Graduate School programmes at Kenyatta University have continued to grow with time, and now cover some of the most demand-driven courses in this country. Historically it is a leader in Education in the region and most of the Research in Curricular, Education Planning, and Education Administration in the country have been through Kenyatta University. Presently the university has several schools with formidable postgraduate research teams in several disciplines such as Pure and Applied Sciences, Engineering, Business, Humanities, Law, Agriculture, Medicine, Environmental studies, Visual and Performing Art, Economics, Applied Human Sciences, Hospitality and Tourism Management, and Health Sciences.
The University Research component analyses societal needs and tailors research topics towards orientation with market demands in the country and region. Coupled with a well-informed Intellectual Property (IP) Policy that confers incentives to innovators, Postgraduate work at Kenyatta University is at the cutting edge of knowledge. The University recently inaugurated a centre for Innovations and Incubation which is set to complement the National Strategy for Vision 2030. With well-equipped laboratories and several well-trained Professors including one of the few laboratories in the country for genetic transformation, Kenyatta University is the best University in the region for postgraduate work. The University has well-monitored programmes to ensure timely completion of postgraduate work and a very well planned and certified Quality Assurance Programme.
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Common Regulations For the Masters Degrees in All Schools
Application And Admission Procedures
Eligibility for the Master’s Degree Programme
The following shall be eligible for registration into
Master’s degree programmes in the University: -
- A
holder of a Bachelor’s degree with Second Class Honours – Upper Division
of Kenyatta University or equivalent qualification from a recognized
university. In addition applicants must meet specific school requirement
- In
exceptional cases, the Senate may also admit to the Master’s programme
non-holders of a first degree provided such candidates can on the basis of
published research, academic and creative work they have done, show that
they are qualified to undertake postgraduate work by passing qualifying
examinations
- An
intending candidate shall be required to produce evidence of competence to
work for the degree. The Senate may decline to admit as a candidate for
the degree, any person whose attainments are, in its opinion, not
sufficiently high to warrant such admission.
- In
addition to producing evidence of eligibility for registration, candidates
for the Master’s degree may be required to appear for interviews in the
Department and/or School concerned, to determine their suitability for
registration
- Subject
to the approval by the Senate, Schools may formulate regulations requiring
applicants to have attained such academic or equivalent qualifications as
may be consistent with the goals of their Master’s programmes.
- Submission
and processing of Applicants
Applications shall be submitted to the Registrar (Academic) on the prescribed forms, KU/R/GS/1. - All
applications for registration shall be processed in the first instance by
the relevant Departmental Postgraduate Studies Committee, DPSC before
being submitted to the relevant School Postgraduate Studies Committee
(SPSC). The School shall then forward all such applications with
appropriate comments to the Graduate School.
Before recommending a candidate for registration, the SPSC
concerned shall satisfy itself that:
- The
proposed field of study is academically sound and can profitably be
pursued under the supervision of Kenyatta University academic staff.
- The
candidate has adequate opportunities for consulting with supervisors(s) at
least once a month
- The
candidate can obtain access to materials relevant to the field of study or
research work.
- The
candidate has adequate facilities for practical field work where this is
applicable.
Candidates for the Masters degree may apply for provisional
admission by completing the normal University admission application form which
will be scrutinized and approved by the relevant Department and School. The
form will then be submitted to the Registrar Academic Affairs (Admissions
Office). If approved, provisional candidates will be allowed 12 months within
which to prepare and successfully defend their research proposals at the
Departmental and School Boards.
The Pattern of The Masters Degree Programmes
The Master’s programme in any School shall consist of:
- either
coursework and examination, involving full time attendance at the
University.
or
- coursework,
examination and thesis also involving full-time attendance at the
University, and where the entire second year of the programme is devoted
to the thesis.
or
- under
exceptional circumstances thesis only which may be taken either on
full-time or part-time basis. Provided that no candidate shall qualify for
the award of a master’s degree by thesis only, unless he has been in
attendance at the University in the School in which he/she is registered
for such period as the regulations of the School concerned may require.
The Duration of Master’s Degree programmes
The Master’s programmes in all schools shall extend over a
period of at least eighteen months from the date of registration.
No candidate for the Master’s degree shall be registered as
a fulltime student for more than three years or a part-time student for more
than four years without completing the programme of study, or submitting a
thesis as may be the case without the permission of Senate.
Extension of Duration of Study for the Master’s Degree
Extension of a study period beyond the normal time limit may
be granted on the basis of a recommendation from the Department through the
relevant School specifying reasons for the extension and a schedule for the
activities to be carried out.
Under special circumstances, a period of study may be
extended for no longer than 6 moths and 12 months for full-time and part-time
candidates respectively.
Withdrawal and Re-admission
For the entire study period, students may apply for
permission to be away from the University for up to one academic year.
Permission may be granted by Senate on the basis of recommendations from the
Department and the relevant School specifying reasons for the permission.
A student who has officially withdrawn from a programme
while in good academic standing but is unable to resume studies within one
academic year may be re-admitted on the basis of recommendations from the
Department through the relevant School.
Change of Registration Status within the same Programme
On the recommendation of the School Board concerned, the
Senate may permit a candidate to change his registration status from part-time
to full-time or vice versa only once, in which case, regulation 5 shall apply
to such candidate as if he has initially been admitted to the status he now
seeks.
Provided that no candidate admitted as a full-time or
part-time student for course-work and examination, or course-work, examination
and thesis, shall be permitted to change registration status, unless the
candidate has successfully completed the first year and passed the examination
at the end thereof.
Provided also that in the case of candidates registered for
thesis only, no change of status may be approved unless the candidate concerned
has completed such full-time attendance at the University (not being less than
six months) as the regulations of the School concerned may require.
Examination of Candidates
A taught unit in all Schools is defined as the equivalent of
35 one-hour lectures.
Two hours of tutorial or three hours of practical work are
equivalent to a one hour lecture for the purpose of the definition of a unit in
these regulations.
Candidates taking coursework and examination or coursework,
examination and thesis shall be examined in all the units for which they have
registered at the end of the semester in which they are taught.
Full-time students shall take a minimum of 8 units within
the first academic year.
Assessment of each unit shall be done at the end of each
semester by a written examination, which shall constitute 70% of the total
marks in each unit and a coursework assessment test constituting 30% of the
overall assessment. Other types of examination as specified in the School
regulations may also be used in the assessment of a unit.
The pass mark in all Schools for each unit shall be 50%.
Each unit is marked out of 100%. These marks are translated
into literal grades as follows: 70% and above – A; 60% - 69% = B; 50% - 59% =
C; 49% and below = E (Fail).
Candidates taking the first year examinations shall be
required to pass in all the courses for which they are registered before they
can proceed to the second academic year.
The entire Master’s degree programme shall be equivalent to
a minimum of 16 taught units.
Examination results for taught units shall be processed
through the School Board of Examiners concerned and presented directly to the
University Board of Examiners.
Supplementary examination, if any shall be governed by
School. regulations approved by Senate.
Examination results for theses will be processed and
presented to Senate by the Graduate School.
Conduct of Studies and Supervision
A candidate registered in accordance with these regulations
shall be required to pursue the programme of study under instruction or
supervision of academic staff appointed in that capacity by the Senate on the
recommendation of the School Board concerned.
Recommendations on the appointment of supervisors shall be
processed in the first instance through the relevant Department and School. The
recommendations shall then be forwarded to the Graduate School for scrutiny and
onward transmission to the Senate.
Before recommending the appointment of any supervisor, the
Department concerned shall satisfy itself that the proposed supervisor, is
competent in the subject area and field of research in which the candidate
proposes to work.
At least two supervisors shall be appointed for each
candidate. However, Senate may appoint additional and/or replacement of
supervisors) if necessary.
Normally, one of the supervisors shall be appointed from
among the academic staff of the Department concerned.
- On the recommendations of the relevant Department through
the relevant School, Senate shall appoint one of the supervisors as the
candidate’s main supervisor.
Where a Supervisor is appointed from outside the University,
such a supervisor must show evidence of competence in the candidate’s area of
study through publications or other work produced since obtaining the higher
degree.
Candidates shall be required to consult their supervisor(s)
at least once a month and to submit written reports at the end of every
semester on the prescribed form KU/GS/ADM/1 on the progress of their studies
through the supervisor(s) to the relevant Departmental PSC for onward
transmission to the School Postgraduate Studies Committee and to the Graduate
School.
