The following Forms have been designed to ensure that each stage of the Postgraduate Student’s progress is followed in accordance with the Regulations for Postgraduate Studies. The stage and/or process to which a Form is applicable is referred to in the Title of the Form.

• PG-Form 1: Postgraduate Student Registration
• PG-Form 2: Notice of Intent to Submit Dissertation/Thesis for Examination
• PG-Form 3: Nomination of Examiners for Taught Masters Degree
• PG-Form 4: Nomination of Examiners for MastersDegree by Research and Doctoral Degree 
• PG-Form 5: Submission of Dissertation/Thesis for Examination
• PG-Form 6: Examiners’ Report – Taught Masters Degree
• PG-Form 7: Examiners’ Report – Masters Degree by Research and Thesis
• PG-Form 8: Examiners’ Report – Doctor of Philosophy Degree
• PG-Form 9: Change of Supervisor(s)
• PG-Form 10: Postgraduate Student Progress Report
• PG-Form 11: Application for Extension of Study Period 
• PG-Form 12: Submission of Article for Publication
• PG-Form 13: Research Supervision Record Form

• Handbook for Postgraduate Students preparing to submit thesis/dissertation for examination
• Research Policy and Intellectual Property Rights
• Academic Progress Forms
• Application Forms
• Annual Subscription Form
• Research Affiliation Form
• Application for Ethical Approval (Humanities and Social Sciences)
• Participants Information Sheet (Humanities and Social Sciences)
• Consent Form (Humanities and Social Sciences)
• HSSREC Ethical Appraisal Information
• NASREC Ethical Appraisal Information

Please note that:

1. Registration requires payment of fees.
2. All fees meant for the University should be paid into the UNZA Directorate Postgraduate Account OR by cheque into the same account. 
3. Fees meant to cover Costs related to student welfare and research costs should be paid to the student.
4. In the event of a student withdrawing from studies, tuition and other fees may not be refunded in full.

Tuition

Once admitted, postgraduate students should note the following:

1. Full-time students should secure permission from their workplace for the full study period.
2. On registration, each student is to have the following documents:
   • Regulations for Postgraduate Studies
   • Handbook for Preparing to submit Thesis/Dissertation for Examination
3. Withdrawal from studies due to any unforeseen circumstances can only be done after completion of the registration process and applying to Withdraw with Permission (WP). Failure to follow this process will result in loss of the student's place at the University.
4. The regulations require the following
   • All postgraduate students are to give an oral or poster presentation at the postgraduate seminar
   • Master students to provide proof of at least one paper submitted, with approval from the supervisor, to any journal of choice
   • PhD students to have at least one paper published in any journal of choice
   • All postgraduate students to defend their thesis/dissertation during the Board of Examiners meeting open to the public
   • All postgraduate students to deposit a hard copy and soft copy of their dissertation/thesis to the directorate
5. Consider publishing in these DRGS journals
   • Journal of Law and Social Sciences (ISSN 2226-6402)
   • Journal of Natural Sciences and Applied Sciences (ISSN 2226-6429)
   • Journal of Agricultural and Biomendical Sciences (ISSN 2226-6410)

The University has put in place these regulations in order to uphold high levels of standards commensurate with international standards in some of the world's best universities.