Course Requirements
Qualifying Exam
Pre-requisites
The student who is eligible to apply for DQE should have passed 4 courses (the average grade ≥B⁻) ; the courses should include at least 2 Core Courses.
The application ( )should be submitted to the NTU-MST Office 2 months before the date of DQE.
DQE should be finished within 2 academic years or 4 academic semesters.
Schedule
In case of failure in the DQE, a student can retake DQE only once.
Students are requested to apply for DQE before 3/31 (for spring semester) or 9/31 (for fall semester).
Format
The examination is in a form of oral presentation to a committee, in which the members are suggested by student’s thesis advisor. The committee consists of 3 members, excluding the thesis advisor.
A proposal should be related to the research topic, in which the abstract, research background, experimental procedures, results and discussion, and reference are clearly stated, should be sent to DQE committee members 7 days before the exam.
Graduation Requirements
Requirements
- Course Requirements:The student has to achieve all the Course Requirements.
- Doctoral Qualifying Exam (DQE):The student must pass the DQE.
- Publication Criteria:The student must meet one of the following publication criteria:
- Be the first author of a paper published in a journal, which is ranked within 15% in a subject category of SCI.
- Be the author of two papers, which are published in journals ranked within 40% in their subject categories of SCI, and be the first author of one of the papers.
- Be the author of three papers, which are published in SCI journals, and be the first author of one of the papers.
Format of Dissertation Defense Examination (DDE)
The examination is in a form of oral presentation. The Dissertation Defense Examination committee is organized by the thesis advisor. The committee consists of at least 5 members (including the advisor), and at least 1/3 of the members should be non-NTU faculty.
Students have to finish thesis dissertation and send it to the Dissertation Defense Examination committee members 15 days before the examination.
Procedure for DDE and Graduation