In order to take the thesis defense exam, doctoral students must meet the following criteria, those who meet the criteria and are found successful in the thesis defense exam are graduated.
- Successful completion of all the required courses
- Having a GPA of 3.0 or above
- Having completed the seminar course
- Completion of NAS501 (FBE501) Research Methods and Scientific Ethics course
- The student is required to fulfill the necessary criteria and achieve the minimum score specified in the descriptions of either Scientific Activity Score Table (Table 1 or Table 2), as presented below, in relation to the thesis topic.