Submission of Dissertation for Examination : Doctoral degree

(for those who are scheduled to graduate in Aug. 2025)

Eligibility Requirements to Submit Dissertation for Examination

- Students who passed the qualification examinations (foreign language/comprehensive exam).

- Students who completed the online training course for Research ethics produced by KIRD.

- Students assigned to take supplementary courses must have the acquired credits.

- Students who have finished coursework and current students who are expecting to complete their coursework within the current semester.

- Students who have qualified in the specific departmental requirements.

Submission Deadline for Thesis/Dissertation Examination 

* Doctoral degree: ~ 2025. 3. 19.(Wed)

 ※ All documents and thesis/dissertations should be submitted to the corresponding department office.

Submission of Required Documents for Thesis/Dissertation Examination

1. Application for Thesis/Dissertation Examination Form(attached file ②)

2. Recommendation for Thesis/Dissertation Examination Committee(attached file ③)

3. Research Ethics Compliance Statement(attached file ④)

4. Certification of Research Ethics Training Completion(attached file ⑤)

5. Receipt of Examination Fee Patment:

  * Account information for Examination Fee Payment:

    Kwangju Bank 074-107-437304 Chonnam National University (Examination Fee)

  * Examination Fees (PhD: 300,000won) must be wire-transferred to the designated bank account together with the sender's student number 

    during the submission period of Thesis/Dissertations for the examination.

6. Paper Abstracts

  (1) Department of Materials Science and Engineering

  ▪ Ph.D. students must publish at least two papers in domestic or international peer-reviewed journals, including at least one SCIE paper as the first author.

      - However, Ph.D. and integrated Master's-Ph.D. students who receive support from National funding programs(such as the BK21 program) must publish 

        at least three SCIE papers(at least two as the first author, and one of the two first-author papers must be in the top 20% of SCIE journals).

        (This requirement is mandatory for students admitted from the 2021 academic year onward. For students admitted before 2021, especially early-stage

         Ph.D. students, fulfilling this graduation requirement is recommended.

  (2) Interdisciplinary Program for Photonic Engineering

  ▪ Ph.D. students eligible for graduation must have published at least two papers in peer-reviewed journals to qualify for the submission of their dissertation.

※Notes: Thesis/Dissertation for examinction (five copies for PhD). (Sent to Examination Committee directly)

T. 062-530-1711