ROBOTICS PROGRAM KAIST

procedure : Dissertation Committee
Organization : Refer to the article 6 of the Rules on Degree Conferment
Work : Dissertation Committee is responsible for evaluating dissertation proposals, dissertations for requesting degrees, and oral defense of the dissertation. The results of the evaluation shall be reported to the President.
Deadline of Recommendation : May 2(Fri.), 2025

Schedule of Completion and Submission of Dissertations
Classifi-cation	Submitting forms & the number of copies	Deadline	Place to submit
1Submission of the Dissertation Proposal Evaluation Result Reports	-	-	-
2Deadline for requesting the Dissertation Evaluation	-	-	-
3Submission of Dissertations for Requesting Degrees (for evaluation)	3 copies	by May. 30(Fri.), 2025	Dissertation Committee
4Period of Evaluating Dissertations for Requesting Degrees	-	by June. 20(Fri.), 2025	-
5Submission of Dissertation Evaluation Result Reports	Result Report 1 copy (Designated Form)	by June. 27(Fri.), 2025	Office of the Program
6Submission of Printed Dissertations * Refer to the Guidelines on the Completion and Submission of Dissertations	Submit total 4 copies - Hard Bound 2 copies - Soft Bound 2 copies	July. 3(Thu.) ~ July. 4(Fri.), 2025	Office of the Program

procedure : Dissertation Committee
Organization : Refer to the article 6 of the Rules on Degree Conferment & the article 11 of the guidelines on the Management of Doctoral Programs
Work : Dissertation Committee is responsible for evaluating dissertation proposals, dissertations for requesting degrees, and oral defense of the dissertation. The results of the evaluation shall be reported to the President.

Schedule of Completion and Submission of Dissertations
Classifi-cation	Submitting forms & the number of copies	Deadline	Place to submit
1Submission of the Dissertation Proposal Evaluation Result Reports	Result Report of oral defense of Doctoral Dissertation Proposal 1 copy (Designated Form)	-	Office of the Program
2Deadline for requesting the Dissertation Evaluation	Request for the Evaluation of Dissertation for the Doctoral Degree 1 copy (Designated Form)	By 15 days before the Dissertation Evaluation	Office of the Program
3Submission of Dissertations for Requesting Degrees (for evaluation)	5 copies	by April. 30(Wed.), 2025	Dissertation Committee
4Period of Evaluating Dissertations for Requesting Degrees	-	by June. 13(Fri.), 2025	-
5Submission of Dissertation Evaluation Result Reports	- Result Report 1 copy - Dissertation Evaluation Summery 5 copies(Designated Form) - Proving document of publication in renowned international journals 1 copy	by June. 20(Fri.), 2025	Office of the Program
6Submission of Printed Dissertations * Refer to the Guidelines on the Completion and Submission of Dissertations	Submit total 4 copies - Hard Bound 2 copies - Soft Bound 2 copies	June. 26(Thu.) ~ June. 27(Fri.), 2025	Office of the Program

Printed dissertations should be completed and printed according to the Guidelines on the Completion and Submission of Master’s and Doctoral Dissertations.
Dissertation Evaluation is surely assessed by the deadline according to the schedules of College Academic Deliberation Committee and Academic & Research Review Committee; Dissertation Evaluation Result Reports should be submitted.* Students who fail to submit their printed thesis and results of thesis evaluation by the deadline are excluded from deliberation by the College Academic Deliberation Committee.
Robotics Program requires Doctoral Candidate to complete the Proposal and Defense in separated semesters.
Master Candidate should submit Thesis Proposal to the Program Office within 10 months since entry.