Academics

Course Selection & Enrollment

  • Find information on specific courses using the NTU online catalog. Note, look at the relevant semester when info on future semesters is not available.
  • To review the course catalog, choose English at the top of the page (close to the left side of page), then choose "courses taught in English". You should not see a schedule. Choose the College of Bioresources and Agriculture. Ignore any courses offered through the vet school as those classes are not available to exchange students. 
  • This program offers language and area studies courses as electives. CALS students must study the language (at any level) or take a course about Taiwan/China/Asia. Review information on Chinese language classes.
  • For assistance in selecting courses, see your faculty or college advisor. (Note: You may earn elective, distributional, minor or major credit depending on your major and college.)
  • You may need to look at courses from a previous semester (i.e.: the most recent spring semester if you want to select classes for a future spring abroad) 

The CALS Exchange Program with NTU is department-specific. Students should expect to take a majority of their credit hours in the College of Bioresources and Agriculture but students can take courses offered in other colleges if they meet any prerequisites (if any).

 The College of Bioresources and Agriculture includes the following departments and schools: 

  • Department of Agronomy
  • Department of Bio-environmental Systems Engineering
  • Department of Agricultural Chemistry
  • School of Forestry & Resource Conservation
  • Department of Agricultural Economics
  • Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
  • Department of Bio-industry Communication & Development
  • Department of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering
  • Department of Entomology
  • Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology
  • Institute of Food Science and Technology
  • Institute of Biotechnology
  • Master Program for Plant Medicine

Course Restrictions

  1. Refer to the column "Limits on Course adding/ dropping" for each specific course on the NTU Online Course Information.
  2. The Department of Anthropology requires students to have Chinese language proficiency because there are no courses taught in English.
  3. GMBA required courses/ core courses are only open to GMBA degree students, whereas most GMBA elective courses are open to exchange students with the authorization codes given by course instructors.
  4. The following courses are NOT OPEN to Exchange/ visiting students: 
    • College of Medicine courses
    • EMBA and EiMBA courses
    • Courses in the Vet School
    • Practicum courses offered by departments
    • Lab courses offered by the Department of Chemistry
    • Courses offered by Center for Teaching Education, and all Academic Programs (學分學程)
    • School of Professional Education and Continuing Studies (進修推廣學院)
    • Summer Session (暑修) and Summer College (夏季學院) courses

Course Load & Credits

  • Students must take 15 NTU credits for 15 Cornell credits.
  • Decisions on the final allocation of credit are made upon successful completion of the course (must earn grade equivalent of a “C” or higher—all courses must award a letter grade).
  • For more information on courses and credits from abroad, including policies regarding start/end dates, refer to the Academic Policies page on the Education Abroad website. 

Transcript & Grades

  • Grades will appear on the Cornell transcript in the same format as they are recorded on the original transcript generated by the host institution. Grades are not factored into the Cornell GPA.
  • For information on how grades appear on the transcript and frequently asked questions, including transcript dates for graduating seniors, please refer to the Transcripts and Credits page on the Education Abroad website.

  • You must request your program to send the transcript to Cornell.

    If possible, have them send the transcript via a secure means (password protected, Box/Dropbox, etc.) to abroad@cornell.edu . Do not use a default email address for Cornell University. 

    Alternatively, your program can mail your transcript to B50 Caldwell Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, 14853.

Courses Taken In Previous Semesters

Below is a list of courses taken in previous years for reference and not a list of course offerings. There is no guarantee of course availability. Courses are listed in alphabetical order by the subject and course code at NTU. 

  • ENT 5069 Edible Insects 
  • ENT 5073 Introductory Entomology 
  • Forest 5035 Exploring Taiwan: Natural Environment and Resources 
  • Forest 5071 Exploring Taiwan: Natural Resources Conservation and Management 
  • LibEdu 1078 Exploring Taiwan: Women and Taiwanese Society 
  • PPM 5075 Fungal Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Evolution 
  • PTCSL 7909 General Chinese Language Course II 
  • PTCSL 7911 Chinese Enhancing Course II