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Degree Requirements

Bachelor DegreeRequired credits: at least 133 credits

Five-year BA/MA program
Undergraduate students with distinguished performance can apply the Five-year BA/MA program at year 3 and year 4. Students in this program can obtain both bachelor and master degrees at year 5 after completing undergraduate and graduate coursework and passing both the master degree examination and oral defense.

Master Degree
Required credits: at least 30 credits (including 6 credits for the thesis)

Graduate students need to pass both the master degree examination and oral defense to obtain a master degree.

Ph. D. Degree
Required credits: at least 30 credits (including 12 credits for the thesis)

Graduate students need to pass both the Ph.D degree examination and oral defense to obtain a Ph.D degree.