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↑
Course Completion	Research	2 credits	4 credits	6 credits

1. Those who have obtained necessary credits for course completion (Average points of 80 or higher, Supplementary credit obtained if applicable)

2. Those who have registered for at least 4 regular semesters (3 semesters for Integrated Master’s program / 8 semesters for Integrated Ph.D. program)

3. 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

Thesis Research plan preparation → Advisory Professor approval → Department Chair approval → 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

Research plan presentation report preparation → → Advisory Professor approval → Department Chair approval → 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:

Check “Qualifications for Thesis Submission” in your department → Enter the title of your thesis → Approval by department → 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

Preliminary examination ⇨ Examination panel recommendation and Application for final examination ⇨ Final examination ⇨ Submit final version of thesis

Degree Granted

<table class="blue-table">
<thead>
 <tr>
 <td colspan="3" valign="middle">⇓ Qualifications required by semester immediately before writing thesis </td>
 </tr></thead>
 <tr>
 <th valign="middle">Credit
 (Completion credit)</th>
 <td valign="middle"><table>
 <tr>
 <td colspan="2" valign="middle">Classification</td>
 <td valign="middle">Master</td>
 <td valign="middle">Doctor</td>
 <td valign="middle">Integrated Ph.D.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td rowspan="2" valign="middle">Course Completion</td>
 <td valign="middle">Major</td>
 <td valign="middle">24 credits ↑</td>
 <td valign="middle">36 credits ↑</td>
 <td valign="middle">60 credits↑</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td valign="middle">Research</td>
 <td valign="middle">2 credits </td>
 <td valign="middle">4 credits</td>
 <td valign="middle">6 credits</td>
 </tr>
 </table></td>
 <td valign="middle">1. Those who have obtained necessary credits for course completion (Average points of 80 or higher, Supplementary credit obtained if applicable)
 2. Those who have registered for at least 4 regular semesters (3 semesters for Integrated Master’s program / 8 semesters for Integrated Ph.D. program)
 3. Those who have obtained at least 2 credits of Thesis Research (4 credits for Integrated Ph.D. program) for Doctoral program</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <th valign="middle">Foreign Language Exam</th>
 <td valign="middle">Pass/Fail: May and November</td>
 <td valign="middle">Qualification: Those who have registered for at least 1 semester</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <th valign="middle">Comprehensive Exam</th>
 <td valign="middle">Pass/Fail: February and August</td>
 <td valign="middle">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)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <th valign="middle">Thesis Research Plan</th>
 <td valign="middle">Thesis Research plan preparation → Advisory Professor approval → Department Chair approval → Submit</td>
 <td valign="middle">* 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)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <th valign="middle">Research Plan Presentation</th>
 <td valign="middle">Research plan presentation report preparation → → Advisory Professor approval → Department Chair approval → Submit</td>
 <td valign="middle">* 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)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <th valign="middle">Research Performance</th>
 <td colspan="2" valign="middle">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</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <th valign="middle">Research Registration</th>
 <td colspan="2" valign="middle">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)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <th colspan="3" valign="middle">⇓ Those who are expected to submit a thesis are recommended early in the semester during they prepare thesis to: </th>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td colspan="3" valign="middle">Check “Qualifications for Thesis Submission” in your department → Enter the title of your thesis → Approval by department → 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)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <th colspan="3" valign="middle">⇓ Thesis Examination</th>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td colspan="3" valign="middle">Preliminary examination ⇨ Examination panel recommendation and Application for final examination ⇨ Final examination ⇨ Submit final version of thesis</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <th colspan="3" valign="middle">Degree Granted</th>
 </tr>
</table>