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NTU IBPU

Q&A

  • Q12: Are the course selection privileges afforded to a student enrolled in a university-level interdisciplinary bachelor's program when undertaking a specialization program the same as those of the students from the department offering the specialization program?
    • 2022-11-07

    A: A student approved to be enrolled in a university-level interdisciplinary bachelor's program will be given the same course selection privileges as the students from the department offering the specialization program.

  • Q13: The rules of eligibility for application state that [the applicants] should have completed at least one specialization program (or credit program or interdisciplinary specialization) offered by a department other than their own or have accumulated a total of twelve credits in courses from several specialization programs (including Level 3 courses from interdisciplinary specializations and/or credit programs). If the courses in these programs I’ve taken are scattered across several departments, can they still be used as prerequisites for my application to the university-level interdisciplinary bachelor's program?
    • 2022-11-07

    A: Yes, they can. These courses, however, may not be from the applicant’s own department. If the courses constitute a complete specialization program (or interdisciplinary specialization or credit program), it may be counted toward the four specialization programs required by the degree. If the courses span across several specialization programs (or Level 3 interdisciplinary specializations or credit programs), they may be counted as electives.

  • Q14: Why are only Level 3 courses in interdisciplinary specializations eligible?
    • 2022-11-07

    A: Courses in interdisciplinary specializations include cornerstone courses (Level 1), core professional courses (Level 2) and interdisciplinary specialization courses (Level 3). Since the interdisciplinary specialization courses match more closely with those in the specialization programs, only Level 3 interdisciplinary specialization courses will be recognized.

  • Q15: Is a course timetable devised by a student enrolled in an Interdisciplinary Studies Program subject to the University’s approval? Or is it up to the student him/herself?
    • 2022-11-07

    A: The specialization programs and their equivalents specified in the proposal require approval from the Center for General Education Review Panel.

  • Q16: Can a course taken as part of a student’s minor counted towards the specialization program prerequisites for the university-level interdisciplinary bachelor's program?
    • 2022-11-07

    A. If the course is part of a specialization program, interdisciplinary specialization (Level 3 only) or credit program, the student may include it in the proposal and request that its credits be recognized.

  • Q17: May I include a credit program I’m enrolled at another institution of the National Taiwan University System in my proposal?
    • 2022-11-07

    A. No. The specialization programs, interdisciplinary specializations and credit programs referred to in the context of applying to a university-level interdisciplinary bachelor's program are those offered by NTU only.

  • Q18: Will the credit hours from courses I’ve taken from another institution be applicable towards a university-level interdisciplinary bachelor's program?
    • 2022-11-07

    A. No. Only credits earned from NTU courses are applicable.