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86. If the students cannot pass the first dissertation/thesis/independent study defense

examination, they can request for a second examination. Nevertheness, if the students cannot
pass the second examination, their student status will be revoked.

87. In case that the students must revise the dissertation/thesis/independent study
according to the examination committee’s advice, the committee must assign a committee
member or various committee members to examine the revision and specify a dateline for the
revision submission. The deadline must be in accordance with the following time limits:
87.1 For an independent study, the revision must be completed within 60 days

after the day of the defense examination.
87.2 For a dissertation or a thesis, the revision must be completed within 90

days after the day of the defense examination. If circumstances require that the revision take
longer than the required time limit, the defense examination committee must request for an
approval from the program committee, the school postgraduate committee, the postgraduate
committee and the academic council respectively.
If the students cannot submit the revision within the abovementioned time
limit, the result of the defense examination is considered as “FAIL.”

Part 6
English Proficiency Test

88. Every postgraduate student must pass an English proficiency test before graduating

as required by the university.
The regulations regarding the English proficiency test must be in accordance with the
university announcement.

Section 10
Format, Submission, Copyright and Intellectual Property of
a Dissertation/Thesis/Independent Study

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89. The format of a dissertation/thesis/independent study must follow the publication
guidelines for a dissertation/thesis/independent study required by the university.

90. The students must submit the completed dissertation/thesis/independent study in the
format, the number and the time limit required by the university.
In the case that students cannot submit the completed dissertation/thesis/independent

study within the time limit, they will not graduate in that semester and will have to enroll in
the course of the dissertation/thesis/independent study in the following semester.
91. Every copy of dissertation/thesis/independent study is the copyright of the
university.

In addition to the copyright, other intellectual properties from dissertation/thesis/
independent study belong to the university. However, intellectual properties from cooperation