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Compulsory Courses

• Please refer to the syllabus by course names, those are the courses offered this semester, please refer to the syllabus
• Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer, Advanced Chemical Kinetics, Advanced Chemical Thermodynamics.

Elective Courses

• Master students can take courses with U or M prefixes, and doctoral students can only take courses with an M prefix (special circumstances need to be approved by one’s advisor and department chair).

(Doctoral students)

Since the 2008 academic year, qualification examinations for doctoral students have been held by the Department in early July every year. The tested subjects are transport phenomena and unit operations, chemical thermodynamics, and chemical kinetics.
Tested subjects and passing criteria: After the written exam, a departmental meeting will be held to determine the high and low marks for each subject. From the 2017 academic year onwards, the amendments are as follows (please refer to the links: Here):

Tested subjects and passing criteria:

• Written Exam: Transport Phenomena and Unit Operations 100 points, Heat and Mass Transfer 100 points, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 100 points, and Chemical Engineering Kinetics 100 points.
• Passing Criteria: After the written exam, a departmental meeting will be held to determine the high and low marks for each subject.
• For those who were tested on four subjects, if the score of each subject reaches the low standard mark, and the total of their four scores reaches the sum of the high standard mark of each subject, they have passed the qualification exam. If a student does not meet the passing criteria in (1), the student may keep the subject with the highest score and retake other subjects within the time limit. All subjects are required to reach the high standard mark.
• If one’s final examination results do not meet the above-mentioned passing criteria (1) and (2), but the difference between one’s total score and the sum of the high standard marks is within 10% and the scores of all four subjects all meet the low standard mark, at that time, a ballot shall be held after inspection of student agenda, and the student shall pass with the approval from two-thirds of the attendees.
• Doctoral Qualification Examination Exemption Criteria

Those who have taken the following courses of the Department and whose grades meet the following requirements can be exempted from the doctoral qualification examination:

• Those who passed the Advanced Fluid Mechanics Course with a grade in the top 60% (inclusive) of the class may be exempted from the written examination subject "Fluid Mechanics and Operation".
• Those who passed the Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer Course with a grade in the top 60% (inclusive) of the class may be exempted from the written examination subject "Heat and Mass Transfer".
• Those who passed the Advanced Chemical Engineering Kinetics Course with a grade in the top 60% (inclusive) of the class may be exempted from the written examination subject "Chemical Engineering Kinetics".
• Those who passed the Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Course with a grade in the top 60% (inclusive) of the class may be exempted from the written examination subject "Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics".
• Students who are not in the top 60% (inclusive) of the class may retake the class. They may be exempted from the written examination after they reach the top 60% of the class by retaking it.

For master’s graduates who pursue a doctoral degree within three years after graduation:

• Those who have passed the doctoral qualification assessment in their master’s school year will have their records recognized and their qualifications retained.
• For those who took a doctoral qualification examination during their master’s school year, the scores of the subjects that reach the high standard mark will be retained.
• The grades from the master's program can be used to apply for exemption from the doctoral qualification examination.
• After the doctoral students pass the qualification examination, the department will notify the Academic Affairs Office to update their transcript records.

Q1. If I failed to pass the qualifying examination during the freshman year of the doctoral program, and therefore decided to drop out, may I use the exam subjects that I passed previously after I resume school in the future? Also, can I register for the qualifying test when dropping out, and will my subject grades be recognized after I resume school in the future? (Note: The Academic Affairs Office does not accept the grades of doctoral students during their dropout period and military service period)
A1: May be reserved, but students must pass the qualification examination within 4 semesters after admission according to the regulations. Therefore, students can only take a one-year off and must pass the qualification examination in that same year.

Q2. Can undergraduate students (with direct admission to master's program) apply for the qualification test?
A2: No.

Q3. If the student fails to pass the qualification examination in the second year of the doctoral program and is therefore suspended when he/she re-applies for the qualification examination next year, will the previously passed subjects be recognized?
A3: Single subject scores before the suspension cannot be retained. (Resolution of the 9th departmental meeting in the 2005 academic year)

Q4. For doctoral students who are retaking the qualification examination with some subjects passed previously, should they choose to calculate the overall score or single-subject scores?
A4: Since the 9th departmental meeting in the 2005 academic year, it was decided that students retaking the qualification examination do not need to choose a calculation method. Students can repeat the examination for three subjects, and they will be considered passed if the total score of the three subjects (can be from various examinations or one examination) exceeds the passing limit.

Q5. If a master’s student had taken courses that can be used to apply for exemption from the doctoral qualification examination, may some subjects be reserved for the doctoral program?
A5: Yes. Resolutions of the fourth departmental meeting in the 2013 academic year: 1. Those who have passed the doctoral qualification assessment in their master’s school year will have their records recognized and their qualifications retained. 2. For those who took the doctoral qualification examination during their master’s school year, the scores of the subject that reach a high standard mark will be retained. 3. The grades from the master's program can be used to apply for exemption from the doctoral qualification examination.

