Article 1
These Standards are enacted pursuant to the provisions of
Article 23, Paragraph 4 of the University Act.
Article 2
A person who satisfies any of the following eligibility
criteria is considered to have adequate academic ability
and may take the entrance examination for new students
for university bachelor’s degree programs
(not including two-year bachelor’s degree programs):
1. The student has not completed senior secondary school
or a college of continuing education program but is in one
of the following categories:
(1) The student completed all but the final year of the
prescribed program but for some reason took leave or
withdrew from their studies, or had to repeat a grade
for two years or more, and is able to provide a transcript
of their results for all academic years that was issued by
the school or college, or is able to provide a certificate
of attendance, a transfer certificate, or a leave from
studies certificate, each with such a transcript attached;
(2) The student completed the first semester of the final
year of the prescribed program but for some reason took
leave or withdrew from their studies for one year or
more and is able to provide a transcript of their results
for all academic years that was issued by the school or
college, or is able to provide a certificate of attendance,
transfer certificate, or leave from studies certificate,
each with such a transcript attached; or
(3) The student completed the prescribed program but
for some reason was unable to graduate, and has a
school-issued transcript of their results for all
academic years, or is able to provide a certificate
of attendance, transfer certificate, or leave from
studies certificate, each with such a transcript attached.
2. The student has not completed a five-year junior college or
college of continuing education program but is in one of the
following categories:
(1) The student completed the second semester of the third year
of their course but for some reason took leave or withdrew
from their studies for one year or more, and is able to
provide a certificate of attendance, transfer certificate,
or a leave from studies certificate, each with a transcript
of their results for all academic years attached; or
(2) The student for some reason took leave or withdrew from their
studies during their fourth or fifth year of study, or
completed the prescribed program but for some reason was
unable to graduate, and is able to provide a certificate of
attendance, transfer certificate, or a leave from studies
certificate, each with a transcript of their results for
all academic years attached.
3. For a student who undertook but did not complete a
comprehensive educational program implemented in accordance
with the Arts Education Act but is able to provide a
certificate of attendance, one of the two preceding
subparagraphs apply, mutatis mutandis, depending on whether
they undertook a senior secondary school or five-year
junior college program.
4. The student completed three years of a senior secondary
school and vocational continuing (supplementary) education,
or practical skills (extension education class) program
and is able to provide a course completion certificate.
5. The student passed the Self-study Academic Ability
Assessment Examination and is able to provide a certificate
attesting that their academic ability is equivalent to that
of a graduate of a general senior high school, skills-based
senior high school, or junior college.
6. The student passed the Academic Achievement Assessment
Examination for educated young soldiers and is able to
provide a certificate attesting that their academic
ability is equivalent to senior secondary school level.
7. The student passed the Academic Achievement Assessment
Examination for veterans and is able to provide a
certificate attesting that their academic ability is
equivalent to senior secondary school level.
8. The student passed a supplementary education for active
military service personnel examination and is able to
provide a certificate attesting that their academic
ability is equivalent to senior secondary school level.
9. The student passed any of the following national examinations,
and has been awarded a certificate attesting this:
(1) Senior Civil Service Examination, Ordinary Level Civil
Service Examination; or Level One, Level Two, or Level
Three Special Civil Service Examination;
(2) Senior Professional and Technical Personnel Examination;
or a Special Examination of an equivalent level;
10. The student is able to provide a document from a senior
secondary school in Mainland China certifying that they
have not yet completed the program, and satisfies the
provisions of the Regulations Regarding the Assessment and
Recognition of Academic Credentials from the Mainland Area,
and whose circumstances are one of those stipulated in
Subparagraph 1.
11. The student is able to provide a certificate attesting that
they have passed one of the following professional skill
assessment tests:
(1) The student has been awarded a Level C certified
technician’s certificate, or a single-class certified
technician’s certificate equivalent to Level C, and
has five or more years of related practical work experience;
or
(2) The student has been awarded a Level B certified
technician’s certificate, or single-class certified
technician’s certificate equivalent to Level B, and has
two or more years of related practical work experience; or
(3) The person has been awarded a Level A certified technician’s
certificate, or single-class certified technician’s
certificate equivalent to Level A.
