Course Selection Guideline for General and Liberal Education

Ever since its inception, the Center for General Education has striven to enrich the content of general and liberal education, and to fulfill the ideal of a "well-round education." The original general and liberal education curricula were first implemented in academic year 1997, and they have remained largely unchanged except for a few minor adjustments to course requirements and credit hours. However, starting in academic year 2007. major changes to both general and liberal education curricula were put into effect. The curricula below apply to students admitted to the University in or before academic year 2006 and for those admitted in or after academic year 2007.

＊General and Liberal Education Curricula for Students Admitted to the University in or before Academic Year 2006.

1.Credits:

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General Core Courses: 18 Credits Required in Total

"Chinese Literature" – 6 Credits:	With the goal of improving the students' Chinese Language proficiency and cultural ccomplishment.
"Foreign Languages" – 6 Credits:	With the goal of training the students' foreign language skill.
"History" – 4 Credits:	Focusing on the reading of classic texts with the goal of improving the students' knowledge of history and their ability in historical dialectics.
"Constitution" and "Civic Education" – 2 Credits:	Students can select one of these two alternatives to develop their knowledge of the "Constitution" or to raise their modern civil awareness.

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Liberal Education Courses: At least 12 credits required in total.

2. Liberal Education Curriculum: The Liberal Education Curriculum covers 4 major areas, namely "Humanities (G1)", "Social Sciences (G2)", "Material Sciences (G3)", and "Life Sciences (G4)." Effective from academic year 2007

(1)	"Humanities (G1)" includes current courses in "Literature and Arts (A1)", "Historical Thinking (A2)", "World Civilization (A3)", and "Philosophy and Moral reasoning(A4)".
(2)	"Social Sciences" (G2) includes the current courses in "Civil Awareness and Social Analysis (A5)" .
(3)	"Material Sciences (G3)" includes the current courses in "Quantitative Analysis and Mathematics (A6)" and "Material Science (A7)".
(4)	"Life Sciences (G4)" includes the current courses in "Life Science (A8)" .

Students are required to select courses only from study areas that are outside their own department. To find out the area of curriculum that your department falls under please refer to "Table of department/curriculum correspondence."

＊ General and Liberal Education Curricula for Students Admitted to the University in or after Academic Year 2007

1. Credits:

(1)

General Core Courses : Total 12 Credits

"Chinese Literature" – 6 Credits:	With the goal of improving the students' Chinese Language proficiency and cultural accomplishment.
"Foreign Languages" – 6 Credits:	With the goal of training the students' foreign language skill.

(2)	Liberal Education Courses: Undergraduate students admitted to the University in or after academic year 2007 should get 18 credits for Liberal Education Courses.

2. Liberal Education Curriculum:

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Effective from academic year 2007 the liberal education curriculum covers 8 major areas, namely "Literature and Arts (A1)," "Historical Thinking (A2)," "World Civilization (A3)," "Philosophy and Moral Reasoning (A4)," "Civil Awareness and Social Analysis (A5)," " Quantitative Analysis and Mathematics (A6)," "Material Science (A7)," and "Life Science (A8)." Students are required to earn at least 18 credits for liberal education courses.

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Students should study the Liberal Education Courses specifically required by their department as documented in the "Table of Liberal Education Curriculum areas Required by each the College/ Department" published by the CGE. Students should study at least one course subject in each other specified specific areas of study. If a student chooses to take Liberal Education Courses from a study area that is not required by their department, then the credits for these courses will not be counted as LEC credits. Foreign students are exempted from these restrictions.