Registration Process

After being invited to pursue the CoM MPhil/PhD programme you need to complete the following tasks before commencing with your studies:

• Get two offer letters. Sign one copy as a testimony of your acceptance of the offer and submit it to Central Registry. Retain the other copy for you own records.
• Pay tuition fees.
• Receive a student registration/identification number.
• Register on the “SARIS” platform.

Note that CoM will not offer you any service before you complete all the requirements for registration, as prescribed each year through the office of the College Registrar.
For you to register as a research student, you are required to pay tuition fees in advance. The CoM strictly adheres to the policy of “no fees, no registration”. If you are on a scholarship, it is your responsibility, as a student, to make sure that your sponsor has made the necessary payments to the college. If you do not pay fees at the required times, the college will be mandated to withdraw its services. If you have an outstanding debt with the college, the college will not permit you to proceed to the next year of study or to graduate, until you have cleared your debts.

2.1 Dates for registration

Most research students register at the beginning of the academic year in late August or early September. Nevertheless, CoM also registers PhD students with effect from 1 April, 1 July or 1 October, subject to the agreement of the department hosting the PhD student. If you arrive at a date other than those detailed above, with the agreement of the department concerned, the college will permit you to register and commence work on your research on the following bases:

• arrival up to one month after 1 January, registration backdated to 1 January
• arrival during February/March, registration to take effect from 1 April

A similar approach will apply in relation to arrival at other times during the year.
At the time of registration, the Postgraduate Studies Executive Officer will organize an orientation session to introduce you to key resource persons and to make you aware of various academic and administrative facilities. After registration, you will receive your student registration number, which will be your unique identifier throughout the programme. You are required to renew your registration status at the beginning of every academic year. Note that a “late registration” fee will apply to those who fail to register within 14 days of the academic year at a rate prescribed by the UNIMA senate.