Once you have submitted your initial thesis for examination, your thesis will be dispatched to the nominated examiners. This page outlines some important information around the timing of the assessment of your initial thesis. For more information on submitting your thesis, visit the Thesis submission webpage.
Examiners are asked to provide their examination reports within six weeks of receipt of your initial thesis, however, the examination timeline can vary due to examination delays, for instance when a replacement examiner becomes necessary or an examiner requires more time to examine the thesis.
You should expect to wait a minimum of two months before we contact you with a result or notification of a delay. If you have not received any communication after two months, please contact Research Assessments at researchassessments@ecu.edu.au.
Please note that while the initial thesis is being examined, and until the Committee has considered the results, no specific information regarding the outcome can be disclosed to you or your supervisor/s. Following thesis submission and during the thesis examination process, you and your supervisors must not attempt to contact the examiners under any circumstances.
You will remain enrolled whilst your thesis is under examination, however, your enrolment status will appear ‘inactive’. This will allow you to retain access to your student email account and library services, as well as other services you enjoy as an enrolled candidate.
If you submit an initial thesis before the census date, you will not be charged fees for the upcoming semester. Please see the Withdrawal Dates webpage for the cut-off dates.
Should you submit your initial thesis on or after the census date, you will be liable for the full semester’s fees.
When Research Assessments have received the examination reports from all examiners, they will be sent to:
Most scholarships will cease on the day you submit your initial thesis for examination. To avoid having to repay any overpayment of your scholarship, you should notify the Scholarships Office at scholarshipsadmin@ecu.edu.au as soon as you have submitted your initial thesis for examination.
For more information on the next step, go to the Post thesis examination webpage.
Research Assessments
Student Administration
Building 34, Level 2
270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup WA 6027
Telephone: (61 8) 6304 3911
Facsimile: (61 8) 6304 2055
Email: researchassessments@ecu.edu.au