Academic Structure
Organization of the semester
The academic year at Taiwanese universities has two semesters and usually starts in September.
- Fall Semester: Beginning of September to Mid-December
- Spring Semester: Beginning of February to Mid-June
The exact dates will be announced in the Academic Calendar which is released towards the end of the spring semester.
In 2023, Taiwan Tech adopted the “16 weeks” structure as the same as National Taiwan University System Alliance, to allow more flexibility for instructors and students. The Academic Calendar defines two exam periods, the midterm exams in the 8th week of the semester, and the final exams in the 16th week of the semester. Each instructor will announce more course schedule in the syllabus of the courses or in the class.
Coding for time table and buildings
Information on the class rooms and class hours is given in codes like "TR 413; M1,2" etc.. Please refer to the following tables for the abbreviations used for class hours and class rooms.
Days of the week: M(onday), T(uesday), W(ednesday), R(Thurdsay), F(riday), S(aturday) U(Sunday)
| Day time | Night time | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | A | B | C | D |
| Time | 07:10 | 08:00 |
08:10 | 09:00 |
09:10 | 10:00 |
10:20 | 11:10 |
11:20 | 12:10 |
12:20 | 13:10 |
13:20 | 14:10 |
14:20 | 15:10 |
15:30 | 16:20 |
16:30 | 17:20 |
17:30 | 18:20 |
18:25 | 19:15 |
19:20 | 20:10 |
20:15 | 21:05 |
21:10 | 22:00 |
Building codes, please refer to the campus map for location.
| T1 | First Teaching Building 第一教學大樓 | EE | Electrical Engineering Building 電資館 |
| T2 | Second Teaching Building 第二教學大樓 | MA | Management Building 管理舘 |
| T3 | Third Teaching Building 第三教學大樓 | IB | International Building 國際大樓 |
| T4 | Fourth Teaching Building 第四教學大樓 | TR | AAEON-Building 研揚大樓/教學研究大樓 |
| RB | Research Building 綜合研究大樓 | LB | Library 圖書館 |
| E1 | Engineering Building I 工程一舘 | AU | Audio-Visual Center 視聽館 |
| E2 | Engineering Building II 工程二舘 | S | Student Activity Center 學生活動中心 |
Credit and Grading System
At Taiwan Tech, each course is normally worth 3 credits and meets 3 hours per week over 16 weeks (one semester). 1 credit = 1 contact hour (50 minutes) per week over 16 weeks
1 NTUST credit = 2 ECTS (For Reference Only)
1 NTUST credit = 1 credit hour (North American credit system)
Taiwan Tech uses a letter grading system, the numerical equivalents are for reference only.
| Grade | Numerical Equivalent |
Score | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.3 | 95 | Superior |
| A | 4.0 | 87 | Excellent |
| A- | 3.7 | 82 | Excellent, but needs improvement |
| B+ | 3.3 | 78 | Very good |
| B | 3.0 | 75 | Good |
| B- | 2.7 | 71 | Good, but needs improvement (Passing grade for graduate students) |
| C+ | 2.3 | 68 | Satisfactory |
| C | 2.0 | 65 | Satisfactory, but needs improvement |
| C- | 1.7 | 61 |
Satisfactory with major flaws (Passing grade for undergraduate students) |
| D | 1.0 | 55 | Unsatisfactory, retaking recommended |
| E | 0.0 | 49 | Failure |
| X | 0.0 | 0 | Not graded due to unexcused absences or other reasons |
| W | Withdrawn |
Course Selection
The course selection process has two phases, the preliminary online course selection and the add/drop period. The preliminary online course selection is scheduled approximately one month prior to the beginning of classes. The first two weeks of the semester are the so-called add/drop period, where students have the chance to add courses and drop those that do not seem suitable. By the end of the course add/drop period, students are required to confirm their course choices. Dropping courses after this period= "Second Withdrawal" will result in a "W" mark on the transcript. For more details on the course selection, please click here.
