These regulations apply to the award of (Earned) Higher Doctorates to graduates on the basis of work submitted by a graduate for such an award. The regulations do not apply to the award of Honorary Higher Doctorates which the Council may confer in accordance with its "Policy for the Award of Honorary Degrees".

The University may, in accordance with these regulations, award the following Higher Doctorates:

Doctor of Letters DLitt
Doctor of Science DSc

To qualify for consideration for the award of a Higher Doctorate, the applicant must be a graduate of Charles Sturt University or of another recognised university.

A graduate of Charles Sturt University will be considered for a Higher Doctorate if the graduate has held the degree of Bachelor for at least ten years or the degree of Master for at least seven years or the degree Doctor of Philosophy or an equivalent Professional Doctorate for at least five years; and the graduate has worked continuously in the field relevant to the award since graduation.

A graduate of another recognised university will be considered for a Higher Doctorate if the graduate has held the degree of Bachelor for at least ten years or the degree of Master for at least seven years or the degree Doctor of Philosophy or an equivalent Professional Doctorate for at least five years; and the graduate has carried out a substantial part of the work submitted for the award of a Higher Doctorate at or in connection with Charles Sturt University.

The work submitted for the award of a Higher Doctorate must be a substantial and scholarly contribution to the advancement of the relevant field of learning, surpassing the standard of work required for the award of Doctor of Philosophy.

The work submitted for the award of a Higher Doctorate will normally be a "published work" in that the work will have been available publicly for a reasonable period of time for review and criticism.

The University may consider for the award of a Higher Doctorate, an unpublished work if the University is satisfied that the work does not lend itself to publication as broadly defined in 3.2.2 above.

Collaborative work may be considered for the award of a Higher Doctorate if the applicant submitting the work is the substantive contributor to the work.

The work submitted for the award of a Higher Doctorate must not have been the basis upon which the applicant was awarded any other degree from Charles Sturt University or any other university but may be work that follows on from work submitted for another degree.

An applicant for the award of a Higher Doctorate will submit to the University for examination, the following materials:

Applications for the award of a Higher Degree must be lodged with the Centre for Graduate Studies in accordance with clause 3.3 above. Such applications may be lodged at anytime.

The Centre will check that the application conforms to clause 3.3 above and will then refer the application to the relevant Dean.

The Dean will refer the application to the Faculty’s Higher Degrees and Research Committee which may:

Upon receiving an application for the award of a Higher Doctorate, the Board of Graduate Studies may:

Regulation 7 "Examination of Thesis" of the Research and Thesis Higher Degree Regulations will apply to the examination of a work for the award of a Higher Doctorate except that the following clauses shall not apply: