National Tsing Hua University

Institute of Communications Engineering

Requirements for English Proficiency

Approved at the Institute Faculty Meeting dated Sep. 29, 1999

Amended at the Institute Faculty Meeting dated Jan. 9, 2002

Amended at the Institute Faculty Meeting dated Jul. 23, 2003

Amended at the Institute Faculty Meeting dated Jan. 12, 2006

Amended at the Institute Faculty Meeting dated Sep. 12, 2007

Amended at the Institute Faculty Meeting dated Nov. 11, 2009

Amended at the Institute Faculty Meeting dated Dec. 6, 2010

Amended at the Institute Faculty Meeting dated Oct. 31, 2022

Each student must achieve one of the following requirements for English proficiency before applying for the Ph.D. degree examination:

I.        TOEFL MyBest^TM Scores iBT: 79 or ITP: 550 (Computer-based TOEFL: 213 or Paper-based TOEFL: 550);

II.      IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.5;

III.    GEPT at the High-Intermediate level or above;

IV.    A bachelor’s degree or above at an English speaking country.

        (Note. Philippine, Australia, and New Zealand are included as English-speaking country, while India is not included. English-speaking country list)

V.      6 credits for English related courses, such as technical English, writing, listening, speaking and reading, with grades of 70 (or above) or grade point B-. These courses must be recognized by the director of this institute.

(These regulations are adopted in Chinese, which shall prevail in case of any discrepancy between the English translation and the Chinese original.)

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