It shall be the duty of the supervisors to direct and
supervise the work of the student in so far as it relates to the programme of
study. In particular, supervisors shall be required to:
- maintain
regular and effective contact with assigned candidates
- submit
individually or jointly, academic progress report through the relevant
DPSC and SPCS to Graduate School on the progress of each candidate at the
end of each semester.
- Certify
at the end of every semester that the candidate has received supervision.
- Inform
the Graduate School through the relevant DPSC and School PSC at once, if
it is considered that a given candidate is unlikely to reach the standard
required for the award of a Master’s degree.
Where the academic progress of a given candidate is
unsatisfactory, such a candidate shall be given a written warning by the Dean
of the School concerned to the effect that unless there are signs of
improvement within three months, deregistration shall be effected. A
recommendation for deregistration shall be made to the Senate through the
School only after the above shall have been complied with.
Subject to approval of the relevant Deans and the Chairmen
of the Departments, a candidate may take a course in another Department or even
in another School as part of the requirement for his Master’s degree programme.
Result Slip
At the end of each semester, students shall be given result
slips showing literal grades and cumulative Average Score (CAS) with the
following letters:
- Pass
– P, Academic Warning – AW, Incomplete – I, Withdrawal – W, Re-sit – R,
Discontinuation – Disc, Audited – (AUD
- Academic
Warning
- Academic
warning shall be given to a student who fails one unit in any given
semester.
Incomplete
Incomplete grades shall be assigned to a unit, which a
student is unable to complete due to reasons acceptable to the Senate.
Further registration or class attendance shall not be a
requirement to complete the unit.
Withdrawal from a Unit
A student can withdraw from a unit without any penalty
within the first four weeks in the semester.
Failure to withdraw officially shall lead to a grade “E” at
the end of the semester.
Grade “E” shall be awarded Zero (0) score and shall be
included in calculating the Cumulative Average Score.
In special circumstances, a student may be allowed to
withdraw from a course after the fourth week provided the reasons for such
withdrawal are acceptable to the relevant Department and School.
Discontinuation
A candidate who fails in at least two units in any academic
year shall be discontinued.
Auditing
A student may audit units with the permission of the
lecturer in charge, the relevant Department and the Registrar (Academic)
Audit units shall be shown in the result slips as “AUD”.
Transcripts
A transcript will be issued free of charge by the Registrar
(Academic) at the end of the degree programme only on a written request by the
candidate.
Additional transcripts shall be issued at a fee.
A transcript may be issued to a student before completion of
the programme on request at a fee.
Inter-University Transfer
Candidates applying for inter-university transfer within the same programme
shall show that:
- They
meet the entry requirements as stipulated in the relevant Kenyatta
University Common Regulations for the Master’s degree programmes in all
Schools.
- They
have attended a residential Master’s degree programme at another
institution recognized by the Senate as of comparable academic status, in
which case a recommendation letter from the Registrar (Academic) of the
institution attended will be necessary.
- They
can obtain from three persons acceptable to the University,
recommendations that they are qualified to pursue a relevant higher degree
programme.
- After
complying with conditions, (i) to (iii) above, the candidates shall be
required to take a Special Entrance Examination and/or attend an interview
in the relevant Department/School.
- The
pass mark in the entrance examination shall be 50%.
Master’s Degree Classification.
- Master’s Degree shall not be classified
- Area of specialization shall be indicated in the degree certificate in
parenthesis.
Regulations on Writing a Thesis
Regulations on writing a thesis are applicable to higher degree programmes of
Kenyatta University which have a requirement for the submission of a thesis in
partial fulfilment for the award of the degree. The regulations are
supplementary to School regulations.
A thesis must be type-written or printed on a high quality
A4 (210 x 297 mm) size paper. The type must be double spaced and on one side of
the paper only. There shall be a 50 mm margin on the left hand side and 25 mm
on the right hand side of the paper. Typing shall begin 40 mm from the top of
the paper and may not go beyond 25 mm from the bottom of the page. Pages shall
be numbered consecutively and the number shall appear in the centre of the
upper margin of the page. Preliminary pages such as table of contents, list of
tables and figures that proceed the first page of text shall be numbered using
small Roman numbers. Where possible, pages bearing graphs, diagrams etc shall
also be numbered. However, where such numbering spoils or detracts the
presentation, the number may be omitted. Subsequent pages shall be numbered as
if the un-numbered page carried a number.
