Graduate Studies Section, Academic Affairs Office

Sep. 19, 2007

2007 International Students Orientation

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Academic Affairs Office

Organization Section of Graduate Studies

Section of the Registrar

Curriculum Development Section

Audio-Visual Section

Editorial & Press Section

Extension Education Section

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Section of Graduate Studies

Area of Responsibility Academic regulations Course selection Academic records statistics Student status Academic certificates (incl. Academic transcript, re-

issuance of Students ID Card etc.) Admission of graduate students

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Legal Issues Visitor visa Changing your visitor visa to resident visa first

Resident visa Applying for ARC (alien resident certificate) in 15 days of

arrival

Alien resident certificate Extending Alien Resident Certificate (ARC)

Applying for re-entry permit

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Changing a visitor visa to a resident visa

＊ Agency: Bureau of Consular Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Tel: 02-23432888 ( http://www.boca.gov.tw/mp?mp=2)

＊ Required documents:

application form, two photos 2x2 inches, passport, student ID, visitor visa, fee

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Applying for Alien Resident Certificate＊ Agency: National Immigration Agency

Tel: 02-23889393 http://www.immigration.gov.tw/immig_eng/aspcode/main4.asp

＊ Required documents:

application form, two photos 1x1 inches, original and photocopy of passport, student ID, resident visa, fee

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Extending of Alien Resident Certificate

＊ Agency: National Immigration Agency

Tel: 02-23889393http://www.immigration.gov.tw/immig_eng/aspcode/main4.asp

＊ Required documents:

application form, passport, student ID, resident visa, fee

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Applying for Re-entry permit

＊ Agency: National Immigration Agency

Tel: 02-23889393 http://www.immigration.gov.tw/immig_eng/aspcode/main4.asp

＊ Required documents: application form, passport, student ID, ARC

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Registration Procedures Check in at dormitory administration center . Check in at the department you plan to study

Check in at Section of Graduate Studies and fill out the student registration form

Submit documents (incl. original diploma, official authenticated documents, 2 photos, and

copy of the front side of your passport and visa etc.)

Pay the tuition Cashier Section ( Fl. 3, Administration Building)

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Registration Procedures (continued)

Return check-in procedure form and receipt of payment receive a student ID card (or Certificate of Study if ID card is not available) and password for student information system

Check in at Life Guidance Division (Student Affairs Office) Contact: Miss Lin (2F, Student center, near Post Office)

Proceed to resident visa/ARC application and course enrollment

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Course Selection Course Selection Course catalog and course selection (course selection period)

Limitations for Course( maximum) Credits transferring Inter-university course selection

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Course Selection (continued)

Course catalog in English versionhttp://140.118.31.215/querycourse/EngCourseQuery/QueryCond.aspx

Course selectionhttp://stu255.ntust.edu.tw/ntust_stu/eng_course/eng_login.aspx

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Course Selection (continued)Academic calendarhttp://admission-e.ntust.edu.tw/ezcatfiles/admission-e/img/img/138/2007-

2008Academiccalendar.doc

Semester 1st (fall) 2nd (spring)

Pre-Selection period

2007/9/3~9/14 During the end of the first semester

Adding/dropping 2007/9/21~10/5 2008/2/19~2/29

Correction 2007/10/12~10/17

2nd course

dropping 2007/11/30~12/28 2008/4/1~4/29

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Adding /dropping course

via website : first come first served ＊ Manual operation: (in case you can not add/drop

course from internet) (Forms download : http://academic-e.ntust.edu.tw/ezcatfiles/academic-e/img/img/3

00/c02_01.doc)

fill out application form→ approval from the instructor and department

chairman →submit to Graduate Studies Section/Registration Section

※ No record shown on the transcript

Course Selection (continued)

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Course selection (continued)

Correction

(via manual operation only)

2nd course dropping http://academic-e.ntust.edu.tw/ezcatfiles/academic-e/img/img/300/c02_03.doc

(via manual operation only)

“W” :“withdrawn” will be marked on transcript

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Course selection (continued)Course selection (continued)

Limitations for Course Maximum Credits per semesterhttp://academic-e.ntust.edu.tw/ezcatfiles/academic-e/img/File/r02_04.doc

Taking undergraduate courses

(not be counted as course hours required for graduation)

(Credit-hour fee is required to pay for undergraduate courses.)

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Course selection (continued)Course selection (continued)

Credits transferring Regulations of Credits Transferring

(The application of credits transferring should be made before the due date. Please prepare the official transcripts of academic records in English or Chinese, which should carry the official seal of the school attended.)

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Course selection (continued)Course selection (continued)

Inter-university course selection Inter-university course selection regulation http://academic-e.ntust.edu.tw/ezcatfiles/academic-e/img/File/f_02.doc

(NTUST students selecting courses at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) may be considered as equivalents to the ones offered by NTUST .)

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Important Regulations

Leave of absence: : Maximum: 2 years Fill out application from and leaving procedure Return school leaving form after completing

leaving procedures Certificate for leave of absence ARC will be suspended during absence period

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Requirements for Graduation◆ Requirement 1. Required graduation credits / required courses 2. Qualifying examination: within the first four semesters (for doctoral de

gree program only)

3. Thesis/dissertation

＊ Passing score Graduate students : 70 Undergraduate students: 60

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Requirements for Graduation(continued)

◆ Term of study (excluding terms of leave of absence, maximum 2 years)

Master’s: 1 to 4 years Doctorate: 2 to 7 years

◆ Oral defense 1st semester: from Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 2nd semester: from April 1 to July 31

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Academic certificate Transcript 、 class ranking 、 student ID replacement Application methods: ◆ Machine

◆ Manual operation 1. Application form

2. Pay to Cashier Section 3. Return to Graduate Section / Registrar Section 4. Process time: Transcript in Chinese: immediately

others: 3 days

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Related Links. Study in Taiwan http://www.studyintaiwan.org/why_studying_in_taiwan/wh

y-study-in-taiwan.htm

. Ministry of Education (Taiwanscholarship ) http://english.moe.gov.tw/mp.asp?mp=1

. Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.mofa.gov.tw

. Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.boca.gov.tw/mp?mp=2

. National Immigration Agency http://www.immigration.gov.tw/

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Contact person: Graduate students: April, Huang (College of Electrical, Computer Engineering, College of De

sign, Chemical Engineering) Tel: 02-27301296 e-mail: ywhuang@mail.ntust.edu.tw

Emily, Chiu (College of Management, College of Engineering) Tel:02-27301060e-mail: emilychiu@mail.ntust.edu.tw

Undergraduate students: Mukti, Lai

Tel: 02-27376300 e-mail: muktilai@mail.ntust.edu.tw

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Admission

 Application  (online)http://140.118.99.78/FA/index.aspx

Guidelines http://www.admission-e.ntust.edu.tw/front/bin/ptlist.p

html?Category=2

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