12. The student is aged at least 22 and is able to provide
documentary evidence that they have accumulated a total
of 40 or more credits studying different courses of the
sort listed below:
(1) Continuing education credit courses offered by a junior
college, tertiary college, or university; or
(2) Non-formal education programs accredited by the Ministry
of Education; or
(3) Non-degree programs (not including continuing education
programs) for non-degree students offered by open
universities.
13. The student is able to provide documentary evidence that
they have earned 40 or more credits, and had satisfactory
results studying as a non-degree at an open university
(not including continuing education programs).
14. The student meets the requirements stipulated in Article 29,
Paragraph 2 of the Statute for Implementing Non-school
Experimental Education at the Stage of Senior High School
or Lower Level.
Article 3
A person who meets any of the following eligibility criteria is
considered to have adequate scholastic ability and may take the
entrance examination for new-students for two-year bachelor’s
degree programs:
1. The student has not completed a two-year college program or
a college of continuing education program but is in one of the
following categories:
(1) The student completed the first semester of the final year
of the prescribed program, but for some reason took leave
or withdrew from their studies for two years or more, and
is able to provide a certificate of attendance, transfer
certificate, or leave from studies certificate, each with
a transcript of their results for all academic years
attached; or
(2) The student for some reason took leave or withdrew from
their studies for one year or more during the second
semester of the final year of the prescribed program
but is able to provide a certificate of attendance, transfer
certificate, or leave from studies certificate, with a
transcript of their results for all academic years attached;
or
(3) The student completed the prescribed program and received
80 or more of the credits required for graduation but for
some reason was not able to graduate, and is able to provide
a certificate of attendance, transfer certificate, or leave
from studies certificate, each with a transcript of their
results for all academic years attached.
2. A student who has not completed a three-year junior college
program or a college of continuing education program but is
in one of the following categories:
(1) The student completed all but the final year of the
prescribed program but for some reason took leave or withdrew from their studies for three years or more, and
is able to provide a certificate of attendance, transfer
certificate, or leave fromstudies certificate, each with a
transcript of their results for all academic years
attached; or
(2) The student completed the first semester of the final year
of the prescribed program, but for some reason took leave
or withdrew from their studies for two years or more, and
is able to provide a certificate of attendance, transfer
certificate, or leave from studies certificate, each with
a transcript of their results for all academic years
attached; or
(3) The student for some reason took leave or withdrew from their studies for one
year or more during the second semester of the final year of the prescribed program,
and is able to provide a certificate of attendance, transfer certificate, or leave
from studies certificate, each with a transcript of their results for all academic
years attached.
3. A student who has not completed a five-year junior college
program or a college of continuing education program but is
in one of the following categories:
(1) The student completed all but the final year of the
prescribed program, but for some reason took leave or
withdrew from their studies for three years or more, and
is able to provide a certificate of attendance, transfer
certificate, or leave from studies certificate, each with
a transcript of their results for all academic years
attached; or
(2) The student completed the first semester of the final year
of the prescribed program but for some reason took leave or
withdrew from their studies for two years or more and is
able to provide a certificate of attendance, transfer
certificate, or leave from studies certificate, each
a transcript of their results for all academic years
attached; or
(3) The student for some reason took leave or withdrew from
their studies for one year or more during the second
semester of the final year of the prescribed program, and
is able to provide a certificate of attendance, transfer
certificate, or leave from studies certificate, each with
a transcript of their results for all academic years
attached; or
(4) The student completed the prescribed program and received
220 or more of the credits required for graduation but for
some reason was not able to graduate and is able to provide
a certificate of attendance, transfer certificate, or leave
from studies certificate, each with a transcript of their
results for all academic years attached.
