◆ The Institutions and Procedures
◆ CCU Regulations Governing Foreign Student Admission
◆ Application
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The Institutions and Procedures for Foreign Students and Overseas Chinese Students’ Admission
| Status |
Qualification |
Rules |
Institutions |
| Overseas Chinese Students | Overseas Chinese who were born and have stayed in that country until now, or those who have stayed in their country for over eight years and hold the round-trip visa. | According to the Ministry of Education’s “The Regulation of Oversea Chinese Students for Study, Guidance and Counseling,” the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission’s “Guidelines for Overseas Chinese Students Applying for Undergraduate and Graduate Schools” | The Overseas Chinese Education Committee, Ministry of
Education, R. O. C. |
| Foreign Students | Non-ROC residents | According to the Ministry of Education’s “Foreign Students for Study in Taiwan”, and Chinese Culture University’s “Regulations for Admission of Foreign Students” | Admissions Section, Academic Affairs Department, Chinese Culture University Tel: 886-2-28610511, ext.11305 Fax: 886-2-28611147 |
| Foreign Exchange Students | Foreign students from the sister universities of Chinese Culture University | Application made to the sister universities of Chinese Culture University and mailing of the application materials to the International Academic Cooperation Division at CCU | Center for International Exchange |
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CCU Regulations Governing Foreign Student Admission
| 1. | This set of regulations is in accordance with the “Ministry of Education, R. O. C. Regulations for Foreign Students” and the academic regulations of Chinese Culture University (hereafter abbreviated as CCU). | |
| 2. | The foreign students include those who hold neither overseas Chinese student status nor the nationality of Republic of China. The overseas Chinese student without R.O.C. citizenship can only choose either to apply for admission according to the regulations of this university or the regulations for overseas Chinese students for study or guidance or counseling in Taiwan. The foreign student who applies for admission by both ways will face immediate cancellation of the applicant’s admission or the deprivation of the applicant’s recognized status as CCU registered students. | |
| 3. | Foreign students seeking admission must submit the following documents to the Academic Affairs Department of CCU from October 1 to May 31 every year. We do not accept any application after the deadline. | |
| a. | Two copies of the application form (filled out in Chinese); | |
| b. | One photo copy of the diploma of the highest degree, and with certified Chinese or English translation of diploma, or English diploma; | |
| c. | One copy of English version of transcripts; | |
| d. | Two recommendation letters (including one from a teacher of the Chinese language); | |
| e. | The English or Chinese health certificate (including the blood test of communicable diseases, particularly HIV, within three months of the application date); | |
| f. | The study plan in Chinese; | |
| g. | The financial statement (a certificate showing sufficient financial support for education and living expenses for studying in R.O.C.); | |
| h. | A copy of the M.A. thesis with Chinese abstract for the application of the doctoral program; | |
| i. | Registration fees in accordance with those stipulated by the Joint College and University Entrance Examination Committee of R. O. C. and those by the Master’s and Doctoral Students Entrance Examination Committee of R. O. C.; | |
| j. | Submission of both health certificate and injury insurance certificate for enrollment and payment of insurance for those without insurance; | |
| k. | Joining the national health insurance program for those holding the residential permit with a stay in Taiwan for over four months. | |
| 4. | Foreign student can apply for the relevant departments on the basis of their highest-degree diplomas and their previous majors. The qualification is verified by the department applied. | |
| 5. | Foreign students (including exchange students) applying for this university should take the Chinese language proficiency test, the oral test and the examination for the specialized courses, in addition to the reviewing of the related materials and thesis. Those, including both the foreign and exchange students, who obtain the highest in the total scores of following categories will be admitted. | |
| a. | Chinese language proficiency test: This test is jointly constructed by the university. | |
| b. | Oral test: This test is held by the chairperson or director of each department. | |
| c. | Test for the specialized courses: This test is designed by each department. | |
| d. | The scoring percentage for the related materials, thesis, Chinese language proficiency test, oral test, specialized courses are set by the Admission Committee. | |
| 6. | Any cheating, violation, or fake documents will deprive the applicant of the qualification of admission to this university. | |
| 7. | The ratio of number of foreign students for each department is one fifth of the total number of students accepted for each department, but not over half of foreign students from the same country. However, if applicants for a certain department are all from the same country, the above limitation is not applicable. | |
| 8. | Through the cooperative relationships, foreign students either recommended by the foreign government, schools, official institutions, or distributed by the Ministry of Education all need to pass the Chinese language proficiency test, oral test, and the tests for specialized courses. After reporting the results to the Ministry of Education, those accepted can be admitted to this university. | |
| 9. | Each department can reserve one place for the exchange students through the sister universities, if they pass the requirements stipulated in Rule No. 4 of this set of regulations. Each department should set the lowest admission criteria for the exchange students. | |
| 10. | The foreign students are not allowed to enroll for the academic year when over one third of the semester time period. The graduate students, however, can enroll at the second semester with the consent of the chairperson of the department. | |
| 11. | Foreign students who have already completed in Taiwan the applied degree program or have been expelled from university are not eligible to re-apply for admission. Breaking this rule would result in immediate cancellation of the applicant’s admission or the deprivation of the applicant’s recognized status as CCU registered students. Foreign students who are currently studying in an academic institute in Taiwan before the 1997 academic year are exempted from this rule, but can apply only once. | |
| 12. | Under the condition of not affecting the teaching, each department can allow foreign students holding an ROC alien resident certificate as non-degree students. By passing the tests, the non-degree students can be given the credit certificate by this university. | |
| 13. | Foreign students can apply for the scholarships from the Ministry of Education, but they should be responsible for all the education and living expenses unless they have other financial supports such as cultural agreements or the exchange projects. | |
| 14. | According to Rule No. 8, foreign students distributed by the Ministry of Education who intend to transfer to another university or department, should submit the application form, the statement of reason and the semester transcripts. After this university reports to the Ministry of Education, the applicants can be re-assigned to another university, but only once. | |
| 15. | This set of regulations is effective with the approval by the Academic Affairs meeting and the administrative meeting of CCU, and will be practiced after report to the Ministry of Education. Any revision of the regulations should follow the same procedure of approval. ▲top | |
