A master's thesis must be completed.
According to the "Measures for the Training and Management of Professional Degree Graduate Students of South China University of Technology", students should produce creative results when they graduate. The results include academic papers, invention patents, industry standards, science and technology awards, etc. The results should be related to the content of the degree (graduation) thesis and be obtained during the degree study.
The graduate application defense and the degree application defense are combined, and the applications are made in accordance with the requirements and procedures for the degree application defense. Each college can set graduation requirements based on actual conditions.