4. The student has not completed a university bachelor’s degree
program (at an open university) but completed the second
semester of the second year, and for some reason took leave
or withdrew from their studies for one year or more, and is
able to provide a certificate of attendance, transfer
certificate, or leave from studies certificate,
each with a transcript of their results for all academic
years attached.
5. The person has passed the Self-study Academic Ability
Assessment Examination and is able to provide a certificate
attesting that their academic ability is equivalent to
junior college level.
6. The person has passed any of the following national
examinations and is able to provide a certificate attesting
this:
(1) Senior Civil Service Examination; or Level One, Level Two,
or Level Three Special Civil Service Examination;
(2) Senior Professional and Technical Personnel Examination;
or a Special Examination of an equivalent level;
7. The person is able to provide a certificate attesting that
they have passed one of the following professional skill
assessment tests:
(1) The person has obtained a Level B certified technician’s
certificate, or single-class certified technician’s
certificate equivalent to Level C, and has four or more
years of related practical work experience; or
(2) The person has obtained a Level A certified technician’s
certificate, or a single-class certified technician’s
certificate equivalent to Level A, and has two or more
years of related practical work experience.
8. The person is aged at least 22 years; or graduated from senior secondary school (or
completed senior secondary school education); or completed the prescribed program length
of study at a senior secondary school; and is also able to provide documentary evidence
that they have accumulated a total of 80 credits or more, studying different courses of
the sort listed below:
(1) University level credit courses at a university or an open university;
(2) Continuing education credit courses at a junior college, tertiary college, or university; or
(3) Non-formal education programs accredited by the Ministry of Education
9. A person who has worked in a related field for over five years after obtaining their senior
secondary school diploma, and been reviewed and given approval by a particular university’s
admission committee or a joint admission committee.
10. For a student who undertook but did not complete a comprehensive educational program
implemented in accordance with the Arts Education Act and is able to provide a certificate
of attendance, the provisions of Subparagraphs 3 and 4 apply, mutatis mutandis, depending
on whether thestudent undertook a five-year junior college or a university bachelor’s
degree program.
A student who obtained the course credits stipulated in
Subparagraph 8 of the preceding paragraph after the revised
Continuing Education Regulations for Junior colleges and
Universities took effect on July 13, 2011 and before these
Standards were revised and came into effect on January 24,
2013 is not subject to the age limit of 22 years.
Article 4
A person who satisfies any of the following eligibility
criteria is considered to have equivalent scholastic ability
and may take an examination to transfer into the second
or third year of a university bachelor’s degree program
(not including two-year bachelor’s degree programs), as
appropriate:
1.The student has not completed a bachelor’s degree program
and is in one of the following categories,and is able to
provide a certificate of attendance, transfer certificate,
or leave-from-studies certificate, each with a transcript of
their results for all academic years attached:
(1)A transferring student whose completed studies accumulated
together add up to four or more semesters may transfer into
the first semester of the third year.
(2)A transferring student whose completed studies add up to
five or more semesters may transfer into the second
semester of the third year.
2.The student has not completed a two-year bachelor’s degree
program but completed the first semester of the first year
of the program and is able to provide a certificate of
attendance,transfer certificate, or leave-from-studies
certificate, each with a transcript of their results
for all academic years attached.
3.A junior college student in one of the following categories:
(1)The student has been awarded a junior college diploma or
graduated from a vocational training program; or
(2)The student studied for the prescribed number of years but
did not complete the prescribed program, and is able to
provide a certificate of attendance, transfer certificate, or
leave-from-studies certificate, together with a transcript
of their results for all academic years attached.
4.The person passed the Self-study Academic Ability Assessment
Examination and is able to provide a certificate attesting
that their academic ability is equivalent to junior college
level.
