International Students' Course Selection Guide
A step-by-step course selection guide covering essential academic policies, timelines, and registration systems.
📢 Before You Start: Essential Academic Policies
Core Steps: 8-Step Course Selection Guide
Follow these steps to navigate your course selection process:
Selection Schedule
📅 Check key dates for course registration, add/drop periods, and deadlines.
Requirements
📚 Understand mandatory courses, electives, and credit limits for graduation.
Course Search
🔎 Browse available courses, syllabi, English-taught (EMI) options, and schedules.
Pre-selection
📝 Draft your ideal schedule in advance to avoid time conflicts.
Official Selection
✅ Log into the Academic System to formally submit your course choices.
Check Results
🔍 Review assigned courses and lottery selection outcomes after each stage.
Extra Selection
💡 Learn how to request instructor permission during the Add/Drop Period.
Final Confirmation
🔄 Double-check your final course list online before the deadline.
Strategies & Practical Tools
Course Selection Schedule by Student Category
The schedules below apply to different groups of incoming students. August-entry international students and spring-entry international graduate students have different course selection stages. Please follow the schedule applicable to your admission category.
August-Entry International Students
For international students admitted in August.
These dates are for August-entry students only. Spring-entry students should refer to the schedule below.
Spring-Entry International Graduate Students
For international graduate students admitted for the spring semester.
Please note that the dates above are for spring-entry graduate students. The August-entry Freshman Registration period does not apply to this group.
⚠️ All Courses Require Manual Registration
Please Note: NTHU implements a self-directed course selection system. Regardless of whether a course is mandatory (required) or elective, NO courses are pre-registered or automatically added to your timetable by the university. You must manually register for every course online within the designated periods.
⚠️ Critical Reminder: Enroll in Mandatory Courses in Their Appointed Semesters
The enrollment capacity for mandatory courses is strictly budgeted based on the number of freshmen in that specific academic year. Although returning students can select courses earlier (in June), NTHU implements a "Freshmen Quota Reservation" or "Freshmen Only" restriction on first-year mandatory classes.
If you fail to take a required course during its designated semester and delay it to future years, you may encounter limited course availability, scheduling conflicts with advanced required courses, or difficulty enrolling. This could affect your graduation timeline.
Digital Learning Systems Sync Schedule
Please note that newly added courses are synchronized to digital learning platforms according to the following schedule:
📅 Add / Drop Period & Extra Selection
Updated twice daily: 08:00 AM & 07:00 PM
☀️ Summer Session
Updated twice daily: 08:00 AM & 07:00 PM
🛠️ Technical Support (Computer Center)
Email: eeclass@my.nthu.edu.tw
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