ANNUAL FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT OF DOCTORAL STUDIES
Download Pdf1. What is the Annual Doctoral Monitoring Assessment?
It is the annual evaluation of the PhD student's progress, carried out by the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Programme.
2. How many assessment periods are there each academic year?
Each academic year, two assessment periods are held through the Virtual Campus: the ordinary period and the extraordinary period.
The dates of the assessment periods are listed in the Doctoral procedures calendar published on the Doctoral School website.
The Academic Committee of each Programme can made announce the assessment periods, with specific requirements in its field, through the Virtual Campus.
3. Who must be assessed in the ordinary period (first assessment period of the academic year)?
All doctoral students enrolled in the 1st year by December 31, must in general take part in the ordinary assessment. If they do not, they lose this assessment oportunity.
All doctoral students enrolled in the 2nd and subsequent years, in the current academic year, must also be assessed.
4. Who must be assessded in the extraordinary period (second assessment period of the academic year)?
All PhD students enrolled in the current academic year, who have yet to pass the annual evaluation of the course, must be assessed in the extraordinary period.
5. When is the annual assessment resolved?
The Academic Committee awards the qualification and records it in RAPI, within the period established in the Doctoral procedures calendar published on the Doctoral School website. From that date, students will be able to consult RAPI to see the qualification obtained.
6. What are the possible assessment grades?
Doctoral students must pass the annual assessment in order to continue with their doctoral studies.
The committees may award the following grades:
- Pass
- Conditional pass
- Fail
- Not submitted
- Not assessable
In this link you can check each grade and its description.
7. What happens if the doctoral student does not pass the annual assessment?
The doctoral student has two assesment oportunities each academic year. If the doctoral student receives the grade of "Fail" and/or " Not submitted" in two consecutive assessment periods, this will be grounds for definitive withdrawal from the doctoral Programme.