Please Submit the Defense Application at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled date!!

1. Defense Online Application System   
Since students must fill in defense details in Chinese in the Defense Application System. If you need help, please come to the office with your SSO ACCOUNT, password, and the following materials.

(1) Submit the details of the defense (the date, the time, the venue, the name list of the defense committee) 

**Please make sure of the oral examiners’ attendance before the application.**

New!! (2) When applying for a defense, students must select “immediate publication” or “delayed publication” and write the reason for this. Then, the system will generate a “Thesis Publication Authorization Form.” If delayed publication is selected, students must submit supporting documentation, which will be reviewed and signed by the defense committee during the oral examination. 學生申請學位考試時，須勾選「立即公開」或「延後公開」，並填列原因。經系所確認後，系統將自動產出『學位論文公開授權書』。倘選擇延後公開，學生應另檢附證明資料，並由考試委員於口試時審核並簽章。

(3) The first draft of the thesis (softcopy)

(4) The Originality Report from the Turnitin system (softcopy) 

**Please note that the system accepts the page of the Turnitin results only. You should split the file before uploading. You can find the template below.**

2. Submit the Application

Submit the following documents to the IMPTE office at least two weeks before the scheduled defense date.

(1) Degree Examination Application Form

Print the form from the online defense application system. Sign your name on the applicant's field. Then, collect the advisor's signature on it.  

(2) Transcript (all academic years)

*(3) Course Selection Records (for students whose current semester course credits need to be counted in the graduation credits.)

The above application documents will be submitted to the academic affairs office. Once the program office get the approval, the program office will prepare the appointment letter for the defense committee members.