DEGREE THESIS

Eligibility to submit a degree thesis

Degree candidates who want to submit a degree thesis at a general graduate school must meet the following terms:

• a. Those who have registered at least four semesters and gained all the credits required for the coursework.
      Or, those who have at most three credits to take to complete the required credits for the coursework in the semester.
• b. Those who have completed the coursework and the thesis credits and have GPA of B(3.0) or higher.
• c. Those who have passed the qualifying exams.
• d. Those who have passed the open presentation.

Preliminary plan

A preliminary plan must be approved and submitted to the department and the graduate school by at least one semester before the open presentation.

The thesis advisor must report the results of the open presentation and the review of the preliminary plan to the Dean of the Graduate School via the Department Chair.

Thesis credits

Students can take two thesis credits per semester and must take at least four thesis credits. A pass in the open presentation is worth two dissertation credits.

The Thesis advisor decides on the grade of the thesis credits as pass
(P) or fail (NP) and must submit a form of thesis advisement report to the Dean of the Graduate School.

Open presentation

Students must present their theses in the semester when they want to submit their degree theses. They must submit a form of open presentation applications with the advisor’s approval and the Graduate Studies Director’s confirmation on it to the department and the graduate school.

In principle, the KHUGNEWS or the Daehak Jubo must be notified of the open presentation by two weeks before the thesis evaluation.

The thesis advisor must put the result of the open presentation as pass (P) or fail (NP) on the form of thesis advisement report and submit it to the Dean of the Graduate School by one week after the presentation.

A pass in the open presentation is valid for five consecutive semesters including the semester of the presentation.

An open presentation can be delivered if the preliminary plan of thesis is approved by minimum three professors including the thesis advisor by at least one semester before the presentation.

Open presentation carried out

Students must present their theses in the semester when they want to submit their degree theses.

Minimum three professors including the thesis advisor must attend the open presentation. In case of the departments that have less than three professors, other professors whom the advisor entrusts can attend.

The presentation is open to everyone.

Attending professors and attendees can raise questions about the thesis, and the presenter must answer.

The result of open presentations is graded as pass or fail, for which the criteria are determined by the department.

Thesis evaluation

Degree thesis evaluation includes evaluation of the thesis and oral test.

Master’s degree thesis passes the evaluation when more than 2/3 of the thesis evaluation committee members approve it.

Ph.D. degree thesis passes the evaluation when more than 4/5 of the thesis evaluation committee members approve it.

The thesis evaluation committee decides on the result of the thesis evaluation as pass or fail. The chair of the thesis evaluation committee must report the results to the Dean of the Graduate School within a certain period of time.

Failed candidates can revise the thesis under the guidance of the advisors and re-apply for thesis evaluation within the year limit of enrollment.

Thesis evaluation committee

Master’s degree thesis evaluation committee consists of minimum three professors including the advisor. Ph.D. degree thesis evaluation committee consists of minimum five professors including the advisor.

The thesis evaluation committee members are nominated by the thesis advisor via the Department Chair to the Dean of the Graduate School and entrusted by the Dean of the Graduate School. The committee chair is elected by mutual vote among the members.

The thesis evaluation committee members cannot be replaced. Yet, in case of unavoidable circumstances defined by article 46 of the bylaws, the committee members can be replaced upon the approval by the Dean of the Graduate School.

The thesis evaluation committee members must qualify for article 46 and 46 of the bylaws.

Outside members entrusted

If necessary, an outside member can be one of the thesis evaluation committee members.

Eligible outside members must be a Ph.D. degree holder and a professor at a university or a research institute.

Master’s degree thesis evaluation committee can include up to one outside member. Ph.D. degree thesis evaluation committee can include up to two outside members.

In order for outside members to be included in the thesis evaluation committees, they must submit documentary evidence such as a copy of id card and a certificate of employment that can prove their qualification for article 47 clause 3 of the bylaws.

If article 47 clauses 2 and 3 of the bylaws are not met, an outside member can be entrusted as a thesis evaluation committee member upon the approval by the Dean of the Graduate School.

Submission of thesis

The degree thesis for the evaluation purpose can be quasi-bound. For the passed thesis, a copy of the signed certification (in the form that the Dean of the Graduate School decides) must be submitted to the graduate school.

Degree theses Documents to be submitted and times

Degree theses can be submitted per semester, and the timing of submission is determined by the Dean of Graduate School.

In order to submit a degree thesis, the student must add the following documents and pay the evaluation fee.

• a. Approval of degree thesis submission (in KHU form)
• b. Recommendation of degree thesis submission (in KHU form; only for Ph.D. students)
• c. Transcripts (to be submitted to the department)
• d. Resume (only for Ph.D. students)
• e. Theses for the evaluation purpose
     (3 copies for Master’s students and 5 copies for Ph.D. students; to be submitted to the department)