Major Items and Procedures Leading to Application for Award of the PhD Degree
First year
| (Term) semester | month | Major items / Procedures | 
|---|---|---|
| (Term 1) First semester  | 
        April | Determination of supervisor and associate supervisor Course registration  | 
      
| May? | Registration amendment Only required for students wishing to alter, add or delete registered courses.  | 
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| (Term 2) Second semester  | 
        October? | Course registration | 
| November | Submission of research topic notification and outline of research plan | 
Second year
| (Term) semester | month | Major items / Procedures | 
|---|---|---|
| (Term 1) Third semester  | 
        April | Course registration | 
| May | Registration amendment Only required for students wishing to alter, add or delete registered courses.  | 
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| July | Research presentations(presentation of contents of prospectus)? | |
| (Term 2) Fourth semester  | 
        October | Course registration? | 
| End of November | Submission of prospectus? | |
| December | Prospectus screening? | |
| February | Announcement of students who passed the prospectus screening? Students who have passed the prospectus screening are authorized as candidates for dissertation submission.?  | 
      
Third year
| (Term) semester | month | Major items / Procedures | 
|---|---|---|
| (Term 1) Fifth semester  | 
        April | Course registration | 
| May | Registration amendment Only required for students wishing to alter, add or delete registered courses.  | 
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| (Term 2) Sixth semester  | 
        October | Course registration? | 
| End of November | Application for dissertation screening? | |
| December | Establishment of dissertation evaluation committee (screening)? | |
| January | Dissertation screening results finalized? | |
| February | Submission of amended dissertation (only if amendments are required.) Final examination  | 
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| March | Submission of bound PhD dissertations by successful candidates? | |
| End of March | Degree conferral ceremony | 




