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I. Application

**Before applying, please verify that you meet the graduation requirements based on the academic regulations.

1. Application Start and Deadline:

The application period follows the dates announced in the CCU’s academic calendar (available at the bottom of the CCU’s homepage).

2. Application Process and Required Documents:

Step 1: Log in to the Single Sign-On (SSO) portal, select the "System of Enlisting Title of Degree Examination and Advising Professor "(學位考試系統), and enter your thesis/dissertation title and advisor details. Then, print the Application Form for Degree Examination (學位考試申請表) and List of Committee Members of Degree Examination (學位考試委員名冊) (please confirm with your advisor which committee member will serve as the degree examination chair).
Step 2: Obtain signatures from your advisor on the Application Form for Degree Examination and List of Committee Members of Degree Examination. (If you have co-advisor, all must sign.)
Step 3: Submit the Application Form for Degree Examination, Transcript (printed from the machine outside the Office of Academic Affairs), Academic Research Ethics Education Certificate of Completion (printed from website), and List of Committee Members of Degree Examination to the department office.
- Doctoral candidates must also submit proof of passing the Doctoral Candidacy Qualification Examination.
- Note: The degree examination can only be conducted two weeks after the Office of Academic Affairs approves the committee list. (Therefore, the list does not have to be submitted at the same time as the Application Form for Degree Examination, but should be submitted two weeks before the degree examination.)
Step 4: Inform the department office of the confirmed date, time, and location of the degree examination.

3. The degree examination application requires multiple approval steps. Please apply in advance and avoid last-minute submissions.

II. Degree Examination

1. Final Submission Deadline for Degree Examination Grades:

As per the CCU’s academic calendar (available at the bottom of the homepage).

2. Required Documents Before the Degree Examination:

Degree Examination Committee Approval Form(學位論文考試審定書) (printed from the System of Enlisting Title of Degree Examination and Advising Professor).
Grade of Degree Examination (學位考試成績單) (printed from the System of Enlisting Title of Degree Examination and Advising Professor).
Application Form for Thesis Advising Fee and Oral Examination Fee (論文指導費、口試費申請表) (printed from the System of Enlisting Title of Degree Examination and Advising Professor).
Receipt Sheet for Transportation Fee (交通費印領清冊) (printed from the System of Enlisting Title of Degree Examination and Advising Professor).

Note: If the thesis/dissertation title is revised after the oral defense, update it in the system immediately and reprint the Approval Form for committee signatures.

III. Graduation and Clearance Procedures

1. Final Clearance Deadline:

As per the CCU’s academic calendar (available at the bottom of the homepage).

2. Clearance Procedure:

Step 1: Review the following guides:

CCU Leave System
Library Procedures

Prepare the required documents below and complete the clearance process at the department office, library, and Teaching Division of the Office of Academic Affairs in sequence.

Step 2: Finalized Thesis/Dissertation

Formatting Guidelines:
- Department Website
- Library Website
Cover Color: Please check with the department office.

Step 3: Plagiarism Check

Request a Turnitin access code from the department office.
Turnitin instructions

Step 4: Thesis/Dissertation Archiving & Submission

Guidelines:

CCU Thesis Retrieval System
Upload Workflow

Step 5: Required Documents for Clearance

Leave Form (for graduation clearance): Print from the CCU Leave System.
Thesis/Dissertation Copies: Submit one printed copy to each of the following units: the department office, the library, and Teaching Division of the Office of Academic Affairs. Additional copies for lab or degree exam committee members should be confirmed with your advisor.
Thesis/Dissertation Letter of Authorization: Submit after the library approval.
Statement for completing comparison checking upon the thesis: Print from the System of Enlisting Title of Degree Examination and Advising Professor and submit it to the Teaching Division of the Academic Affairs Office.

Clearance requires multiple approval steps. Please apply in advance and avoid last-minute submissions.

IV. Other Important Notes

1. If the thesis/dissertation is not finalized before the deadline of leaving school:

Submit the Degree Examination Grade Retention Application Form.(研究生學位考試成績保留申請書)
Once finalized, submit the Degree Examination Passed - Graduation Application Form(已通過學位考試本學期將畢業申請書) to begin the clearance procedure.
Download these forms from the Academic Affairs Office’s website.

2. Applying for a Thesis/Dissertation Embargo:

Refer to CCU Thesis Retrieval System

3. For students who are completing a minor degree program in the same semester as their degree examination:

Before the degree examination, submit the Minor Degree Completion Review Form(輔系、所修習結果審查表) with an official transcript to the respective department/program and the Teaching Division of the Office of Academic Affairs for approval.