When completing undergraduate, master's and doctoral dissertations at the National Open University, the fees to be paid for the thesis guide that must be purchased in order to obtain the degree. According to the official website of the State Education Bureau, CDB's thesis guidance fee is the fee for obtaining a degree when completing undergraduate, master and doctoral theses at CDB University. This fee is not part of the registration fee and education fee, but is set for the actual cost of making, printing and distributing the guide.