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The residential requirement is deemed especially important especially during the
early period of candidature to build the skills and knowledge necessary to carry
out the proposed research program and also for the candidates to make use of
support programs and facilities provided by the University. During the first few
semesters of candidature, the candidates are expected to interact on a regular
basis with supervisors and participate in any faculty activities if required by the
faculty.

For Coursework and Mixed-modes candidates, they have automatically fulfilled
the residential requirements by attending courses registered during the first few
semesters of their candidature.
For Research mode candidates, they are considered to have fulfilled the
residential requirement if they have completed all the following requirements:

(1) Attended at least 3 credits of Research Methodology Course within the
first two (2) semester of candidature;
(2) Seminar presentation;
 Master‘s programme – at least one seminar presentation OR more as
required by the faculty
 Doctoral programme – at least two seminar presentations OR more as
required by the faculty
(3) A Candidature Defence session;
(4) Face to face consultation with supervisor(s) as imposed by the faculty;
and/or
(5) Participation in any faculty activities as required by the faculty

The Faculty may include other requirements for their respective postgraduate candidates.
Please refer to your Faculty on how you can fulfil the residential requirements.

Progress Reports
All postgraduate research candidates are to submit a progress report online at the
end of each semester. The supervisor shall evaluate the progress report and
submit the progress report to the Deputy Dean of Higher Degree/Head of
Department.
A candidate whose progress is satisfactory will be recommended for continuous
of his/her candidature. The Faculty shall terminate the candidature of a
candidate whose progress is not satisfactory for three consecutive semesters. A
candidate who fails to submit his progress report within the stipulated period
shall be barred from registering for the following semester.

Candidature Requirements
All postgraduate candidates are required to complete their candidature by
fulfilling the requirements as follows: