Applications for General Education English Course Credit Exemptions

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1 Applications for General Education English Course Credit Exemptions 1. There are TWO PHASES of applications for General Education English Course exemptions. Applications submitted later than the application and verification deadlines will NOT be accepted. The students who do not meet the criteria for credit exemptions or fail to adhere to the deadlines should take the courses as required. [First Phase] Application ONLINE Applications for credit exemptions shall be completed online via the Confirmation of English Competence System ( between the first calendar day of every semester until one day before the actual course begins. Application Deadline for the Academic Year Fall Semester: August 1, 2015 ~ September 13, 2015 Spring Semester: February 1, 2016 ~ February 21, 2016 [Second Phase] Verification by Foreign Language Center A printout of the application form along with one of the following documents should both be submitted in person to the Foreign Language Center on the second floor of Hsiu-Chi Building on Kuangfu Campus before the end of the third stage enrollment period: Valid passport (for those from countries where English is an official language). Original transcript verified from high schools (for those who received high school education where English is the instructional language). Original proficiency certificate of GEPT, TOEFL ibt, IELTS, TOEIC, Cambridge Main Suite, BULATS, or Oxford Online Placement Test. The qualifications for credit exemptions are listed in the table on the next page. Verification Deadline for the Academic Year Fall Semester: September 1, 2015 ~ September 25, 2015 Spring Semester: February 15, 2016 ~ Match 7, The credit exemptions will ONLY be approved after the second phase of verification is done. Please go to the Confirmation of English Competence System ( to find the results of your credit exemption application after the start of October. 3. NCKU students are required to complete four credits of General Education English courses before their graduation, and the approved maximum number of exemption credits is four for those students who have successfully met the criteria for credit exemptions. 1

2 Students who have reached the following proficiency levels may apply for credit exemptions: Qualification for a two credit exemption of English Courses (1) Receiving high school education where English is the instructional language for less than three years (2) Passing the GEPT second stage at the high-intermediate level (3) Score of more than 79 on TOEFL ibt (4) Score of more than 6.5 on IELTS (5) Score of more than 820 on TOEIC (6) Passing Cambridge Main Suite at the FCE level (7) Score of more than 75 on BULATS (8) Score of more than 85 on the Oxford Online Placement Test Qualification for a four credit exemption of English Courses (1) Foreign students from countries where English is an official language (2) Receiving high school education where English is the instructional language for more than three years (3) Passing the GEPT first stage of the advanced level or above (4) Score of more than 92 on TOEFL ibt (5) Score of more than 7.0 on IELTS (6) Score of more than 900 on TOEIC (7) Passing Cambridge Main Suite at the CAE level or above (8) Score of more than 90 on BULATS (9) Score of more than 95 on the Oxford Online Placement Test For further information on the NCKU General Education English Course Enrollment Notes, please go to or contact Miss Liu: Telephone: ext lsyun@mail.ncku.edu.tw Location: Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, College of Liberal Arts (the fourth floor of Hsiu-Chi Building on Kuangfu Campus) For further information on the English Course Credit Exemptions, please go to or contact Miss Lee: Telephone: ext , z @ .ncku.edu.tw Location: Foreign Language Center, College of Liberal Arts (the second floor of Hsiu-Chi Building on Kuangfu Campus) 2

3 Instructions for English Course Credit Exemption Application 1. Go to the Confirmation of English Competence System: 2. Log in the system: enter your Student ID and Password (the same with Cheng-Kung Portal). 3. Click on Credit Exemption Application I

4 4. Select two or four credit exemptions (STEP 1) and then choose the related criteria/qualification under the identified item (STEP 2). 5. Click on 送 出 (Submit) (STEP 1) and then click on 列 印 (Print) (STEP 2). II

5 Click on Results of Application to find the results of your credit exemption application after the start of October. III