5.The person is aged at least 22 years; or graduated from senior
secondary school (or completed senior secondary school
education); or completed the prescribed program length of study
at a senior secondary school; and is also able to provide
documentary evidence that they have accumulated a total of 80
credits or more, studying different courses of the sort listed
below:
(1)University level credit courses at a university or an open
university; or
(2)Continuing education credit courses at a junior college,
tertiary college, or university; or
(3)Non-formal education programs accredited by the Ministry of
Education.
6.A fulltime student at an open university who has not completed
their program but has completed 36 credits may take an
entrance examination to begin studying at the second-year
level of a program in a university department of a similar
nature to the open university department they were formerly
studying in; a fulltime student at an open university who has
not completed their program but has completed 72 credits may
take an entrance examination to begin studying at the
third-year level of a program in a university department of a
similar nature.
A student who satisfies one of the following criteria may take
an examination to transfer into a two-year bachelor’s degree
program, and if they are admitted, they may transfer into the
second semester of the first year of the university program:
1. The student did not complete a bachelor’s degree program at
a university (not including an open university) but completed
first semester of third year of the program and is able to
provide a certificate of attendance, transfer certificate,
or leave-from-studies certificate, each with a transcript
of their results for all academic years attached.
2.The student did not complete a two-year bachelor’s degree
program but their completed studies accumulated together
add up to one semester and the student is able to provide
a certificate of attendance, transfer certificate, or
leave-from-studies certificate, each with a transcript of
their results for all academic years attached.
A person who satisfies one of the following criteria may take
an examination to transfer into a post-baccalaureate bachelor’s
degree program, and if they are admitted they may transfer into
the second-year of the program:
1.The student has a master’s degree or a doctorate.
2.The student is able to provide documentary evidence that they
accumulated a total of 20 credits or more studying different
courses of the sort listed below, after obtaining a bachelor’s
degree:
(1)University level credit courses at a university or an open
university; or
(2)Continuing education credit courses at a junior college,
tertiary college,or university; or
(3)Non-formal education programs accredited by the Ministry of
Education.
If a student undertook but did not complete a comprehensive
educational program implemented in accordance with the Arts
Education Act and they are able to provide a certificate of
attendance, the provisions of Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 1
and 3, and Paragraph 2, Subparagraph 1 apply, mutatis mutandis,
depending on whether the student was formerly undertaking a
five-year juniorcollege or a university bachelor’s degree
program.
A student who earned the course credits stipulated in Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 5 after the
promulgation of the revised Continuing Education Regulations for
Junior Colleges and Universities on July 13, 2011 and before
June 13, 2013 is not subject to the age limit of 22 years.
A transferring student who is taking the transfer examination(s)
referred to in Paragraph 1 and /or Paragraph 2 and who, if
admitted, plans to enroll in courses at both their former
college or university and at the one that they are transferring
into, in accordance with the regulations of each of the
educational institutions governing dual enrollments, may
provide just a transcript of their results for all academic
years.
Article 5
A person who satisfies any of the following eligibility criteria is considered to have
adequate scholastic ability and may take the entrance examination for new students for
the first year of master’s degree programs:
1. A university student in a bachelor’s degree program completed
all but the final year of the prescribed program, but for
some reason took leave or withdrew from their studies for
at least two years since the first day of their final year
of the prescribed program, and is able to provide a
certificate of attendance, or a leave from studies
certificate, each with a transcript of their results for
all academic years attached;
2. A university student completed the prescribed bachelor’s
degree program but for some reason was not able to graduate,
at least one full year before the last day of their
final year of the prescribed program, and is able to provid
a certificate of attendance, or a leave from studies
certificate, each with a transcript of their results for all
academic years attached;
3. The university student completed four years of a bachelor’s
degree program of six years or more (including practical
training), and received at least 128 of the credits required
for graduation;
4. A person who was awarded a junior college diploma, at least
two years previously after graduating from a three-year
course; or at least three years previously after graduating
from a two-year or five-year course; a person who was awarded
a qualification certificate from a college of continuing
(supplementary) education; or a college of continuing
education graduation diploma, and is able to provide a
certificate attesting that their academic ability is
equivalent to junior college level is to be dealt with
in the same way as a person who attended a two-year
junior college. Each college or university may also set
additional regulations stipulating related work experience
and the minimum number of such years worked, based on actual
requirements.
