Twice a year. According to the inquiry of official website of Chongqing University, the number of degrees awarded in this school is twice a year. Chongqing University (Chongda for short), located in Chongqing, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) and co-founded by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Municipality and the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.