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The selection procedure is divided into two Types.

• Type 1.1: Dissertation Only
  • Applicants must hold a Master’s degree with excellent academic records and research background. Considerations will be made upon the applicants’ scholastic records, experiences, and dissertation proposals.
• Type 2.1: Dissertation and Coursework
  • Applicants must hold a Master’s degree. Considerations will be made upon the applicants’ scholastic records and experiences.
    
    

English Competency

Applicants must conform to NIDA’s announcement on English proficiency requirements as follows:

1. Unless applicants are native English speakers or have obtained their bachelor’s and/or master’s degrees not more than five years from international academic institutions where English was the language of instruction and study, they are required to submit a test score of either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or TOEFL/ITP or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The minimum TOEFL score is 550 for the paper–and–pencil test or 213 for the computer based test or 79 for the Internet based test. For TOEFL/ITP, the minimum score is 550 and for the IELTS, the minimum score is 6.5 points.
2. Applicants, who do not meet the English proficiency requirements in 3.1 but acquire the TOEFL score at 450-549 for the paper-and-pencil test, or 174 – 212 for computer based test, or 65 -78 for the Internet based test, or 450 – 549 for TOEFL/ITP, or 5.5 – 6.4 points for IELTS, may be accepted to the program. However, they must register for English courses in accordance with the requirement of the curriculum on remedial courses and are required to resubmit the TOEFL/ITP score of 530 or above prior to their graduation from the program.

Remark:

1. Applicants must submit TOEFL or IELTS score on the date of their application or by the last
2. date of application due. Only TOEFL/ITP, arranged by NIDA is acceptable for application process.