Graduate affairs
Graduation Requirements for Graduate School Courses
| Master’s Degree | Doctoral Degree | Combed Master’s and Doctoral Degrees | Other | |||
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| Academic Credits |
Research Credits |
Academic Credits |
Research Credits |
Academic Credits |
Research Credits |
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| 24 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 42 | 18 | Until 2009 |
| 24 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 39 | 21 | Since 2010, adjusted credits |
Degree Conferment Related Regulations and FlowDownload
| Classification | Master’s Degree | Doctoral Degree/Combination | Other | |
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| Examiner | Selection | 3 people including the advisor * An outside graduate examiner is appointed - More than 5 years after graduation, up to 1 person |
5 people including the advisor *One is appointed outside the department, and POSTECH professors form the majority *Outside graduate examiner is appointed; More than 5 years after graduation, up to 1 person |
Graduate school degree conferment regulations/Article 10 [Paper examiner selection and internal department regulation] |
| Period | Within 3 semesters | Within 3 semesters (New QE applied) * Old QE PASS: within 5 semesters |
Internal Department Regulation | |
| Document Submission | Paper examiner selection application form | Paper examiner selection application form | Department application form | |
| Outside Examiner | Document Submission | - Outside examiner application approval (Refer to attachments or POVIS bachelor´s degree/admin. form) | - Outside examiner application approval (Refer to (attachments or POVIS bachelor´s degree/administration form) | Submitted when selecting outside examiners |
| Examination Fee Support | - Supporting budget: Department budget (350,000 won, before tax) - Submission document: a copy of identification card (front and rear sides), a copy of bankbook |
- Supporting budget: Department budget (350,000 won, before tax) - Submission document: a copy of identification card (front and rear sides), a copy of bankbook * Research plan and paper examination are supported respectively. |
Internal Department Regulation * Supported when submitting pertinent documents |
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| Research plan review | Submission Deadline | Not Applicable | Within 2 years after passing QE | Department internal regulation |
| Method | Submit the paper to all examiners 14 days before paper examination. Input data in POVIS and print it out and receive signature of the examiners. And then submit it to the department office. | Master’s thesis writing guideline/Main academic calendar and department internal regulation | ||
| DocumentSubmission | A.Examination file submission (Submit to examiners and the department office 14 days before examination) | |||
| B. Examination result report of the doctoral degree paper research plan Doctoral candidate examination result report (Department application form is used and it applies only to new QE applicants) |
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| Input data in POVIS, print it out and receive the signatures of the examiners. Then resubmit it to the department office. | ||||
| Paper examination request | Method | Not applicable | Input data in POVIS and print it out and receive signature of the examiners. And then submit it to the department office. | Master’s thesis writing guideline/Main academic calendar |
| Document Submission | A. Doctoral degree paper examination request B. International journal approval document attachment |
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| Other | * International journal: more than 1 paper is to be announced by the first author to
the journal (International journals from other departments are accepted) approved by
the department and more than 2 papers are to be approved by the first author. * New journals: applicable from the next semester after the department approval |
Master’s thesis writing guideline/Article 3 [Requirements for degree conferment] | ||
| Paper examination result report | Method | Submit the paper to all examiners 7 days before paper examination. Input data in POVIS, print it out, receive signature of the examiners. Then resubmit it to the department office. | Submit the paper to all examiners 7 days before paper examination.Input data in POVIS, print it out and receive the signatures of the examiners. Then resubmit it to the department office. | Master’s thesis writing guideline/Main academic calendar |
| Document Submission | A. Master’s degree paper examination and comprehensive examination result report B. Master’s degree paper examination essentials |
A. Examination files submission (Submit 7 days before examination to the examiners
and the department office.) B. Doctoral degree paper examination and comprehensive examination result report C. Doctoral degree paper examination essentials |
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| Submission deadline | - Winter graduate-to-be: until December 31 - Summer graduate-to-be: until June 30 |
- Winter graduate-to-be: until December 31 - Summer graduate-to-be: until June 30 |
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| Paper submission | Place to submit | - Written language: decided after consultation with the advisor - A copy is submitted to the department office and 4 copies to Tae-Joon Park Digital Library (Electronic file is emailed separately) |
- Written language: English - A copy is submitted to the department office and 4 copies to Tae-Joon Park Digital Library (Electronic file is to be emailed separately) |
A total of 5 copies, Hard cover |
| A total of 5 copies, Hard cover | Method | Posted in June and December | Posted in June and December | |
Doctoral Candidate Examination RegulationsDownload
Applies : Students enrolled before 2020
1Doctoral candidate examination execution procedures
Doctoral candidate examination is the old doctoral qualification examination and the doctoral degree research plan examination. Doctoral candidate examination is carried on only one time. The formation and appointment of the committee follow the department procedures.
- A.The Formation of the Committee
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- 1) The applicant and the advisor are to select major professors necessary for doctoral degree research, to form the examination committee and report to the graduate school committee.
- 2) The head of the examination committee becomes the applicant’s advisor.
- B.Doctoral candidate examination preparation and report
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- 1) The official report on the doctoral candidate examination is written by the head of the examination committee.
- 2) More than 3 required oral test subjects are to be specified in the report (Refer to Attachment form 1) and the professor in charge is to be also specified.
- C.Doctoral candidate examination procedural regulations
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- 1) Doctoral candidate examination is led by the head of the examination committee.
- 2) During the oral test of the doctoral candidate examinations, the advisor cannot respond instead of the applicant.
- 3) The professor in charge is to prepare for questions to evaluation the candidate’s knowledge of the subjects and other committee members are free to ask questions.
- 4) All committee members evaluate the degree of understanding of the applicant’s required subjects.
2Doctoral candidate examination application regulation
This is the old doctoral qualification examination and the doctoral degree research plan examination.
- A. application of the revised regulations is decided by the admission year and the semester. Since the second semester of 2009, the revised regulations are forcibly applied.
- B.Students who entered before the first semester of 2009 are to select either the old or new method based.
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- 1) new method is not repeated after their selection.
- 2)Students who applied for the doctoral qualification examination and failed to pass it are required to pass based upon the old method.
- 3) old method can be applied up to two times within three semesters after the doctoral coursework is complete and four semesters after the combined coursework is complete.
- 4) revised regulations require that the doctoral and the combined master’s and doctoral courses are to pass the test within four semesters after admission and the part time doctoral candidates are to pass the test within 6 semesters after admission.
- C.Students who entered before the first semester of 2009 are to select either the old or new method within twelve months and report to the department office. If they do not report their selection within twelve months or fail to apply for the doctoral qualification examination, they are automatically assigned the new method.
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- 1) students who entered for the combined coursework before the first semester of 2009 are to select the new method. It should be applied for within four semesters.
- 2)If the graduate students who entered before the first semester of 2009 desire to change into the combined coursework, they should pass the old test.
- 3)If the graduate students who entered after the second semester of 2009 desire to change into the combined coursework, they should pass the doctoral candidate examination by May 10 or November 10 of the fourth semester.
- D. TA scholarship of the combined course is given from the third semester according to the doctor´s course regulation.
Qualifying Exam Download
Applies : Entrants since the 2020 school year