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65. The students who fail the first comprehensive examination can request for a second

comprehensive examination; however, if they fail the second examination, their student status
will be revoked.

Part 3
Qualifying Examination

66. The qualifying examination for doctoral programs is meant to assess the students’
basic knowledge, analytical skills, potentials, and readiness to conduct research
independently. It could be a written examination or an oral examination or both.

67. The students who are eligible for a qualifying examination must have the following
qualifications:
67.1 The students must have full graduate student status.

67.2 The students with full graduate student status who would like to change
educational levels must have the following qualifications:
(1) The students in plan A1 must have research that has the potential to

develop into a doctoral dissertation.
(2) The students in plan A2 must have enrolled in at least 12 credits in
courses that give grades as letter grades. The students’ GPAX until the last semester must not

be lower than 3.50. Moreover, the students must have research that has the potential to develop
into a doctoral dissertation.
The qualifying examination for graduation level change must be approved by
the program committee, the school postgraduate committee, the postgraduate committee and
the academic council, recpectively.

68. The doctoral degree students must take the first qualifying examination within 4
semesters from the first semester of study. The students must pass the qualifying examination
within 6 semesters from the first semester of study; otherwise, their student status will be
revoked.
69. The program committee must arrange the qualifying examination at least 1 time

each semester. The school must notify the students in advance.
The regulations, conditions and procedures of the comprehensive examination are in
accordance with the university announcement.

70. The qualifying examination committee must consist of at least 3 members.
70.1 The program committee chairperson or the lecturer in charge of the
program who is assigned by the program committee chairperson is the chairperson of the
qualifying examination.

70.2 At least 1 lecturer in charge of the program is a qualifying examination
committee member. An external expert may be a qualifying examination committee member.
The appointment of the qualifying examination committee must be approved
by the program committee, the school postgraduate committee, the postgraduate committee
and the academic council, respectively.