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2. Ph.D. Program
3. April Admission
4. Special Exceptions Concerning the Conferral of a Ph.D. Degree for Those Who Withdrew from the Ph.D. Programs of the Graduate School

Those who have withdrawn from the Ph.D. programs of the Graduate School may submit their Ph.D. dissertation without paying the defense fee if they meet the following requirements. If they pass the defense, they are eligible to receive a Ph.D. degree (Ph.D. degree by dissertation, ronbun hakase). The dissertation submission schedule is the same as the Ph.D. degree (katei hakase).

• Studied at the Graduate School of International Social Science for three years
• Assigned a “Pass” grade at the second interim progress report
• Obtained necessary credits while registered as a student of YNU
• Submitted a Ph.D. dissertation within one year of withdrawal
• Applying for the same degree as the degree that they applied to receive while registered as a student of YNU

*Contact the Graduate School Affairs Office of the graduate school for details.