NCTU Master's and Doctoral Degree Program for Science and Technology of
Accelerator Light Sources
Study regulations
Amended by the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the Master’s and Doctoral Degree Program for Science and Technology of
Accelerator Light Source on February 27, 2009
Amended by the fifth session of the Preparatory Committee for the Master’s and Doctoral Degree Program for Science and Technology of
Accelerator Light Source on May 15, 2009
Amended by the sixth session of the Preparatory Committee for the Master’s and Doctoral Degree Program for Science and Technology of
Accelerator Light Source on May 27, 2009
Amended by the second session of the Program Committee in the Academic Year 2009 on November 2, 2009
Amended by the fifth session of the Program Committee in the Academic Year 2009 on February 25, 2010
Amended by the sixth session of the Program Committee in the Academic Year 2009 on March 24, 2010
Amended by the seventh session of the Program Committee in the Academic Year 2009 on April 15, 2010
Amended by the eighth session of the Program Committee in the Academic Year 2012 on April 22, 2013
I.
Admission criteria：
(A) Graduate students：
1.
Students with a Bachelor’s degree from a national public or private university or academic
institution registered with the Ministry of Education or a foreign university or academic
institution which meets the regulations adopted by the Ministry of Education or with
equivalent qualifications for Master’s programs shall be admitted to this Master’s Degree
Program after passing the NCTU entrance exam for graduate students.
2.
Students in their graduation year with outstanding academic performance at related
departments of other universities and academic institutions shall be admitted to this Master’s
Degree Program by recommendation of their original university after it has been determined
through a screening test that they meet the minimum admission requirements set by the
NCTU student recruitment committee.
3.
Students who meet the criteria specified in the Regulations Governing Study by Foreign
Students in Taiwan formulated by the Ministry of Education as well as the NCTU
Regulations Governing the Admission to Degree Programs and Course Selection by Foreign
Students and the Regulations Governing Dual Degree Programs Jointly Organized by NCTU
and Overseas Universities shall be admitted to this Master’s Degree Program.
4.
Newly admitted students who are unable to begin their studies at the designated time due to
illness or because they are drafted for military service can delay their enrollment in the
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Master’s program after stating their reasons before registration and an examination of
relevant documentation and following the approval of their request for deferral of admission
by the university.
(B) Doctoral students：
1.
Students with a Master’s degree from a national public or private university or academic
institution registered with the Ministry of Education or a foreign university or academic
institution which meets the regulations adopted by the Ministry of Education or with
equivalent qualifications for Master’s programs shall be admitted to this Doctoral Degree
Program after passing the NCTU entrance exam for doctoral students.
2.
Undergraduate students in their graduation year and graduate students at related NCTU
departments who meet the qualifications specified in the Regulations Governing Direct
Admission to Doctoral Programs for undergraduate students in their graduation year and
graduate students may directly enroll in this doctoral degree program starting in the following
semester by recommendation of at least two instructors of their original or related
departments and approval by the student recruitment committee for this program, final review
by the NCTU Review Committee for Direct Admission to Doctoral Programs, and final
approval by the university president.
3.
Newly admitted students who are unable to begin their studies at the designated time due to
illness or because they are drafted for military service can delay their enrollment in the
Master’s program after stating their reasons before registration and an examination of
relevant documentation and following the approval of their request for deferral of admission
by the university.
II. Program duration
(A) Graduate Students:
1.
The program duration for full-time and part-time students ranges from one to four years (part
-time students may apply for a one-year extension).
2.
Periods of suspension of studies shall not count toward the abovementioned program
duration. In case of special circumstances, students may apply for suspension of studies for
one semester, one academic year, or two academic years before the semester exam.
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Accumulated suspension periods shall not exceed two years. If students are unable to resume
their studies upon expiry of the suspension periods because they require rehabilitation after
serious illness, they may apply for extensions which shall be reviewed and approved by the
Academic Affairs Committee.
3.
If students fail to complete all required courses and credits or pass the degree examination
within the abovementioned maximum program length, they shall be expelled.
(B) Doctoral students:
1.
The program duration for full-time and part-time students ranges from two to seven years
(part-time students may apply for a one-year extension). The program duration for graduate
students who are directly admitted to the doctoral degree program shall be based on the
regulations for the doctoral program after students enroll in the program.
2.
Periods of suspension of studies shall not count toward the abovementioned program
duration. In case of special circumstances, students may apply for suspension of studies for
one semester, one academic year, or two academic years before the semester exam (this
regulation shall not apply to doctoral students who wait for their thesis presentation).
Accumulated suspension periods shall not exceed two years. If students are unable to resume
their studies upon expiry of suspension periods because they require rehabilitation after
serious illness, they may apply for extensions which shall be reviewed and approved by the
Academic Affairs Committee.
3.
If doctoral students fail to complete all required courses and credits or pass the degree
examination within the abovementioned maximum program length, they shall be expelled.
III. Course requirements
(A) Students who are enrolled in this degree program are required to select six credits of
synchrotron radiation courses (courses are listed elsewhere) and meet the course requirements
of the corresponding departments and institutes of the different divisions.
Division
Materials
Corresponding departments
Master’s programs at the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and
Science and
Applied Chemistry
Engineering
Doctoral programs at the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and
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Applied Chemistry
Master’s programs at the Graduate Institute of Electronics, the Department of
Electronics
Electrophysics, and the Graduate Institute of Physics
Engineering
Doctoral programs at the Graduate Institute of Electronics, the Department of
Electrophysics, and the Graduate Institute of Physics
Master’s programs at the Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, the Department
Electro-Optical
Engineering
of Electrophysics, and the Graduate Institute of Physics
Doctoral programs at the Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, the Department
of Electrophysics, and the Graduate Institute of Physics
Biological
Master’s Program at the Graduate Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
Science and
Technology
Doctoral Program at the Graduate Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
Environmental
Master’s Program at the Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering
Engineering
Doctoral Program at the Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering
(B) Course selection by students enrolled in this program must conform to the relevant
regulations of the different divisions and students are required to select six credits of core
courses offered by the Synchrotron Accelerator Light Source Technology and Applications
degree program (or similar courses approved by the degree program).
IV. Supervising professor
1.
Students are required to select a supervising professor from the full-time faculty of the
program (listed elsewhere) and a co-supervising professor from the full-time research
personnel of the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC).
2.
Students are required to select a supervising professor within one month upon registration
and selections must be officially approved by the program director. In case of special
circumstances, selections may be submitted to the program committee for discussion.
3.
Obligations and responsibilities of supervising professors are as follows:
(1)
Provision of assistance and guidance for Master’s and doctoral thesis preparation;
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(2)
Provision of assistance and guidance for course selection by graduate and doctoral
students;
(3)
Approval of official external communications and negotiations of graduate and
doctoral students.
4.
If students wish to replace their supervising professors during study periods they must obtain
written approval from the supervising professors and the program director.
V.
Matters not specified in these regulations shall be handled in accordance with the
NCTU Academic Regulations, the Regulations Governing Conferment of Master and
Doctoral Degrees, and the Regulations Governing Dual Degree Programs Jointly
Organized by NCTU and Overseas Universities. Disputes shall be settled by the
program committee.
VI. These regulations shall be ratified by the program committee and reviewed by the
college and university curriculum committees and shall be implemented upon approval
for future reference by the Academic Affairs Committee.
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