For Oral Defense

1. If student needs to amend the information (i.e., title, date, time, or committee members) about oral defense, please complete 'Amendment to defense application' at online systme and submit documents to the department office 5 days (in advance) before the event. 

2. Student will be able to collect thesis committee honorarium & reimbursement form and the certificate of appointment (if any) at the department office 3 days before the oral defense.

3. Student needs to print out defense scoring sheets (according to the number of committee members) and certificate. The certificate for completion of degree examination (i.e., Thesis & Dissertation Certificate of Approval) bearing signatures of exam committee members and the advisor, and the copy of certificate shall be bound as the second page of the thesis. 

Defense Application System

NCKU Guidelines for the Format of Theses and Dissertations

NCKU Rules and Regulations of Graduation Examination for Graduate Students

After Oral Defense

Submit documents as following to the department office:

1. Thesis committee honorarium & reimbursement form
2. Scoring sheets: the oral examination grade shall be submitted to the Division of Registration before July 31
3. Receipts of Miscellaneous fees: receipts shall list items and NCKU VAT number (統編: 69115908) clearly

• A payment of NT$1,000 for exam administration shall be allowed for each doctoral candidate.
• A payment of NT$250 for exam administration shall be allowed for each master’s candidate. 

Criteria of Expenditures for Doctoral and Master’s Degree Exams

Information about Graduation Procedures