NOTE:
Add: Must be processed within first 2 weeks of the semester
Drop: Must be processed within first 5 weeks of the semester
Withdraw: Can be done after the dropping period until 7 days before the final examination. (FM-GRA-003)
NOTE: Conditions for QE Examination
1. Registered for at least 1 semester with GPAX 3.00 or more
2. Get approval from advisor
Master’s Degree Thesis Proposal Examination Committee
Qualifications
1. must be a regular instructor or external examiner;
2. must hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent or have at least an academic title of no less than an associate professor in the particular field or related field of study;
3. must have experience conducting research in addition to the committee's own graduate studies.
Number of committee members
At least 3 committee members examining the thesis proposal must be proposed by the Dean of the School with the approval of the Graduates Studies Committee. The Chair of the Committee must be the Dean of the School or the one who has been assigned by the Dean.
Should it be necessary and suitable, a specialist may be appointed by the Graduate Studies Committee to be a thesis proposal committee member. Ph.D. Thesis Proposal Examination Committee
Qualifications
1. must be a regular instructor or external examiner;
2. must hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent or have an academic title of no less than an associate professor in the particular field or related field of study;
3. must have experience in conducting research in addition to the committee's own graduate studies.
Number of committee members
At least 3 members for the Thesis Proposal Defense Committee must be proposed by the Dean of the School with the approval of Graduate Studies Committee. The Chair of the committee must be the Dean of the School or the one who has been assigned by the Dean.
Should it be necessary and suitable, a specialist may be appointed by the Graduate Studies Committee to be a thesis proposal committee member.
Master’s Degree Thesis Examination Committee
Qualifications
1. must be a regular instructor or external examiner;
2. must hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent or have at least an academic title of no less than an associate professor in that particular field or related field;
3. must have experience in conducting research in addition to the advisor's own graduate studies.
Number of committee members
At least 3 committee members for the thesis defense exam must be appointed by the Dean of the School.
The committee consists of:
(1) thesis major advisor
(2) at least one external examiner from outside of the university
(3) at least one thesis co-advisor or a regular instructor.
Ph.D. Thesis Examination Committee
Qualifications
1. must be a regular instructor or external examiner;
2. must hold a Ph.D. Degree or equivalent or have at least an academic title of no less than an associate professor in that particular field or related field of study;
3. must have experience in conducting research in addition to the examiner's own graduate studies.
Number of committee members
At least 5 members of the Thesis Defense Committee must be appointed by the Dean of the School.
The committee must include:
(1) the thesis major advisor
(2) at least one external examiner from outside of the university
(3) at least one thesis co-advisor or regular instructor
The chairperson of the thesis defense committee must be the external examiner.
The thesis major advisor and co-advisor must not be the chair of the thesis defense committee.
Should it be necessary and suitable, a specialist may be appointed by the Graduate Studies Committee to be a thesis committee member.