Office of Student Affairs

Contracted Bilingual-friendly Hospitals and Clinics

NCHU signed contracts with designated medical institutions, including hospitals and clinics, to offer discounts on consultation registration fees and certain out-of-pocket medical expenses for our faculty and students.

※ Discounts will only be applied if the official student or faculty identification document is presented during the consultation.

※ All contracted hospitals and clinics are bilingual-friendly.

Academic Excellence Award

The Student Life Division reviews student eligibility and provides each department with Academic Excellence Award Certificates to be handed out to the recipients. No application is required.

Undergraduate students with outstanding academic performance who make the List will be presented a certificate and an award of NT$3,000. One out of every 20 students in a class may be included on the List.

In the event of a tie for the last eligible place, both (or all) students may be included.

Part-Time Administrative Assistant Scholarships for Graduate Students

Part-time administrative assistants are considered labor-type (and not learning-type) assistants. Students’ eligibility to serve as part-time administrative assistants and the remuneration they are entitled to are determined separately by each department. Graduate students who are unable to perform their duties satisfactorily or who are subject to a demerit or more severe penalty will lose their right to apply for or continue to receive scholarship payments. Scholarship payments begin in August for current students (September for new students) and end in July of the following year.

Graduate Student Scholarship and Student Aid

* Graduate students may be entitled to scholarships or student aid:

1. Scholarships are awarded to new and current students with outstanding academic or research performance.

2. The following types of graduate students are entitled to student aid:

  (1) Students who serve as teaching assistants and who actually perform teaching duties are entitled to student aids pursuant to the NCHU Guidelines for Recruitment and Selection Labor-based Teaching Assistants.

  (2) Students who serve as part-time, labor-type administrative assistants are entitled to student aids in accordance with Article 8 herein.

* Scholarship and student aid payments begin in August for current students (September for new students) and end in July of the following year. The scholarship and student aid amount may be adjusted by each department, graduate institute, and degree program on a monthly basis.

* Each department, graduate institute, and degree program formulates its own scholarship and student aid review regulations, based on which a committee is established to review matters related to the application for and allocation of scholarship and student aid in the department, graduate institute, or degree program.

Student Rewards and Penalties

  • There are six types of student awards: commendations,minor merits, major merits, and conferral of certificates, medals, or prize money.
  • There are seven types of student penalty: written warning, reprimand, minor demerit, major demerit, probation, drop out and expulsion.
  • Faculty members and the responsible departments may give suggestion to the handling of students’ rewards and penalties but must do so by invoking the related clauses, and following the reward and penalty procedures.
  • The reward and penalty procedures for students shall be handled as follows:
    1. Faculty members and responsible departments that give suggestion on conferring a commendation or a minor merit, or imposing a reprimand or a minor
    demerit shall provide related documents for reference, which shall be handled by the Office of Student Affairs and the mentor in collaboration.
  1. The conferral of a major merit or rewards above a major merit, or the imposition of a major demerit or a penalty more serious than a major demerit shall be reviewed and passed by the Student Rewards and Penalties Committee, and approved by the President before an announcement is made on campus.
  2. When reviewing the conferral of a major merit or rewards above a major merit, or the imposition of a major demerit or a penalty more serious than a major demerit, the Student Rewards and Penalties Committee shall notify and invite related department heads, mentors, and personnel to attend the discussion. For imposing a major demerit or a penalty more serious than a major demerit, the
    student in question shall be notified and given the opportunity to explain and defend him/herself.
  3. Decisions of penalties shall be documented in writing, clearly stating the decisions, facts, reasons, remedies, duration and the responsible department.
  4. When conferring a major merit or rewards above a major merit, or imposing a major demerit or a penalty more serious than a major demerit, the University shall notify the parents or legal guardians of the student in question.
  • The disciplinary records of students shall not be deleted. However, students who are firsttime offender of these Regulations and are not imposed a major demerit may apply for expunction of disciplinary record. The Directives Governing the Expunction of Student Disciplinary Records shall be formulated separately.
    *The reward and penalty records of students on suspension of studies are effective after
    re-enrollment

Commencement

A solemn yet intimate occasion, each year, the University’s commencement ceremony is based on the NCHU motto–integrity, austerity, refinement, and diligence–which has inspired generations of graduates to serve their community and give back to society. Through the commencement ceremony, we hope to strengthen graduates’ ties with their teachers and alma mater, bless them with wonderful memories and best wishes, and launch them towards their goals in life.

Class Counseling Service

1. Introduction:

Each counseling session is led by a professional counselor who guides participants to better understand themselves and their ideas, thoughts, and attitudes toward life through a series of explorative, topic-based activities. If you and your classmates are interested, sign up for a session or ask your academic advisor to do it.

2. Application procedures:

  (1) Download the application form from the Health and Counseling Center website.

  (2) Email the completed form to counsel@nchu.edu.tw.

  (3) Applications must be submitted at least 20 days in advance. A staff member will call or email you within 3 business days of receiving your application to confirm the appointment details.

  (4) Three days before the appointment, the staff member will call you again to confirm the contents of the counseling session and the necessary preparations on your part.

  (5) After the counseling session, participants are required to fill out a feedback questionnaire.

Student Research Paper Award

Currently enrolled NCHU students who have had academic papers published under the auspices of the University are eligible.

Applicants must be the first or corresponding author of the thesis.The thesis must be a full academic journal article published in SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded), SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index), or A&HCI (Art & Humanities Citation Index).

Please submit a photocopy of the published paper as it appears in the journal (or a copy of the final draft along with the proof of acceptance/publication), obtain the signature of your advisor, and submit the application to the head of your department, the dean of your college, and the Chief of the Student Life Division for approval.

Student Leave Request

  1. Enrolled students who are unable to appear in class must request a leave of absence in accordance with the National Chung Hsing University Rules Governing Student Leave Request.
  2. Students may submit a leave request in writing or via the online system, with each course instructor determining the preferred method.
  3. Approval of leave requests:
  • Taking leaves for 1-2 days requires approval from the course instructor;
  • Taking leaves for 3–5 days requires approval by the course instructor and mentor;
  • Taking leaves for 6-15 days requires approval by the course instructor, mentor, and head of the department or institute;
  • Taking leave for more than 16 days requires approval by the course instructor, mentor, head of department or institute,Vice Presidents of Student Affairs, and Vice President for Academic Affairs.