Notification for Graduate Students on the “Degree Examination Progress” and “Thesis Writing Format and Graduation Procedures” for the 1st Semester of the 113th Academic Year (2024)

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  • Application period for this semester’s degree examination:

  Master’s Program / Master’s In-Service Program: October 21, 2024 (Monday) – November 15, 2024 (Friday) by 5:00 PM.

  Doctoral Program: From now until January 31, 2025 (Friday) by 5:00 PM.

  • The latest oral examination date for this semester: January 31, 2025 (Friday).
  • Latest Graduation Clearance Date for This Semester: February 21, 2025 (Friday) by 5:00 PM.

(Note: Completing the oral examination does not necessarily require graduation clearance in the same semester. However, if clearance is not completed and the maximum study period has not been reached, the student will still be considered enrolled and must continue to pay tuition and fees.)

  • Application Process for Degree Examination for Students in This Department:
  1. Complete the mandatory Academic Ethics Course (≥6 hours) provided by the Taiwan Academic Ethics Education Resource Center.
  • Go to the 臺灣學術倫理教育資源中心 (Taiwan Academic Ethics Education Resource Center) homepage: https://ethics.moe.edu.tw.
  • Select your login identity: 必修學生 (Required Student) è 桃園市(Taoyuan City) à 中原大學(Chung Yuan Christian University).
    ※ Please ensure that you select the correct identity as specified above. Failure to do so will prevent the department’s system from verifying your completion, resulting in the rejection of your degree examination application.
  • Username: Your student ID; Password: The last 5 digits of your student ID.

※ If you are unable to log in, please contact Ms. You Yi-Chun at the Teaching and Learning Development Center (03-265-2097 / yu1120@cycu.edu.tw).

  1. Required Documents to Submit:
  • Academic Paper Professional Field Review Form (Download from the link at the bottom of this announcement).
  • Degree Examination Application Form (Access via: iTouch à 教務處 (Academic Affairs Office) à 課註組 (Registration Section) à學位考試 (Degree Examination ) à 學位考試申請 (Degree Examination Application).
  1. Submission Location and Method:
  • Please attach the documents with a paper clip and submit them to the department office assistant.
  • For Master’s In-Service Program and Doctoral Program students who work full-time and are unable to submit during office hours, you may place the documents in the department office mailbox located at the entrance and notify the office assistant via message. If any issues are identified during the review process, the department will contact you directly.
  1. Important Notes for Submitting Related Documents
  • Academic Paper Professional Field Review Form
  1. The 「申請人」(Applicant) field must be signed in person. Stamps or electronic signatures are not allowed.
  2. For the「指導教授」(Advisor) field, please arrange a time with your advisor for signing.
  3. All other required signature fields will be handled uniformly by the system.
  4. Since the review document cannot be provided in an editable format, if the fields are insufficient, please attach additional pages as needed.

 

  • Degree Examination Application Form
  1. Filling Path: iTouch à教務處 (Academic Affairs Office) à 課註組 (Registration Section) à 學位考試 (Degree Examination) à 學位考試申請(Degree Examination Application).
  2. The 「指導教授」(Advisor) field must be signed in person; stamps or electronic signatures are not allowed. Please arrange a time with your advisor in advance and allow sufficient time for processing.
  3. The 「系主任」(Department Chair) field on the Degree Examination Application Form will be handled automatically by the system.
  • Process for Submitting Degree Examination Committee Appointment for Students in This Department:
    1. Confirm the Degree Examination Date

Please consult with your advisor.

