Depart. of M. E. Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Regulations

1. Purpose : The Ph.D. Qualifying Examination aims to evaluate whether a candidate possesses the key learning and research abilities to pursue a Ph.D. degree.

2. Applicable to : Students admitted from 2020 spring semester onwards

3. Eligibility Criteria & Details

- The exam shall be conducted twice a year (January and July).

- Ph.D. (including part-time) and MS/PhD integrated program students are required to take the exam after completing two semesters (one year) from admission.

- Graduate students enrolled in the master's program can also take the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination if they wish.

Field	Description
Schedule	The exam shall be conducted in January and July, and the evaluation is carried out until the 7th day of the relevant month. - The exam period is scheduled for approximately one week, and exams shall be conducted for each subject within the given period.
Frequency	Twice per year
Method	Written exam (Starting from 2023 July exam)
Test Subjects	choose 2 subjects out of a total of 8 - 1)Solid mechanics, 2)Thermodynamics, 3)Fluid mechanics, 4)Dynamics 5)Mathematical Methods in Engineering, 6)Optics,, 7)System control, 8)Heat transfer *Artificial Intelligence for M.E. : Temporarily not operational since the January 2024 exam
Evaluators	Two professors per subject
Duration	50 minutes per subject
Pass/Fail Criteria	Reviewed by the Graduate Studies Committee or the Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty meeting following assessment by the evaluators
Retaking of the Exam	- Those who do not pass the exam may retake it once within six months from the first one - Re-take result classification: Fail, Conditional Pass, and Pass - Conditional Pass: This can be done in one of the following ways. 1) Requires the student to take additional graduate and Undergraduate level subjects and obtain grades of A- or above 2) Conducting Re-examination test (The test method will be chosen by subject committee members.)
Master's Program	If an MS student passes the QE by the end of the fourth semester of the MS program, then he/she may apply for an MS/PhD integrated program provided that his/her GPA is 3.3 or higher.
Research Proposal Evaluation Deadline	The research proposal shall be evaluated within two years after passing the Ph.D. Qualification Exam.