Requirements-NYCU Office of International Affairs

To be filled in the online application system.

Bachelor’s degree applicants: High school graduation certificate (or above).
Master’s degree applicants: Bachelor’s degree graduation certificate (or above).
Doctoral degree applicants: Master’s degree graduation certificate (or above).
Applicants who are in their final year of study must submit a statement of expected graduation issued by their school at the time of application. Applicants submitting a certificate of expected graduation or a provisional certificate must also provide a document issued by their school indicating the date when the graduation certificate will be available, and the graduation certificate must be obtained before the beginning of the semester applied for. The certificate of expected graduation or provisional certificate, together with a signed declaration, must be uploaded to the application system. If admitted, the applicant must submit the graduation certificate before the deadline specified in the declaration, and present the graduation certificate notarized by an overseas ROC mission on the registration day for verification by the University.
Applicants applying for doctoral programs who submit a graduation certificate of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) must also provide a master’s graduation certificate or an official certificate proving equivalency to a master’s degree. Submission of only an MPhil graduation certificate does not meet the eligibility requirements for doctoral degree application.
Applicants whose previous degree was obtained from an educational institution in Taiwan must upload the graduation certificate in Chinese.
Please note that results of national entrance examinations (e.g., SPM, STPM, SAT) and international diploma examinations (e.g., A Level, O Level, IB Diploma) can only be submitted as supporting documents and cannot be used as official graduation certificates or academic transcripts.
Degrees obtained in Mainland China must meet the following requirements:
1 ) The institution must be listed on the “List of Recognized Higher Education Institutions in Mainland China” announced by the Ministry of Education (MOE).
2) The diploma or degree must comply with the “Regulations Regarding the Accreditation of Educational Qualifications from Mainland China.” Qualifications falling under Article 9 of these Regulations shall not be recognized, including but not limited to: qualifications obtained through correspondence or distance learning, study at branch campuses, medical-related qualifications as defined under the Medical Care Act, or cases where both a diploma and degree certificate were not obtained simultaneously for bachelor’s degree or higher. (Please refer to the Regulations for detailed provisions.)
Applicants who graduated from a foreign high school at a level equivalent to the second year of Taiwan’s senior high school may apply for admission to a bachelor’s degree program. If admitted, the student must complete an additional 12 credits, as stipulated by the University’s academic regulations, in order to graduate.

Applicants who have attended more than one school for the same academic degree must upload all transcripts from each institution attended.

Bachelor’s degree applicants: Transcripts from high school (or above).
Master’s degree applicants: Transcripts from bachelor’s degree (or above).
Doctoral degree applicants: Transcripts from master’s degree (or above).

Applicants whose previous degree was obtained from an educational institution in Taiwan must upload transcripts in Chinese.

Note:

If your educational institutions cannot issue the Chinese or English versions of your graduation certificates and transcripts, please submit the translated copies in Chinese or English. The translated copies must be translated and notarized by the translation agencies registered in the countries where the educational institutions are located.
If you are enrolled in NYCU, all graduation certificates and transcripts that you submitted, along with their translated copies, shall be verified by Taiwan Embassies or Taiwan Representative Offices in the countries of your educational institutions. If there are no Taiwan Embassies or Taiwan Representative Offices in these countries, please contact the Taiwan Embassies or Taiwan Representative Offices of their neighboring countries through the following link.
Applicants who hold degrees from China must submit their graduate certificate(s) and transcripts for verification in accordance with the following procedures:

Credentials of senior secondary education or lower shall be handled according to the Regulations Regarding the Assessment and Recognition of Academic Credentials from the Mainland Area (大陸地區學歷採認辦法).
Credentials of tertiary education in China must be issued by a school or institution of tertiary education recognized by the Ministry of Education. Certificates of degrees must be submitted to the China Academic Degree and Graduate Education Development Center (學位與研究生教育發展中心) or China Higher Education Student Information and Career Center (高等學校學生信息諮詢與就業指導中心) for verification. Certificate of graduation must be submitted to the China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (學位與研究生教育發展中心). School transcripts must be submitted to the China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (學位與研究生教育發展中心)or China Higher Education Student Information and Career Center(高等學校學生信息諮詢與就業指導中心) for verification.

