Doctoral Dissertations

 Submission of Doctoral Program/Research Plan and Mentorship Record
 Analytical Method Certification Examination
 Qualifying Examination
 Dissertation Conceptual Framework Examination
 The Presentation Seminar of the Dissertation Before Submission
 Submission about a Doctoral Dissertation
 Rules and regulations about the doctoral program
 GSPS Committee meeting schedule

Students enrolled in the Doctoral Program are required to create/update a research plan within the prescribed time frame each semester using the prescribed form, to have it approved by their Main-Advisor and Sub-Advisor, and to submit it to the Graduate School Office.

 Doctoral Program Research Plan and Mentorship Record Form ╜

Approval by a research supervisor	Signatures from your Main-Advisor and Sub-Advisor on your research plan are required.
Update period	A research plan must be updated at the end of each semester ([Spring Semester: September 20] [Fall Semester: March 31])

 Application Form for the Presentation Seminar Before Submission ╜

1. Doctoral Degree Conferral through Curriculum Completion (Curriculum Doctorate)

A Doctoral Degree shall be conferred upon students who complete the Doctoral Program. Also, students who withdraw from the Doctoral Program without submitting a Doctoral Dissertation but who completed at least three years of the Doctoral Program, who received the requisite research guidance, who have been withdraw from the program for no more than three years since the date of their withdrawal and who have received the permission of the Graduate School of Political Science Steering Committee, shall be allowed to submit a Doctoral Dissertation and undergo examination.

2. Related Matters

For more information on applying for a doctoral degree, please be sure to review the Dissertation Submission Entitlement System Section of “Study Guide for Students”.

You need to consider GSPS Committee meeting schedule for your process of doctoral degree disseration.

AY2023　GSPS Committee meeting schedule

Month	Day
April	12
May	17
June	14
July	19
October	4
November	8
December	13
January	10
February	7, 26

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