RESOURCES AND ACRONYMS
RESOURCES AND POLICIES
The Graduate Research School has a range of resources and guides for students.
Curtin policies and procedures concerning HDR students can be found here.
ACRONYMS
Universities love their acronyms!
Here are some of the commonly used acronyms associated with Higher Degree by Research courses:
ADVCR – Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research
DGR – Director of Graduate Research
EFTSL – Enrolled Full-Time Student Load
FGRC/FGSC – Faculty Graduate Research Committee/Faculty Graduate Studies Committee
FT – Full-time
GRS – Graduate Research School
HDR – Higher Degree by Research
LoA – Leave of Absence
M1 – Milestone 1
M2 – Milestone 2
M2 – Milestone 3
MPhil – Masters of Philosophy
PhD – Doctor of Philosophy
PT – Part-time
ROC GRS – Research Office Curtin, Graduate Research School
RT – Research Term
RTP – Research Training Program
Have we missed one? Please let us know!
CONTACTING STUDENT ASSIST
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Please include your name, student number, course of study and a description of your query.
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