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Is A Graduation Thesis Necessary?

Recently, a university that cancelled the graduation thesis has been brought into the spotlight. It made such a decision to save both the students' and teachers' time. Nevertheless, many people cast doubt upon the cancellation of the graduation thesis. In my eyes, with both social and academic changes, it is desirable Lo replace the graduation thesis with something more practical and significant.
As a starter, with the easy access to information and the loose supervision over plagiarism, the graduation thesis has gradually diverted from the original path. From time to time, plagiarism by college students or even teachers is detected and exposed. Against such a backdrop, what's the point in asking students to copy published papers and sign their own name just to obtain the diploma? Besides, a graduation thesis is neither the only way nor the best way to measure college students' academic achievement and research ability. For example, for students majoring in journalism, maybe it is better to ask them to write a news report or conduct an interview. Thus, universities should set different requirements towards different majors.
All in all, a graduation thesis is nothing but one of the common ways to measure college students' academic achievement and research ability. Universities should take account of the issue of feasibility and practicality when calling students to turn in a thesis for graduation.