I. Application Timeline and Deadlines

1. Application Submission: Please submit your application to Ms. Weng at the Department Office at least one and a half months (six weeks) before the scheduled oral examination.

⚠️ According to university regulations, the Department’s academic affairs meeting and the relevant university administrative notification procedures must be completed before the oral examination. Therefore, urgent or last-minute applications cannot be accepted.

2. Application Period and Submission Deadline for Examination Results:
- Online Application Period: From August 24 at 9:00 a.m. through January 20, 2027.
- Oral Examination Deadline: The oral examination must be completed by January 31, 2027.
- Submission of Examination Results: The examination results must be submitted to the Department Office for official registration no later than January 31, 2027.

3. Please refe to National Cheng Kung University Regulations for Doctoral and Master’s Degree Examinations in advance.

II. Required Documents for Application for the Doctoral Degree Examination

1. Departmental Basic Information Form for Doctoral Degree Examination Application (Appendix 1)

2. Degree Examination Application Form: Must be personally signed by the academic advisor.

3. Official Academic Transcript(s): Transcripts of all academic years.

4. Initial Draft of Dissertation and Abstract

5. Record of Journal Publications: List of accepted academic journal papers and other publications.

6. Certificate of Passing the Qualifying Examination

7. Proposed List of Oral Examination Committee Members (Appendix 2)

8. Departmental Declaration of Dissertation Similarity Check Completion: Please complete the form based on the similarity check results and obtain your academic advisor’s handwritten signature (Appendix 3).

Turnitin Dissertation Similarity Check Report: Students must independently use the Turnitin Originality Checking System to upload and check their dissertations. Please read the user manual carefully before uploading.

   ⚠️ The Department does not specify a required similarity percentage. The acceptable similarity threshold (%) shall be determined by each academic advisor.

9. Public Dissertation Presentation Announcement Poster: According to Article 5 of the university’s Guidelines for Doctoral Degree Examinations, a public dissertation presentation must be held prior to the doctoral degree examination.

According to Article 2 of the Department’s Review Guidelines for Doctoral Degree Examinations: During their enrollment in the doctoral program, doctoral candidates must have published at least two academic journal papers related to their dissertation research and co-authored with their academic advisor. Candidates must be listed as either the first or second author.
- For papers in which the candidate is the first author, the academic advisor or a full-time faculty member of the Department serving as a co-advisor must be listed as the second author.
- At least one of the two papers must be published in an international academic journal indexed in SCIE, SCI, or SSCI.
- The other paper must be published in an academic journal with a rigorous peer-review process.
- Accepted papers are considered equivalent to published papers.
Only candidates who meet the above requirements are eligible to apply for the doctoral degree examination.