Graduate students with insufficient credits in Xiamen University should make up relevant courses in time to make up for the missing training links. Graduate students who have not completed the course study and training according to the requirements of the training plan cannot apply for thesis defense.

The credit system refers to a comprehensive teaching management system with course selection as the core, identity as the auxiliary, and measuring students' learning quality through grade points and credits; The credit system originated from Harvard University in the United States, and it is also called the three major educational models together with the class system and tutorial system.