S.L. 327.695 Art. 54

(1) Following the oral examination, the Chair of the Board of Examiners shall prepare a final joint report signed by all the members, which shall include: (i) an appraisal of the scope and quality of the work as apparent from the written thesis and practice (as applicable) and the oral defence; (ii) the list of changes, where applicable, as an appendix; and (iii) a recommendation to Senate.

(2) The Chair of the Board of Examiners shall forward to the Doctoral Academic Committee all the reports prepared by the Board of Examiners, including the preliminary individual reports and the final joint report with the list of changes, where applicable, as an appendix, in order to ascertain that all the regulations and procedures related to the examination of the work for the award of the Ph.D. or M.Phil. Degrees have been adhered to.

(3) Following consideration by the Doctoral Academic Committee, the Chair of the Board of Examiners shall be requested to forward the list of changes, where applicable, to the student for guidance and action. If all the documents are in order and after any required changes are submitted to the satisfaction of the Chair or the Board of Examiners, as applicable, the recommendation of the Board of Examiners shall be forwarded to Senate for consideration at the next scheduled meeting. Simultaneously, the Board shall be informed that a recommendation has been made to Senate.