Course Code Overview
Course Code Structure
Each NTHU course code contains 15 bytes, structured from left to right as shown:
- The first 3 digits: Represent the academic year the course is offered (e.g., 113 indicates the 2024 academic year).
- The 4th and 5th digits: Represent the semester the course is offered (e.g., 10 indicates the first semester).
- English letters: Represent the department offering the course (e.g., PHYS represents the Department of Physics).
- The next 4 digits: Represent the course code, where:
- The first digit distinguishes the course level:
- Undergraduate courses: The first digit ranges from 1 to 4.
- Graduate courses: The first digit is 5 or higher.
- The first digit distinguishes the course level:
- The last 2 digits: Represent the course section:
- 00 indicates that the course is offered as a single section.
- 01 represents Section 1, 02 represents Section 2, and so on.
Undergraduate vs Graduate Courses
The first digit of a course code helps identify the academic level:
- 1XXX: Suitable for first-year undergraduate students
- 2XXX: Suitable for second-year undergraduate students
- 3XXX: Suitable for third-year undergraduate students
- 4XXX: Suitable for fourth-year undergraduate students
- 5XXX, 6XXX: Suitable for master’s and doctoral students
- 7XXX, 8XXX, 9XXX: Suitable for doctoral students
Conversion Table for Academic Years and Semesters
This table shows how the first five digits of the course number correspond to the academic year and semester.
| First 5 digits of the course number | Corresponding Academic year and semester |
| 11010 | 2021-Fall |
| 11020 | 2022-Spring |
| 11110 | 2022-Fall |
| 11120 | 2023-Spring |
| 11210 | 2023-Fall |
| 11220 | 2024-Spring |
| 11310 | 2024-Fall |
| 11320 | 2025-Spring |
Day Codes (Alphabetical)
| Code | Day |
|---|---|
| M | Monday |
| T | Tuesday |
| W | Wednesday |
| R | Thursday |
| F | Friday |
| S | Saturday |
| U | Sunday |
Example: T3T4R3R4 = Tuesday 3rd & 4th period + Thursday 3rd & 4th period
Class Periods & Times
| Period | Time |
|---|---|
| 1 | 08:00–08:50 |
| 2 | 09:00–09:50 |
| 3 | 10:10–11:00 |
| 4 | 11:10–12:00 |
| n | 12:10–13:00 |
| 5 | 13:20–14:10 |
| 6 | 14:20–15:10 |
| 7 | 15:30–16:20 |
| 8 | 16:30–17:20 |
| 9 | 17:30–18:20 |
| a | 18:30–19:20 |
| b | 19:30–20:20 |
| c | 20:30–21:20 |
| d | 21:30–22:20 |
Note: Periods 2 and 6 include a longer break (20 minutes).
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