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Application & Test Fee

Students should submit the completed application form and pay test fees to the Graduate School Office by the date indicated.
However, the comprehensive exam is offered free of charge to students who take the test for the first time.

Examination Period

The Comprehensive Exam is offered twice a year, once in April and again in October.

Eligibility

    1) Master’s students who have registered for at least three (3) semesters and acquired a minimum of 15 credit hours
        are eligible to take the examination.
    2) Doctoral students who have registered for at least three (3) semesters and acquired a minimum of 18 credit hours
       are eligible to take the examination.

Examination Subject

    1) Master’s students take the exam on three (3) subjects from their field and related areas, as selected by
        the department.
    2) Doctoral students take the exam on four (4) subjects from their field and related areas, as selected by the department.

Exam Questions and Test Sessions

1) Questions:

        For master’s students, the goal of the comprehensive exam is that the student has professional knowledge in the
       concentration area and ability to successfully conduct research.
        For doctoral students, the emphasis is on the student’s demonstration of in-depth understanding of the concentration
        area and professional research methodology. However, subjects will be selected in consideration of the curriculum.

   2) Test Sessions:
       For each subject, the entire test session for master’s students and doctoral students is 60 minutes long and 100 minutes
      long respectively.

Pass/Fail Standards

For every subject, a passing grade on the comprehensive exam is 70%.

Pass/Fail Decision

A grade of Pass or Fail will be decided based on the result of the Comprehensive Exam.

Retake

If a student fails part of the comprehensive exam, the student has the opportunity to retake the exam.

Qualifying Exam

    The eligibility for foreign language exam and comprehensive exam, the implementation of the exam, exam questions,
    and pass/fail standards are pursuant to Articles 10 and 11 of Chapter 3 (Master’s degree) and Articles 18 and 19
    of Chapter 4 (Doctoral degree) on the Regulations on the Conferment of Academic Degrees.