Rules & Regulations

Maximum of 15 credits can be taken in each semester. Students may take 3 courses in other institutes during two years, the application for the selected courses should be submitted to the office in advance to be accredited as credits for graduation.

1) Required Course:

International Business Management,1 course for 3 credits.

2) Required Elective Courses 1:

International Marketing Management, International Financial Management, International Human Resource Management, 3 courses for 9 credits.

3) Required Elective Courses 2:

Financial Management, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, 3 courses for 9 credits.

A. These 3 courses can be waived for students who have completed during undergraduate study in 1 semester (3 credits) and pass with a score of 60 or above. Students who would like to apply for credits waiving should submit to the Institute of International Business office the original transcript of their undergraduate for verification.

B. The credits waiving application should be completed 1 month before the first semester ends (according to the school schedule). This is the only chance to apply. Late applications will not be accepted.

4) Compulsory Fundamental 3 Courses:

Fundamental Statistics in Business, Fundamental Accounting in Business, Fundamental Economics in Business

A. Completion of these courses will not be counted as part of the credits required for graduation.

B. These 3 courses may be waived for students who have completed in undergraduate study in 1 semester (3 credits) and passed with a score of 60 or above, or in five years junior college study in 2 semesters (6 credits). Students who would like to apply for credits waiving should submit to the Institute of International Business office the original transcript of their undergraduate for verification.

C. The credits waiving application should be completed 1 month before the first semester ends (according to the school schedule). This is the only chance to apply. Late applications will not be accepted.

D. Students can also take these fundamental courses on online learning systems such as MOOCs, but they will not be counted as part of the credits required for graduation neither.

E. Students who take an online course have to take the exam at the end of the semester. If you pass the exam, you don’t have to take the courses.

3. Thesis Advisor

1) Students must decide their thesis advisor before the end of the first semester.

2) The thesis advisor must be a full time faculty member of Institute of International Business. If the advisor is from other institutes or a part-time instructor, he/she will need to co-advise the student with a full-time faculty member from Institute of International Business.

3) To change advisor, students need to sign up the “Advisor Changing Application Form” and “Affidavit of advisor changing”.

4. Postgraduates' Change of Departments

1) From other departments to IB: Students should confirm the advisor and get the permission from the leader of the IB institute before the postgraduates’ change.

2) From IB to other departments: Students need to study in IB institute for one year before the application of postgraduates’ change of departments.

5. Thesis Proposal Regulations

1) Students require to pass the proposal to applying for Final Thesis Defense. Students in thesis proposal should prepare a English presentation and submit the “Thesis Proposal Application Form” to the IB office on week before the date of thesis proposal.

2) Students must have the Final Thesis Defense at least 2 months after the proposal.

6. Master Degree Final Defense

1) Students should get the permission from your advisor and submit the final defense application to the IB office one month before the final defense.

2)The final defense must be conducted in English and a plagiarism detection report from a school-approved original thesis comparison software must be submitted.

7. Credits Waiver

Students who have been to the foreign university to study in the dual-degree system could apply for the credits waiver that courses have passed the examinations. Following the rules of “Cheng Kung University Dual-Degree system Regulation”. Student can waive up to 21 credits.

8. English Proficiency Requirement

1) Students must pass one of the English proficiency tests listed below:

A.TOEIC – 785 or above.

B. Pass the high-intermediate level second-round test of GEPT.

C. IELTS English Language Testing 5.5 or above.

D. TOEFL online version (iBT - Internet-based Test) 72 and above.

E. Select the course “Online English for Graduate Students” in the course enrollment system, and reach 70 in the final grade.

F. Students who come from English-speaking countries don’t need to provide a language proficiency certificate.

2) The English test that has been taken within 5 years before enrollment may be accepted.

9. Any matters not covered in these Regulations shall be governed by the relevant provisions of the University Regulations and Graduate Regulations. These Regulations shall be promulgated and implemented upon approval by the Institute Council. The same shall apply to any amendments.