S.L. 327.411 Art. 11Requirements of dissertation.

(1) A dissertation presented for the Degree shall:

(a) be completed at the Resident Institution unless otherwise agreed with both institutions;

(b) be work of an advanced or original nature in the student's area of study;

(c) satisfy the Joint Examination Board as regards content and presentation; and

(d) fulfil the requirements stipulated in the guidelines approved by the Joint Examination Board as regards format and length.

(2) No dissertation shall be accepted which is identical in substance to a document already submitted for a degree of this or any other university or to any other published material. Students shall, however, not be precluded from incorporating such previous work as may be necessary to the presentation and fuller understanding of their exposition, provided that the nature and extent of such incorporation are clearly indicated in the dissertation itself.