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Qualifications for credit exemption |
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1. Transfer students, students changing their majors, students retaking entrance examinations, or newly admitted students graduated from junior colleges. 2. Present students with minors or double majors. 3. Students who have taken courses offered through the continuing education program and accredited by the university or other universities. 4. Students who have received grades above 70 of the courses accredited by the master’s or doctoral program during the period of their undergraduate or graduate study and have applied for credit transfer in accordance with the university’s regulations. 5. Students who are approved to complete prerequisite credits before applying for admission to the programs in accordance with the university’s regulations. 6. Other present students who are eligible for credit exemption in accordance with the university’s regulations. |
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Timing for credit exemption |
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1. Applications shall be submitted one week before the first semester begins once after the students meet the qualifications for credit exemption; no requests shall be processed after the deadline. Students who fail to do so or with missed course credits that shall be listed for exemption may file applications one week before the second semester begins, but there is a one-time only restriction. Students may reapply for credit exemption under specific circumstances such as adjustment of a course, changing major, minor or double major; in such cases, students shall submit the official academic records but shall not be placed at a higher grade level for credit exemption. If students taking minors or double majors and thus applying for exemption for credits of their previous schools but fail to complete the graduation requirements for minors or double majors, those approved credits for exemption shall not be included in the required credits for graduating from the department of their major. 2. Individual departments may request the applicants to pass an examination or an interview (shall be done within two weeks after the semester begins) for the exemption to be granted. ※ Applicants shall submit Application Form for Credit Exemption as well as an original copy of the Chinese transcript (copy and grade report are not accepted) to Office of Academic Affairs for credit exemption. |
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Recording for credit exemption |
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1. Exempted credits shall be recorded in the changing major student’s overall transcript of the original major and the word “exempted” will be shown in the grade column. 2. Exempted credits for transfer students prior to admission will be recorded in the column before the year of entry (credits exempted for second-year transfer students will be recorded in the first-year column on the transcript; credits exempted for third-year transfer students will be recorded in the first- and second-year column on the transcript). 3. For new undergraduate or graduate students retaking entrance examinations, reapplying for admission, or being approved to complete prerequisite credits before applying for admission to the programs, exempted credits shall be recorded in the first-year column on the transcript and the word “exempted” will be shown in the grade column. 4. Exempted credits of the other major’s courses shall be recorded in the double degree student’s overall transcript and the words “exempted credits for similar elective courses of the original major” will be shown on it. |
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Criteria for credit exemption |
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1. Students who suspended their studies from the university due to practical training and have therefore caused all professional courses taken beyond the specified term of study shall submit the application of credit exemption to make the practical training recognized and counted as required credits for graduation. Rules governing the term of study and credit exemption shall be established by individual department separately. 2. In order to enhance students’ practical training, technical departments may consider the relevant practical work students undertake during their studies at the university to be exempted credits for courses with similar academic focus. Relevant rules shall be established by individual department separately. 3. Technical departments may require students to intern in related industries depending on the nature of individual department and the students’ previous relevant work experience prior to studying at the university may be deemed as exempted credits. Rules governing the internship period and credit exemption shall be established by individual department separately. 4. Application of credit exemption filed by eligible students mentioned in Article 2 of these regulations shall be reviewed if conforming to these regulations concerned as well as being reviewed through the meeting of individual department/institute/center. 5. Regulations for handling courses with different credits shall be as follows: (1) Where the credits of the course taken exceed that of the course being exempted: the smaller number shall prevail in the calculation of credits exempted. (2) Where the credits of the course taken are less than that of the course being exempted: ● Exemption shall be approved by making up the difference in credits by taking the second-semester courses or by taking courses recognized by the department chairman as similar in nature. ● For insufficient credits with no courses of similar nature available, credit exemption shall not be approved. |
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Scope and Maximum for credit exemption |
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1. The scope for credit exemption shall be as follows: (1) Required credits (including common required courses). (2) Elective credits (including relevant and General Education courses). (3) Minor credits (including exchange of major and minor due to change major or transfer). (4) Double major (degree) credits. (5) Credits of continuing education courses for acquiring equivalent education qualification shall not be exempted. 2. Maximum of credit exemption: (1) Students changing major into the new department’s second-year shall not be exempted for over the first-year study of a maximum of 50 credits; students changing major into the new department’s third-year shall not be exempted for over the first- and second-year study of a maximum of 100 credits. Starting from the year of transfer, the number of credits required for each semester may not be reduced; the number of credit exemption may be increased for demoted change major students. (2) Maximum of credit exemption for transfer students shall follow the previous statement mentioned above, with the exception of the students who withdrew or graduated from other universities may be approved on a case-by-case basis by the department chairman for over the maximum of credit exemption. (3) Transfer students who withdrew from another university, or new students retaking entrance examinations or reapplying for admission, or who have been approved to complete prerequisite credits before applying for admission to the programs may increase the number of credits exempted in accordance with the total credits required for graduation as stipulated by the individual department.。 (4) Maximum of credit exemption for technology department (including Two-year On-job Undergraduate Program) must not exceed one-half of total credits required for graduation; courses that can be exempted shall be those from technology departments or undergraduate departments. (5) Maximum of credit exemption for graduate school (excluding the credits for thesis) must not exceed one-half of total credits required for graduation (three-fourths for Five-year Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate Program). (6) Students who have passed the doctoral program courses during the period of their graduate study and have applied for credit transfer in accordance with the university’s regulations (credit transfer will be held for three years at most) may file the application for credit exemption for a maximum of 6 credits after they are qualified as doctoral students. |
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Audit program |
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1. Professional courses shall be reviewed or given an examination by the competent department/program. 2. Common required courses (except for foreign language courses) shall be reviewed or given an examination by College of General Studies. 3. Common required courses, including English and second languages, shall be reviewed or given an examination by International Language &Culture Center. 4. Courses of Physical Education and Military Education shall be reviewed or given an examination by Physical Education Office and Military Education Office respectively. 5. All the results mentioned above shall be sent to Office of Academic Affairs for processing. |
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Regulations and Form |