Notice

The Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality would like to notify you of Qualifying Exam schedule and process for 2024-2nd semester as below.

1. Application: [Portal] – [Academic Affairs] – [Graduation] – [Qualifying Exam] – [Application for Q.E]

2. Application period : ~ 2024.11.29.(Fri) 18:00

3. Process and period
– Application/Taking/Passing the Q.E within 3 years (6th semester)
– There is no designated semester of applying for QE, but it is recommended to apply for 1st QE in the 4th semester
→ Students should be done with Q.E as of 2024.12.20., last day of the regular semester
→ If you can’t finish Q.E until the last day of the regular semester due to some situation like scheduling with committee members, you should tell the situation to the academic staff
※ In case of failure, there’s just one more chance in another semester / Failing again, students need to graduate school with MS degree (Combined M.S.-Ph.D. students) or apply for the dropping out of the school (Ph.D. students)

4. Time: Presentation 15 minutes + Q&A 30 minutes

5. PASS/FAIL
– PASS: Above 70 out of 100 (including 70) from each committee member
– FAIL: Below 70 out of 100 from 1 or more committee member

6. Composition of Committee
– 3 members including the advisor regardless of 1st/2nd Q.E.
※ Must be selected after discussing with the advisor / Committee should be composed of UNIST Faculty members

7. Evaluation Guideline: Refer to attachment

8. Evaluation form: Refer to attachment
– Committee members may submit the results directly to Minjung An, College of Engineering. (minjungan@unist.ac.kr / Room U203-2, Bldg 108)

9. Notice of result: End of December 2024 ~ Early January 2025
– Notice: through email to all Q.E. applicants
– Check out the result: [Portal] – [Academic Affairs] – [Graduation] – [Qualifying Exam]

10. Remark (FAQ)
1) Providing committee members with the Q.E evaluation form for each printing out the form attached above on the Q.E day
2) Providing committee members with the brief Q.E presentation materials for each
3) Pre-defense means the pre-step of the final defense, so you should have pre-defense before the final defense apart from the Q.E. (It is not allowed to have pre-defense and final defense in the same semester)
4) Research proposal submission is mandatory for all UNIST graduate students: it should be submitted until their 4th semester (until the vacation ends) regardless of the Q.E result. If students don’t submit this research proposal during their 4th semester, students should submit the ‘Letter for delay submission of research proposal’ additionally and the Academic Affairs Operation Committee should approve it.
※ Portal Announcement: [G] Schedule of research proposal submission for 2024-2nd semester

11. Inquiry: Minjung An (052-217-1806 / minjungan@unist.ac.kr / Bldg.108, Rm.U203-2)