Programme |
Maximum Period of Study |
2-year full-time MPhil programme |
3 years |
3-year full-time PhD programme |
5 years |
4-year full-time PhD programme |
6 years |
4-year part-time MPhil programme |
5 years |
6-year part-time PhD programme |
7 years |
8-year part-time PhD programme |
9 years |
For Dual PhD and PolyU Joint PhD Supervision students, please refer to Appendix 1 for the maximum period of study.
Extension of the maximum period of study shall not be permitted. The student shall be de-registered from the programme if he/she fails to submit the thesis to the office concerned upon the expiry of the maximum period of study.