• National Tsing Hua University’s Master’s Degree Examination Measures
• Forms & Regulations (Division of Registration)
• Regulations for the Master’s Degree Program (TSE)
• Regulation for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree Program (TSE)

1. 24 credits (MA students), 30 credits (PhD students)
2. Mandarin Course Requirements for NTHU International Students (Chinese Language Center):

• • 4 credits (For MA international students)
  • 8 credits (For PhD international students)

1. Online Academic Research Ethics Education Course (Division of Registration)
2. Complete Proposal, Thesis & Oral Defense (see Guidelines below)

1. Complete TSE required coursework: 24 credits
   • Curriculum (Applied to the Class of 2024, who matriculated in the academic year of 2022) (Applied to the Class of 2023, who matriculated in the academic year of 2021)
   • Curriculum (Applied to the Class of 2025, who matriculated in the academic year of 2023) 

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2. Coursework Checklist
   • Required Coursework Checklist (Applied to the Class of 2024, who matriculated in the academic year of 2022) (Applied to the Class of 2023, who matriculated in the academic year of 2021), to be submitted for thesis proposal application. How to use to coursework checklist: Instructions
   • Required Coursework Checklist (Applied to the Class of 2025, who matriculated in the academic year of 2023),to be submitted for thesis proposal application. How to use to coursework checklist: instructions

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3.  Application forms

• • Course Substitution Form
  • Course Exemption Form (Class of 2025)
  • Track Shifting Form
  • Graduate Students Change Advisor Application

Schedule and Deadline (For students planning to complete the thesis in the spring semester)

📄Download TSE Master's Graduation Guideline(Updated 2025/07/08)

I. Confirming Thesis Advisor

1. Thesis Advisor Confirmation Form

II. Scheduling Thesis Proposal 

1. Reserve a room and receive the confirmation (Book here)
2. Coursework Checklist
3. Thesis Proposal Application Form 
   • Required Coursework Checklist (Class of 2024)(Class of 2023)
   • Required Coursework Checklist (Class of 2025) 
4. Thesis Proposal Procedure(for committee members)

III. Applying for Oral Defense

1. The application must be submitted in the Academic Information System three weeks prior.
2. Steps:
   • Reserve a room and receive the confirmation (Book here)
   • Log into the Academic Information System.
   • Click "The Graduate Degree Oral Defense" (研究生學位考試)
   • Click "Online Application" (登錄作業)
   • Fill in the application and submit
3. After submission, submit the following documents to the office: 
   
   • Application Form for Master's Degree Exam (Print from AIS system after applying)
   • Official transcript
   • Thesis draft (email to tse.pg@my.nthu.edu.tw, titled: TSE_Full Name_Thesis Draft)
   • Similarity report (Plagiarism Check with Turnitin) 

     Ensure your thesis' similarity index is under 25% (excluding references). If it exceeds this limit, provide justification approved by advisor.

   • Academic Ethics Certification
   • Mandarin Credit waiver proof (if completed the waiver test)

IV. Oral Defense

1.  Provide the following documents to all the committee members: 

1. 1. 1. Advisor Approval Form (If 2 advisors, both need to sign)
      2. Final Thesis/Dissertation Review Form (All members need to sign)
      3. Score Sheet of Oral Defense (Please prepare copies with the same number as the total committee members)
      4. Average Oral Defense Grade Form
      5. Thesis/Dissertation Affidavit
      6. Committee Member Review Fee Receipt (Provided by the office)
2. Oral Defense Procedure(for committee members)

After the defense, documents are to be submitted by the student:

1. 1. 1. Thesis/Dissertation Affidavit
      2. Final Thesis/Dissertation Review Form
      3. Signed receipts of review fees and transportation reimbursement (if applicable)
      4. Application for Embargo of the Thesis/Dissertation (if applicable) 

Documents to be submitted by the advisor:

1. 1. 1. Advisor Approval Form
      2. Score Sheet of Oral Defense
      3. Average Oral Defense Grade Form

V. Submitting Thesis and Completing the Leaving School Procedure

1. Once your thesis revision is approved by your advisor(s), please email your final thesis draft to tse.pg@my.nthu.edu.tw for formatting check, titled: TSE_Full Name_Thesis Formatting Check. (Note: This will take around 1 week, we suggest you save 2 weeks for this process)
2. Once approved, you and your advisor will receive an email notification. Please reply to the email to your advisor and the office with the latest version of similarity report
3. Submit the approved thesis to the NTHU Thesis Repository for advisor and library approval.
4. Once approved, complete the NTHU Library checklist and print out 3 hard copies of your thesis. (Submit 1 copies to the program office and 2 to the NTHU Library.)
5. Return your locker key to the office.
6. Complete all leaving school procedures in the NTHU AIS.

🔗 Useful Resources

1. Citation: Chicago Manual of Style                                                                                                        
2. National Tsing Hua University Graduate Thesis Format Guidelines (Division of Registration)                         
3. Thesis Formatting Guidelines & Binding Order ➤ Download Word file
4. Spine Sample ➤ Download Word file 
5. Master Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation Format Guide and Related Forms (NTHU Library)
6. References Management Software (NTHU Library)
7. Other Tools (NTHU Library)
8. Graduate Degree Exam Process Flow Chart – Master's Students (Division of Registration)
9. Plagiarism Check with Turnitin. Use the Plagiarism check tool: Turnitin.( Please register with NTHU student email account )
10. Apply Turnitin account (Division of Learning Technology)

• Regulation for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree Program (TSE)