- Summary of Master's/Doctoral Thesis Submission Qualification Test and Dissertation Submission Qualifications
Program Program Eligibility for the thesis
submission qualification testQualifications for
thesis submissionNumber of registrations Credits Number of registrations Credits Master’s 2 or more 12 4 or more 24 Doctoral 2 or more 12 4 or more 36 (combined 60) Combined Master’s and Doctoral 2 or more 12 6 or more 60 - Master's thesis review
(1) Qualifications of the thesis submitter: Students who meet all of the following qualifications and who are recommended by the thesis advisor
◦ Students who have passed the master's thesis submission qualification test (foreign language and major)
◦ Students who have registered 4 or more times and can acquire 24 or more credits by the end of the semester
◦ Students who have not exceeded the master's thesis submission deadline (4 years after completion) as stipulated in Article 11 of the university's Degree Conferment Regulations (however, military service and childbirth do not count)
◦ Those who have been approved for the extension of the thesis submission period in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of the university's Degree Conferment Regulations
◦ Those who have been given the opportunity to submit a thesis in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of the university's Degree Conferment Regulations
◦ Those who have completed the graduate school course and completed the registration as a graduate research student
(2) Deadline for submission of dissertation: Within 4 years after completion of the course
(3) Thesis review process
◦ Announcement of the thesis review plan: Notice to majors (classrooms) and announcement on the homepage (March for the 1st semester, September for the 2nd semester)
◦ Method to apply for review: After applying for thesis review at mySNU, submit documents to the graduate school administration office
◦ Submission of thesis for review and collection of thesis review fee
- Thesis review fee: KRW 100,000◦ Recommendation and selection of thesis reviewers
- Copies of dissertation for review: 4 copies (binding is not required and must be prepared in accordance with the guidelines for binding and printing master's and doctoral dissertations)
- Graduate research student registration (limited to graduate students): KRW 200,000
- The advisor recommends at least 3 reviewers to the head of the (graduate) university for each thesis submitter.
- 3 reviewers (Chair, Vice Chair, and member) shall be selected for each thesis submission by the graduate school's academic committee for each (graduate) university, but the student's thesis advisor shall not be the Chair.
※ qualifications of reviewers
- Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor at the University
- An outside expert with a doctoral degree who has been recommended by the head of the department
※ Reviewers should be selected so that the number of candidates for evaluation is not biased for 1 reviewer.
※ Students who apply to receive a science degree must prepare and submit the “Reason for Change in Degree Name” to the Graduate School Administration Office.
◦ Presentation of the thesis summary: The summary presentation is held under the responsibility of each professor or professor in charge of the collaborative program.
◦ Conducting thesis review and oral exam: supervised by the Chair
- Dissertation review: 2/3 or more of the judges must approve (thesis grade: B or higher) to pass
- During the final dissertation review, an oral examination is conducted. A score of 60 or more is considered a pass.
- The Chair prepares the summary of the examination and submits it to the graduate school administration office after receiving the seals or signatures of all the reviewers.
◦ Online thesis submission
- Submission of original files: Use “Online Submission of Thesis” on the Seoul National University Central Library website
- Those who do not submit will be excluded from degree conferment.
※ Acquisition of master's degree for those who have completed the combined master's and doctoral course (implemented beginning from the 2nd semester of 2016))
According to Article 89 Paragraph 3 of the 「Academic Regulations」 and the 「Regulations on the Operation of the Combined Master’s and Doctoral Program at Seoul National University」 (September 6, 2016), students who have completed the combined master’s and doctoral degree program can acquire a master’s degree if they meet certain conditions.
① In principle, only a doctoral degree is awarded to students in the combined master's and doctoral degree program, and a master's degree can be conferred as an exception.
② If a person who has completed the combined master's and doctoral degree program wants to acquire a master's degree, he or she can apply for the master's degree after giving up the doctoral degree of the combined course. They must submit the application for giving up the doctoral degree (Form 24 in Attachment 5) to the head of the department (department) to which he/she belongs.
③ If a master's degree is awarded in an integrated master's/doctoral program, the doctoral degree cannot be conferred in the future.
④ When applying for a master's degree for students who have completed the combined master's and doctoral program, the deadline for submitting the thesis is up to 4 years after completion, and can be extended to within 2 years.
⑤ If a person who has completed the combined master's and doctoral degree program passes the thesis submission qualification test (doctoral degree), the master's thesis submission qualification test is exempted.
- Doctoral dissertation review
1) Selection of reviewers for the doctoral thesis dissertation
가) A) Composition: 1 advisor, 3 professors from this university (however, depending on circumstances, professors from other universities are possible), and 1 outside expert (professor not from Seoul National University) for a total of 5 people.
