- An RPg student who is registered for the degree of PhD may transfer to the MPhil status by notifying his/her Department in writing. Alternatively, a PhD student who is not making satisfactory progress towards the PhD degree may be transferred to MPhil status by the Department at any time.
- The transfer of registration from PhD to MPhil, no matter it is initiated by the PhD student or the Department, once approved by the D/SRC, will be effective from the next semester (for those admitted from the 2017/18 cohort onwards) or on the date of approval (for those admitted in or before the 2016/17 cohort).