Qualifying Examination 

Every student must pass qualification (both written examination and non-thesis proposal examination) within the second year of their enrollment.

Upon the successful completion of the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination, the student will be the “Ph.D. candidate.”

I、Written examination

1.Requirements

(1) Courses taken: Seminar1-2 (2 credits), Clinical Research Design Field (2 credits) or Translational Medicine Filed (2 credits).

(2) Students must already have their thesis advisors.

2. Exam subject

 Students must have selected one among three subjects (Cell Biology, Advanced Molecular Biology, and Clinical Research Design).

3. Timing

(1)       Application Deadline: May 31、Nov.30.

(2)       Examination Date: the Second Saturday of July or Jan.

(3)       Applicants may apply for re-examination if they fail the first try.

(4)       Students who fail the 2nd try (re-examination) will be asked to withdraw from the program.

4. Pass criteria: >=70/100.

II、Non-thesis proposal exam

1. The purpose of the Non-Thesis Proposal Oral Examination is to assess a student’s logic, judgement, and analytical ability toward a particular project rather than testing the details in techniques and experiments.

2. Please follow the MOST Grant Proposal format.

3. Timing(1):Students need to apply the examination by Oct.31 or March.31.(2) Both written and oral qualifications must be passed by the end of the 2nd year.

4. The subject of the oral qualification must NOT be similar or close to the thesis project of the applicants

5. Members of the Examination Committee will be selected by the Non-thesis proposal Committee.

Format and Content of the Proposal.

Non-thesis proposal exam application form URL https://forms.gle/3JCE7uN8a8HVEou66

1.  You will receive the PDF file of the application form in your e-mail after filling out the form.

2.  Please forward the PDF file to your advisor for electronic signature or print the PDF file out for your advisor to sign.After signing, scan and email to em73643@email.ncku.edu.tw, the application is completed.

3. We do not accept any paper copies.