Please read the Curriculum Division webpage carefully before applying for the degree examination.

I. Application Information

1. Submission Deadline: Please submit all application documents to the department office at least two weeks before the oral defense.

   ⚠️ According to university regulations, all required administrative procedures must be completed before the oral defense. Late or urgent applications cannot be accepted.

2. Application Period and Deadline for Submission of Defense Results

   • Online application period: From 9:00 a.m. on August 24 through January 20, 2027.

   • Oral defense deadline: January 31, 2027. The defense results must be submitted to the department office and officially recorded by January 31.

3. NCKU Regulations Governing Graduate Degree Examinations

4. Guidelines for the New Policy on Applications for Delayed Public Release of Degree Theses and Dissertations

II. Online Application System

Online Application System for Graduate Degree Examinations

III. Required Documents

⚠️ All required documents must bear your advisor’s original handwritten signature in accordance with university regulations. Documents without the required signature cannot be accepted. Please refer to Attachment 2 for a sample document.

A total of three pages of required documents must be submitted.

1. Master’s Degree Examination Application Form

The form must be signed by your advisor.

2. Departmental Statement of Thesis/Dissertation Similarity Check Completion (Attachment 1)

Complete the statement based on the similarity check results, then obtain your advisor’s original handwritten signature.

Instructions and Examples for Uploading the Thesis Originality Report

3. Turnitin Thesis/Dissertation Similarity Check Results — Page 1

Please access the Turnitin Thesis Originality Checking System and complete the similarity check yourself. Please read the user manual before uploading your thesis or dissertation.

⚠️ The department does not set a fixed similarity percentage threshold. The acceptable similarity percentage is determined at the discretion of each student’s advisor.

If your advisor wishes to apply for the “NCKU Subsidy Program for Participation of International Scholars in Graduate Degree Examinations and on Doctoral Supervisory Committees,” please submit the application form along with the required documents, including the international scholar’s CV and their staff profile from the official website of their affiliated institution, by November 30, 2026.

Applicants must submit a results report to claim reimbursement of the fees by December 31, 2026.