第一外語能力規定 (節錄自國立清華大學資訊工程學系博士班修業規定)

博士生應於畢業前取得下列任一種之第一外語能力證明：

(1) 博士班入學之前五年內到博士畢業前托福成績New Internet-based TOEFL達 79 分之證明。或托福成績Computer-based TOEFL達 210 分之證明。

(2) 博士班入學之前五年內到博士畢業前通過「全民英語能力分級檢定測驗」(簡稱「全民英檢」)中高級測驗之初試及複試，成績達 80 分。

(3) 博士班入學之前五年內到博士畢業前雅思(IELTS)成績達 6.0(含)以上之證明。

(4) 入學後修習以下英文課程達 6 學分，且成績均達 B+ 分。

• CS 5912 科技英文、CS 5913 學術英文寫作
• 本校語言中心所開科號LANG課程中，標示「研究所優先」、「限研究生」、「中級」、或「高級」之英語課程
• 其它經系主任認可之英文課程

(5) 已取得英語系國家且教育部認可之學位者。

First Foreign Language Qualification

Before graduation, a student must satisfy the foreign language requirement in one of the following ways.

(1) Scoring 79 or above in the New Internet-based TOEFL exams, or scoring 210 or above in the Computer-based TOEFL exams, within the period starting from five years prior to the admission to PhD studies until graduation.

(2) Passing the first and second stages of the upper-intermediate level of the General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) with a score of 80 or above, within the period starting from five years prior to the admission to PhD studies until graduation.

(3) Scoring 6.0 or above in IELTS, within the period starting from five years prior to admission to PhD studies until graduation.

(4) Obtaining a minimum of six credits from the following courses, all with grades of B+ or above, after admission to the PhD program:

• “CS5912 Scientific and Technological English”, “CS5913 Academic Research Writing”.
• Courses offered by NTHU Language Center with prefix “LANG” which are designated as “Priority given to Graduate Students”, “Intermediate Level”, or “Advanced Level”.
• English courses approved by the department chair.

(5) Possessing a degree certificate from a university in an English-speaking country which is recognized by the Ministry of Education ROC.