Tsinghua University will not issue doctoral degree certificates in advance until doctoral students have completed all graduation requirements. Tsinghua University's doctoral degree should meet certain conditions and requirements, including completing academic research and thesis defense. After completing these requirements, the school will award a doctorate and issue corresponding graduation certificates and degree certificates.

According to the regulations of colleges and universities in China, the issuance of doctoral degree certificates is usually carried out after completing all graduation requirements and passing the defense. As a top university in China, Tsinghua University also abides by this regulation. Therefore, doctoral students can only obtain a doctoral degree certificate after completing all courses, scientific research tasks and thesis defense.