B) Qualifications of reviewers
◦ Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor at the UniversityC) Selection time and method
◦ An outside expert with a doctoral degree who has been recommended by the head of the department
- An assistant professor or higher from another university
- A researcher at a research institute who has worked in the relevant research field for 2 years or more after obtaining a doctoral degree
- Those who are recognized by the head of each (graduate) university as having experience that meets the above criteria
◦ Professor from SNU
B-B track of department thesis review (research plan not reviewed): Selected when receiving this thesis review◦ Outside experts (professors not from Seoul National University)
- The advisor recommends 4 professors related to the research topic (2 within the department and 2 other).
- The Graduate Academic Committee selects the final 3 reviewers (including the Chair).
- If there is no suitable professor at the university, other university professors may be recommended as reviewers.
- The Graduate Academic Committee may request re-recommendation when it is judged that the recommendation reviewer is not related to the research topic.
- A total of 4 advisors and 3 selection committee members (including the chairperson) conduct a thesis review.
※ Reviewers can be changed with cause
- Selection at the time of application for this thesis review◦ Review Chair
- Advisor recommends two outside experts (from other universities) related to the research topic
- Graduate school committee selects 1 out of 2
- A total of 5 people, including an advisor professor, 3 committee members (including the Chair), and 1 outside expert (from another school) conduct the dissertation review.
- The Chair of the review committee is elected from among the dissertation reviewers.
- Dissertation advisors, emeritus professors, and outside experts cannot serve as the Chair.2) Doctoral thesis review (major thesis review)
A) Qualifications of the thesis submitter: Students who meet all of the following qualifications and who are recommended by the thesis advisor
◦ Students who have passed the doctoral dissertation submission qualification test (foreign language and major)
◦ Students who have been judged appropriate in the doctoral degree research plan review (not applicable to the biomedical sciences department)
◦ Students who have registered for 4 or more and acquired at least 36 course credits (a total of 60 credits) by the end of the semester (Master's and Doctoral degree program: registered for 6 or more, 60 credits or more)
◦ Students whose doctoral dissertation submission deadline (6 years after completion) stipulated in Article 11 of the university's Degree Conferment Regulations has not elapsed (however, the period due to military service and childbirth is not counted)
◦ Those who have been approved for the extension of the thesis submission period in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of the university's Degree Conferment Regulations
◦ Those who have been given the opportunity to submit a thesis in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of the university's Degree Conferment Regulations
◦ Those who have completed the graduate school course and completed the registration as a graduate research student
◦ [Biomedical Science] B-B track
- At least 1 paper published in an internationally renowned journal as the first author (can be replaced with a certificate of expected publication)◦ Announcement of the thesis review plan: Information provided in each major classroom and announcement on the website during March for the first semester and September for the second semester
- Papers published in internationally renowned academic journals must include the research results of doctoral dissertations, and whether or not they are related to the dissertation is at the discretion of the reviewers.
- When applying for dissertation review, a separate thesis or an acceptance notice corresponding to the following achievements must be submitted (applied from the class of 2011 on)
- Must meet at least one of the criteria in (1) or (2) below.
(1) The IF of SCI-registered papers(s) published or approved as the first author is 10 or more
• IF 10 or higher in SCI publication as original author
• The IF total of two or more original SCI papers is 10 or higher
• 2 or more original SCI publications + 10 or higher IF for 1 SCI-registered paper (only 1 paper is recognized)
(2) 2 or more original SCI papers published or approved as the first author, of which at least one of them has been published (or approved for publication) in the top 25% of each SCI category.
※ Internationally renowned academic journals for thesis review: limited to journals registered in SCI(E)/SSCI/AHCI
※ Original article: limited to the original article
※ For papers that meet the above requirements, the advisor must be the corresponding author.
※ Co-authors meet the aforementioned requirements.
※ For special circumstances (e.g., papers scheduled for IF publication (Nature, Cell, Science, etc.) and papers close to IF 10 (e.g., PNAS, etc.), the Research Advisory Committee may ask the Departmental Academic Committee to review the case.
※ % of each IF and SCI field will be recognized as the highest for the student's entire degree period
※ Thesis published in the master's course research process is also included in the relevant achievements.
