Permanence regime/dedication time
In your academic record, section "Maximum date for completion of your thesis", you can check the deadline for your permanence regime.
For the preparation of your thesis, you can choose either full-time or part-time dedication.
- If you have chosen Full-Time Dedication (FT):
The duration of the programme is 3 calendar years (enrolment of 4 annual reviews), with a minimum required stay of 2 calendar years. You may request up to 2 additional years of extension. 5 years in total.
The first extension will be automatically granted by the School for Doctoral Studies. The second extension year must be requested to the Academic Committee of your PhD Programme. Please check the information about extensions in this website.
- If you have chosen Part-Time Dedication (PT):
The duration of the programme is 5 calendar years (enrolment of 6 annual reviews), with a minimum required stay of 4 calendar years. You may request up to 3 additional years of extension. 8 years in total.
The first two extensions will be automatically granted by the Doctoral School. The third extension year must be requested to the Academic Committee of your PhD Programme. Please check the information about extensions in this website.
UAB academic regulations for students who started the doctoral studies before the 2023/24 academic year (in Catalan).
For the preparation of your thesis, you can choose either full-time or part-time dedication.
- If you have chosen Full-Time Dedication (FT):
The duration of the programme is 4 calendar years (enrolment of 5 annual reviews), with a minimum required stay of 2 calendar years. You may request 1 additional year of extension. 5 years in total.
The extension must be requested to the Academic Committee of your PhD Programme. Please check the information about extensions in this website.
- If you have chosen Part-Time Dedication (PT):
The duration of the programme is 7 calendar years (enrolment of 8 annual reviews), with a minimum required stay of 4 calendar years. You may request up to 1 additional year of extension. 8 years in total.
The extension must be requested to the Academic Committee of your PhD Programme. Please check the information about extensions in this website.
UAB academic regulations for students who started the doctoral studies in the 2023/24 academic year and onwards (in Catalan).
Changes to your enrolment status must be requested to the Academic Committee of your doctoral programme, with a maximum of two modifications allowed during the first 3 years if you are enrolled full-time, or during the first 4 years if you are enrolled part-time, provided that the request is properly justified.
In exceptional and duly accredited cases, the JPED (Standing Committe of the Doctoral ScHool)may approve a change of enrolment status outside this period, as long as the extension period has not yet begun.
The student must submit the Request form for chages of enrolment status to the administrative office of the doctoral programme.
Please consult the academic administrative calendar to request changes to your enrolment status (section 7.2).
Once the Academic Committee of the programme has resolved the student’s request, it will inform the School for Doctoral Studies so that the change can be recorded in the student’s record.
The approved change will affect the remaining time available for the completion of the thesis.
IMPORTANT
If you changed your enrolment status, please check the “maximum date for completion of the thesis” in your student record to determine in which academic year you must request the exceptional extension.
If you changed your enrolment status from Full-Time to Part-Time or vice versa, the maximum date for completion of the thesis does not follow the model described for full-time or part-time status. Your new deadline for thesis submission is recalculated from the date of the authorized change. In these cases, please check the “maximum date for completion of the thesis” in your student record to determine in which academic year the exceptional extension must be requested.
Examples:
1. If the authorized change gives you a new deadline between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025, the exceptional extension must be requested for the 2024/25 academic year, after completing the 2023/24 follow-up.
2. If the authorized change gives you a new deadline between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026, the exceptional extension must be requested for the 2025/26 academic year, after completing the 2024/25 follow-up.
For more information, please contact the coordination team of your doctoral programme.