B.S. PROGRAM
Undergraduate Admission
The undergraduate students are only admitted every Fall. There are no Spring admissions. The undergraduate program currently admits students via 5 routes:
- Taking the annual Joint College Entrance Exam in July
- Taking the annual academic ability test in February and applying to the department
- Winning medals in International Mathematics, Physics or Informatics Olympic
- Having a legitimate proof of being an overseas Chinese and completing the pre-undergrad program at the Overseas Chinese University
- Taking the transfer exam
- Entering by Joint College Entrance Exam: 56
- Entering by application: 44
- Entering by Internal Academic Olympics medals: 4
- Overseas Chinese Students: 8
- Transfering from other universities: 4
- Transfering from other departments in NTU: 3
- Admission Statistics of Undergrad Students per Year
By Joint College Entrance Exam
The majority of incomming students enter the program by taking the annual
Joint College Entrance Exam in the beginning of July.
Admitted students all earned exceptional scores for the exam.
By Application
About 40% of freshmen enter the program via application. The applicants'
performances in the academic ability test determine whether they are qualified to
enter the second round, which consists of exams focusing on Mathematics or Programming.
The department makes final decisions based on applicants' scores in the academic ability test,
performances in the second round exams, and profiles submitted at the time of application.
By Taking Part in International Competition
High school students who have won medals in International Academic
Olympics are eligible to choose the department and the university
they wish to enter, without taking any of the exams mentioned above. The
department admits 2 to 5 such students every year.
By Overseas Chinese Status
The Overseas Chinese Student option is applicable only to students of foreign
nationality with a Chinese origin.
Since they have studied in different educational systems, they
may vary in levels of academic abilities.
The Overseas Chinese University is an intermediate institute that
prepares the overseas students for the challenges to come in regular
universities in Taiwan.
Before enrolling in regular undergrad programs,
students must complete a pre-undergrad program
in the Overseas Chinese University and take
an final exam. Based on their performances
in the exam, students are transferred
to different departments and universities.
In order to enter the Overseas Chinese University,
students must prove their foreign nationality as well as
their Chinese origin.
The Department of CSIE now
takes about 8 such students each year.
By Transfer Exam
Students may also enter the department by taking the transfer exam at the
end of every July. The subjects of the exam are Introduction to Computer
and Calculus. The final score cosists of the exam grades (30% for
each subject) and the overall grade point average in previous semesters (40%).
Students who maintain an 80 or above grade point average in every
previous semester or were among the top 10% of the class in the previous
academic year are eligible to take the transfer exam.
International Student Admission
- International students must apply to the NTU Center for International Academic Exchange.
- Details of the application procedure.
Undergraduate Program
The courses offered for undergraduate students give them a solid foundation
on the basics of Computer Science and Information
Engineering. In addition to the core courses, the department also offers
a wide range of elective courses on many different fields.
Undergraduate students can make flexible plans
for their studies according to their interests and capabilities.
After completing 136 course credits (including 78 credits of core courses and 28 credits of
elective courses) and fullfiling the
requirements of the CSIE Department and Ministry of Education, students are eligible to be
awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science.