Academic Degrees Regulations

Academic Degrees Regulations of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国学位条例

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted Feb. 12, 1980, effective Jan. 1, 1981; amended and effective Aug. 28, 2004)

• Status: Revision planned
• Proposed New Title: Academic Degrees Law [学位法]
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (TBD)
• Principal Drafter: Ministry of Education
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 9^th NPCSC Category I; 13^th NPCSC Category II
  • Annual: 2022
• Legislative History & Texts
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: planned for 2022
  • State Council solicitation of public comments: Mar. 15 – Apr. 15, 2021 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (pending)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (pending)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (pending)
  • Presidential Order (pending)

NPC Observer Coverage

• N/A