Upon Arrival

What to expect upon arrival in Taiwan, including orientation, registration, housing, ARC

To do List Upon Arrival

1. Health Examination

All of incoming international students are required to complete the NTU General Health Exam in Taiwan. After completing the Online Health Survey, students can download the NTU General Health Exam Form and go to their designated hospital to do the Health Exam in Taiwan. Please note the health exam procedures are different for undergraduate and graduate students.

If you hold a Visitor Visa and would like to apply for ARC, you are required to complete the Health Certificate for Residence Application in Taiwan. For your convenience, you can go to the Taipei City Hospital, Heping branch to do one health exam and complete both the NTU Health Exam Form and the Health Certificate for ARC Application.

For more information about the Health Exam Procedure, please refer to : Academics> Enrollment/Registration >Online Registration Procedure Step 4

2. Online Registration

To be officially enrolled at NTU and get your student ID card/ Certificate of Enrollment, you need to complete the online registration procedure before the deadline.

The online registration procedure is different for Undergraduate (Bachelors) and Graduate students (Masters, PhD).

For more information about registration procedure and required documents, please refer to: Home > Academics > Enrollment/Registration.

3. Orientation Activities

To have a good start at NTU, you can join the series of Welcome activities listed in the link below. Through these events, such as the Campus Tour, you can make friends with other international students and new coming local students, and become more familiar with our university.

For more details, please refer to: Academics > Orientation Activities

4. Apply for an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC)

The ARC serves as an ID card which proves legal resident status in Taiwan. International students should take good care of it and pay attention to its expiration date as it is a very important document.

International students who have entered Taiwan with a Resident Visa, or obtained Resident Visa through visa change in Taiwan, are required to apply for Alien Resident Certificate through the online application system within 30 days after arrival or issue date of Resident Visa within Taiwan respectively.

For more details, please refer to: Campus Life > Visa/ARC

5. Complete the procedure to waive Freshmen English and College Chinese ( for undegraduates [bachelors] only)

College Chinese and Freshmen English are required course for you to get your degree at NTU. If you meet the following requirements, you may apply to waive both of the courses:

Waive Freshmen Chinese Procedure:

You may take the Basic Subject Waivers Certification Exam (Freshman Chinese subject) held by NTU. For more information about the exam, please see: https://exam.aca.ntu.edu.tw/fcc/certificate.aspx\

Waive Freshmen English Procedure:

1.Students who meet one of the following requirements can apply for waiving Freshman English (and do not need to take the Online English Proficiency Test):

(1) have passed the General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) at the Higher-Intermediate level or above (both the preliminary test and the final test);
(2) have achieved a score of 83 or higher in the new Internet-based TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language);
(3) have achieved Level 6.5 or above in the IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System);
(4) have achieved Grade B or above in the FCE (First Certificate in English) or FCE for Schools;
(5) have achieved a score of 865 points or higher on the TOEIC (Test Of English for International Communication) Reading and Listening test, together with a score of 170 or higher on the TOEIC Speaking Test and a score of 165 or higher on the TOEIC Writing Test
(6) have achieved a score of 217 or above in the FLPT (Foreign Language Proficiency Test) English Reading and Listening Test, together with a Level S-2+ or above in the English Speaking Test and a level B or above in the English Writing Test;
(7) have achieved Level 8.5 or above in the TOEFL Essentials Test;
(8) have achieved Level 4 or above in the Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition Exam or English Literature and Composition Exam;
(9) have primary and secondary graduate certificates or transcripts for at least five years.

All documents should be from an English-speaking country as specified by NTU’s Office of International Affairs.(https://reurl.cc/553xV6 )
To apply, please submit a scanned copy of your test certificate or result slip with your application form (downloadable at: https://reurl.cc/VzNvo6) before the deadline to forex@ntu.edu.tw.
The list of qualified students will be announced on this website on the appointed date: https://reurl.cc/z1lagN.
Qualified students can waive Freshman English, obtain the required 6 English/Foreign Language credits, and waive the Online English Program without having to take the Online English Proficiency Test, BUT they should bring the original copy of their certificate or result slip to the DFLL Office for verification before the appointed date. Qualification for waiving English will otherwise be annulled.

2. If you do not have any of the Certificate above and would like to waive Freshman English, please take the Online English Proficiency Test. If the result of your Test is “Qualified to register for the Basic Subject Waivers Certification Exam”, you can take the Basic Subject Waivers Certification Exam (Freshman English subject) held by NTU. For more information about the exam, please see: https://exam.aca.ntu.edu.tw/fcc/certificate.aspx

For information about the schedule and deadlines, please refer to > Degree Students > Upon Arrival > All you need to do (undergraduates/Bachelors)

6. Register and join the placement Test to take General Chinese Course

General Chinese course is a required course for Students admitted to a fully-English taught undegraduate (bachelors) program. It is counted as the required College Chinese course for student who join the fully-English taught undegraduate (bachelors) program. If you would like to take a more advanced level of Chinese course, please email to Ms. Chang Yi Ying, yiyin747@ntu.edu.tw

IF you are a graduate (master or PhD) student, please register and join the Placement test only if you are interested to take general Chinese course. Taking General Chinese Course does affect your GPA.

For more details, please refer to: Academics > Learning Chinese

Upon Arrival

To do List Upon Arrival

Waive Freshmen Chinese Procedure:

Waive Freshmen English Procedure:

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