★Please contact Educational Affairs section (seimei-daigakuin@office.osaka-u.ac.jp) to apply.
Dissertation Defense Schedule (SEPTEMBER)
Accelerated Completion Applicants orApplicants who have exceeded the normal 5-year (3 years for third-year admitted students) completion
term.
日程

項目

備考

《Accelerated Completion Review》
2021/6/4 Deadline for Application
Mid June Accelerated Completion Review《Preliminary Defense Session》
2021/6/18 Application Deadline (Preliminary Defense)
Mid July Doctor's Degree Qualifications Comitttee
2021/7/30 Deadline for Prelimary Defense Session
2021/8/6 Doctor's Degree Qualifications Committee

DQC must be held by this day.

《Dissertation Defense》
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Application Deadline(Dissertation Defense)

2021/8/27 Dissertation Defense (Presentation)

Bio System building 2rd floor Seminar Room2021/9/1 Deadline for Final version of dissertation* Submit PDF file by email

2021/9/8 Doctor's Degree Conferral Decision

Faculty Meeting

Students who are enrolled in the Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences’ doctor course for at least threeyears (at least one year in the case of a third-year admitted student) and wish to complete the course in underthe required five years of enrollment (three years if a third-year admitted student) need to be reviewed for theirappropriateness for Accelerated Completion before applying for a doctor’s degree. In this case, a favorable
review for the enrollment period shortening must be received in order to apply for the doctor’s degree. Pleasecontact Educational Affairs section about the details.

Dissertation Defense Schedule (DECEMBER)
Applicants who have exceeded the normal 5-year(3 years for third-year admitted students) completion term.
日程2020項目

備考《Preliminary Defense Session》
2021/9/17 Application Deadline (Preliminary Defense)

Mid October Doctor's Degree Qualifications Comitttee
2021/10/29 Prelimary Defense Session Deadline
2021/11/5 Doctor's Degree Qualifications Committee

DQC must be held by this day.

《Dissertation Defense》
大学院係よりメールで連絡

Application Deadline (Dissertation Defense)

2021/11/19 Dissertation Defense (Presentation)

Bio System building 2rd floor Seminar Room2021/12/1 Final version of dissertation Deadline* Submit PDF file by email

2021/12/14 Doctor's Degree Conferral Decision

Faculty MeetingDissertation Defense Schedule (MARCH)
Accelerated Completion Applicants or
Applicants who have exceeded the normal 5-year (3 years for third-year admitted students) completion
term.
日程
2021

項目

備考

《Consultaions prior to the Preliminary
Defense Session 》[Recommendation form for Preliminary
Defense Committee member (Chair, Vice2021/5/26
Chair)
candidates ]【form 1】 Deadline
2021/7/30

Consultations prior to the Prelimary Defense
Session Deadline

2021/8/4

Report for Consultations prior to thePreliminary Defense Deadline

2021

Conducted only for current students whohave been promoted to the 5th year

《Accelerated Completion Review》

2021/11/19 Application Deadline
Mid December Accelerated Completion Review
2022《Preliminary Defense Session》
2022/1/4 Application Deadline (Preliminary Defense)

Mid January Doctor's Degree Qualifications Comitttee
2022/2/4 Prelimary Defense Session Deadline
2022/2/14 Doctor's Degree Qualifications Committee

DQC must be held by this day.

《Dissertation Defense》
大学院係よりメールで連絡

Application Deadline (Dissertation Defense)

2022/3/1｜Dissertation Defense (Presentation)

Bio System building 2rd floor Seminar Room2022/3/2
2022/3/4 Final version of dissertation Deadline* Submit PDF file by email

2022/3/9 Doctor's Degree Conferral Decision

Faculty Meeting

Students who are enrolled for the Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences’ doctor course for at least threeyears (at least one year in the case of a third-year admitted student) and wish to complete the course in under
the required five years of enrollment (three years if a third-year admitted student) need to be reviewed for theirappropriateness for Accelerated Completion before applying for a doctor’s degree. In this case, a favorable
review for the enrollment period shortening must be received in order to apply for the doctor’s degree. Pleasecontact Educational Affairs section about the details.