TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Requirements for graduation 2-4 2. Appendices I-III 5-7 3. Forms 8-14 4. Summary of requirements. 15 5. Check-list...16 - PhD Candidacy Examination - PhD Degree Requirement - Dissertation Defense: Scheduling of the Final Exam
The Petroleum and Petrochemical College Chulalongkorn University REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION INTERNATIONAL DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAMS Students must fulfill the following requirements to be eligible for graduation in the International Doctor of Philosophy Programs: Credit Requirements Students must complete an approved program of coursework and thesis work, and attain a minimum number of credits with a GPA of not less than 3.00 within the time frame as follows: B.S. Graduates M.S. Graduates Coursework 36 12 Thesis 48 48 Total credits 84 60 Time (years) 4-7 3-5 (see Appendix I) Students who have started their research must register for a minimum of 6 credits of thesis work every semester. Doctoral Qualifying Examination Students must pass a Doctoral Qualifying Examination (DQE). Normally, this will be carried out upon the completion of the required coursework at around the end of the first year of the Ph.D. program. Students are required to submit the Application for Qualifying Examination (Form P-1) to the Office of Academic Affairs at the designated time. Students who fail the first DQE are allowed to retake the examination only once. The DQE is normally offered to students once every semester, in October and in March. A student must pass a DQE within the first 2-3 years. (see table Summary of requirements for Ph.D. students)
Preliminary Examination Students must pass a Preliminary Examination (Prelim). In doing so, students must submit a thesis proposal to their Prelim Committee, which will be appointed by the College. The proposal should contain not more than 30 pages, and should at least contain the following sections: Introduction, Review of Theoretical Background and Literature Survey, Proposed Research, Preliminary Results, Schedule of Research Activities, and Proposed Estimation of Research Budget (see Appendix II). In the Proposed Research section, students should discuss, in detail, their research philosophy, objectives, hypotheses, materials selection, sample preparation, and methodology in conducting the proposed research. It is important to note that the Proposed Research section should not be less than 50% of the whole proposal. Once research advisors are satisfied with the content of the thesis proposal, students are allowed to defend their proposed research before the Prelim Committee (see Appendix III.A). Students are required to submit the Application for Preliminary Examination (Form P-2) together with 2 copies of the Thesis Proposal to the Office of Academic Affairs at least ten days before the scheduled proposal defense date. Students who fail the Prelim with permission to retake the examination are allowed to do so only once. The second Prelim should be completed within six months after the first Prelim. A student must propose and receive approval for dissertation topic from research committee within one year of passing the DQE. Ph.D. Candidacy To become a Ph.D. candidate for a graduate degree, a student must complete certain academic requirements. These requirements include 1) retention of GPA of not less than 3.00 on approved coursework, 2) passing the DQE, and 3) passing the Prelim Exam. Students must be a Ph.D. candidate to be allowed to defend their dissertation. Thesis Committee Students must seek advice from their research advisors regarding the set-up of their Thesis Committee (see Appendix III.B). This must be completed within one month after passing the Prelim by submitting the Nomination for Thesis Committee Form (Form P-3). The Thesis Committee must include at least one committee member who is not affiliated with Chulalongkorn University. The US co-advisor(s) is/are not considered as external committee by this definition. In some cases, Thesis Committee member(s) may be appointed by the College upon the agreement of their advisors.
Committee Meeting During the conducting of research, as outlined in the thesis proposal, students are required to present their research progress before their Thesis Committee (called the Committee Meeting) at least once a year. This can be done in the form of a Ph.D. seminar, in which the students will be rigorously evaluated by their Thesis Committee and/or other PPC faculty. Progress Report Students should submit a progress report every year to their advisors. Submission of a publishable manuscript instead of a progress report is also acceptable. The direct benefits of this requirement are two-fold: 1) it helps students maintain their focus on the research at hand, and 2) it helps establish mutual understanding between the students and their Thesis Committee regarding the direction of their research. An indirect benefit of this requirement is that it helps the student to reach the graduating requirement of producing at least two publications in a reasonable time frame. Data Meeting Upon the recommendation of their advisors and other members of their Thesis Committee, students are advised to hold a Data Meeting (Form P-12) before their Thesis Committee prior to writing. This is to ascertain that the amount and quality of the completed research are satisfactory. If the Thesis Committee is satisfied, students will be allowed to write their dissertation. Final Examination To arrange for the Final Examination (also known as Final Defense of Dissertation) students must submit the Application for Final Examination (Form P-5) together with 5 copies of their dissertation which has been approved by their advisors to the Office of Academic Division at least one month before the scheduled dissertation defense date. The decision made by the Thesis Committee following the Final Examination is final.
