HONORARY DOCTORATE
We invite applications for Honoris Causa Ph.D / D.Litt / D.Sc / LL.D degree (Latin: “for the sake of the honour”) from experienced personnel in various disciplines who have rich experience in their respective field. This program is offered only to a select group of accomplished individuals such as yourself.
As a professional, a degree or additional degree will allow you to make a greater impact. The expedient way of showing the world your knowledge, abilities, experience and talents is with your degree and use of your titles. Once your CV & application form received. The Doctorate Monitoring Board shall review and after satisfaction shall send the confirmation letter Our honorary doctorate degrees are awarded to leaders of national and international eminence in their areas of endeavor.
This honorary doctorate recognizes profound contributions in the arts, science and technology, education, politics and law, public service, humanitarian pursuits, religion and moral leadership, and civil rights.
The honorary doctorate recognize and encourage ideas, values, and accomplishments of individuals from all walks of life who significantly contribute to discussion and debate of thought, science, humanitarian pursuits, beauty, freedom, social development, international development and sustainable education.
The honorary degree will stem from a legitimate, renowned university. uses this program to raise funds for some of its research projects. The university maintains a complete and permanent record on each honorary doctor and responds promptly to requests for validation when authorized by the recipient of the university.
PHD. Honorary Doctorate
PHD. Honorary Doctorate or honorary degree is a high-level academic recognition granted by a university to a recipient without completion of the normal requirements for that degree. Schools grant them to honor the recipient, while also benefiting the university by association. Recipients sometimes have no relationship with the school, no prior degrees, and no formal higher education; though on occasion they might already have substantial education and other doctorates.
What Are Honorary Doctorate Degrees?
Many schools, public and private, recognize individuals who make notable contributions to society by awarding them honorary doctorate degrees. Distinguished philanthropists, musicians, politicians, authors, and scientists often receive acknowledgment for their exemplary accomplishments and achievements that serve a greater good.
Can I use the title "Dr" before my name is it legal?
Yes, it is fully legal through out the world, You have to use the title as follows for example Dr. Amitab PhD(hc) "hc” stands for Honoris Causa means for the sake of honor.
Is an honorary degree a real degree?
While they’re a nice recognition and probably look good hanging on the wall, honorary degrees are not ‘real’ degrees; in other words, being awarded an honorary degree is not the same as earning an actual doctorate. In fact, an honorary degree is a degree honoris causa, Latin for ‘for the sake of the honor’.
What’s the Value of an Honorary Degree?
For over three hundred years, U.S. colleges and universities have bestowed honorary degrees on people for their lasting impact on society – politicians, musicians, writers, actors, clergymen, corporate CEOs, sports figures and then some
How do I get an honorary doctorate degree?
A doctorate is the highest degree conferred upon a person. You can apply or be nominated for an honorary degree from a university or college without spending tuition or years in the classroom. Prepare your resume. You should also include any samples of your published work or honors you have received
Are Honoris Causa degree worth as much as PhD?
An honorary degree is a great honor, but it is an honor, not the same thing as an earned degree.
Why these university grants Honorary Doctorates?
To raise funds for charity and to cover research development expenses the details of which may be given in the university website.
Guidelines for the Awarding of Honorary Degrees
By awarding honorary degrees, the University recognizes those individuals whose accomplishments are of such excellence that they provide inspiration and leadership to its graduates. As well, through its choice of honorary degree recipients, the University makes a public declaration of its values. In selecting candidates, the University should attempt to choose individuals of such a calibre that in honouring them, it too is honoured. The Honorary Degrees and Convocations Committee should attempt, through its recommendations of nominees, to reflect the cultural diversity of the country and the international character and diversity of the University itself. It should also attempt to honour those whose outstanding contributions to their fields or to society have not yet been widely
recognized.
I. General Policies
1. Eligibility and Exclusions
Canadians and non-Canadians may be considered for honorary degrees. Generally speaking, active or newly retired members of staff, voting members of the Board of Governors, and Canadian politicians currently in office should not be considered for honorary degrees. Normally, honorary degrees are not awarded posthumously or in absentia.
2. Criteria
Some of the factors to be considered by the Committee in its deliberations are:
i. Accomplishments of Note
These accomplishments could include scholarly distinction and outstanding
contributions to the creative or performing arts.
ii. Service to the Community at Large or to a Profession or Discipline
This service could include outstanding achievements in the area of public
service at the national or international levels, at the local or community
level, or to a profession or discipline.
iii. Appropriateness to a Special Anniversary
This could include the centenary of a school or faculty or a like event.
iv. Service to the University
This service must normally be of long standing and unusual merit. It is
customary to confer an LLD on the Visitor, on the Chair of the Board when
that person steps down from that office, and on the Principal when that
person retires or leaves the University.
3. Degrees Conferred
The following are the honorary doctorates conferred by the University:
Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa (DD):
Awarded for outstanding scholarship in theology or service to the religious community
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD):
Awarded for outstanding scholarly achievement in law or for exceptional service to the University or the community at large
Doctor of Letters, honoris causa (DLitt):
Awarded for outstanding achievement in the humanities, social sciences, or in the performing arts, of a scholarly or creative nature
Doctor of Music, honoris causa (DMus):
Awarded for outstanding achievement in music, particularly in composition or performance
Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc):
Awarded for outstanding achievement in the pure and applied sciences, usually of a scholarly nature
PROCEDURES
The Honorary Degrees and Convocations Committee
The Honorary Degrees and Convocations Committee shall meet in the winter term to receive nominations for the awarding of honorary degrees at spring convocations of the following year. It shall meet in the fall term to receive nominations for the following fall. Meeting dates for the Honorary Degrees and Convocations Committee, and the deadlines for submission of nominations, shall be placed before Senate in February of each year, along with a call for nominations. Deadlines for submission, under ordinary circumstances, should be respected. Late submissions are returned to their sponsors and may be resubmitted for consideration at the next appropriate meeting of the Committee.
Nominations
Nominations may be received from individuals both within and without the University. The same stringent criteria shall apply to all nominations. Nominations for honorary doctorates to be awarded at the spring convocations are normally forwarded by deans of faculties. Nominations for honorary doctorates to be awarded at the fall convocation are normally chosen from the Standing List. The Graduates' Society may also nominate a candidate to be honoured at the fall convocation. Nominations should include the following information: name and address of nominee; career summary; education; awards received; reasons for recommending award; evidence of suitability as a convocation speaker. Supporting documentation may be attached (e.g., curriculum vitae, news clippings).
Recommendations and Standing List
An honorary degree is the highest order the University can bestow. Thirteen honorary doctorates a year should be the maximum number awarded. The Honorary Degrees and Convocations Committee, after considering a nomination or re-nomination, may reject it, in which case the file is destroyed, agree to forward the nomination for approval by Senate, or place the nomination on a Standing List for consideration at a later date. Names placed on the Standing List shall remain there for a period of three years, after which time, if the nominee has not been selected or re-nominated, the name shall be deleted.
Citations
Citations to be read at Convocation shall be submitted in advance to the Secretariat and should not exceed three minutes in length.
