For Master

1. The master’s degree thesis is an important indicator of the student’s academic excellence. It must demonstrate the candidate's ability to conduct research and his/her new results in academics or specialized technology, and indicate that the candidate has firmly grasped the basic theories and systematic and specialized knowledge in the discipline.
2. The master’s degree thesis shall be a systemic and complete academic paper which possesses some value in theory or application for science & technology advancement and socio-economic development.
3. The main work of thesis must be independently accomplished by the candidate on basis of first-hand materials from experimentation, observation or investigation.
4. The student shall report thesis work periodically to his/her supervisor and advisory committee and improve his research based on their advice and comments, and complete the thesis writing under their guidance.
5. The student shall have at least one year’s workload of thesis research.
6. The master degree thesis shall be written either in Chinese or English with abstracts both in Chinese and English. The student shall indicate his/her scholarship type in thesis. The format of thesis shall refer to the Guidance on Degree Dissertation Writing in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and be prepared in the format applicable to Chinese postgraduates.

For PhD

1. The PhD thesis is an important indicator of student’s academic excellence. It should demonstrate the candidate's ability to conduct independent research and his/her original results in academics and/or technology innovation, and indicate that the candidate has firmly grasped the breadth of basic theories and systematic in-depth knowledge in his/her study discipline.
2. The PhD thesis shall be a systemic and complete academic paper which possesses significant value in theory or application for science & technology advancement and socio-economic development.
3. The main work of thesis shall be independently accomplished by the candidate on basis of his/her first-hand materials from experimentation, observation or investigation.
4. The student shall report thesis work periodically to his/her supervisor and advisory committee and improve his research based on their advice and comments, and complete the thesis writing under their guidance.
5. The student shall have at least two years’ workload for thesis research and study at least one and half year in China.
6. The PhD thesis shall be written either in Chinese or English with abstracts both in Chinese and English. The student should indicate his/her scholarship type in thesis. The format of thesis shall refer to the Guidance on Degree Thesis Writing in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and be prepared in prescribed format applicable to Chinese postgraduates.