1. SECTION OF GRADUATE STUDIES, OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
2018 SPRING
International Students Orientation

2. SECTION OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Ms. Sharon Huang
Tel:
Ms. Joanna Chen
Tel:
Our Website: NTUST/Organization/Office of Academic Affairs/Section of Graduate Studies
Area of responsibility
Academic regulations
Course selection
Academic records statistics
Student status
Academic certificates
Admission of graduate students

3. NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION AT OUR OFFICE
You will be given:
Important notice
Certificate of enrollment- for ARC application
Student I.D. number and password of student information system- for course selection and new student information input.
Please submit the followings to pick up your student I.D. card. Students who fail to submit this form by Mar. 30, 2018 will be deemed registration procedure incomplete.
Student registration form.(generated from student information system)
Copy of ARC
Cell phone N0.

4. Master’s Program Doctoral Program
Master’s Program
Doctoral Program
Period of Study
1-4 years
2-7 years
Minimum credits
(Passing Grade : B-)
(Your department may require more graduation credits. The department’s rules prevail. )
MBA program: 45
Other departments in College of Management: minimum:36
Other departments: 24
Industrial Management: 30
Other departments in College of Management: 24
Other departments: 18 
Required courses
Refer to your major department
Qualifying exam _
Passing score: B-
If students fail in the first time, they should apply for a make-up examination. If they fail the make-up examination again, the students should be expelled.
Department of Industrial Management, Department of Business Administration, Department of Information Management, Department of Finance-within the first 3 years.
Other departments-within the first 2 years.
Oral defense
Fall semester: from Oct. 1 to Jan. 31
Spring semester: from April 1 to July 31
Thesis
Dissertation
Academic Research Ethics Course-
Please contact Center of General Education
The master’s and doctoral program students should complete this course before the end of the first year. Graduate students can apply for the examination of degree only after they pass the Ethics Course.
Center of General Education
Others
Please contact your major department

5. IMPORTANT EVENTS Period Schedule Detail Feb. 07 to Mar. 01
Credit Transfer
Courses offered by Graduate Program
Not counted in your previous graduation credits.
Apply to your department with original transcript
No more than 1/2 of required graduation credits for degree student, 2/3 of required graduation credits for dual-degree students.
Feb. 26
Mar. 09
Course Adding / dropping
Via student information system or
Authorization Code Operation. Please login the system to select course by putting it in the system.
May. 07
May. 25
Second Course Withdrawal
Withdrawal only.
Withdraw via student information system, print out the application form generated from the system, get signature from your advisor, and submit it to Section of Graduate Studies.
Show “W” mark on your transcript 
Apr. 01
Oral defense begins
Apr. 1-July 31
Oct. 1-Jan. 31
Jun. 20
Last day for leave of absence application

6. ACCESS TO STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

7. STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

8. NEW STUDENT INFORMATION INPUT
Course selection system

9. COURSE INQUIRY SYSTEM
Course information can be checked at course catalog

10. Notice of Course code 
The third digit of the course code starts with 1~4and G, are the courses offered by undergraduate program.
The third digit starts with 5~9 are courses offered by graduate program.
Program Course
code
Note
Undergraduate program
AT T N
third digit starts with 1~4
Graduate program
MA N T
third digit starts with 5~9

11. 2018 SPRING COURSE SELECTION SCHEDULE
Time
Details
Feb.22-24
Course Pre-registration Period of NTU System
Feb ,12:00 noon--Course Pre-registration
Feb. 23, 12:01---The system performs a random selection for courses over size limitation.
Feb Please log in to the Student Information System to check the result of computer random selection.
Feb. 26- Mar.09
9： ：00
Course Adding/Dropping period
Every course set student number quota, and students can select courses with remain quotas.
This stage is on the basis of first forestalls to win.
The Authorization Code Operation: If you can’t select courses online, please attend the course and inquire for the Authorization Code. Please log in to the System to select course by putting in the Authorization Code. If you fail, please contact Office of Academic Affairs.
However, the Authorization Code Operation should follow the courses selection rules. NOT every Authorization Code Operation will be accepted.
For NTU System courses: Authorization Code is only valid when NTU and NTNU provided such courses to NTUST online.
May
Second course withdraw
Withdraw classes. If you withdraw course during the period, the courses name will still show on your transcript with a ‘W’ mark.

12. ADDING/DROPPING TIME: 2/26-3/9 SELECT COURSES ONLINE OR AUTHORIZATION CODE OPERATION
Use Authorization Code Operation to select
Mandarin courses or
courses at different level or
when courses are full online
PART 1. Authorization Code
Please login the system to select course by putting in the system
PART 2. Notice of Authorization Code
Code valid period
Graduate students who select the undergraduate courses should pay the credit fee additionally.
This Authorization Ccode can be used by NTUST students only and NOT allowed to transfer to others.
If you can’t select courses online, please attend the course and inquire for the Authorization Code.
If you fail, please contact Office of Academic Affairs. Teacher may consider of class size, NOT every Authorization Code will be given.

13. Log in to the student information system.
Please attend the course and inquire for the authorization code.
Student must sign in the sheet which is provided by the course instructor, while obtaining the authorization code.( For NTU System courses, please refer to the Q&A)
Log in to the student information system.
Click
“Course selection system”-for For adding and dropping general courses in regular way
“Authorization code selection (for selecting NTUST course)”
“Authorization code selection (for selecting NTU and NTNU course)”

14. Read the above statements carefully before entering the course selection system.
Enter course code, Authorization Code
Click “Adding” or ”Dropping”

15. Course selection- Courses offered by Taiwan Tech
When to select courses
For current students-end of previous semester-via system
For new students-course adding/dropping period-via system or Authorization code operation
Master’s/Doctoral program students choose courses offered by undergraduate program-
no credit, pay extra fees(3240 per credit), manual operation
You can’t take the following courses:
time conflict course
re-taking the same course
credit transferred courses

16. COURSE SELECTION- INTER-UNIVERSITY COURSE SELECTION
No more than 1/3 of required graduation credits in total.
Course selection period: Feb. 26 to Mar. 09
The National Taiwan University System (NTUST, NTU, NTNU)-
select course by student information system(online)
courses offered by the NTU system only
2. Other universities-
submit paper application form
pay credit fees(NTD 3240 per credit).

17. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Maximum: 2 years
Fill out application form and finish the leaving procedure.
ARC will be suspended during absence period.
Courses you have taken will be cancelled during absence period.

18. WHERE TO DOWNLOAD FORMS AND SCHOOL REGULATIONS
NTUST/Organization/Office of Academic Affairs/Forms Download
NTUST/Organization/Office of Academic Affairs/Regulations
NTUST/Organization/Office of Academic Affairs/Academic Calendar
Inter-university Course Selection Form
Credit Transfer Application form
Application form for Leave of absence/Withdrawal
School leaving process for students applying leave of absence/withdrawal

19. THANK YOU! HAVE A NICE DAY!
Ms. Sharon Huang
Tel:
Ms. Joanna Chen
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