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Article 50
The Defense Committee shall prepare a report, signed by all its
members, to be submitted to the department chair within one week
of the defense date. The report shall include one of the following
recommendations:
1. Acceptance of the thesis/dissertation and a recommendation to
grant the degree.
2. Acceptance of the thesis/dissertation with some amendments,
without the need for another defense. A committee member is
authorized to recommend granting the degree after verifying that
the amendments are made within a period not exceeding three
months from the defense date. The College Council may grant an
exception to extend this period, but not beyond six months from
the defense date.
3. Requiring the student to address deficiencies in the thesis/
dissertation, and the committee shall re-discuss it within the period
determined by the College Council, upon the recommendation of
the Department Council. This period shall not exceed one year
from the defense date.
4. Non-acceptance of the thesis/dissertation.
Each Defense Committee member has the right to submit a detailed
report of their differing views or reservations to the department chair
within one week of the defense date. This report shall be submitted to
the College Dean along with the Committee’s final report.

The Rule of Implementation for Article 50
If the Defense Committee requires the student to make amendments
to the thesis/dissertation, the College Council may grant an extension
to the required revision period, given that the student submit a
request of extension during the initial three-month revision period,
and the student must register for an additional semester to complete
the revisions.

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