Master Strategy for International New Students

A step-by-step course selection guide covering essential academic policies, timelines, and registration systems.

📢 Before You Start: Essential Academic Policies

🌏 Mandarin Course Requirements for International Students

All international degree-seeking students must fulfill specific Mandarin language graduation benchmarks. Check your required Mandarin courses, placement rules, and waivers here.

View Mandarin Rules →

📘 Policy on Enrolling in English-Taught Courses

Guidelines and specific search regulations for international students taking English-taught courses at NTHU to ensure smoothly meeting your program requirements.

View EMI Guidelines →

🎓 5-Step Course Selection Flow

STEP 1

🗓️ Check Timeline

Stay informed about the opening dates for each selection stage.

STEP 2

🧩 Pre-planning

Plan ahead using the Tentative System.
*Tentative System ≠ Selection System

📊 Comparison: Pre-Selection VS Official Selection 🔍 Course Catalog Overview

STEP 3

🎯 Course Enrollment

*Oversubscribed courses are processed via random draw (not first-come, first-served).

📊 Check Live Vacancies

STEP 4

📊 View Results

Confirm your random selection results and check your initial class schedule.

🔍 Results Interface Guide

STEP 5

✅ Final Add/Drop

Fine-tune your schedule after classes start to finalize your courses for the semester.

💡 Online Extra Selection Guide →

1. Academic Planning & Requirements

Before entering the system, ensure you understand your departmental mandates:

📑 Academic Information System: View Required/Elective List for your year of entry.
🔗 Official Regulations: Check Graduation Credit Requirements.

⚠️ Important: NTHU does NOT automatically register students for required courses. You must manually add every subject.

Phase 1: Secure Dept. Required Courses

Phase 2: Arrange GE & Electives (Undergrad) / Electives (Grad)

2. How to Use the Selection Systems

🕒 Formal System Hours: Daily 12:00 PM – 09:00 AM (Closed 09:00–12:00 for maintenance).

🧩 A. Tentative System (Pre-planning)

Practice using the interface without conflict checks.

🚀 B. Formal Course Selection System

Path: Academic Information System → Select Courses.

Query: Use "Curriculum catalog" to find courses.
Live Quota Check: Refer to Live Enrollment Status & Vacancies
Add/Drop: Click "ADD" to enroll or "QUIT" to remove.

⚠️ Security: System logs out after 30 minutes of inactivity.

3. Understanding Your Selection Results

Official results are ONLY found in the Academic Information System.

📍 How to Check

📍 Why was I not selected?

Quota exceeded: The course is full.
Schedule Conflict: Overlaps with an already secured course.
Quota Reached: Hit the category limit.
Volunteer Schedule Conflicts: A higher preference was already secured.

🎓 NTHU eeclass/eLearn: Access materials the next day after enrollment.

4. Digital Learning Systems Sync Schedule

📅 Add-or-Drop Period／Extra Selection

Updated Twice Daily: 08:00 AM & 07:00 PM

☀️ Summer Session