Before applying for the degree examination, please carefully review the information on the Curriculum Division website

1. Application Information

• The required documents shall be delivered to department office for application no later than two weeks before the oral examination.
• According to the NCKU Rules and Regulations of Graduation Examination for Graduate Students

The deadline of application for this semester is July 20, 2026.

The oral examination grade shall be submitted to the Division of Registration before July31, 2026.

Applications for delayed public release of theses must comply with at least one of the following requirements: (1) Involving confidential information: Applicants must provide applicable laws or regulations, or specific factual evidence, (2) Patent-related matters: Applicants must provide the patent application number or submit relevant supporting documentation, (3) Legally restricted from disclosure: Applicants must provide applicable laws or regulations, or specific factual evidence.

Announcement on the Application for Delayed Public Release of Degree Examination Theses

2. Application

Required Dcouments: ① defense application form,  ② report about the result of plagiarism detection, ③ similarity report.

※ Above forms shall be submitted to department office after advisor signs. There's no rule about the percentage of the result of plagiarism detection in our department, so please ask advisor for the percentage point.

Optional documents: ① Application for the degree examination conducted via video conferencing, ② Application Form for Embargo of Thesis/Dissertation, ③ Subsidy Application for Participation of International Scholars in Graduate Degree Examinations and on Doctoral Supervisory Committees with the resumes of the invited international scholars and their profiles on the official website of their affiliations. (attachment 5)

2. Please confirm with advisor about the detail before you fill in online application.

• Fill in and print out defense application form (http://campus4.ncku.edu.tw/wwwmenu/program/mou/). 
• Upload thesis at perform plagiarism detection for thesis originality on NCKU Turnitin and print out the result (see attachment 3 for the sample). Fill in a report about the result of plagiarism detection (see attachment 2). 
• If the information of defense committee members is unavailable at online application system, please submit the form to department office to file information of external committee members.
• Please see attachment 4 or https://www.cc.ncku.edu.tw/rule/content.php?sn=684 for Guidelines for the Format of Theses and Dissertations.
• NCKU Rules and Regulations of Graduation Examination for Graduate Students

§ Relevant Links 

⇒ National Cheng Kung University Enforcement Rules for Doctoral and Master’s Degree Examinations

⇒ NCKU Guidelines for the Format of Theses and Dissertations

⇒ Graduation Procedure  (Instructions on the Procedures for Receipt of Degree Certificates)