Our application-based MA program admission is open to all prospective students who have obtained an undergraduate degree in any field or meet the Ministry of Education Standards for Recognition of Equivalent Educational Level As Qualified for Entering University (see Article 4). MA students who are admitted through application can also apply for early enrollment and start the program in the spring semester rather than the normal fall semester. Taipei Tech Department of English admits eight students through applications each year.

Please note that applicants who are admitted through applications are required to take full nine credits in the first semester.

Procedures

The application-based MA program admission is a two-phase process. Applicants should first register on the Taipei Tech Graduate Program Admission website. After paying the application fee (fee exemption possible — see the Graduate Program Admission by Application Guide Book for details), students need to send in an application packet containing materials required by the department. This concludes phase one of the procedure.

A review committee composed of department faculty members will then review the application packets and select the applicants who will go on to phase two, the interview. The number of interviewees is normally three times more than the number of planned admission. The result of the interview is the final, with a list of accepted applicants and a waiting list.

Dates

Please refer to the Graduate Program Admission by Application Guide Book for the specific dates of each procedure. Listed below is the general time each procedure takes place.

Mid-September 

Graduate Program Admission by Application Guide Book is available for download.

Early October 

Graduate Program Admission registration system opens.

Applicants pay application fee or apply for fee exemption.

Applicants send in application packet.

Early November

School sends out interview notice based on the review of the application packets.

Mid-November

Department interviews applicants.

Late November

Final result is available online and sent out through e-mail.

Early December

Accepted students send in confirmation to be admitted to Taipei Tech.

If applicable Accepted students apply for early enrollment.

Mid-December

Applicants on waiting list confirm availability to be admitted.

Early January

School sends out waiting-list applicants acceptance notice.

Accepted students send in confirmation to be admitted to Taipei Tech.

If applicable Accepted students apply for early enrollment.

Early February

Accepted students who applied for early enrollment register.

February - March

Waiting-list applicants acceptance procedure continues.

Early April

All accepted students register.

Resources

Taipei Tech Graduate Program Admission Website

Information including dates and requirements and the Graduate Program Admission by Application Guide Book of each year can be obtained from the Taipei Tech Graduate Program Admission website. The website is maintained by the Taipei Tech Office of Academic Affairs.

Department Admission Information

The documents that are required in the application packet and other admission information can be found in the Guide Books. 

Note on Foreign Academic Credentials

Taipei Tech recognizes foreign academic credentials if the following criteria are met and documents provided:

• The academic institute offers equivalent or comparable education systems to Taiwan.
• The academic institute is recognized by the Ministry of Education. To check, use the query system provided by the Ministry of Education.
• The diploma/certificate of the academic institute is verified by the Taiwan representative office of the country.
• The student's transcript at the academic institute is verified by the Taiwan representative office of the country.
• (For Taiwanese citizens only): The student provides entry and exit records to and from Taiwan during the time of study of the academic institute. The purpose of this document is to confirm that the student was certainly out of country during the time s/he was supposedly studying. The records are issued by the National Immigration Agency.

For detailed regulations, please refer to the Regulations Regarding the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Academic Credentials for Institutions of Higher Education and the Regulations on International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan. Both sets of regulations are promulgated by the Ministry of Education.

Note on Course Waiving

The Taipei Tech Department of English handles the course waiving of all Department of English students and all Taipei Tech students who would like to waive the General English Curriculum courses. The Department of English decides whether the credits of a course can be waived based on the Taipei Tech Course Waiving Policy and the department's own course waiving practices throughout the years.

What Courses Can Be Waived?

Note on Terms

• A “transfer course” refers to the course that the student has completed at his/her original college.
• A “target course” refers to the course offered by Taipei Tech that the student would like to waive.

Waiving Policy

In general, if a student has a transfer course that has the same name, content, credits, and hours-per-week as the target course, the target course can be waived. However, the following restrictions apply:

1. Courses obtained during the first three years of a five-year college can't be used to waive any course

The courses obtained during the first three years of a five-year college are considered equivalent to vocational high school and high school courses. They therefore can't be used to waive any course at the college level. This is a Taipei Tech regulation.

2. Transfer courses more than ten years old can't be used to waive any course

To make sure students have up-to-date knowledge, any course obtained more than ten years ago can't be used to waive any course at Taipei Tech. This is a Taipei Tech regulation.

3. Courses obtained in a lower year at another college can't be used to waive courses offered by Taipei Tech in a higher year

This applies to all Department of English courses, including our second foreign language courses. This is a Department of English practice.

This rule also applies to General English Curriculum courses. If a student has completed an English course in his/her freshman year at another college, the student can't use that particular course to waive any sophomore-year General English Curriculum course offered by Taipei Tech.

4. Courses obtained with fewer credits or hours than the courses offered by Taipei Tech can only be used to waive courses conditionally

According to Taipei Tech policy, a student can only waive a target course with a transfer course of fewer credit hours if Taipei Tech offers a lower-credit remedial course in the same subject area that would fill in the non-sufficient credits. If Taipei Tech does not offer such a course, the student cannot waive the target course with the transfer course of fewer credits.

Based on Department of English practice, if a student's transfer course doesn't have sufficient hours per week compared to the target course, the student either can't waive the target course or can only be allowed to waive the course with conditions given by the department.

5. Proof of English proficiency can only be used to waive courses conditionally

English majors can't waive any course with any proof of English proficiency in any form. This is a Department of English practice.

Non-English majors with sufficienct English proficiency proof can waive some General English Curriculum courses. To find out more, refer to the waiving policy of the General English Curriculum.

When & How To Apply?

Transfer students need to apply in the first semester after entering Taipei Tech, or within the first two weeks in the second semester after entering Taipei Tech. MA program students and international students can apply any time.

To apply, prepare the followings:

1. Official transcript from the original college (stamped or sealed by school)
2. Official course descriptions of obtained courses, with credits and hours specified
3. Complete the application form. There are two types of application forms: one for transfer students, the other for non-transfer students

Follow the steps indicated on the application form to complete the application procedure.