Acquirecredits
AnnualPresentation

Application Procedure for Conferment of Degree
Take prescribed subjects and acquire minimum 12 credits
Report on research progress and results, and receive guidance fromsupervisor * Applies to students enrolled from 2018
When: Once a year; excluding final year

Presentations for receiving general guidance before degreeapplication
Interimpresentations When: Up until 6 months before degree application deadline in
final year of enrollment
Conducted for each field
Briefing
Session

Review ofdegreeapplication
eligibility

When: About 2 months before degree application deadline
Details: schedule and preparing documents for degree application
Distribution: Instructions for Submission of Degree Application
Before submitting degree application, application documents andapplication eligibility are reviewed by Field Representatives fromstudent’s field
When: About 2 weeks before degree application deadline
Submit to: Field Representatives
Documents to be submitted (copies):(1) List of academic papers(2) Main papers, Additional Papers(3) Curriculum Vitae(4) Abstracts of co-authored papers(5) Letter(s) of consent(6) Letter of acceptance for publication or contract

When: March completion: early January
When: September completion: early July
Submit to: UGAS
DegreeDocuments to be submitted:application(1) Degree application
1 copy(submission (2) List of academic papers
6 copiess of(3) Dissertation (temporarily bound for review)
5 copiesdissertation) (4) Dissertation abstract
60 copies(5) Main papers, Additional Papers (copy)
6 copies each(6) Curriculum Vitae
1 copy* If main paper not yet published:(7) Letter of acceptance for publication or contract 1 copy each
* If main paper is co-authored:(8) Abstracts of co-authored papers
6 copies each(9) Letter(s) of consent
1 copy from each co-author
Repository
application

Preparation of main papers
Main Papers: academic papers
that form basis of dissertation
Requirements:
Read guidelines carefully fordetails
 Submit two or more academic
papers (published in apeer-reviewed academic
journal or equivalent) One paper based on research
conducted while enrolled at
UGAS (excluding conference
proceedings)(A paper presented at aninternational conference andincluded in conference
proceedings may be considered
to fulfill the requirement for
one published paper) At least one paper must haveapplicant as sole author or firstauthor
 For co-authored papers,
co-authors must not have used
the paper as part of a degreeapplication and must consent
not to do so in the future If a paper is not yet publishedat the time of degreeapplication submission,
provide a letter of acceptanceor contract* Proceed in close consultation
with the academic supervisor

Acceptance or rejection ofdissertation
Determined byRepresentative Committee

When: March completion: mid-January / September completion: mid-July
Documents to be submitted: Application for Entry in the Repository (Form 9),
Extended Summary in Lieu of Dissertation (Style 5)
Submit to: UGAS

When: March completion: early February / September completion: early August
Dissertation Location: February: Ehime University
presentation
August: Kagawa University or Kochi University& Final
Format: 30-minute presentation followed by 10-minute Q&A
examination Reviewed by: Dissertation Review Committee(Principal reviewer: academic supervisor; 4 co-reviewers)
Final examination: Oral or paper examination on subject related to dissertation isheld following presentation
When: One week before the conferment ceremony
Submission of Documents to be submitted (in electronic form): Dissertation,dissertation Dissertation abstract (Form 3), List of academic papers
Submit to: UGAS
Conferment
ceremony

Held at Ehime University in March and September－ 35 －

Acceptance/rejection decision
Voted on after
review byGeneral
Academic Staff
Committee*If dissertation will be published
Documents to be submitted:
Publish the dissertation after
awarding of the degree (Style 6)
Submit to: UGAS