Applicants are advised to write in either Chinese or English, and the content should include their motivation for choosing the department or program at our university, as well as their future plans.

You must provide letters of recommendation written by no fewer than two recommenders—generally, professors or employers. Please note that the system will send the links to the letters of recommendation to the referees (the people who wrote those letters) after your application is submitted. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the recommendation letters have been submitted. Referees may either complete the recommendation letter online or upload a scanned copy.

Applicant’s passport (photograph page only).
For applicants without passports: Other nationality certificates with photographs and English names.
Alien resident certificate (ARC) (if you have one).

Note:
According to Taiwan’s Visa Application regulation, an applicant whose country is listed under the designated countries list of the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs must have a local contact in Taiwan agree to serve as guarantor and sign the Letter of Guarantee. If admitted, the University will notify the applicant of the guarantor information and the relevant visa application procedures.

Applicants must submit any of the following types of financial statements:

Proof of government scholarship: Proof of scholarship issued by the Taiwan government or another government, not including proof of scholarship from NYCU.
Proof of deposit (Bank statement):

Amount & Date: Applicants must submit proof of deposit of US $5000 (NT$150,000) dated within the past 3 months.
Sponsorship letter: If the proof of deposit is from a bank account held by anyone other than the applicant, the account holder must sign an affidavit explaining their relationship with the applicant and commitment to paying all the applicant’s expenses for their study in Taiwan. A template of the affidavit can be downloaded here. (Declaration).
Currency: If the proof of deposit uses a currency other than US dollars or New Taiwan dollars, the applicant must note the exchange rate and the USD or NTD equivalent on the statement.

Proof of English proficiency test:
The required test scores for English proficiency shall be based on the admission guidelines of each department/institute. Applicants must submit proof of English proficiency equivalent to CEFR level B1 or above. For the list of English proficiency tests accepted by the University, please refer to the English Proficiency Test Comparison Chart.
Proof of English as Medium of Instruction: If the courses from the educational institutions of your previous academic credentials are fully taught in English, you can request the institutions, departments, or advising professors to issue an official certificate stating that the courses are fully taught in English.
Nationality Proof of English-speaking country:
Applicants whose nationality or previous academic credentials belong to an English-speaking country are not required to submit proof of English proficiency and are only required to submit their passports or graduation certificates. English-speaking countries are defined as the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, and the list.

Proof of Chinese Proficiency test:
The required level of Chinese proficiency shall be based on the admission guidelines of each department/program. Applicants must submit proof of Chinese proficiency equivalent to Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) Level A2 or above. For the list of accepted Chinese proficiency tests accepted by the University, please refer to the Chinese Proficiency Test Comparison Table.
Proof of Chinese as a Medium of Instruction:
If the applicant’s previous degree program was fully taught in Chinese, an official certificate issued by the institution verifying Chinese as the language of instruction may be submitted as proof of Chinese proficiency. Graduates of Malaysian Chinese Independent High Schools may upload their graduation certificates as proof.
Since some university-wide courses at the undergraduate level are taught mainly in Chinese, applicants are advised to possess listening, speaking, reading, and writing proficiency equivalent to TOCFL Level A2 or above.

Applicants who were previously nationals of the Republic of China must provide certificates of loss of nationality that are approved by the Ministry of the Interior for a minimum of 8 years.

Please refer to the current year’s admission guide and to the website of the department you wish to apply for.
Applicants for the doctoral degree must submit the full text of their master’s thesis. New graduates of master programs applying for the doctoral degree must submit the outlines of their master’s thesis. If the master’s thesis is not written in Chinese or English, please submit it in the full text along with its English abstract.
Some departments of the College of Management may require the submission of GMAT/GRE scores or proof of work experience.
*Reminder: For application to the College of Management, a valid GMAT result is required.

(Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT))