Overseas Guidance Counseling
Overseas Counseling
The Center for Holistic Education launched an "International Learning" course for second-year students to implement guidance for students' English proficiency tests, foreign university applications, guidance for courses taken during their third year abroad, and follow-up guidance for their lives and studies abroad. During the students' third year abroad, each department will arrange dedicated tutors for online guidance, while also using the "Junior-year Abroad Guidance Notification System" to monitor their lives and learning overseas. In addition, departments can evaluate and track students' learning achievements overseas through the recognition process for credits taken during their third year abroad.
I. The Center for Holistic Education’s website has a "Junior-year Abroad Guidance / Notification System." Starting from their sophomore year, students need to complete the registration for the required notification items within the time limit. During their junior year abroad, they need to regularly report their course and accommodation situation, and both tutors and parents can understand the students' situation from the school selection to their study abroad period through the system.
II. Regular reporting mechanism:
1. Before going abroad, students are required to register their contact information, such as their mailing address, email address, and phone number, in the Junior-year Abroad Guidance / Notification System when registering for their Junior-year abroad. This information is used for subsequent tracking and contacting of students.
2. In case of an emergency, junior-year tutors, department heads, and students can contact each other through mobile phones and email. The Tamsui Campus Safety Center (02) 26215656 ext. 2256 (emergency phone: 26222173) is available 24 hours a day, and the staff on duty can also assist with notifications.
lll.Providing reference materials for studying abroad:
In addition to introducing overseas schools, the content covers essential information such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, visas, bank accounts, and emergency contact information. After returning to Taiwan, students can share their experience of studying abroad to help their juniors and serve as representatives of the school for students returning from their junior year abroad.
Junior Abroad Studies
1. Completion of the Junior Abroad Year Program is a graduation requirement for all departments affiliated with the Holistic Education Group. According to regulations, junior-year students must study abroad for one year. To ensure that students complete the program on time, the "Junior Abroad Studies" is a required course for third-year students. It is worth 0 credits in both the fall and spring semesters, and the only grades given are pass/fail.
2. As overseas students are exempt from the program; this course is only applicable to students with Taiwanese nationality. It applies to Taiwanese students who have enrolled since the 110th academic year.
“Study abroad schedule and precautions”
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I. Students will independently apply for TOEFL or IELTS
1. Apply for either TOEFL or IELTs in the summer between the freshman and sophomore year and obtain the score before the end of November.
2. Submit the TOEFL or IELTS scores and register for up to one school per student starting from December.
II. First semester, Sophomore year: Apply for study abroad schools.
1. Take the "International Learning Course" to learn about the process of studying abroad in the junior year and to hear about experiences from senior students before registering for schools.
2. Select one school from a list of designated sister schools to study abroad in.
3. Register for a school, with a limit of students per school (depending on the regulations of each academic year).
4. Download the application form from the website of the sister school.
5. Follow the instructions of the counseling teacher from the sister school for related registration matters.
6. Students who did not finish their regisration will be regarded as postpone the Junior Abroad Year Program. Center for Holistic Education will sent a notification mail to parents.
III. Second semester, Sophomore year: Receive news of admission confirmation from April to June.
1. Students needs to collect apply information before each departments receive deadline.
2. Confirm the airline tickets, accommodation, and visa matters.
3. The counseling teacher provides students with their contact information and prepares them for studying abroad.
IV. Visa application and procedures to complete before leaving the country for Draftees-to-be.
1. After obtaining admission confirmation, apply for a visa by oneself.
2. Purchase airline tickets by oneself.
3. Before leaving the country, male students are required to fill out the data investigation form for military service for leaving the country before the end of May.
!!The school will send a letter to the relevant county and city military service unit in Taiwan to complete the procedures for leaving the country. Male students should bring the approved letter and passport to the military service unit to stamp the exit approval seal, leave the country within one month, and return to the country within the specified period. !!
V. Starting from the beginning, when students are applying for sister schools in the sophomore year, to when they study abroad in the junior year, they must regularly update their status in the "Overseas Guidance/ Notification System", so that teachers and parents can understand the student's preparations before leaving the country and the living and learning conditions after leaving the country.
VI. Complete relevant registration matters for the school.
1. During the junior year of studying abroad, in addition to paying the tuition and miscellaneous fees of the sister school, students must also complete registration procedures at Tamkang University and pay 1/4 of the tuition and miscellaneous fees. Exchange students must pay the full tuition and miscellaneous fees of Tamkang University.
2. After paying the fees, the international student ID card of the students travelling overseas is kept by the students themselves and the registration seal will be added upon return to the country. Alternatively, the duty of acquiring the registration seal for the student ID can be entrusted to someone else during that semester.