5. The person has passed one of the following national
examinations and is able to provide a certificate attesting
this:
(1) Senior Civil Service Examination; or Level One, Level Two,
or Level Three Special Civil Service Examination;
(2) Senior Professional and Technical Personnel Examination;
or a Special Examination of an equivalent level;
6. The person is able to provide a certificate attesting that
they have passed one of the following professional skill
assessment tests:
(1) The person has obtained a Level A certified technician’s
certificate, or single-class certified technician’s
certificate equivalent to Level A, and has three or more
years of related practical work experience; or
(2) Level B is the highest qualification available in their
skill area and the person has obtained a certified
technician’s certificate, or a single-class certified
technician’s certificate equivalent to Level B, and has
five or more years of related practical work experience.
Article 6
A person who has been employed as a professional technician at a university or tertiary college,
or as a teacher of professional or technical subject(s) at a junior college or senior secondary
school who has been reviewed and given approval by a particular university’s admission committee
or by a joint admission committee will be considered to have an adequate scholastic ability and
may take the entrance examinations for new students referred to in Article 2, Article 3, or the
previous article, as appropriate.
Article 7
A person who has exceptional achievements in their professional field, and has received
approval from the Ministry of Education, and been reviewed and given approval by a particular
university’s admission committee or by a joint admission committee will be considered to
have an adequate scholastic ability and may take the entrance examinations for new students
referred to in Article 2, Article 3, and Article 5, as appropriate.
Article 8
A person who satisfies any of the following eligibility criteria is considered to have an
equivalent level of education and may take the entrance examination for new-students for
the first year of a doctorate program:
1. The person has completed two years of a master’s degree program and all the prescribed
program subjects and received the required credits (not including a thesis) but for some
reason was not able to graduate and for some reason took leave or withdrew from their
studies for one year or more, and is able to provide a certificate of attendance, or
leave from studies certificate, each with a transcript of their results for all academic
years attached, and submits an example of their written work with the quality of a
master’s thesis;
2. The person has completed a doctorate program but did not pass the doctorate degree
candidate qualification examination or doctorate degree examination and is able to
provide a certificate of attendance, or leave from studies certificate, each
with a transcript of their results for all academic years attached, and submits
an example of their written work with the quality of a master’s thesis;
3. The person has been awarded a bachelor’s degree in a department that requires six
or more years of study, has received two or more years of professional training,
and submits an example of their written work with the quality of a master’s thesis;
4. The person has graduated from a university and has a bachelor’s degree, has five
or more years of practical experience related to their field of study, and submits
an example of their written work with the quality of a master’s thesis; or
5. The person has passed any of the following national examinations and is able to
provide a certificate attesting this, has six or more years of practical experience
related to their field of study, and submits an example of their written work with
the quality of a master’s thesis:
(1) Senior Civil Service Examination; or Level One, Level Two, or Level Three
Special Civil Service Examination;
(2) Senior Professional and Technical Personnel Examination; or a Special
Examination of an equivalent level;
The example of their written work with the quality of a master’s thesis referred to
in each subparagraph of the paragraph above shall be independently assessed by the
university involved. An example of their creative work such as an exhibition or
performance with a written report, or a technical report relating to their work
in an applied technologies field may be submitted in place of an example of written
work with the quality of a master’s thesis.
The professional training referred to in Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 3, and the practical
experience related to the individual’s field of study referred to in Paragraph 1,
Subparagraphs 4 and 5 shall be independently assessed by the university involved.
