Graduate Studies Section, Academic Affairs Office

1. Graduate Studies Section, Academic Affairs Office Sep. 19, 2007 2007 International Students Orientation

2. Academic Affairs Office Organization • Section of Graduate Studies • Section of the Registrar • Curriculum Development Section • Audio-Visual Section • Editorial & Press Section • Extension Education Section National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

3. 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 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

4. 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 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

5. 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 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

6. 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 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

7. Extending of Alien Resident Certificate ＊ Agency:National Immigration Agency Tel: 02-23889393 http://www.immigration.gov.tw/immig_eng/aspcode/main4.asp ＊ Required documents: application form, passport, student ID, resident visa, fee National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

8. 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 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

9. 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) National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

10. 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 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

11. Course catalog and course selection (course selection period) Limitations for Course( maximum) Credits transferring Inter-university course selection Course Selection National Taiwan University of Science and Technology 19

12. Course Selection (continued) • Course catalog in English version http://140.118.31.215/querycourse/EngCourseQuery/QueryCond.aspx • Course selection http://stu255.ntust.edu.tw/ntust_stu/eng_course/eng_login.aspx National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

13. Course Selection (continued) Academic calendar http://admission-e.ntust.edu.tw/ezcatfiles/admission-e/img/img/138/2007- 2008Academiccalendar.doc National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

14. Course Selection (continued) 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/300/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 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

15. 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 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

16. Limitations for Course Maximum Credits per semester http://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.) Course selection(continued) National Taiwan University of Science and Technology 19

17. 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.) Course selection(continued) National Taiwan University of Science and Technology 19

18. 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 .) Course selection(continued) National Taiwan University of Science and Technology 19

19. 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 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

20. Requirements for Graduation ◆ Requirement 1. Required graduation credits / required courses 2. Qualifying examination: within the first four semesters (for doctoral degree program only) 3. Thesis/dissertation ＊ Passing score Graduate students : 70 Undergraduate students: 60 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

21. 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 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

22. 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 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

23. Related Links . Study in Taiwan http://www.studyintaiwan.org/why_studying_in_taiwan/why-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/ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

24. Contact person: Graduate students: April, Huang (College of Electrical, Computer Engineering, College of Design, Chemical Engineering) Tel: 02-27301296 e-mail: ywhuang@mail.ntust.edu.tw Emily, Chiu (College of Management, College of Engineering) Tel:02-27301060 e-mail: emilychiu@mail.ntust.edu.tw Undergraduate students: Mukti, Lai Tel: 02-27376300 e-mail: muktilai@mail.ntust.edu.tw National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

25. Admission •  Application  (online) http://140.118.99.78/FA/index.aspx • Guidelines http://www.admission-e.ntust.edu.tw/front/bin/ptlist.phtml?Category=2 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

26. Welcome to be a member ofNTUST! National Taiwan University of Science and Technology