| When | What | Who |
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| At the latest, three weeks before the licentiate seminar. | Where appropriate: 1. Change of subject title in the degree (primarily for persons admitted before 2002). 2. The degree certificate states subject as well as specialisation. Lic. candidate can request that specialisation is omitted from the degree certificate. | Application submitted by doctoral student to the head of department, by filling-in the form ’Admission to postgraduate studies’ and marking ‘Change of Subject’. |
| Several months before the licentiate seminar. | Appoint external examiner/’reviewer’ and determine the time for the seminar. | The main supervisor (in consultation with the other supervisors and the research professor) determines when the dissertation should be ready, and appoints an external examiner/’reviewer’. Date determined in consultation with Lic. candidate, supervisor and reviewer. |
| A few months before the licentiate seminar. | Book a room for the seminar. | Supervisor (lic. candidate). |
| At the latest, 3 weeks in term-time before the licentiate seminar. | Submission of lic. dissertation in at least 4 copies, of which one must be available in the departmental Office (equiv.), one to the external reviewer, one to the main supervisor and one to the research professor. The Department can have further regulations for additional copies.
| Lic. candidate.
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Information on the licentiate seminar is sent out to all same-subject departments in the country and the university calendar. | Lic. candidate/supervisor. | |
| Licentiate seminar | Seminar consisting of a review by a reviewer from another research programme. | Lic. candidate, reviewer, supervisor, research professor. The examiner is the research professor (or his/her representative) after conferring with the main supervisor and reviewer.
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| After the licentiate seminar. | Report to UPPDOK that the dissertation has been accepted for licentiate degree. Grading protocol (for the Department’s archive). | (Main) supervisor |
Report to UPPDOK that all courses for lic-exam have been completed. | (Main) supervisor. | |
| Application for degree sent to the Graduation Office. | Lic. candidate. |