S.L. 327.429 Art. 14Panel of Supervision.

(1) The Board shall appoint a Panel of Supervision for each student, normally composed of three members as follows: the Director, as Chairman, or his or her delegate, and two other members, one of whom shall be the research supervisor, provided that when the Director is the supervisor, he/she shall not be appointed Chairman.

(2) The Panel of Supervision shall follow, as it deems fit, the progress of students throughout the Course, and shall meet at least three times a year to review such progress.

(3) Students shall seek approval from the Panel of Supervision for any substantial modification in the title or content of the dissertation; the Panel of Supervision shall also be responsible for reviewing requests for extensions of studies and/or suspension of studies.

(4) Supervisors shall submit to the Panel of Supervision progress reports for the students under their supervision at the end of each semester of study, whether the student is following the Course on a full-time or a part-time basis. Such reports may include a recommendation to either (a) extend the period of study in order to enable the student to complete the dissertation; or (b) terminate studies prematurely if the supervisor deems this to be proper in the circumstances, provided that:

(i) the extension of the study period referred to in (a) shall be in accordance with the Principal Regulations; and

(ii) the Board may not terminate studies prematurely according to (b) until it has first given the student a chance to appeal.

(5) Should the principal supervisor become unable to provide the student with the necessary time and guidance for an extended period of time for any reason, the Panel of Supervision shall be responsible for identifying an alternate supervisor.