International Student Undergraduate Program

Required Courses of the Bachelor’s Degree 

According to our department's regulations, enrolled students cannot transfer to another department.

Program in Chinese Literature for International Students (applicable to international students enrolling after 2024/ 25)

• Freshman: 4 required courses in 16 credits: Modern Chinese and Composition (1)/(2) (3/3), Chinese History and Culture (1)/(2) (2/2), Chinese Linguistics (3/0), Introduction to Chinese Characters (0/3)
•  Sophomore: 5 required courses in 14 credits: Modern Literature (3/0), Taiwan Society and Culture (0/3), History of Chinese Literature (2/2), Selected Readings in Classical Chinese Poems(0/2), Readings in Classical Chinese(2/0)
• Junior: 2 required courses in 6 credits: Introduction to Classical Chinese Studies(3/0), Introduction to Chinese Thoughts (0/3)
• Senior: 1 required course in 4 credits: Graduation Project (2/2)

 Notes:

1. a. The minimum credit requirement for graduation is 128 credits: 12 credits in general required courses, 12 credits in general courses, 40 credits of required courses in our program, and at least 64 credits of elective courses.
2. The general required courses have 6 credits of Chinese and 6 credits for any other foreign language, and also 0 credits for the courses “Advanced English (1)” and “Advanced English (2)”.
3. Two "Service" courses are required but do not count for credits.
4. A minimum of 4 credits in gym classes is required, but these credits do not count toward the graduation requirement.
5. Of the 64 credits of the elective courses, at least 36 credits must be courses offered by our department.
6. Credits related to minors are not counted as the 128 credits above.

Program in Chinese Literature for International Students (applicable to international students enrolling after 2008 / 09)

• Freshman: 3 required courses in 14 credits: Modern Chinese and Composition (1) (3 / 3), Chinese History and Culture (1) / (2) (2 / 2), Chinese Linguistics (2 / 2)
•  Sophomore: 4 required courses in 18 credits: Modern Chinese and Composition (2) (3 / 3), Readings in Chinese Prose  (1)/ (2) (2 / 2), History of Chinese Literature (1) (2 / 2), Introduction to Chinese Characters (Including Calligraphy) (2 / 2)
• Junior: 3 required courses in 12 credits: Readings in Chinese Poetry (1)  / (2) (2 / 2), History of Chinese Literature(2) (2 / 2), Introduction to Classical Chinese Studies (1) / (2) (2 / 2)
• Senior: 1 required course in 4 credits: Introduction to Chinese Thoughts (2 / 2)

Notes:

1. a. The minimum credit requirement for graduation is 128 credits: 12 credits in general required courses, 12 credits in general courses, 48 credits of required courses in our program, and at least 56 credits of elective courses.
2. The general required courses have 6 credits of Chinese and 6 credits for any other foreign language, and also 0 credits for the courses “Advanced English (1)” and “Advanced English (2)”.
3. Three "Service" courses are required but do not count for credits.
4. A minimum of 4 credits in gym classes is required, but these credits do not count toward the graduation requirement.
5. Of the 56 credits of the elective courses, at least 25 credits must be courses offered by our department.
6. Credits related to minors are not counted as the 128 credits above.