Graduation 1. To be eligible for graduation, students must fulfill the following requirements: a) being conferred a Ph.D. candidate, b) passing the Final Examination, c) completing the dissertation based on the format and guidelines provided, d) holding two papers accepted for publication in international peer-reviewed journals with ISI impact factor (with the name of the student appearing as the first author and must have at least two more publishable papers, e) obtaining a TOEFL score of not less than 550 or a CU-TEP score of not less than 80 or an IELTS score of not less than 6.5 before graduation, and f) not holding any financial or other administrative restrictions with the College. 2. For graduation, students must submit one copy each of their final dissertation, the two accepted publications, and two publishable papers, together with the signed Certifying letter to the Office of Academic Division. Applicable Fees 1. Students who enter into a Ph.D. program with a B.S. degree must pay a full tuition fee of 300,000 Baht per year for at least five years. 2. Students who enter into a Ph.D. program by transferring from a M.S. program must pay a full tuition fee of 300,000 Baht per year for at least four years. 3. Students who enter into a Ph.D. program with a M.S. degree must pay a full tuition fee of 300,000 Baht per year for at least three years. 4. Depending on the entrance status, from the sixth, fifth, or fourth year onwards, students must pay a full tuition fee of 300,000 Baht per year except in the following cases: 4.1 Ph.D. candidates are eligible for a fee of 30,000 Baht per semester. 4.2 Students who pass a Data Meeting with a satisfactory result and obtain approval for their Student Maintaining Status request (Form P-11) are eligible for a fee of 10,000 Baht per semester. 4.3 Students who wish to take a leave of absence from the College must pay a fee of 10,000 Baht per semester.
APPENDIX I Credit Requirements for Ph.D. Students B.S. Graduates M.S. Graduates 1. Coursework 36 12 (1) A. Compulsory coursework 1.1 Core courses 9-1.2 Seminar I 1 (2) - 1.3 Seminar II 1 (3) 1 (4) B. Elective coursework 25 11 2. Ph.D. Thesis 48 48 TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS 84 60 (1) Coursework for M.S. graduates will be selected based on each student s specific needs and on advice from the student s advisor(s). (2) To be presented in the first term of the second year of the 4-yr program. (3) To be presented in the first term of the third year of the 4-yr program. (4) To be presented in the first term of the second year of the 3-yr program.
APPENDIX II Organization of the Thesis Proposal Cover Page Introduction Review of Theoretical Background and Literature Proposed Research - Research Philosophy/Objectives/Hypothesis - Materials/Sample Preparation - Methodology/Techniques - Design/Experimental Setup - Experimental Procedures/Plans - Controlled Parameters - Variable Parameters - Analytical Methods Preliminary Results Scheduling of Research Activities Budget Estimation - Chemicals - Materials - Equipment - Analytical Costs - Etc. List of References
APPENDIX III The Prelim Committee shall be composed of: A. Make-up of the Prelim Committee 1. Chairman of the Prelim Committee (to be appointed by the College) 2. Advisor(s) 3. A PPC faculty member The Prelim Committee will therefore consist of at least three members. The Thesis Committee shall be composed of: B. Make-up of the Thesis Committee 1. Chairman of the Thesis Committee (normally the Director of the College or appointed otherwise by the College) 2. Advisor(s) or co-advisor(s) who are not full-time faculty at the College 3. Thai advisor(s) 4. A committee member who is not affiliated with Chulalongkorn University 5. PPC faculty member(s) Remarks: 1. The minimum number of members of the Thesis Committee will be five and the maximum number seven. 2. The proposed outside committee member must be approved by the College based on the proposee s credentials.
