What do I do if I failed my dissertation?

If you fail a dissertation, you will usually be given an opportunity to re-submit it by an agreed-upon date. As with a module failure, the marks awarded for a re-submitted dissertation will usually be capped at a bare pass level.

Can you lose your PhD?

It’s impossible to know exactly how often doctorates are revoked, but it is extremely rare.

What is the difference between a PhD and doctorate?

The essential difference between a PhD and a professional doctorate is that the possessor of a PhD has demonstrated the ability to use research skills to create original knowledge that contributes to the research and theory in a field, and a possessor of a professional doctorate has demonstrated the ability to evaluate …

Can a degree be taken away?

Jurisdiction: The school does not have the right to unilaterally revoke a degree that they’ve awarded. The school simply cannot rescind a degree and that such disputes should fall to another, more impartial, body (such as the courts). After all, the school is, in many ways, a party to the dispute it is deciding.