Notice

I’d like to notify you of Qualifying Exam schedule and process for 2021-2nd semester as below.

* For students who entered from 2019 (including 2019): The Qualifying Exam (Q.E) is replaced with Pre-defense
(It applies to all majors (ENE + BST + ACE))

– Concept: Q.E = Pre-defense = Presentation for research proposal

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

2. Application period: ~ 2022.05.31.(Tue) 18:00

3. Process and period
1) Submission of Research proposal within 2 years (4th semester)
* 2022-1 Research Proposal submission notice (Click)
2) Application/Taking/Passing the Q.E (=Pre-defense) within 2 years (4th semester)
– UNIST’s official Q.E result report: End of June ~ Early Jyly, 2022
-> So, students should be done with Q.E as of 2022.06.17.(Final day)
-> If you can’t finish Q.E due to some situation like scheduling with committee members, you might have 1 more week after telling the staff
* Failing, there’s just one more chance in 5th semester / Failing again, students need to graduate school with MS degree

4. Time: Presentation 15~20 minutes + Q&A 30 minutes

5. PASS/FAIL
– PASS: Average of 3 committee members’ score should be over 70 (including 70), and NO “F” among 3 evaluation categories
– FAIL: Average of 3 committee members’ score is below 70 (from 69), and any “F” among 3 evaluation categories

6. Composition of Committee
– 1st Exam: 3 members excluding the advisor
* Must be selected after discussing with the advisor / UNIST Faculty / faculty from other university can be included in the committee
– 2nd Exam: 4 members including the advisor
* Advisor + 3 members from the 1st exam

7. Evaluation Guideline: Q.E Guideline

8. Evaluation form: Q.E Evaluation Form
– Committee members may submit the results directly to Jina Yoon, College of Engineering. (jinayoon@unist.ac.kr/Room U203-2, Bldg 108)

9. Notice of result: End of June ~ Early Jyly, 2022
* Notice: through email
* Check out the result: [Portal] – [Academic Affairs] – [Graduation] – [Qualifying Exam]

10. Remark (FAQ)
1) The form for nominating committee members will not be used anymore
2) Committee members used to be 5 people including the advisor till 2021,but it has been changed to 3 without the advisor from 2022.
3) Providing 5 committee members with the Q.E evaluation form for each printing out the form attached above on the Q.E day
4) Providing 5 committee members with the brief Q.E presentation materials for each
5) In usual, the pre-defense means the pre-step of the final defense, so you might have pre-defense around 6 months before the final one apart from the Q.E.
(It’s not a must, but you might have one if it is needed discussing with your advisor)

11. Inquiry: Yoon, Jina (052-217-1806 / jinayoon@unist.ac.kr / Bldg.108, Rm.U203-2)