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Typical Time Schedule for PhD

1 

successive master & PhD students

Time  Jobs  Matters needing attention  Notes 

1st

 semester  

1、study the master coursesEarn 30 credits and GPA no

fewer than 2.0

2nd

 semester  

3rd

 semester  

1、 Take the qualifying exams

2、 Select the supervisor if pass the

qualifying exams

1、 Each takes 3 exams

2、 Contact the supervisor

If the student doesn’t pass the

qualifying exam, he can not select the

supervisor.

If the student fails in the course, please

prepare to take the makeup exam

4th

 semester   1、 join the research team and prepare

the thesis proposal

2、follow the regular procedures to

become the PhD candidate

Some students take the qualifying exam

for the second time if they fail in the

first time

5th

 semester   1、Become the PhD candidate and

begin to take the PhD courses

2、finish the thesis proposal

Earn 16 credits

If the student does not pass the

qualifying exam he can choose to

graduate as the master student6

th semester  

7th

 semester  1、 Research related to thesis

2、 Midterm evaluation

3、

 Writhe the thesis4、 Publish papers

Master students finish the thesis

defense and graduate at the beginning

of 8th semester.

8th

 semester  

9th

 semester  

10th

 semester   1、 Preliminary defense

2、 Anonymous evaluation

3、formal defense

4、degree evaluation

5、find the job

The student may leave when he

finish the thesis defense and

submit all the materials

End of 10th

 semester   Graduate ceremony, get the graduation certi ficate and degree certifi cate. Leave SJTU

11th

,

12th

,13th

,14th

semester  

If the student can not fini sh the thesis, he/she may ask for one year extension or two years extension (the

extension application form needed for two years extension). The total time for PhD should be no more than

5 years.

2 admission by application,

Time  Jobs  Matters needing attention  Notes 

1st

 semester   1、 Select supervisor

2、 Make the plan of study. Course study

2nd

 semester  

1、course study

2、prepare the thesis proposal

Complete the courses and earn 16

credits so far

3rd

 semester  

1、 Comprehensive exam

2、 Thesis proposal and the research

starts

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4th

 semester   1、 Continue the research

2、 Midterm evaluation

3、 Begin to write the thesis

4、 Publish papers

5th

 semester  

6th

 semester  

3、 Preliminary defense

4、 Anonymous evaluation

3、formal defense

4、degree evaluation

5、find the job

The student may leave when he finish

the thesis defense and submit all the

materials

End of 6th

 

semester  Graduate ceremony, get the graduation certif icate and degree certificate. Leave SJTU

7th

, 8th

, 9th

, 10th

 

semester  

If the student can not finish the thesis, he/she may ask for one year extension or two years extension (the

extension application form needed for two years extension). The total time for PhD should be no more than 5

years.