第九條 學(xué)位授予單位,應(yīng)當(dāng)設(shè)立學(xué)位評(píng)定委員會(huì),并組織有關(guān)學(xué)科的學(xué)位論文答辯委員會(huì)。
學(xué)位論文答辯委員會(huì)必須有外單位的有關(guān)專家參加,其組成人員由學(xué)位授予單位遴選決定。學(xué)位評(píng)定委員會(huì)組成人員名單由學(xué)位授予單位確定,報(bào)國(guó)務(wù)院有關(guān)部門和國(guó)務(wù)院學(xué)位委員會(huì)備案。
第十條 學(xué)位論文答辯委員會(huì)負(fù)責(zé)審查碩士和博士學(xué)位論文、組織答辯,就是否授予碩士學(xué)位或博士學(xué)位作出決議。決議以不記名投票方式,經(jīng)全體成員三分之二以上通過,報(bào)學(xué)位評(píng)定委員會(huì)。
學(xué)位評(píng)定委員會(huì)負(fù)責(zé)審查通過學(xué)士學(xué)位獲得者的名單;負(fù)責(zé)對(duì)學(xué)位論文答辯委員會(huì)報(bào)請(qǐng)授予碩士學(xué)位或博士學(xué)位的決議,作出是否批準(zhǔn)的決定。決定以不記名投票方式,經(jīng)全體成員過半數(shù)通過。決定授予碩士學(xué)位或博士學(xué)位的名單,報(bào)國(guó)務(wù)院學(xué)位委員會(huì)備案。
Article 9 Each degree-conferring entity shall establish an academic degree evaluation committee and form dissertation defence committees for the disciplines concerned.
A dissertation defence committee must include relevant specialists from other entities, and the committee members shall be selected and determined by the degree-conferring entity concerned. The name list of the members of the academic degree evaluation committee shall be determined by the degree-conferring entity, and shall be reported to and put on records at the relevant departments of the State Council and the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council.
Article 10 The dissertation defence committee shall be responsible for examining the dissertations for master’s or doctor’s degrees, organizing their oral defence and adopting resolutions whether or not to confer the master’s or doctor’s degrees. Each resolution shall be adopted by secret ballot and with a two-thirds majority of the committee members supporting and then submitted to the academic degree evaluation committee.
The academic degree evaluation committee shall be responsible for examining and approving the list of holders of the bachelor’s degree and for making a decision whether or not to approve each resolution on the conferment of a master’s or doctor’s degree submitted by the dissertation defence committee. Each decision shall be adopted by secret ballot and with a simple majority of the committee members supporting. The list of persons to be conferred a master’s or doctor’s degree shall be submitted to the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council for the record.