Doctorate Degree

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DOCTORAL DEGREE

POSTGRADUATE APPLICATION PROCEDURE

1. Fill the inquiry form HERE.
2. Check your mail within 24 hours for link to the application form
3. Complete your application form online and pay application fee of $100. On offer of admission, you will be required to pay a non-refundable processing and letter of acceptance fee of $200.
4. Submit your master’s degree result and transcript with other available relevant credentials (Candidates with first class honor in their first degree without a Master’s degree, can apply with their results and transcripts. He/she must have more than five years consecutive and cognitive working experience in the chosen career path before making this life changing decision). Attach your valid ID card (any of International Passport, Driver’s License and or National Identification card or Social Security Number)
5. Write and submit your academic (career) statement of intent to pursue a doctoral degree not less than 1000 words and not more than 2,500 words. Or write a dissertation on a related doctoral course you are applying for, either by research or taught, centering on the INTRODUCTION (chapter one) only. If you chose to write a dissertation, consider the following: font size-12, style –Time New Roman, line spacing-1.5, pages – 10-20. This shall be part of your dissertation for your program cycle.
6. Thereafter submission and approval, your learning portal will be created; course advisors assigned; tuition fee required and program commences.

LIST OF TUITION BY FACULTIES

Programme Duration: 3 to 4 years

Candidates with ten years working experience, have bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in the same discipline, and pursuing the same course in the PhD level can study within two years. However, with a CGPA of 3.5 above and 70% score in the first and second degree is required. In the same note, candidates with first class in his/her 1st degree without a master’s degree and have relevant work experience after graduation are also welcomed into doctoral programmes.

REGULAR PROGRAMMES ($350 – $800/semester)

Doctoral Degrees (By Publication)

Candidates for the Degree of PhD / DSc. / D.Ed. by Publications must be members or past members of staff/ alumni of a recognized University or research Institution. In order to be eligible for consideration, alumni must be graduates of at least five years’ standing and have already obtained a Master’s Degree. However, in exceptional circumstances, other candidates may also be considered. Applications may be made at any time and such applications should be accompanied by:

• A list of the publications to be submitted; these may include refereed articles, authored chapters, authored books, and edited works. They may not include course readers, internally published materials or unpublished seminar/conference papers,

• A supporting paper; this should summarize each publication submitted, outline their interrelationships, give a critical review of the current state of knowledge and

Research in the applicant’s field and indicate how his or her work has contributed to the field. It should also comment on the standing of any journals and the reception of the publications as indicated by citations and reviews.

Criteria for the award of the degree: To be awarded a Degree of PhD / D.Sc. / D.Ed. / D.Eng. by Publication run by DFICU Universities or any DFICU member Universities, a candidate must show that his or her work makes a significant contribution to knowledge in a particular field. The publications must also provide evidence of the capacity of the candidate to pursue further research, representing a coherent contribution to research in a given field and demonstrating a depth of scholarship and originality comparable with that required in a PhD thesis. The materials submitted shall be sufficiently extensive as to provide convincing evidence that the research constitutes a substantial contribution to knowledge or scholarship, and at registration, the candidate shall submit for examination:

• Three copies, in published form, of each items forming part of the work on which the applications for the Degree by Publication is based. Permission to include work in manuscript, but which has been accepted for publications, may be granted upon a request by the applicant,

• Four copies of the supporting papers referred to above, modified, if necessary after consultation with the adviser. A full bibliography of all the work ever published by the candidate must be included as an appendix,

• A statement as to what part (if any) of the materials have been submitted for a Degree or other qualifications at DFICU member universities or any other university or institution, explaining the reason for its inclusion and, if joint work is submitted, what part of it is the candidate’s contribution. In all cases, possession of a good Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University is mandatory.

Doctoral Degrees (By Research)

This option is available to advanced academic staff in the Universities, Colleges, Industries and research institutions. It could be completed by research, taught or both. The basic entry requirements are as follows:

• A good Bachelor Degree with a minimum of Second Class Honors (Upper Division)

• A Master Degree in relevant disciplines with average score of 60% or better (or equivalent of 3.50 on a 5.00 GPA scale)

• Must be working in a University or a research institution as a lecturer, instructor or researcher

• A minimum of 5 years working experience is mandatory,

• A minimum of 5 academic and/or professional publications in relevant disciplines in the mixture of journal articles, textbooks, contributions to books, edited books, monographs, etc. is mandatory.

• Possession of Final Professional Certificate of recognized Chartered and or Professional Institute will be an added advantage.

Having met the above conditions, the applicant ONLY needs to write the Dissertation on an Approved Topic relevant to his/her area of specialization to fulfill the requirements for the award of the Doctoral Degree. Applicants holding Master’s Degrees with average score less than 60% (or GPA of 3.50 out of a 5.00 scale) who wish to enroll for the PhD may be considered for M. Phil./PhD alternative. However, irrespective of the submission by the Applicants, the decision of DFICU universities (Dove Francaise University) or member institution is final on admission, which is also dependent on availability of space. NOTE: If a candidate of PhD by Research wishes to specialize in any area of study, he/she should write his dissertation in that area.

HONORARY DOCTORAL DEGREE

(HONORIS CAUSA AWARD)

3. 1 Criteria and guidelines:  Honorary degrees recognize those who have made profound and enduring contributions to scholarship, culture, and improved quality of life in society at large. Achievements of national or international significance deserve priority consideration. It is important that recipients be persons of great integrity, as the choices we make reflect our values as an institution. There are some necessary restrictions to be considered: In DFICU Universities, nomination for the award of honorary degrees are not extensible to individuals running for public office, especially, in the political space of any government. Honorary degrees are not awarded to minors and to those who really, had not impacted to life in one way or the other, and may not be conferred in absentia.

3.2 Requirements for Nomination

i. Ten (10+) years practical working experience in any field with or without university degrees

ii. Owns a registered business or a principal officer in a public or private firm

iii. Has granted academic scholarship to more than three people in the secondary or university education or has worked as a volunteer in a lifesaving organizations for more than five years or has been a university lecturer for more than five years or has been a religious leader (eg. Bishop, Rev, Pst etc.) for more than ten years.

iv. Willing to contribute to the development of DFICU Universities Group nationwide.

v. A brief profile highlighting your achievement and contribution to humanity (Not more than 300 words, prepared in Microsoft Word format)

vi. A current updated curriculum Vitae

vii. A current passport photograph

viii. Submit to these emails listed below, items v, vi, vii above:

• dfeducational@gmail.com
• admission@dfuniversity.org
• award@dfuniversity.org