The first page shall bear the title of the thesis in capital
letters with the full name of the candidate below. The legend ‘A’ thesis
submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of (insert the name of the
degree and the area of specialization) Kenyatta University shall appear in the
middle of the page. The date of submission shall appear below in the form of
month and year.
The second page must contain:
- A
signed declaration by the candidate with the following statement; “This
thesis is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any
other University”.
- A
signed declaration by the University Supervisor and all other supervisors
with the following statement when the thesis is submitted for examination:
“We as University supervisors confirm that the work reported in this
thesis was carried out by the candidate”.
The third page of the thesis (and pages following if
necessary) shall contain:
- A
table of contents with page numbers.
- An
abstract of the thesis not exceeding two pages double spaced and not
exceeding 500 words should follow beginning on a new page.
- Tables,
text figures, diagrams and plates shall be numbered in separate sequence
and should be cited by a number in the text. Each table, figure and plate
shall have full caption. Figures and diagrams should in general be
reproduced by photographic or similar means. There should be a 60 mm
margin around all figures, diagrams and plates, and all lettering must be
in stencil or its equivalent.
Literature must be cited by author and year of publication
or by number in the text, and a list of references must appear at the end of
the thesis. Schools and Institutes may vary in the way they cite Literature
provided the citing is in accordance with accepted International Conventions.
The original thesis must be submitted and copies taken from
the original for submission must be good quality photocopies. Typed carbon
copies are not accepted.
After examination and making any necessary corrections, the
thesis shall be bound in black for Master’s degree and maroon for Ph.D degree.
The spine of the thesis shall be embossed in gold with the initials and surname
of the candidate, the degree for which it has been submitted and the year. This
shall read from left to right when the title page is uppermost. The title of
the thesis and the initials and the name of the candidate, Kenyatta University
and year, shall also appear in capital letters on the front cover.
All four copies submitted to the Dean, Graduate school
through the Chairman of Department and Dean of relevant School shall remain the
property of the University and shall be distributed to the relevant School,
Department, Library and Graduate School.
Submission and Examination of a Thesis
At least three months before a thesis is submitted a candidate shall give
notice of the intention using the prescribed form KU/GS/ADM/2 to the Dean,
Graduate School submitting at the same time, the title and an abstract (not
longer than 2 pages and double spaced) of the work outlining the general scope
of the work.
Every thesis shall be submitted in quadrouplicate, and must
be accompanied by a declaration by the candidate confirming that the thesis has
not been submitted for a degree in any other University, and that the contents
of the thesis are the original work of the candidate.
A thesis submitted for the degree must be adequate in form
and content. It must also include a list of references cited in the thesis
whether published or otherwise and it must also conform to the format for a
thesis of Kenyatta University.
The Senate shall, on the recommendations of the Board of the
Graduate School appoint in respect of each candidate presenting a thesis a
Board of Examiners consisting of:
- Dean
of the Faculty as Chairman (or any other person appointed by Senate as the
need may arise)
- An
external examiner
- Two
internal examiners, one of whom must not have supervised the candidate
- Two
other competent persons who must not be from the candidate’s Department
- A
Senate representative who is not a member of the School to which the
candidate belongs.
The external examiners and each of the internal examiners
shall be required to submit within five weeks an independent written assessment
of the thesis to the Dean, Graduate School indicating:
- the
strengths and weaknesses of each chapter
- whether
or not the thesis is adequate in form and content
- whether
or not the thesis reflects an adequate understanding of the subject, and
in consequence
- whether
or not the degree should be awarded.
As soon as all the examiners reports are received, the Dean
Graduate school shall convene a meeting of the Board of examines at which the
reports and other academic matters arising from the thesis shall be considered,
and a report made on the prescribed form KU/GS/ADM/3 and appropriate
recommendation thereon prepared for submission to Senate through the Graduate
School.
Where the recommendation of the Board of Examiners is
unanimous for or against the award of the degree, and where such unanimous
recommendation is consistent in all respects with the reports of the external
examiner and internal examiners, and the results of the oral examination, the
Dean of the Graduate School shall forward such recommendations to the
Vice-Chancellor for approval on behalf of the Senate.
Where the recommendation of the Board of Examiners is not
unanimous, or where in the opinion of the Dean of the Graduate School the
recommendation is not consistent in material respect with the matters referred
to in regulation (vii) it shall be referred to the Graduate School Board
meeting for an appropriate recommendation to the Senate.