B) Deadline for submission of thesis: The deadline for submitting a doctoral dissertation is within 6 years after completion
C) Thesis review process
◦ Registration of prospective thesis submitters: Submit the documents to the graduate school administration office after online application for thesis review at mySNU
◦ Submission of thesis for review and collection of thesis review fee
- Copies of dissertation for review: 6 copies (binding is not required and must be prepared in accordance with the guidelines for binding and printing master's and doctoral dissertations)◦ Recommendation and selection of outside experts (professors not from Seoul National University)
- Thesis review fee: KRW 300,000
- Research student registration (limited to completed students): KRW 200,000
- The advisor recommends 2 or more outside expert committee members to the head of the (graduate) university for each thesis submitter.◦ Thesis summary presentation and preliminary examination
- 1 outside expert member is selected for each thesis submitter by the Graduate Academic Committee of each (graduate) university.
- 1 advisor, 3 faculty members (including the Chair), and 1 outside expert examine the dissertation.
※ The department appoints 5 reviewers at the dissertation review stage as a track (B-B) without research plan review
※ Students who apply to receive a science degree must fill out the “Reason for Change in Degree Name” and submit it to the graduate school administration office.
- Presentation of the thesis summary: 1 presentation is held under the responsibility of each review Chair◦ Extension of the thesis review period: Under special circumstances, the review period can be extended by 1 semester with the approval of the Graduate Academic Committee (Degree Conferment Regulations, Article 25).
- Preliminary examination of thesis: conducted at least 2 times under the responsibility of each review Chair
- Report on the results of the thesis preliminary examination: prepare and submit a report in the prescribed format
◦ In-depth dissertation and oral examination: supervised by the Chair
- Final thesis review: 4/5 or more approval by reviewers◦ Submission of thesis for preservation (those who have passed the final examination)
- Oral exam: average of 70 points or higher at the final examination (however, more than 4/5 of the judges must score 70 points or higher)
- The Chair prepares the summary of the evaluation, gets the seals or signatures of all the reviewers, and submits it to the graduate school administrative office.
- Submission of original files: Use “Online Submission of Thesis” on the Seoul National University Central Library website◦ Note: Any individual who has received a doctoral degree must publish the thesis within 1 year from the date of conferring the degree (a thesis submitted for preservation in the university library is also considered to have been published). However, exceptions are made when the thesis has already been published or when the president deems it inappropriate to publish (Degree Conferment Regulations, Article 27).
- Those who do not submit the application will be excluded from degree conferment.
- Degree Title
A) Department and major name
① Major in Biomedical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences Seoul National University Graduate SchoolB) Degree Name
① Master’s: Master of Science in Medicine (or Master of Science)
② Ph.D.: Ph.D in Medical Science (or Ph.D in Science) - Science Degree Conferment
To confer a Master of Science degree, the following conditions must be satisfied:
(1) Course criteria
◦ Completion of 12 credits or more in graduate school courses in the College of Natural Sciences or courses recognized by the College of Natural Sciences(2) Composition of dissertation reviewers: 1 year before graduation
◦ GPA of 3.0 or higher
◦ A full-time professor of the College of Natural Sciences must be selected as a thesis advisorTo confer a Master of Science degree, the following conditions must be satisfied:
◦ 1 out of 3 thesis reviewers must be a full-time professor at the College of Natural Sciences.
(1) Course criteria
◦ Completion of 12 credits or more in graduate school courses in the College of Natural Sciences or courses recognized by the College of Natural Sciences(2) Composition of dissertation reviewers: 1 year before graduation
◦ GPA of 3.0 or higher
◦ A full-time professor or adjunct professor of the College of Natural Sciences must be selected as thesis advisor(3) Other requirements: At least 2 papers (corresponding author or first author) must be published (or scheduled to be published) in an international journal before the dissertation review is over.
◦ Among the 5 thesis reviewers, at least 2, including the Chair, must be full-time professors or adjunct professors at the College of Natural Sciences (1 full-time professor from the College of Natural Sciences must be included).
- Graduate research student system
The system allows the student to write a dissertation by granting them the status of a "graduate researcher" during the period from completion of credits necessary for degree acquisition to degree acquisition. To qualify as a researcher, you must be a student who has completed the mandatory registration period for the 4 semesters of master's and doctorate courses but has not registered, and must register as a researcher until the semester of acquiring a degree. Research student registration is done during the registration period for prospective thesis submitters, and a fee of KRW 200,000 per semester must be paid.
* Evidence: According to the decision of the 2nd Graduate Committee in 1998 (March 26, 1998), it is mandatory to register as a researcher in the semester of submitting a thesis for master's and doctorate degrees starting from the 1st semester of 1998. Accordingly, the research student contribution must be paid during the registration period for the student who has scheduled to submit the thesis (Teacher 81210-126).
Department of Biomedical Sciences, SNU
