Master's: Nov. 9 (Mon), 2026 ~ Dec. 8 (Tue), 2026

Doctoral: Nov. 9 (Mon), 2026 ~ Jan. 8 (Fri), 2027

Master's: Dec. 9 (Wed), 2026 ~ Dec. 15 (Tue), 2026

Doctoral: Jan. 11 (Mon), 2027 ~ Jan. 15 (Fri), 2027

Eligibility for Thesis Submission

Students admitted up to AY2014

Students admitted from AY2015

1. Master's

a) Passed the foreign language exam

b) Passed the comprehensive exam

c) Earned (or expected to earn) 24 credits

d) Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher

e) Completed or currently taking the thesis supervision course

f) Registered for at least 4 regular semesters (3 semesters for those with a shortened period of study)

1. Master's

a) Passed the foreign language exam

b) Passed the comprehensive exam

c) Earned (or expected to earn) 24 credits

d) Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher

e) Registered the thesis proposal review results in the system, and completed or currently taking 1 semester of thesis supervision

f) Completed or currently taking the courses on Research Ethics and Thesis Writing

g) Registered for at least 4 regular semesters (3 semesters for those with a shortened period of study)

2. Doctoral

a) Passed the foreign language exam

b) Passed the comprehensive exam

c) Earned 36 credits

※ 60 credits for integrated Master's-Doctoral program students

d) Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher

e) Completed the thesis supervision course

f) Met the research performance requirements

g) Registered for at least 4 regular semesters

(at least 8 semesters for integrated Master's-Doctoral program students, at least 6 semesters for those with a shortened period of study)

2. Doctoral

a) Passed the foreign language exam

b) Passed the comprehensive exam

c) Earned 36 credits

※ 60 credits for integrated Master's-Doctoral program students

d) Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher

e) Registered the thesis proposal review results in the system, and completed 2 semesters of thesis supervision

f) Completed or currently taking the courses on Research Ethics and Thesis Writing

g) Met the research performance requirements

h) Registered for at least 4 regular semesters

(at least 8 semesters for integrated Master's-Doctoral program students, at least 6 semesters for those with a shortened period of study)

※ Research Performance

① Students admitted up to AY2008

Research papers must have been published in a university research institute journal (4-year university) or a higher-level academic journal after the date of admission (or transfer admission) to the doctoral program, with at least 100% credit. Specific criteria are set by each department. For arts and physical education fields, this may be replaced by performance/exhibition records.

② Students admitted from AY2009

Research performance is recognized only if completed after the date of admission (or transfer admission) to the doctoral program, and must total  at least 60 points under the Graduate School's research performance criteria. The work must state [Chosun University] as the affiliation, and for natural science, engineering, and medical fields, at least 1 paper must have been published in a journal listed as a candidate journal or higher by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF).

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- Application for Master's/Doctoral thesis examination

(Online, via the Next-Generation Integrated Information System)

Oct. 19 (Mon), 2026

(15:00)

~

Oct. 28 (Wed), 2026

(17:00)

- Document submission period

(In person)

Oct. 21 (Wed), 2026 ~

Oct. 28 (Wed), 2026

* The period must be strictly observed

- Submit to: Graduate School Academic Affairs Team

(Main Building, 3rd Floor, Room 3156)

Fee Payment

• Examination fee: Master's KRW 110,000 / Doctoral KRW 440,000

• Account number: Shinhan Bank 100-036-657940 (Account holder: Chosun University Graduate School)

* Payment must be made in the applicant's own name

• After payment, attach the proof of payment to the submission documents

Committee Appointment

(By dept. head and advisor)

• Master's: 3 members (including chair) / Doctoral: 5 members (including chair)

a. Committee members are determined after deliberation by the Graduate School Committee.

b. The thesis advisor is automatically a committee member but cannot serve as the chair.

c. For Master's theses, all members must be professors of this university. For Doctoral theses, as a rule, 1 external member must be appointed (up to 2 external members).

d. Among full-time faculty, committee members for Doctoral theses must hold a doctoral degree.

e. A majority of the committee members must specialize in the same field as the thesis author's major.

f. For interdisciplinary programs in which students choose one of multiple degrees, the thesis examination committee must have a majority of members holding the relevant degree.

In addition, the chair must be appointed from among the members holding the relevant degree.

Thesis Application Procedure

*For details,

please refer to the thesis application manual file

In the Next-Generation Integrated Information System

Student

1. Write and submit the thesis proposal

Advisor

2. Write the summary of review results

Advisor

3. Approve the thesis proposal and print the summary of review results

Student

4. Academic Records->Thesis->Thesis Application (available from Oct. 19 (Mon), 2026, 15:00)

Advisor

5. Approve the degree thesis application

Student

★Important★

6. After the degree thesis application is approved,

in the Next-Generation Integrated Information System, the student goes to Academic Records->Thesis->Thesis Application and clicks to print the

Thesis Submission Application, Review Committee Nomination Form,

Research Ethics Compliance Pledge, then fill in the blanks by hand or download the files and complete them (signatures or official seals must be handwritten)

Thesis and Document Submission

(Oct. 21 (Wed) ~

Oct. 28 (Wed), 2026, in person)

(Documents 3, 4, and 5 must be printed from the Next-Generation Integrated Information System)

1. Proof of payment of the thesis examination fee: 1 copy.

2. Thesis for examination: Master's 1 copy / Doctoral 1 copy

3. Thesis Submission Application: 1 copy.

4. Review Committee Nomination Form: 1 copy.

5. Research Ethics Compliance Pledge: 1 copy.

6. Printout of the Summary of Thesis Proposal Review Results: 1 copy. (Only the thesis advisor can print it.)

(Integrated Information System -> Graduate School -> Qualification Exams -> Thesis_Faculty -> Print Thesis Materials -> Enter the student's ID number -> Print the Summary of Review Results)

7. Proof of research performance (Doctoral students only)

※ Submit copies of the cover page, table of contents, and the first and last pages of the main text, or

submit an offprint

※ Doctoral students must also submit a screenshot of a page showing the publication history on the indexing website

(Excluding international professional journals and journals listed, or listed as candidates, by the NRF)

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Thesis Examination [By committee members (chair)]

• Master's

- Examination period: Nov. 9 (Mon), 2026 ~ Dec. 8 (Tue), 2026

- Number of examinations: 3 in total, and 1 of them must be a presentation at a department or public academic conference.

• Doctoral

- Examination period: Nov. 9 (Mon), 2026 ~ Jan. 8 (Fri), 2027

- Number of examinations: at least 3, and 1 of them must be a presentation at a department or public academic conference

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Final Submission

* Even if the thesis fails, the Examination Result Sheet, Summary of Review, and External Committee Member Consent Form (if applicable) must still be submitted

• Master's: Dec. 9 (Wed), 2026 ~ Dec. 15 (Tue), 2026

• Doctoral: Jan. 11 (Mon), 2027 ~ Jan. 15 (Fri), 2027

1) Thesis Review Result Sheet: 1 copy.

2) Thesis Review Summary: 1 copy.

3) External Committee Member Consent Form (if applicable): 1 copy.

4) Thesis Submission Confirmation: 1 copy (enter the thesis information on the Central Library's dCollection, then print and submit)

5) Thesis Similarity Check Report: 1 copy. (Print from Turnitin, "Current View")

(The thesis advisor's signature is required at the top right of the first page of the overall similarity report)

* If the similarity rate is 20% or higher, the reason must be stated.

6) Thesis: 3 copies (1 for this university's library, 1 for the National Library of Korea, 1 for the National Assembly Library)

7) Certificate of completion of the Doctoral online survey (Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training): 1 copy.