Q6. For a master’s student who is promoted directly to the doctoral program, may the core courses that the student took (which passed the qualification examination standard bar) in the master’s program be counted in the doctoral program?
A6: Since the second-course committee meeting of the 2009 academic year (2010.1.13): For those directly entering the doctoral program, the core courses that were passed in the master's program (which passed the qualification test standard bar) may be included and counted in the doctoral program.

I. Thesis presentation and oral examination:

• Postgraduate students in their graduation semester should apply for the degree examination date according to the school calendar.
• After completing the compulsory credits and finishing one’s thesis, postgraduate students may apply for the oral examination. (It may be submitted at any time after having applied for the degree examination)
• After completing the first draft of one’s thesis, postgraduates should submit it to their advisor as soon as possible for the final version to be set. (1) The oral examination of the doctoral program is divided into two stages: "primary inspection" and "formal oral examination". After passing primary inspection, the thesis will be revised according to the opinions of the oral examination committee. The oral examination shall be held one month after passing the "primary inspection”. Before applying for the oral examination, doctoral candidates must submit their thesis in SCI academic journals (academic journals purchased by the school will be preferred, journals not purchased by the school will have to be approved by three committee members who participated in the primary inspection) and publish at least one paper (the so-called “published” means having received reply letter stating one’s thesis has been published, has been accepted or may be accepted), the student will then be qualified for the oral examination. (If the published article is listed as a co-author with someone other than one’s advisor, the candidate must be the main author, otherwise, it will be counted as half credit. If the article is published as a short article or newsletter, it will be counted as half credit.) For students in the last year of their studies, they do not need to receive a letter of acceptance or possible acceptance from foreign SCI academic journals during the primary inspection, but when applying for a formal oral examination, the submitted thesis needs to be accepted or at least received a reply letter of possible acceptance. If more than two (including two) members of the oral examination in the primary inspection vote fail, the student does not pass the primary inspection and therefore does not pass the formal oral examination. (Students should apply for primary inspection and formal oral examination at least 10 days before the primary inspection.) Primary inspection: An oral examination committee composed of three to five professors will be established, and the review of the content of the thesis will be carried out the same way as formal oral examination will (at least three professors from our department will be present). Formal oral examination: Five to nine members of the oral examination committee are appointed by the school to conduct an oral examination.(2) The oral examination of the master's thesis should be submitted to the department 10 days before the scheduled oral examination date, and a final copy and a recommendation letter for the master's thesis examination (please download it by yourself) should be submitted as well, an announcement will be made one week prior.
• The thesis must be written in Chinese, and the contents include: cover (titles in Chinese and English), table of contents, letter of gratitude, abstract in Chinese and English, table index, introduction, theory, literature review, experimental device and method, results and discussion, notation description (units used are in SI International Metric System), references, appendices, and English abstracts.
• Thesis should be paper-packaged and printed on both sides to save paper. The color of the cover is uniformly determined (light grass green). Please refer to the " " on the website of the Research and Teaching Group for the format and examples.
• Graduate students should prepare their own slides over the content of their thesis before oral examination, please prepare thoroughly (equipment is available in the seminar room of the department).
• The oral examination committee will consist of one’s advisor and professors from and outside of our department (3 to 5 people for master’s oral examination, and 5 to 9 people for doctoral oral examination). During the oral examination, the postgraduates will present for about 30 minutes and be questioned by the oral examination committee.
• After passing the oral examination, postgraduates are required to submit two volumes of the official thesis. The cover of the paperback should be in light grass green 200磅銅西卡紙或雲彩紙 (上亮P). Upload the entire electronic file and bibliographic data, and submit the authorization form.
• Fresh graduate students who are required to serve in the military service should pay attention to the date of submission of their thesis grade, so they can receive their graduation certificates in time.
• 本系研究生之論文應符合"國立臺灣大學工學院化學工程學系學位論文品質與管考準則"之規定。化學工程系學位論文品質與管考準則

Remark:

• According to the first departmental meeting in the first semester of the 2005 academic year, the amendment was made. The time interval between primary inspection and the formal oral examination of the doctoral program should be at least one month. (This regulation will be implemented from the second semester of the 2005 academic year)
• Students must pass any one of the tests specified in 進階英語課程施行辦法第七條 (excluding the Advanced English Course provided by the school), students may only graduate afterward. (This is one of the requirements for the doctoral oral examination.)
• Starting from the 2017 academic year (inclusive), before the end of one’s freshman year, students must complete at least six hours of academic ethics courses before they can apply for the degree examination (course key points, the user manual, and the English version of the user manual)).

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