Eligibility
1. Master’s degree from a university approved by the Ministry of Education, or an equivalent education level with a work equivalent to a master's thesis.
2. Meet the above qualification, have at least 8-year working experience, and satisfy one of the following conditions:
- (1) Managers who work in the industry and have at least 5-year management experience.
- (2) Managers who work in a medical institution and have at least 5-year management experience.
- (3) Current or former managers with the rank of at least 10 in a government agency.
1. Exam Subjects: Application Review (50%), Interview (50%). Those who pass the Application Review will be interviewed.
2. Items for Application Review include:
- (1) Resume and autobiography
- (2) Proof of seniority
- (3) Undergraduate and graduate transcripts
- (4) Research projects
- (5) Publications, including a master thesis, books, reports, etc. Master students should submit a draft of their master theses.
- (6) Certificate for English proficiency test
- (7) Other information favorable for review
If two or more applicants have the same minimum admission score, they will be prioritized according to the Interview score.
Before the doctoral degree examination, you must pass any one of the following tests in English:
- TOEFL iBT 72 or higher.
- TOEFL ITP 543 points or above.
- TOEIC test score of 750 or above.
- GEPT Preliminary Examination for the National English Examination for Intermediate and Advanced Levels.
- IELTS IELTS Band 5.5 or above.
The English test can be retroactive to 2 years prior to admission.
Those who have obtained a bachelor's degree (inclusive) or above from an English-speaking country are not subject to this limitation.
- The publication of the doctoral dissertation plan should be held no later than one semester before the doctoral examination. The publication date should be announced two weeks before and approved by the supervisor.
- According to the relevant regulations of the National Cheng Kung University doctoral degree, if the publication of the doctoral dissertation plan is not completed before the end of the sixth grade of the doctoral class, the student should be withdrawn.
1. The doctoral degree examination shall be handled in accordance with the detailed rules for the postgraduate degree examination of our school and the precautions for the doctoral degree examination of our school.
2. After passing the qualification examination, English verification standard and doctoral dissertation plan, and with the consent of the supervisor, the doctoral examination application may be submitted. After the degree examination is held, if the graduate student fails to complete the required courses in the semester, the examination result will not be recognized and will not be counted in the number of the degree examination.
3. Apply one month before the holding of the doctoral degree examination. After completing the application in the online application system for the postgraduate degree examination, submit the following documents:
- (1) Degree Exam Application
- (2) Exam Board Roster
- (3) Full text copy of doctoral dissertation
- (4) Photocopy of the full text of the published work (please attach an acceptance letter if it has not been published)
- (5) JCR impact factor query page copy
- (6) Relevance of doctoral dissertation and published academic work
- (7) Doctoral dissertation comparison report and statement signed by the supervisor
4. The academic committee of the special class and degree program set up by the school will conduct the qualification examination for the doctoral degree examination.
5. According to the detailed rules of the postgraduate degree examination of our school, the doctoral degree examination committee has five to nine members, of which more than one-third (inclusive) of external members. In addition to specialized researchers, a person with one of the following qualifications shall serve as an examination committee member, and the principal shall sign for approval. The advisor shall not serve as the convener:
- (1) Current or former professors and associate professors.
- (2) Academician of Academia Sinica, current or former researcher and associate researcher of Academia Sinica.
- (3) Possess a Ph.D. and be academically accomplished.
- (4) The field of study belongs to a rare or specific discipline and is academically or professionally accomplished. Items 3 to 4 of this article shall determine the qualifications for nomination by the Academic Committee of Special Classes and Degree Programs established by the Academy.
- (5) JCR impact factor query page copy
- (6) Relevance of doctoral dissertation and published academic work
- (7) Doctoral dissertation comparison report and statement signed by the supervisor