The Senate may, on the advice of the Board of Examiners and
the Graduate School invite a candidate to re-submit a thesis in a revised form.
A thesis may be presented for re-examination only once.
A candidate whose thesis is referred to under this
regulation shall be required to re-submit the thesis within twelve months.
Subject to Senate’s approval and only under the most
exceptional circumstances, the degree may be awarded to a candidate without
being orally examined.
A thesis accepted by the University and subsequently
published in part or in whole and in whatever form, shall bear the inscription,
“work forming part of the requirements for the degree of Master of Kenyatta
University”.
Common Regulations for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in All Schools
Eligibility for Admission
The following shall be eligible for registration for the Ph.D degree programme:
- A
candidate who holds a Master’s degree of Kenyatta University
- A
candidate who holds a Master’s degree or equivalent qualifications from
any other University recognized by the Senate of Kenyatta University as
being an institution of comparable status to that of Kenyatta University.
- A
candidate who holds a Bachelor’s degree of Kenyatta University and has at
least three years postgraduate research experience in the subject area,
and can provide proven evidence of research ability in the form of papers,
reports, manuscripts, portfolios or other published works.
- A
candidate who holds a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification from
any other University or institution recognized by the Senate of Kenyatta
University as being of comparable status to Kenyatta University, provided
that the candidate has at least three years of postgraduate research
experience in the subject area and who can provide proven evidence of
research ability in the form of papers, reports, manuscripts, portfolios
or other published works.
In exceptional cases, a candidate admitted to study for a
Master’s degree, may have the registration changed to a doctorate degree,
provided that the candidate has shown exceptionally good progress in the
research and that the area of study is suitable for doctorate study. Requests
for such a change shall be submitted to the Graduate school by the relevant
School which will make an appropriate recommendation to Senate.
In addition to producing evidence of eligibility for
admission, candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree may be required to
appear for interview by the School and/or Department, to determine their
suitability for registration.
The Senate shall have overall authority to admit or decline
to admit a candidate for the degree.
Subject to approval by the Senate, Schools may formulate
regulations requiring applicants to have attained such academic or equivalent
qualifications as may be consistent with the goals of their doctorate
programmes.
Applications shall be submitted to the Registrar (Academic)
on the prescribed forms KU/R/GS/1.
Applications and research proposals shall, in the first
instance, be scrutinized by the relevant Departmental Postgraduate Studies
Committee (DPSC) and forwarded to the relevant School Postgraduate studies
Committee which shall make appropriate comments and recommendations to the
Graduate School.
In case of rejection, the Registrar (Academic) shall inform
the applicant of the grounds for rejection.
If satisfied with the applicant’s eligibility, the Graduate
school shall recommend to the Senate that the applicant be admitted and the
effective date of registration will be when the relevant School Postgraduate
Studies Committee accepted the research proposal.
Before recommending an applicant for registration, the
relevant School Board of Post-graduate studies shall ensure that:
- The
proposed field is academically sound and can be profitably pursued under
the supervision of Kenyatta University academic staff.
- The
applicant will have access to such literature, materials and facilities as
demanded by the field of study.
Candidates for the Masters degree may apply for provisional
admission by completing the normal University admission application form which
will be scrutinized and approved by the relevant Department and School. The
form will then be submitted to the Registrar Academic Affairs (Admissions
Office). If approved, provisional candidates will be allowed 12 months within
which to prepare and successfully defend their research proposals at the
Departmental and School Boards.
The Graduate School may postpone the research proposal
requirement as a prerequisite for admission when a candidate seeks provisional
registration. Departments must make recommendations for such postponement
through the relevant School. The recommendations must be based on the
applicant’s credentials, departmental research objectives and other relevant
considerations. Candidates who are registered provisionally must submit their
research proposals within twelve months with effect from the date of
registration.
The Pattern of the Doctor of Philosophy Programmes
The Doctor of Philosophy degree programme in any School shall consist of
either:
thesis only
or
coursework, examination and thesis.
The Duration of Doctor of Philosophy Programmes
The Doctorate degree in all Schools shall extend over a
period of at least three (3) years from the date of registration for a
candidate studying full-time. Part-time candidates shall be registered for a
minimum of four (4) years, except that under special cases the Graduate School
may recommend to Senate that the candidate may submit the thesis after three
(3) years.
