deposit one copy of the thesis to the office of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at least four weeks in advance of the actual date for the examination and defence.
(e) Five unbound copies of the approved thesis, the original and four others, should be submitted for binding to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. Each copy must be presented in order of pagination in a separate envelope. Two copies are maintained in the library, the third copy is given to the department, the fourth copy is for the candidate, and the fifth copy is for the thesis supervisor. If the thesis was supervised by two faculty members, the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research will accept six unbound copies.
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