Thesis Writing

1. Students must obtain permission from their thesis advisors or the Chairperson of the respective Program Management Committee before registering for thesis research.
2. After registration, students must write a research proposal in English and submit it to their thesis advisors.
3. The research proposals should be submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs within 2 semesters after the initial registration for thesis research. If students cannot submit their research proposals within the specified period, they must inform the Office of Academic Affairs of the reason(s) for the delay.
4. Students must request approval of their proposal examination dates from the Chairperson of the respective Program Management Committee through their thesis advisors.
5. After students have passed the proposal examination, the respective Program Management Committee will approve their thesis titles and thesis committee.
6. To change their thesis titles or thesis committee, students must obtain both  permission from their thesis advisors and approval from the Chairperson of the respective Program Management Committee.
7. The thesis must be written in English.

Thesis Examination

1. Students can request a thesis examination date when they have
   1.1 Their thesis title approved by the Chairperson of the respective Program Management Committee, and they have spent not less than 90 days writing their thesis.
   1.2 Completed all the courses required to fulfill the credit requirements with a cumulative GPA (i.e., GPAX) of at least 3.00.
   1.3 Passed the anguage proficiency test required by the Institute.
   1.4 Obtained approval to take the thesis examination from their thesis advisors and thesis committee.
   1.5 Submitted the thesis manuscript to their thesis committee at least 15 days before their oral defense examination date.
2. Assessment criteria for the thesis examination:
   Upon the completion of the thesis examination, the thesis committee will provide their opinions and assessments, using the following criteria.
   
•    1) "Passed" means that students could present their thesis research and answer all the questions to the satisfaction of the thesis committee. Students can then submit the complete thesis with any minor revisions to the Chairperson of the respective Program Management Committee.
•    2) "Passed with condition" means that students could not entirely satisfy the thesis committee when presenting their thesis research and/or answering all the questions. Therefore, the thesis committee will advise revision of the thesis or an addition of some sections to the thesis. The revision of the thesis must be completed within 90 days after the thesis examination results have been announced.
•    3) "Failed"  means that students could not present their thesis research adequately to their thesis committee and/or could not answer the questions well, indicating that the students do not understand parts of their thesis. The thesis committee will inform and advise the students to rewrite parts of their thesis within a suggested period. The students must request a thesis reexamination and also reregister for thesis research at the Office of Academic Affairs.
3. If students who received a “Passed with condition” or “Failed” assessment cannot completely fulfill the required conditions and recommendations of the thesis committee within the suggested period, they must provide their reasons and request permission for an extension from the Chairperson of the respective Program Management Committee, otherwise they will receive a “Failed” assessment, and must reregister for thesis research, as well as seek approval of a new research topic.
4. Students must submit the complete thesis and the thesis contents recorded on a CD to the Office of Academic Affairs not later than 21 days after the Institute has announced that the students have passed their thesis examination. For late submissions, students will be fined at the rate specified in the CGI regulations. However, students may delay their thesis submission for 90 days after the deadline.
5. Annulment of the thesis examination results:
   If the Office of Academic Affairs does not receive the complete thesis and the thesis contents recorded on a CD within 90 days after the deadline, the thesis examination results will be annulled. If the students still wish to graduate, they must rewrite the thesis.