Article 9
The provisions of Article 2, Subparagraph 1 may also be applied,
mutatis mutandis, for a person who received secondary school
education in a foreign country, or Hong Kong, or Macao and
satisfies the provisions of the Regulations Regarding the
Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Academic Credentials for
Institutions of Higher Education, or the Regulations Regarding
the Assessment and Recognition of Academic Credentials for the
Hong Kong and Macao Areas.
A student who graduated in a foreign country, Hong Kong, or
Macao from a senior secondary school whose graduating year is
academically equivalent to the second grade of a senior secondary school in Taiwan of a comparable academic level and
nature is considered to have adequate academic ability
and may take the entrance examination for new students for
university bachelor’s degree programs.The
university shall, however, increase the number of credits required for such students
to graduate or extend the prescribed number of years of study.
The provisions of Article 2, Subparagraph 1 may also apply,
mutatis mutandis, to a student who attended a school in a
foreign country, Hong Kong, or Macao of a comparable academic
level and nature to senior secondary schools in Taiwan,
but which requires more years of study to complete than senior
secondary schools in Taiwan do, and who did not complete their
secondary studies there but completed grades/years of study
equivalent to particular grades/years of the prescribed senior
secondary school program in Taiwan.
The provisions of Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 3 and 4 of the
preceding article may also apply, mutatis mutandis, to a person
who was awarded a bachelor’s degree in a foreign country,
Hong Kong, or Macao, and satisfies the provisions of the
Regulations Regarding the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign
Academic Credentials for Institutions of Higher Education, or
the Regulations Regarding the Assessment and Recognition of
Academic Credentials for the Hong Kong and Macao Areas.
The provisions of Article 2, Subparagraph 2; Article 3,
Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 1 to 4; Article 4, Paragraph 1,
Subparagraphs 1 to 3, Paragraph 2, and Paragraph 3,
Subparagraph 1; Article 5, Subparagraphs 1 to 4; and
Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the preceding article
may also apply, mutatis mutandis, for a student with an academic
record of graduating from (or not yet completing a program at)
a junior college or higher level educational institution in a
foreign country, Hong Kong, or Macao which is included in the
Ministry of Education List of Recognized Higher Education
Institutions or which has been accredited by an organization
authorized by the government where it is located, or by a
professional accreditation body, if the educational
institution’s enrollment eligibility criteria,
length of prescribed programs, and curricula are all equivalent
to those specified in regulations governing educational
institutions of the same level and nature in Taiwan,
and the educational standard of its students has been reviewed
by the admission committee of a particular university or by a
joint admission committee and been determined to be equivalent
to that provided by an educational institution of the same level
and nature in Taiwan.
A person who was awarded an associate degree and was issued a
transcript of their results for all academic years, or was issued an advanced diploma and a transcript of their results
for all academic years by such an educational institution in
Hong Kong or Macao as referred to in the previous paragraph,
is considered to have adequate academic ability and may take
the entrance examination for new students for the first year
of two-year bachelor’s degree programs at a university of
science and technology, or an institute of technology.
The certificates of attendance, graduation diplomas, and
academic achievement documents issued by a junior college or
higher level educational institution in a foreign country,
Hong Kong, or Macao referred to in Paragraph 5; and the
associate degree diploma and transcript of results for all
academic years; the advanced diploma and transcript of
results for all academic years issued by an educational
institution in Hong Kong or Macao referred to in the previous
paragraph; and the bachelor’s degree awarded in a foreign
country, Hong Kong, or Macao referred to in Paragraph 10 shall
each be examined and verified by an overseas ROC embassy,
consulate, representative office, or other agency authorized
by the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or by an agency in Hong
Kong or Macao established or designated by the ROC Executive
Yuan.
