Preparatory Procedures of Qualification Exam
Application Time:
Before 2025/10/03
Documents Required:
(1)Application form for Qualification Exam
(2)One Copy of your transcript
Reminder:
Please indicate on the transcript the major or minor status of each subject, as well as the instructor.
Time of the Exam:
9:00AM to 12:00PM, 13:00PM to 16:00PM, Friday, December 5th, 2025, in room T1201 (Announcement will be made if any details were changed)
Remarks:
1. Please apply in accordance with the provisions of：Regulation of Ph.D program of GIIASS, Tamkang University.
2. Please refer to “Course Area Planning Classification Table” for examination subjects.
3. If you already get more than 23 credits (starting from the 114th academic year, new students must complete 18 required credits), you can apply for taking the Ph.D Qualification Exam. The subjects include 1 major and 1 sub-major.
a. The exam application time is twice a year, October and March. The exam time will be held on December or May.
b. Grade: 70 is required. If you fail it, you could apply the exam next semester again. However, the opportunity is only for
one time. You cannot change your exam fields.
c. The professors who teacher you will set exam papers. Each of them will prepare 2 questions, and you will pick from those
questions they have given. The professors are allowed to give you book lists to prepare the exam.
d. Major and sub-major exams will be taken separately, and each course takes three hours and includes four questions..
You can answer the question on papers or on a computer. However, open-books, Internet resources, and personal
laptops are forbidden during the exam.
Please also check the files below for details