Regulations for permanence in the PhD program

Newly admitted students for the 2023-24 academic year: The duration of doctoral studies will be a maximum of four years for full-time students and seven years for part-time students, starting from the date of enrollment in the program until the date of thesis submission. If the doctoral candidate has a disability degree of 33 percent or higher, the duration of doctoral studies will be a maximum of six years for full-time students and nine years for part-time students.

Before the end of the deadline, if the thesis submission request has not been made, the academic committee responsible for the program may authorize an extension of this deadline for one additional year upon the doctoral candidate’s request.

Continuing students: The duration of doctoral studies will be a maximum of three years for full-time students and five years for part-time students, starting from the date of enrollment in the program until the date of thesis submission. If the thesis has not been submitted for deposit within the established time frames for full-time studies, the academic committee of the program may authorize a one-year extension, which could exceptionally be extended for an additional year. For part-time studies, the extension may be authorized for two more years, which may also be exceptionally extended for another year.

Exceeding the maximum duration of the program (Article 47 of NEDUS) will result in definitive withdrawal from the program, so it is essential to submit the extension request within the duration limits.

You can find all available information about the Permanence Regulations at the following link.