Since the Act Governing Relations between Peoples of Taiwan
Area and Mainland Area was promulgated and took effect on
September 18, 1992, the provisions of Article 2, Subparagraph 2;
Article 3, Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 1 to 4; Article 5,
Subparagraphs 1 to 4; and of Paragraph 1,Subparagraphs 1 and 2
of the preceding Article may also be applied, mutatis mutandis,
to peoplefrom the Taiwan Area, and people from the Mainland China
area, foreigners, or residents of Hong Kong or Macao who have
been given permission to enter Taiwan for family reunification,
as relative-sponsored residents, for long-term residence, or
settlement who have an academic record of graduating from (or did
not complete the program at) a junior college or higher
level educational institution in Mainland China which meets
the following criteria:
1.The educational institution is included in the Ministry of
Education List of Recognized Higher Education Institutions
in Mainland China, and does not have any of the precluding
characteristics set out in the provisions of Article 8 of
the Regulations Regarding the Assessment and Recognition of
Academic Credentials from the Mainland Area.
2.The educational institution’s enrollment eligibility criteria,
length of prescribed programs, and curricula are all equivalent
to those specified in regulations governing educational institutions
of the same level and nature in Taiwan, and the educational
program(s) provided must have been reviewed and determined by
the Admission Committee of a university in Taiwan to be
equivalent to those provided by an educational institution of
the same level and nature in Taiwan.
The provisions of Article 4, Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 1 to 3;
Paragraph 2; and Paragraph 3, Subparagraph 1 may also be applied,
mutatis mutandis, to a person who graduated from (or did not
complete the program at) a junior college or higher level
educational institution in the Mainland China area and satisfies
the provisions of the Regulations Regarding the Assessment
and Recognition of Academic Credentials from the Mainland Area.
If a person has a bachelor’s degree awarded in a foreign
country, Hong Kong, or Macao and has academic records of
graduating from (or not yet completing a program at) a higher
educational institution in a foreign country, Hong Kong, or
Macao which is included in the Ministry of Education List of
Recognized Higher Education Institutions, or which has been
accredited by an organization authorized by the government
where it is located, or by a professional accreditation body,
and if that educational institution’s enrollment eligibility
criteria, length of prescribed programs, and curricula are all
equivalent to those specified in regulations governing
educational institutions of the same level and nature in Taiwan,
and the educational standard of its students has been reviewed
by the admission committee of a particular university or by a
joint admission committee and been determined to be equivalent
to that provided by an educational institution of the same level
and nature in Taiwan; or if a person has a bachelor’s degree
awarded by a higher educational institution in the Mainland
China Area and satisfies the provisions of the Regulations
Regarding the Assessment and Recognition of Academic Credentials
from the Mainland Area, and if the person is able to provide
documentary evidence that they have accumulated a total of 20
credits or more studying different courses of the sort listed
in the provisions of Article 4, Paragraph 3,Subparagraph 2,
then the person may take an examination to transfer into a
post-baccalaureate bachelor’s degree program, and if they
are admitted they may transfer into the second-year of the
program.
The provisions of Article 4 of the Regulations Regarding the
Assessment and Recognition of Academic Credentials from the
Mainland Area shall be applied, mutatis mutandis, regarding
the academic credentials and records referred to in the
preceding three paragraphs if a person who graduated from
(or did not complete the program at) a junior college or higher
level educational institution in the Mainland China area wants to take a university entrance
examination.
Article 10
For a student who has studied at a military or police college
or academy, the relevant authorized MOE regulations governing
comparative educational levels apply.
Article 11
When some number of years is stipulated in these Standards,
the period is calculated from the stipulated beginning date
until the latest date on which students can enroll for the
academic year for which the student took the entrance
examination, with the exception of the two instances set out
below:
1. To determine the number of years a person has discontinued
or taken leave from formal study: count from the end-date
of the last semester that the student completed, as recorded
in the transcript of their results for all academic years,
certificate of attendance, or transfer certificate, until the
latest date on which students can enroll for the academic year
for which the student took the entrance examination.
2. To determine the number of years of professional training and
related work: count from the starting date recorded on the
professional training related certificate or on a
certificate attesting the related work experience, to the
latest date on which students can enroll for the academic
year for which the student took the entrance examination.
Article 12
These Standards shall take effect from the date of promulgation.
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