Program Information

A Multidisciplinary Studies major is a course of study that does not belong to any one specific department/school or major. it is an independent course of study that is offered jointly by related departments and majors (including departments or majors of graduate, professional and specialized graduate schools).

Eligibility

• 1. Eligible students

  Current enrolled students (excluding students on leave of absence and those who have completed all credits towards a bachelor's degree) and students who plan to return to school (However, students planning to return must apply for reinstatement within the first reinstatement application period and obtain approval. If reinstatement is not applied for, approval of a Multidisciplinary Studies major may be rejected.)

• 2. Eligibility

  • Sophomore (2nd year) or higher, who have already acquired 35 or more credits (33 credits or more for students who entered from and after 2016)
  • Transfer students from other schools can only apply after completing at least one semester at the university.

When and how to apply

A student can apply through Classnet during January or July, to only one department (major) per time.
A student may check whether the application has been accepted or not though Classnet > Personal Information > General Information menu just prior to the second round course pre-selection period in February/August.
(If a double major, minor major, or Multidisciplinary Studies major is recorded, approval has been granted. If not recorded, it has not been approved.)

However, the final application approval status will be confirmed after February/August 22 for those who have suspended their bachelor degree conferral.

Selection Criteria

The department in charge of the Multidisciplinary Studies major will decide on approval before the course registration period.

Course Registration

1. Students who are completing a Multidisciplinary Studies major can apply for courses in both their main major department and also from the Multidisciplinary Studies major at the same time.
2. The maximum number of credits which can be taken is in accordance with Article 35 of the Academic Regulations, or the credit standards of the main major department.

Credits and Requirements for Graduation

1. Multidisciplinary Studies major students must complete a minimum of 36 credits of Multidisciplinary Studies major courses.
2. Campus deferred major students who have chosen a Multidisciplinary Studies major must take 6 credits of required liberal arts courses, and at least 1 course from each area of the common liberal arts curriculum (areas 1-7) (for students admitted in 2016 and after, at least 1 course from 6 of the 7 common liberal arts curriculum areas; <'art and design' and 'foreign (second) language and chinese characters' must be included in these>). Students must also complete at least 45 credits of basic English and Multidisciplinary Studies major courses, and a total of 140 credits or more (132 credits for students admitted in 2016 and thereon) of liberal arts elective courses and general elective courses. Students may take up to a maximum of 60 credits (50 credits for students admitted in 2016 and thereon) for liberal arts courses. However, the Multidisciplinary Studies Major Steering Committee may establish other requirements as deemed necessary with the approval of the school President. Specific requirements of the graduation thesis shall be determined by the Committee in accordance with Chapter 11 of the Academic Bylaws.
3. Multidisciplinary Studies major courses completed prior to applying for the Multidisciplinary Studies major are recognised as credits earned toward the Multidisciplinary Studies major degree.
4. If courses completed in the main major overlap with courses in the Multidisciplinary Studies major, up to 12 credits only may be given recognition (credits earned in a double major or minor which overlap with the Multidisciplinary Studies major are not recognized).

Withdrawal from a Multidisciplinary Studies Major

Students who wish to withdraw from the Multidisciplinary Studies major must apply for withdrawal through the student classnet system before the last day of the final semester (classnet → Multidisciplinary Studies-Double-Minor → Multidisciplinary Studies-Double-Minor Status → Withdrawal).

Duration of the Multidisciplinary Studies major

Graduation requirements for both the main major and the Multidisciplinary Studies major must be completed within the allowed term/duration of enrollment. If all requirements are fulfilled, the degree for each major will be awarded concurrently.

Degree Conferment

1. A Multidisciplinary Studies major student who has fulfilled all of their main major course requirements for graduation as well as all other general requirements, will be awarded a degree with the name of both their main major and the Multidisciplinary Studies major in accordance with the Academic Regulations.
2. An autonomous (free) major student who has fulfilled all of their requirements for the Multidisciplinary Studies major as their main major, as well as all other general requirements for graduation, will be awarded a degree with the name of the Multidisciplinary Studies major in accordance with the Academic Regulations.

Tuition

1. If a student is unable to satisfy the number of graduation credits required of their major department and Multidisciplinary Studies major department within eight semesters, the student will be classified as a non-graduate from their ninth semester.  In this case, tuition fees will be paid according to the applicable fees for the number of credits undertaken by registration in the student’s first major department.
   (If the major is a five-year major, the student will be classified as a non-graduate from the 11th semester.)
2. Students who are completing a Multidisciplinary Studies major officially belong to the department they originally entered until graduation. Therefore, even if the student meets requirements for graduation in their 7th semester (including early graduation), in the case of not meeting requirements for the Multidisciplinary Studies major, fees will be determined based on enrollment in the original major (regardless of registration in the department of the Multidisciplinary Studies major).
3. In the case that a campus deferred major student chooses a Multidisciplinary Studies major as their main major, the tuition to be paid is applicable to the same amount enrolled as a campus deferred major student.