Academic Regulations of Graduate Studies, Kasetsart University, B.E. 2556 (2013)
(Only Thesis Proposal Submission Part)
Item 21 Thesis
21.1 Students are required to submit their thesis proposal with the consent of the thesis advisor and the head of department, or the graduate program committee chairperson in the students’ major fields of study, as follows:
21.1.1 Master’s degree students: before the end of the 4th regular semester since commencement of studies.
21.1.2 Doctoral degree students: before the end of the 6th regular semester since commencement of studies.
Failure to do so results in the termination of student status as specified in item 27(6).
21.2 Presentation of thesis proposal approval
21.2.1 Master’s Degree students are to establish with the appropriate thesis advisor the pertinent details of their thesis proposal. Once consent is attained, students may submit 1 proposal to the Dean of The Graduate School with the consent of the head of department, or the graduate program committee chairperson of the students’ major fields of study. Students’ project proposal must be approved at least 90 days prior to taking the final oral examination.
21.2.2 Doctoral Degree students are to establish with the appropriate thesis advisor the pertinent details of their thesis proposal. Once consent is attained, students may submit 1 proposal to the Dean of The Graduate School with the consent of the head of department, or the graduate program committee chairperson of the students’ major fields of study. Student’s project proposal must be approved at least 270 days prior to taking the final oral examination.
21.3 Any changes related to the approved thesis proposal can be made by submission of a request of alteration with consent from the advisor or advisory committee, and the head of department, or the graduate program committee chairperson, to the Dean of The Graduate School. A period of 90 days or 270 days respectively prior to the final oral examination as outlined in item 21.2 above commences as from the approval date of thesis proposal.
21.4 The style of the thesis is to abide by the formats and patterns rendered in the current thesis manual of The Graduate School, Kasetsart University.
Item 27 Termination of Student Status
Student status is subject to termination when:
(6) Students cannot submit their project proposals within the timeframe specified in items 21.1.1 or 21.1.2.
For graduate students registered for study before 2013
1. Students, who want to submit their thesis proposal, are required to attain the following status:
- Doctoral degree students: may submit their thesis proposals from the time of commencing of doctoral student status at Kasetsart University. The thesis proposal has to be approved a minimum of 365 days prior to the final oral examination.
- Master’s degree: complete registration of master’s degree subjects at least one (1) semester prior to thesis proposal submission. The thesis proposal has to be approved at least 120 days prior to the final oral examination.
2. Students need to submit their thesis proposal with the appropriate consent of the thesis advisor and the head of department, or the graduate program committee chairperson in the students’ major fields of study at least before the end of the 4th semester since commencement of studies; otherwise, students are subject to the applicable fees for maintaining student status for the subsequent semester.