Identify your research interests. Find a mentor who is related to your area within a month after enrollment.

Take courses toward fulfilling core course requirements.

Fulfill the prerequisite requirement at the beginning of semester.
Continue enrollment towards fulfilling core course requirement and achieve outstanding academic performance.

Start discussing with faculty advisor about forming Advisory Committee.

Complete online ethics course.
Decide your area of concentration

Form Advisory Committee, your advisor and co-advisor.
Continue enrollment toward fulfilling core course requirement.

Stipend will be terminated if the student's advisory committee is not formed.

Second chance to fulfill the prerequisite requirement (if required).
Continue enrollment toward fulfilling core course requirement.

Conduct research under the guidance of Advisory Committee

Submit dissertation Proposal after fulfilling Academic Course Evaluation.
Fulfill core course requirements (18 credits within two years)

Proceed Qualification Assessment.
End of Semester 5, fulfill QE requirements.

Submit dissertation proposal.
Submit dissertation proposal.

Obtain Ph.D Candidacy (Complete Qualification Assessment)

Complete language requirement (if required).
PhD Candidancy.
Submit papers to journal or top conferences.

Submit Dissertation.

Pass PhD Oral Defense Exam.

Graduate
The length of study is 7 years at most.

Advisor :

The student needs to find an advisor and a co-advisor, who are (assistant or associate) research fellow from Academia Sinica and (assistant or associate) professor from the partner university. If the advisor is changed, a second review shall be conducted.