Form P-1 The Petroleum and Petrochemical College Chulalongkorn University Application for Qualifying Examination Name of Student.. I.D. No..... Names of Advisors. Program Petrochemical Technology Polymer Science Semester/ Academic Year Date of Exam..... Please specify the subjects to be taken: Petrochemical Technology Program (Select not more than 3 subjects from 4) For official use only Subjects First Time Second Time Results Chemical Reaction Engineering Transport Phenomena Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Advanced Chemical Engineering Calculations* Polymer Science Program (Select not more than 3 subjects from 4) For official use only Subjects First Time Second Time Results Polymer Synthesis Physical Chemistry of Polymers Polymer Physics Polymer Processing* Student s Signature Approved by Advisor Received by.. (...) Results certified by...... *These subjects are not allowed to take for first time DQE.
Form P-2 The Petroleum and Petrochemical College Chulalongkorn University Application for Preliminary Examination Name of Student. I.D. No..... Names of Advisors.. Program Petrochemical Technology Polymer Science Thesis topic:... Number of course work credits completed.. GPA.... Number of thesis credits completed...... Proposed examination date and time..... Nominated PPC faculty.. Attached Research Proposal copies Student s Signature Approved by Advisor.. (...) Official use only Result: S U Comments:.... Received by Reported by.. (...)
Form P-3 The Petroleum and Petrochemical College Chulalongkorn University Nomination Form for Thesis Committee Name of Student. I.D. No..... Names of Advisors. Program Petrochemical Technology Polymer Science Thesis topic:. Nominated thesis committee: 1. From the College......... 2. From other institute Name (Thai):... (English):... Position (Thai). (English).... Address (Thai) Tel:.. Fax: E-mail.. Student s Signature Approved by Advisor.. (...) Received by....
Form P-7 The Petroleum and Petrochemical College Chulalongkorn University Application for Final Examination Name of Student... I.D. No..... Names of Advisors. Program Petrochemical Technology Polymer Science Thesis topic: Number of course work credits completed. GPA..... Number of thesis credits completed... Proposed examination date and time. Attached dissertation copies Student s Signature Approved by Advisor.. (...) Official use only Result: S S (on conditions) U Comments:. Received by Reported by..... (...)
Form P-11 The Petroleum and Petrochemical College Chulalongkorn University Request for Maintaining Student Status for PhD Students Name of student. I.D. No.... Names of advisors.. Program Petrochemical Technology Polymer Science Thesis topic: Date of Data Meeting.. Request for maintaining student status for Academic Year Semester..... Student s signature Approval by advisor... Date /./.. (...) Date /./.. Official use only Received by. (..) Date /./.. Certified by.... (...) Director of Academic Division Date /./.. Approved by ( ) Deputy Dean for Academic Division Date /./..
Form P-12 The Petroleum and Petrochemical College Chulalongkorn University Application for Data Meeting Name of Student. I.D. No.... Names of Advisors Program Petrochemical Technology Polymer Science Thesis topic:.. Number of course work credits completed.. GPA Number of thesis credits completed..... Proposed examination date and time... Student s Signature Approved by Advisor... (....)./../.... Official use only Result: S U Comments:..... Received by Reported by.. (...)./../....
Summary of requirements for Ph.D. students Suggested Year to be taken Requirements Remarks B.S. graduate M.S. graduate 1-2 1 Coursework 36/12 credits, GPA 3.00 2-3 1-2 Qualifying exam Must obtain grade S in 3 core subjects. 3 2 Preliminary exam A Prelim Committee to be set-up. with submission of the Thesis Proposal 3-4 2-3 Set-up of a Thesis Committee The Thesis Committee comprises at least 4 members with 1 external member. 3-4 2-3 Apply for Ph.D. candidacy 4 th year onwards 3 rd year onwards Thesis Committee meeting once a year Data meeting Final exam Requirements: Completion of coursework, Qualifying exam and Preliminary exam To be held prior to writing-up. Submission of the Final Thesis + 2 accepted papers + 2 publishable papers and the Certifying letter A CUTEP/ TOEFL/IELTS score of 80/550/6.5
Check-list for Ph.D. students No. Activities Date completed 1. Coursework (No. of credit =.., GPA =..) 2. Qualifying Examination 3. Preliminary Examination + Ph.D. candidacy 4. Setting-up of Thesis Committee 5. Thesis Committee meeting 7.1 Academic year. 7.2 Academic year. 6. Data meeting 7. Final Examination 8. CUTEP/ TOEFL/ IELTS score (Score =.) 9. Submission of the Final Thesis + 2 accepted papers + 2 publishable papers + Certifying letter