No candidate for Ph.D degree shall be registered as a
full-time student for more than four years or a part-time student for more than
six (6) years.
Maximum period of study may be extended for no longer than
nine (9) months and twelve (12) months for full-time and part-time Ph.D
candidates respectively, unless under special circumstances.
Supervision of Candidates
A candidate registered under these regulations shall be required to carry out
research under the supervision of a Supervisory Committee of at least two
members, one of whom must be from the members of the University academic staff.
The Senate shall on recommendation of the Graduate School
appoint one of the members of the Supervisory Committee as the candidate’s main
supervisor.
A supervisor may be drawn from outside the Faculty and the
University, in which case the Graduate School must satisfy itself (by
examination of the potential supervisor’s curriculum vitae) that the potential
supervisors competent in the candidate’s area of study.
Supervisors and candidates must consult at least once per
month. If written material is submitted by the candidate for consideration by
the supervisors, then the supervisors must respond within a period of at most
two weeks.
All candidates shall present annually, a written report on
their progress to the relevant School Postgraduate Studies Committee through
the relevant department. The reports must be certified by the candidates’
supervisors. Supervisors may present an unsatisfactory report to the School
Postgraduate Studies Committee at any time.
Where such an unsatisfactory report is considered by the
SPSC to be likely to cause deregistration of the candidate, the Dean of School
shall be required to warn the candidate in writing as to the unsatisfactory
nature of his progress. During the six month probation the candidate must
submit to the SPSC through the supervisors and department a progress report
after every month. I adequate progress is not made within a further six months
period, the SPSC shall recommend to the Graduate School that the candidate be
deregistered.
Submission and Examination of a Thesis
Candidates shall give at least three months notice to the Dean, Graduate School
on the prescribed form KU/GS/ADM/2, that they intend to submit their thesis.
The Senate, on recommendation of the Graduate school, School
and the Department shall appoint an external, two internal examiners, one of
whom must not have supervised the candidate, two other competent persons and a
Senate Representative as members of the candidate’s Board of Examiners. The
Chairman of the Board of Examiners shall normally be the Dean of the relevant
School.
The external examiner and each of the internal examiners
shall be required to submit within five weeks of receipt of the thesis,
independent written assessments of the thesis. The assessment reports should be
sent to the Dean, Graduate School and should indicate:
- The strengths and weaknesses of each chapter
- Whether the thesis conforms in presentation, to the regulations for writing
of thesis of Kenyatta University.
- Whether the thesis makes a distinct contribution to the knowledge and
understanding of the subject and reflects evidence of the candidate’s capacity
for original thought and is worthy of publication.
- Whether the degree should be awarded.
- The examiners should also point out and list separately any corrections they
feel should be made to the thesis.
As soon as all the examiners’ reports are received, the Dean
Graduate School shall convene a meeting of the Board of Examiners chaired by
the Dean of the relevant School at which the candidate shall be present for
oral examination. Subject to Senate’s approval and only the most exceptional
circumstances, the degree may be awarded to the candidate without being orally
examined.
The Board of examiners shall consider the examiners’
reports, the candidate’s performance at the interview, and any other academic
matters arising from the candidates programme and produce a report on the
prescribed form KU/GS/ADM/3 to be signed by all Board members present. The
report shall recommend the award of the degree, or otherwise to the Senate
through the Graduate School.
Candidates must make corrections as recommended by the Board
of Examiners. A certificate shall be issued by a member of the Board (normally
the main Supervisor) appointed to ensure that the corrections recommended by
the Board have been made in the bound copies.
The Senate may, on the advice of the Graduate School invite
a candidate to resubmit the thesis in a revised, extended or rewritten form.
The thesis shall then be re-examined by a Board of Examiners within a period of
12 months from the original meeting of the Board of Examiners. A thesis may be
presented for re-examination only once.
A thesis accepted by the University and subsequently
published in part or whole and in whatever form shall, bear the inscription;
“Work forming part of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
of Kenyatta University”.
Withdrawal and Re-admission
The regulations governing withdrawal and re-admission for
Master’s degree programmes shall apply.
Inter-University Transfer
The regulations governing inter-university transfer for
Master’s degree programmes shall apply.
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