Second Foreign Language Course Selection/Addition for the Fall Semester of the 2025-2026 Academic Year

I. Key Course Selection Principles

• Course Load Limit: Students may take a maximum of two second foreign language courses of different languages per semester.
• Language Restriction: Students may not take two courses of the same language at different levels simultaneously.
• Repeating Courses: Credits for a course you have already passed with the exact same name will not count toward your graduation requirements. However, the grade will still be calculated in your semester and overall GPA. Students are responsible for tracking their own graduation credit status.
• Class Capacity: The maximum number of students per class (including those from the lottery and add/drop) is 45. Instructors may make flexible adjustments based on classroom capacity and teaching preparation. Please refer to the Second Foreign Language course add/drop announcement and the instructor's in-class instructions for more information.

II. New Add/Drop Procedure (Effective from Spring 2025 / 113-2 Semester)

• Fully Online: Paper-based add/drop forms are no longer used.
• Application Portal: Submit your add/drop requests directly through the "NCKU Course Information & Enrollment System."
• Instructor Approval: Instructors will review and approve requests online via the Course Selection System.

III. Course Selection & Add/Drop Process

Scenario 1: Courses with Available Slots

• Period: September 5 and 6, and September 8 and 9.
• Action: Register your preferences in the "NCKU Course Information & Enrollment System" to participate in the course draw.

Scenario 2: Full Courses (Requiring Add/Drop)

• Period: September 10, 08:30 to September 16, 13:00
• Action:
  1. Submit an add request in the "NCKU Course Information & Enrollment System," and pay attention to any add/drop announcements from the Second Foreign Language instructors.
  2. Attend the class in person to request the instructor's approval based on their specific rules.
  3. Combine your current semester class schedule (taken after the 2nd lottery of the 3rd stage of course selection and including your student ID and name) with a screenshot of your "Course Add Checklist" that has the desired Second Foreign Language course highlighted in a red box. Upload this as a single PDF file, noting that applications with incomplete or incorrectly formatted documents will not be accepted.
  4. Refer to the table below for application scenarios and their corresponding reasons, and fill out your application accurately:

1. 5. Process Summary: Go to the Course Selection System → Select the "Conditions for course addition" → Fill in the reason for your application (refer to the table above) → Upload the combined PDF file to the designated field → Check your application status in the system at any time.

IV. Online Add/Drop Key Schedule

• Student Application Window: September 10, 08:30 – September 16, 13:00
• Instructor Review Window: September 10, 08:30 – September 16, 17:00
• Check Your Status: Monitor the "Approval Status" in the "Add/Drop Request List" of the NCKU Course Information & Enrollment System. All requests will be processed by September 16, 17:00 at the latest.

V. Important Notes for Students during Add/Drop

• What to Show the Instructor: When requesting approval in class, you must log in to the System on your phone and show the instructor your current semester schedule and your Course Add Checklist.
• Instructor Approval Conditions: Instructors will only approve your request if your schedule meets all of the following criteria:
  • You are not currently enrolled in another course of the same language.
  • You have fewer than two second foreign language courses in total.
  • You are not enrolled in another course with the exact same name.
• Do Not Submit Multiple Requests: Do not apply for multiple sections of the same language course to increase your chances.
• Post-Add/Drop Responsibility: Once a course is successfully added, the Foreign Language Center will not assist with withdrawals, drops, or course swaps.

VI. Situations Requiring Student's Attention & Responsibility

The Foreign Language Center is not responsible for any issues arising from the following situations. Please check your status carefully:

• Exceeding Credit Limit: Exceeding your maximum credit load after adding a course without having the necessary qualifications for an overload.
• Maximum Credits Reached: Being unable to add a course because your credit load is already at the maximum.
• Course Time Conflicts: The added course has a time conflict with another course on your schedule.
• Duplicate Course from the draw: Being assigned the same course via the draw before your add/drop request is processed.
• Already Enrolled in Same Language: Already having a course in the same language on your schedule before the add/drop is processed.

VII. How Time Conflicts are Handled

• Conflict with an Existing Course:
  • If your add request is approved, the original course at the conflicting time slot will be automatically dropped, and the new course will be added.
• Conflict with Another Pending Add/Drop Request:
  • First-Come, First-Served: The course that is approved by an instructor first will be added to your schedule.
  • Automatic Cancellation: The other pending request for the same time slot will be marked as [Time Conflict], and its status will be changed to [Application Cancelled].

VIII. Withdrawal Information

• Withdrawal Period: If you need to withdraw from a course for any reason (credit issues, repeating a course, etc.), you must do so yourself via the online system within the announced period.

IX. Relevant Regulations

• According to the "Regulations for Second Foreign Language Course Offering and Selection," students may take a maximum of two second foreign language courses per semester and may not take two courses of the same language at different levels concurrently.
• According to Article 4, Section 6 of the "NCKU Student Course Selection Regulations," credits for a repeated course (a course you have already passed with the exact same name) will not count toward your minimum graduation credits. However, the grade will be included in your semester and cumulative GPA. Students are solely responsible for any issues related to graduation credit shortages arising from this.