Postgraduate protocols

Read more about the protocols you should be familiar with as a postgraduate research student at AUT.

These protocols are provided by the University Postgraduate Board and outline how postgraduate processes should be managed. These will be introduced as they are approved and added throughout the year.

A full description of guidelines and processes can be found in the AUT Postgraduate Handbook.

Admission protocols

• Jointly Awarded Doctoral Degree
• English Language Assessment Criteria
• External Supervision
• Doctoral Admissions
• Off-Campus Registration
• MPhil Admissions
• Transfer Protocol

Progression protocols

• Confirmation of Candidature
• Change of Faculty
• Extension Protocol
• Leave of Absence
• Progress Report
• Confirmation of Candidature submitted in Te Reo Māori

Examination protocols

• Appointment of Examiners - Doctoral
• Practice-Oriented Examination - Doctoral
• Doctoral Examinations
• Moderation
• Revise and Resubmit - Doctoral
• Doctoral Oral Examinations Undertaken Remotely

Other protocols

• Co-Authorship
• Conflict of Interest
• Higher Doctorate
• Minimum Resources
• Postgraduate Research Format
• Research Components submitted in te reo Māori
• Specific Learning Difficulties
• Postgraduate Research Hazards and Risks Protocol

Code of conduct for supervisors

• Graduate Research Supervisor Code of Conduct