Progression Calendar

During the first six semesters of candidature, all research-only students are required to attend the weekly Postgraduate Seminar and to participate in 30 hours of research activities annually. In addition to these coursework requirements, several milestones need to be achieved. These milestones are listed in the progression calender below.

		Commence Semester 1 (Feb/March)		Commence Semester 2 (July/Aug)
		Full-Time	Part-Time	Full-Time	Part-Time
Year 1	Sem 1	June – Submit research plan
Year 1	Sem 2	Present research at PG Seminar Nov – Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview Dec – Submit 1st Year Research Report	Sep - Submit research plan Nov – Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview	Nov – Submit research plan
Year 2	Sem 1	Jan/Feb - Meet with supervisory team and third reader of 1st Year Research Report	Present research at PG Seminar	Present research at PG Seminar June – Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview July – Submit 1st Year Research Report	June - Submit research plan July – Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview
Year 2	Sem 2	Nov – Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview Dec – Submit 2nd Year Research Report	Nov – Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview Dec – Submit 1st Year Research Report	Aug-Sep: Meet with supervisory team and third reader of 1st Year Research Report	Present research at PG Seminar
Year 3	Sem 1	Jan/Feb - Meet with supervisory team and third reader of 2nd Year Research Report Present research at PG Seminar	Jan-Feb: Meet with supervisory team and third reader of 1st Year Research Report	June – Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview July – Submit 2nd Year Research Report	June – Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview July – Submit 1st Year Research Report
Year 3	Sem 2	Nov – Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview	Nov – Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview	Aug-Sep: Meet with supervisory team and third reader of 2nd Year Research Report Present research at PG Seminar	Aug-Sep - Meet with supervisory team and third reader of 1st Year Research Report
Year 4	Sem 1	End of March – Earliest Date to Submit	End of March – Earliest Date to Submit	June – Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview	June – Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview
Year 4	Sem 2	Nov – If still enrolled, Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview	Nov – If still enrolled complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview Dec – If still enrolled, submit 2nd Year Research Report	End of Aug – Earliest Date to Submit	End of August – Earliest Date to Submit
Year 5	Sem 1	End of March – Latest Date to Submit	Jan/Feb - Meet with supervisory team and third reader of 2nd Year Research Report	June – If still enrolled, Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview	June – If still enrolled, Complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview July – If still enrolled, submit 2nd Year Research Report
Year 5	Sem 2		Nov – If still enrolled complete Faculty Progress Report and Interview #	End of August – Latest Date to Submit	Aug/Sep - Meet with supervisory team and third reader of 2nd Year Research Report #

# Note that the latest submission date for part-time students is at the beginning of their eighth year of enrolment.

The University of Sydney - School of Psychology

Progression Calendar