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Thesis Examination Guide DONG-A UNIVERSITY, WHERE WE MAKE YOUR HISTORY

Thesis Examination Process

Qualifications required by semester immediately before writing thesis

Credit(Completion credit)

Classification Master Doctor Integrated Ph.D.
Course Completion Major 24 credits ↑ 36 credits ↑ 60 credits ↑
Research 2 credits 4 credits 6 credits
  • Those who have obtained necessary credits for course completion (Average points of 80 or higher, Supplementary credit obtained if applicable)
  • Those who have registered for at least 4 regular semesters (3 semesters for Integrated Master’s program / 8 semesters for Integrated Ph.D. program)
  • Those who have obtained at least 2 credits of Thesis Research (4 credits for Integrated Ph.D. program) for Doctoral program

Foreign Language Exam

  • Pass/Fail: May and November
  • Qualification: Those who have registered for at least 1 semester

Comprehensive Exam

  • Pass/Fail: February and August
  • Qualification: Those who have obtained course completion credits for an applicable program (Master’s program: 18 credits, Doctoral program: 27 credits, Integrated Ph.D. program: 45 credits)

Thesis Research Plan

  1. step 01

    Thesis Research plan preparation

  2. step 02

    Advisory Professor approval

  3. step 03

    Department Chair approval

  4. step 04

    Submit

Master’s program: A person who has presented a research plan and been recommended by the Advisory Professor after receiving his/her guidance for at least one semester (Thesis research plan and Research plan presentation report to be submitted)

Research Plan Presentation

  1. step 01

    Research plan presentation report preparation

  2. step 02

    Advisory Professor approval

  3. step 03

    Department Chair approval

  4. step 04

    Submit

Doctoral program: A person who has presented a research plan and been recommended by the Advisory Professor after receiving his/her guidance for at least two semesters (Thesis research plan and Research plan presentation report to be submitted)

Research Performance

A person who wishes to write a Ph.D. dissertation must have a certain number of research outcomes as required by the department (depending on the department, see Dong-A University Graduate School Catalog for more information) under the guidance of the Advisory Professor

Research Registration

Candidates for degrees are subject to research registration in the previous semester before starting to write thesis
(Registration period: Late Feb, Late Aug, ※ Make sure to register once a year)

Those who are expected to submit a thesis are recommended early in the semester during they prepare thesis to:

  1. step 01

    Check “Qualifications for Thesis Submission” in your department

  2. step 02

    Enter the title of your thesis

  3. step 03

    Approval by department

  4. step 04

    Approval by GSD

(One should meet all qualifications by the previous semester before starting to prepare thesis; After reviewing qualifications, each department compiles list of recommended students)

Thesis Examination

  1. step 01

    Preliminary examination

  2. step 02

    Examination panel recommendation and Application for final examination

  3. step 03

    Final examination

  4. step 04

    Submit final version of thesis

Degree Granted