Progress and Examinations Group

The Progress and Examinations Group ratifies examination results of all postgraduate research degrees and awards those degrees.

The Progress and Examinations Group has been delegated responsibility from the Graduate Board for the following matters:

• to implement University policy and procedures for the examination of research degree candidates;
• to conduct regular reviews of strategic and policy issues in relation to examinations for research degrees and to make recommendations to the Graduate Board; 
• to conduct regular reviews of procedures and all documentation associated with the examination of research degree candidates and to make changes as appropriate;
• to undertake liaison and consultation with other groups of the Board as necessary;
• to undertake liaison and consultation with the Faculty Graduate School Committees as necessary;
• to appoint examiners for research degree candidates after consideration of recommendations from schools and other registration units;
• to consider recommendations made by the examiners for research degree candidates;
• to ratify examination results for research degrees, subject to the Group being satisfied that the criteria for the award of the degree have been met, to award such degrees and confer degrees in absentia, under authority delegated by the Graduate Board;
• To participate in the University's PGR Periodic Review.