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Guidelines for the Master’s Degree Examination and School-leaving Procedures

 

 

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BEFORE THE EXAM
  1. Oral examination deadline: (1st semester) by January 31st / (2nd semester) by July 31st (Early registration application is required for oral examination before the start of the semester.)
  2. All the required courses and credits shall be or will be completed before or during the semester in which the Master’s Degree Examination is held. Each student must prepare a thesis draft and have the advisor’s approval to apply for the examination (oral defense).
  3. Please discuss the potential exam date, time, and the members of examination committee with their advisors in advance and are responsible for contacting committee and confirming their willingness and availability to participate.
  4. Students must submit the Master’s degree examination request through the Academic Information Systems no less than 2 weeks prior to the exam date.( Please log in to “Academic Information System" >Application system of the Oral Defense >Start to apply)
  5. Submit the following Documents to the program’s office：
    • Checking List of Oral Defense
    • Advisor Approval Form
    • Transcript for all semesters
    • Certification of study Online Academic Research Ethics Education Course
    • Email the files of the plagiarism detection results and the first draft of the thesis to the program’s office(yfhsueh@mx.nthu.edu.tw)
  6. Send out an employment contract by email, informing all examination committee of the date, time and location
  7. Students should collect the following Documents at the program’s office on the same day or one business day prior to the exam.：
  • Receipt of the fee for examination committee (including transportation fee)
  • Graduate Thesis Similarity Comparison Report Confirmation Form
  • Advisor Approval Letter 
  1. Documents send to the program’s office：
    1. Checking List of Oral Defense (refer to the file 1,Original Copy, signed by the advisor)
    2. Advisor Approval Form：Download from the Academic Information Systems：“Academic Information System" >Application system of the Oral Defense >Print forms
    3. Transcript for all semesters：You may apply for the Transcript at the Division of Registration. There is a vending machine for school documents on the first floor of General Building I in main campus and the other one on the first floor of Administration Building in Nanda campus. You may apply for the transcript at the machine as well. (Hard copy)
    4. Certification of study Online Academic Research Ethics Education Course(Hard copy, Please download the certification of study from the AREE website)
    5. The plagiarism detection checker, Turnitin, is only available for those who have applied for it. Students can go to the Computer & Communication Center website→ Learning Services → Plagiarism Checker (Turnitin) to fill out the application form. The Student’s Manual can be downloaded from the website as well.

(https://learning.site.nthu.edu.tw/p/412-1319-7120.php?Lang=en)

  1. The file of the first draft of the thesis.

ON THE DAY OF THE EXAM
  1. Please prepare the following documentation in hard copy for the committee.
    • The score sheet of oral defense (one sheet for each member of committee)
    • Thesis Oral Defense Form (one sheet)
    • Advisor Approval Form (one sheet)
    • The receipt of the fee for examination committee
    • Graduate Thesis Similarity Comparison Report Confirmation Form (one sheet)
    • Plagiarism detection results of Turnitin and dissertation draft (one copy for each member of committee)
    • First draft of the thesis (one copy for each member of committee)

 

  1. After the examination, please submit the following documentation to the program’s office immediately：
    • The score sheet of oral defense(graded and signed)
    • Advisor Approval Form(copy)
    • Thesis Oral Defense Form(copy)
    • Graduate Thesis Similarity Comparison Report Confirmation Form (signed)
    • The receipt of the fee for examination committee (signed)
  1. Documents required：
    1. Download from the Academic Information Systems.( “Academic Information System" >Application system of the Oral Defense >Print forms)：
      • The score sheet of oral defense
      • Thesis Oral Defense Form
    2. Collect from the Program’s office：
      • the receipt of the fee for examination committee (including transportation fee)
      •  Graduate Thesis Similarity Comparison Report Confirmation Form
      •  Advisor Approval Letter
    3. Print out one copy for each member of committee：
      • Plagiarism detection results of Turnitin and dissertation draft
      • First draft of the thesis

AFTER THE EXAM
  1. Electronic Final Thesis Upload：
    1. Please read the Library guidelines for the preparation and formatting requirements of electronic thesis submission on the Submission Guidelines section of the Library website.
    2. Upload à Program’s Office Department reviewà NTHU Library reviewà “System letter of Verification” email.
    3. If you would like to delay public access to your thesis/dissertation for the National Central Library, Please fill in「Application for Embargo of Thesis/Dissertation」, and hand the form and an attached proof with the signatures of the applicant and the advisor, and the seal of the authorization institute along with the bound copy of the final thesis to the Division of Registration.
  2. Bound Copy of Final Thesis Submission：
    • Three hard copies of the thesis.
    • Please refer to the file below for the format of the Front Cover & the Binding Guidelines of Thesis(Division of Registration)：
      https://cwemaster.site.nthu.edu.tw/var/file/246/1246/img/558710108.pdf
    • The student shall keep the original copy of Advisor Approval Form and Oral Defense Form.
  1. Library guidelines：https://www.lib.nthu.edu.tw/ETD/downloads/T&Dupload.pdf
  2. NTHU Library website of related document downloads)：https://www.lib.nthu.edu.tw/ETD/downloads/downloads.html
  3. The Application for Embargo of Thesis/Dissertation could be downloaded from the website：https://www.lib.nthu.edu.tw/ETD/downloads/downloads.html
    For the time being, there is no specific format for the attached proof.
  4. The following documentation must be bounded in the thesis accordingly：
    1. Nation Tsing Hua University Authorization to Copyright of ETD(Electronic Thesis/Dissertation) (signed in blue ink)
  5. Nation Tsing Hua University Authorization to Copyright ofThesis/Dissertation (signed in blue ink)
  6. Nation Central Library Authorization to Copyright of ETD (ElectronicThesis/Dissertation) (signed in blue ink)
  7. National Tsing Hua University Master Thesis Advisor Approval Form(copy)
  8. National Tsing Hua University Master Thesis Oral Defense Form(copy)

SCHOOL-LEAVING

 
  1. Students should read the Graduation Procedures for Graduate Students (Division of Registration) first.
  • Deadline：Before the registration date of the next semester (excluding the first day of the semester)
  • Go to the Academic Information System, to initiate “the Graduation Process”and complete all Steps.
  • Bring required documentation to the program’s office.
    1. National Tsing Hua University Thesis/Dissertation Affidavit
    2. The notification of approved thesis/dissertation email from the Library
    3. One hard copies of the thesis.
  1. Submit one hard copy of the thesis at the Library circulation
  2. Submit the hard copy of the thesis (with packaged by the program’s office) at the Division of Registration.
  1. Graduation Procedures for Graduate Students：https://cwemaster.site.nthu.edu.tw/var/file/246/1246/img/451459544.pdf
  2. National Tsing Hua University Thesis/Dissertation Affidavit：Division of Registration

 

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