 

  1. Confirm the Qualifications of Degree Examination Committee Members
  • Committee members’ personal information must include: Full name of their affiliated organization (ensure the complete official name, including the department/unit), Contact address (company, residence, or registered address is acceptable), Contact phone number, Email address, National ID number. Students must thoroughly gather and store this information in advance. If the system review identifies any missing information, the department office will notify you to provide the missing details.
  • Committee member names, appointed titles, and contact details should be discussed with your advisor.
  • If any of your committee members do not meet the following qualifications, you must inform the department office at least 2 weeks in advance (excluding holidays) to allow review of the committee member’s qualifications as an expert or doctoral degree holder:
  1. Currently serving or previously served as a full-time professor, associate professor, or assistant professor.
  2. Academician of Academia Sinica.
  3. Currently serving or previously served as a researcher, associate researcher, or assistant researcher at Academia Sinica (only Academia Sinica qualifies).
    1. Confirm the Advisor Fee Allocation Percentage
  • For a single advisor, please enter 100% as the allocation.
  • For two or more advisors, please coordinate with all advisors and fill in the agreed-upon allocation percentages.
    1. Required Documents to Submit
  • List of Degree Examination Committee Members
    1. Submission Location and Method
  • Please submit the documents to Ms. Shen at the department office.
  • For Master’s In-Service Program and Doctoral Program students who work full-time and cannot submit during office hours, you may leave the documents in the departmental office mailbox at the entrance and notify Shen via message. If any issues are found during the review process, the department will contact you directly.
    1. Important Notes for Submitting Related Documents
  • List of Degree Examination Committee Members
  1. Filling Path: iTouch à 教務處 (Academic Affairs Office) à 課註組 (Registration Section) à 學位考試 (Degree Examination) à 學位考試申請 (Degree Examination Application).
  2. The 「指導教授」(Advisor) field can either be signed in person or stamped by the advisor. Electronic signatures are not allowed. Please coordinate with your advisor and allow sufficient time for processing.
  3. If there are two or more advisors, only one advisor’s signature or stamp is required.
  • Other Important Information
  • Study Regulations: https://reurl.cc/8NeNej
  • Turnitin Thesis Similarity Check System Usage: https://bee1.cycu.edu.tw/data.php?id=1020
    (For any issues with using this system, please contact the department assistant, Ms. Cheng, at 03-265-4907 or karen80030@cycu.edu.tw.)
  • Q&A for Document Revision
  • What should I do if the thesis title on the Degree Examination Committee List is different from the one on my original application form?
  1. [Solution 1]: If the Degree Examination Committee List has not yet been submitted to the department office:
    Go to “Degree Examination Committee Maintenance”, update the committee information, and then redownload and reprint the committee list.
  2. [Solution 2]: If the Degree Examination Committee List has already been submitted to the department office:
    No problem. The submission of the committee list is already complete. Just make sure to update the title when printing the final approval form.

 

  • What should I do if the thesis title on the Approval Form is different from the one on my Degree Examination Committee List?

No problem—the Degree Examination Committee List has already been submitted, and this discrepancy won’t affect the process. However, the Approval Form is extremely important, and its title must match the final title of your printed thesis exactly. Before printing the Approval Form, please double-check that the title is correct.

  • What should I do if the title on the application form is incorrect?
  1. [Solution 1] If the Degree Examination Committee has not yet been finalized:
  • For Master’s Program/Master’s In-Service Program: Please contact the Registration Section— Min-Hsuan Tsai (03-265-2032 / mim7175@cycu.edu.tw).
  • For Doctoral Program: Please contact the Registration Section— Chih-Hsuan Chai (03-265-2021 / chai@cycu.edu.tw).
    Explain that you wish to cancel your degree examination application and provide the reason. After correcting the relevant information, you can resubmit your application.
  1. [Solution 2] If the Degree Examination Committee has already been finalized:
    Go to “Degree Examination Committee Maintenance”, update the committee information, correct the thesis title, and click “Save”. Afterward, you can select “Download and Print Application Form”.

Document Reference No.: Yuan-Jiao-Zi 1130003640

Thesis Writing Format Guidelines

113-1 Semester Degree Examination Progress Notification

113-1 Semester Graduate Student Graduation Clearance Reminders

Departmental Academic Paper Professional Field Review Form for Graduate Students