各位同學好：
資格考試應於入學後第三學年內(就學滿第六學期內)完成，資格考試型式於110學年度第1次所務會議提出調整考試型式，考試型式調整如下，本學期提出資格考試截止日為10/15(三)，申請時請檢附申請表、論文輔導委員會成員名單、學期成績單及摘要。
表格下載：https://gims.tcu.edu.tw/?page_id=347
| 考試型式如下：主論文計畫與非論文計畫口試擇一。 主論文計畫：提出之主論文研究主題通過資格考後，若研究主題、方向等變更，須再重新提出申請；不通過者，須更換研究主題，重考一次。 非論文計畫：繳交兩項非論文口試報告主題並附主論文研究主題，經學組召集人會議討論訂定非論文口試題目。 口試委員由學組召集人及學生論文輔導委員小組推薦，口試委員人數為三或五名，其中一名委員須為本所專任或合聘教師，校外委員不得少於1/3，指導教授不得參與，由所內指派一名教師為召集人。 |
According to the rules from our institute, the PhD Qualifying Examination should be completed before the end of third academic year after enrollment, and students should complete the application process within one month at the beginning of every semester (before 15 October in this semester) .
The process flowchart:
Choose your adviser professor and constitute the thesis advisory committee.
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Submit a completed application form(Choose between the main thesis or Non Thesis),
non-thesis： two non-thesis topics along with the main research project (all with abstracts)
main thesis：research project (abstract), (the research subject and direction are changed after QE, a new application must be submitted; Those who fail must change their research project and take the QE again)
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The institute director and deputy directors will decide a topic for your non-thesis proposal, and also recommend one full-time tenured faculty from the Institute of Medical Sciences as your Qualifying Examination Committee member.
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Your thesis advisory committee recommends two to four members for your Qualifying Examination Committee (at least one third of the members should be the external member of the Tzu Chi University).
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Confirm the date for your Qualifying Examination. ↓ Submit your non-thesis proposal two weeks before the Qualifying Examination (an electronic copy and 3 printed copies).
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The Qualifying Examination.