Acquire credits Take prescribed subjects and acquire minimum 12 credits Annual Presentation Report on research progress and results, and receive guidance from supervisor * Applies to students enrolled from 2018 When: Once a year, excluding final year Interim presentations Briefing Session Presentations for receiving general guidance before degree application When: Up until 6 months before degree application deadline in final year of enrollment Conducted for each field When: About 2 months before degree application deadline Details: schedule and preparing documents for degree application Distribution: Instructions for Submission of Degree Application Review of degree application eligibility Before submitting degree application, application documents and application eligibility are reviewed by Field Representatives from student'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 Degree application (submission of dissertation) When: March completion: early January September completion: early July Submit to: UGAS Documents to be submitted: (1) Degree application l copy (2) List of academic papers 6 copies (3) Dissertation (temporarily bound for review) 5 copies (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 l copy from each co-author (9) Letter(s) of consent Repository application Dissertation presentation & Final examination 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 Location: February: Ehime University August: Kagawa University or Kochi University Format: 30-minute presentation followed by 10-minute Q&A Reviewed by: Dissertation Review Committee (Principal reviewer: academic supervisor; 4 co-reviewers) Final examination: Oral or paper examination on subject related to dissertation is held following presentation Submission of dissertation When: One week before the conferment ceremony Documents to be submitted (in electronic form): Dissertation, Dissertation abstract (Form 3), List of academic papers Submit to: UGAS Conferment ceremony Held at Ehime University in March and September Preparation of main papers Main Papers: academic papers that form basis of dissertation Requirements: Read guidelines carefully for details ▶ Submit two or more academic papers (published in a peer-reviewed academic journal or equivalent) ▷ One paper based on research conducted while enrolled at UGAS (excluding conference proceedings) (A paper presented at an international conference and included in conference proceedings may be considered to fulfill the requirement for one published paper) ▶ At least one paper must have applicant as sole author or first author ▶ For co-authored papers, co-authors must not have used the paper as part of a degree application and must consent not to do so in the future ▶ If a paper is not yet published at the time of degree application submission, provide a letter of acceptance or contract * Proceed in close consultation with the academic supervisor Acceptance or r rejection of dissertation Determined by Representative Committee Acceptance/rejec tion decision Voted on after review by General 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