Explanation of National Tsing Hua University Course Codes

Example: 11320PHYS501000

1. The first 3 digits: Represent the academic year the course is offered (e.g., 113 indicates the 2024 academic year).
2. The 4th and 5th digits: Represent the semester the course is offered (e.g., 10 indicates the first semester).
3. English letters: Represent the department offering the course (e.g., PHYS represents the Department of Physics).
4. 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.
5. 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.

Course Code Level Breakdown

The last four digits of the course code represent the course identification, with the first digit indicating the course 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.