National Taiwan University Credit Requirements Sheet for SpringSemester 2018 2017/07/07

Dept. Code / Department / Freshman / Sophomore / Junior / Senior / Final year in a 5-year program / Final year in a 6-year program / Final year in a 7-year program
Max. / Min. / Max. / Min. / Max. / Min. / Max. / Min. / Max. / Min. / Max. / Min. / Max. / Min.
All departments(except 4010, 4020, 4030,4031,4060, 6090) / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 9
4010 / Medicine / 33 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 13 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 9
4020 / Dentistry / 33 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 9
4030 / Pharmacy-for 4 years / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 8
4031 / Pharmacy-for 6 years / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 9
4060 / Nursing / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 12 / 25 / 9
4080 / Physical Therapy / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 12 / 25 / 9
6090 / Veterinary Medicine / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 15 / 25 / 7
Continuing Education Bachelor’s Degree / 20 / 6 / 20 / 6 / 20 / 6 / 20 / 6 / 20 / 0
Master’s Program Year 1 / Master’s Program Year 2 & above / Ph.D. Program
1210 / Chinese Literature / 13 / 0 / 13 / 0 / 12 / 0
A410 / Graduate Institute of Interdisciplinary Legal Studies / 26 / 11 / 26 / 0
7220 / Accounting / 21 / 0 / 21 / 0 / 21 / 0
Other Graduate Schools / 20 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 20 / 0

Notes: (Note 1 to 3 will be applicable only duringStage 2 in the pre-registration period.)

  1. For undergraduate students with outstanding academic records (in the top 10% of the class), or a GPA above 3.9: no more than 31 credit hours per semester.
  2. For undergraduate students who minor or read in the Teacher Education Program: no more than 31 credit hours per semester.
  3. For double-major undergraduate students: no more than 33 credit hours per semester.
  4. Undergraduate students who can’t complete their Bachelor’s degree in 4 years should observe the max. credit requirements set for their seniors; for those students with no min. credit requirement, they should at least take one course.
  5. Elite athlete students or students with disabilitiesshall select at least one course of any credit.
  6. Students who have filled out Credit Overload Authorization form and received approval from advisor, department chairs & the Dean of Academic Affairs can increase their course load.
  7. Students who have filled out Credit Reduction Authorization form and received approval from advisor and department chairscan reduce their course load.
  8. Credit requirements for graduate students do not apply to their theses or dissertations.
  9. For those students with no min. credit requirement, undergraduate students should take at least one non-credit course, and graduate students can simply register for thesis writing.
  10. Undergraduate students will be disqualified from the Presidential Award if

they take less than 15 credits each semester in their previous 3 years of study in a 4-year program;

they take less than 9 credits each semester in their final year of study in a 4-year program;

they take less than 15 credits each semester in their previous 4 years of study in a 5-year program;

they take less than 9 credits each semester in their final year of study in a 5-year program.

The same rules also apply to a 6- or 7-year undergraduate program.