Guidelines according to current doctoral regulations

1. admission to doctoral studies

Required documents(forms/downloads):

  • Form 3.1 |Doctoral candidate application|
  • Proof of previous education/qualification (e.g. Master's certificate and diploma)
  • Curriculum vitae with photo (incl. educational background)

Deadlines to be observed:

  • Registration within four weeks of starting work
  • Submission of documents to the Dean's Office > 10 days before the next Faculty Council meeting
  • Dates of department council meetings here

Non-subject-related degree or > 2.0:

Acceptance at the department:

  • Acceptance is made by the faculty council
  • Following the meeting, the doctoral candidate will receive two letters of confirmation (for their own documents/registration with the SSC)

Registration at the Student Service Center (SSC) is mandatory for doctoral students at RPTU!

- Additional enrollment is possible, but not mandatory

2. submission of the dissertation

Required documents (forms/downloads):

  • Form 3.2 |Admission to doctoral examination|
  • 4 printed copies of the dissertation - each copy must include
  • separately digital (via SeaFile): 1) dissertation, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) abstract
  • Proof of payment of the doctoral fee paid

Deadlines to be observed:

All documents must be submitted to the Dean's Office at least 10 days before the following Faculty Council meeting .

Admission to the doctoral examination:

  • by the faculty council

The appointment of the doctoral committee must be proposed at the same time as step 1.

The deadline of 10 days before the next departmental council meeting also applies here.

 

Required documents(additional documents and information):

  • Form 3.3 |Appointment of doctoral committee|

 

Composition of the doctoral committee:

  • is made by the Faculty Council
  • Following its meeting, the doctoral candidate will be informed of the composition of the committee

3. assessment

Copies of the dissertation are sent to the examiners after the Faculty Council meeting.

Deadlines:
  • 4 weeks (reviews 1 and 2)
  • possibly 4 additional weeks for 3rd report

Period: 2 weeks (after receipt of the reports)

 

Authorized to view the reviews:
  • Doctoral candidate
  • Members of the faculty council
  • All professors, junior professors and habilitated professors of the department

 

Authorized to inspect the dissertation:
  • All members of the department

 

Acceptance of the dissertation / notification of grades to the doctoral candidate:

  • Acceptance after inspection without objection
  • Then notification of grades to the doctoral candidate by the Dean's Office
Date:
  • Determination in consultation between doctoral committee and doctoral candidate
  • Coordination of time/room booking with the Dean's Office and subsequent announcement to the university public
Examination:
  • in German or English language possible
  • Duration of the presentation: 30 min
  • Duration of the subsequent examination: 30-60 min

4. completion of the doctorate

  • Necessary information and documents before Printing/publication (to be submitted to the Dean's Office ):
    • Declaration of consent to electronic publication |Form 2.2.|
    • Final print version in electronic form
    • ATTENTION: The title page of the library copies contains different information than the peer-reviewed version(sample: title page 2 )!
  • The dissertation must be submitted to the University Library within one year:
    • 40 copies
    • 5 copies if the main results have been published
    • 5 copies, if dissemination via the book trade
    • 5 copies + electronic publication(KLUEDO)

The doctoral procedure is completed with the award of the certificate. Only then may the doctoral degree be awarded.

Requirements for the transfer:

  • Checklist |Form 1.1.|
  • Confirmation from the library (sent directly to the Dean's Office)

Please note that this is only a guide to the doctoral procedure at the Department of Biology at RPTU.

The legal basis is the doctoral degree regulations of the Department of Biology at RPTU dated 27.11.2018.