Major

Major

Undergraduate degree options include Single Major, Double Major, Interdisciplinary Major, Minor, and Student-Designed Major. For graduate students, a Convergence Major is available for selected programs.

  • Single Major
    Pursuing a single major.
  • Double Major
    Completing two or more existing majors, including the primary major.
  • Interdisciplinary Major (Combined)
    Completing a separate major established through the collaboration of two or more departments/programs.
  • Minor
    Pursuing an additional major with a lower credit requirement than a Double Major.
  • Interdisciplinary Major (Linked)
    Completing a major created by linking a department with other related programs.
  • Student-Designed Major
    Completing a customized curriculum designed by the student and approved by the University President.

To be eligible to apply for multiple majors, undergraduate students must have completed at least two regular semesters* and earned a minimum of 33 credits. The application period takes place during a designated window prior to the start of each semester, and selection is based on the internal criteria of each department/college. The quota for selection is determined within the limit of the department’s capacity from the previous year.
Graduate students may pursue a Convergence Major starting from their first semester of enrollment.

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Double Major

Double majors allow students to broaden the scope of their course selection, widen their areas of knowledge and create wider academic horizons. Students studying double majors must complete two or more major programs, including their core major curriculum.

Eligibility and Application Period

To apply to one of these programs, students must be in one of the majors that participate in a combined major program. Students must also have been registered for more than four semesters, earned more than half of the credits needed for graduation and obtained a GPA of 2.7 or above in the preceding semester. Students undertaking minor or multiple major studies are not eligible for this program.

Credit Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 39 credits of major courses as specified by the relevant departments of the combined major program and obtain a GPA of 2.0 or above. Within a combined major program, courses overlapping are not counted more than once.

Application Procedures & Cancellation

Students must obtain approval from their academic advisor, department head and the relevant college of their combined major and submit a combined major application form and their transcript to the combined major supervisor during the application period. The application period is two weeks before the end of the 2nd semester. Students undertaking combined major studies will receive instructions on combined major courses and completion procedures from the combined major program advisor. If students decide to cancel their combined major studies, they are required to submit their cancellation form two weeks before the beginning of a semester.

Combined Major

A combined major is a program that combines at least two major programs offered by two or more departments, or a curriculum proposed by a student which is approved by the university. Currently there are two combined major programs, which are the program in Information and Multimedia Culture and the program in Technology Management.

Applicant Qualifications & Application Period for Combined Major

To apply to one of these programs, students must be in one of the majors that participate in a combined major program. Students also must have been registered for more than four semesters, earned more than half of the credits needed for graduation and obtained a GPA of 2.7 or above in the preceding semester. Students undertaking minor or multiple major studies are not eligible for this program.

Credit Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 39 credits of major courses as specified by the relevant departments of the combined major program and obtain a GPA of 2.0 or above. Within a combined major program, courses overlapping are not counted more than once.
Application Procedures & Cancellation

Students must obtain approval from their academic advisor, department head and the relevant college of their combined major and submit a combined major application form and their transcript to the combined major supervisor during the application period. The application period is two weeks before the end of the 2nd semester. Students undertaking combined major studies will receive instructions on combined major courses and completion procedures from the combined major program advisor. If students decide to cancel their combined major studies, they are required to submit their cancellation form two weeks before the beginning of a semester.

Minor
Application Periods and Qualifications for Minor Completion Students can apply for a minor at the beginning of each semester after completing a minimum of 33 credits.
Credit Requirements

Credits for students’ minor studies completion should comply with the completion regulations that have been designated by the minor department, provided that the students have earned at least 24 credits (40 credits or more for the School of Law), including those for core courses and obtained a GPA of 2.0 or above.

For the class of 2008 and subsequent classes, the minimum credits required are 21 credits. Students may petition for course credit for minor courses completed before the acceptance of minor studies.

However, students completing any education curriculum or teacher training course in any other department must earn a minimum of 34 credits, 30 credits of which must be from core courses (including 14 credits or more in basic courses) and 4 credits from education-for-subject courses. Note that the class of 2008 and subsequent classes cannot obtain the qualification for teaching from minor studies in a college.

Application Procedures & Cancellation

At the beginning of each semester, students should obtain approval from their department head and submit their application form for minor studies with their transcript, to the dean of the college in which they want to undertake their minor studies. This application must be submitted within the first quarter of the semester of application.

Students undertaking minor studies will receive instructions on the minor courses and completion procedures from the relevant department head. If students decide to cancel their minor studies before completion, they must submit their cancellation form within the first quarter of the semester.

Change of Major

A change of major refers to leaving the affiliated department and transferring the student register to another department. There are a number of restrictions for changing the major. First, the College of Education limits change of major to the departments within the college and departments outside this college allow for change of major to outside the College of Education. Also, change of major from any department to the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Veterinary Medicine is not possible and change of major to the College of Pharmacy is only possible for students who are admitted. The number of such changes or transfers is limited to within 20% of the admission capacity of each admissions category. The application period for change of major is at the end of each academic year. Change of major applications can only be submitted by juniors and seniors and the following are the qualifications for each year.

  • Junior (year 3) – Registered 4 or 5 semesters and completed at least 65 credits and less than 98 credits.
  • Senior (year 4) – Registered at least 6 semesters and completed at least 98 credits and less than 130 credits.