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Fu Jen Catholic University Department of Life Science

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Bachelor's Program — Graduation Credit Regulations

Academic Year 2026–2027 / 115

  1. The Bachelor's Program of the Department requires a minimum of 128 credits for graduation.
  2. Department Required Courses total 33 credits.
  3. Prior to graduation, students of the Department must complete the course requirements of at least one academic track (either the Biomedical Track or the Bioresources Track), comprising 4 credits of professional laboratory courses and 29 credits of track-required elective courses.
  4. Laboratory courses of the Department must be taken concurrently with their corresponding lecture courses, or the student must have a prior record of taking the corresponding lecture course (excluding course withdrawals), in order for the laboratory course credits to be recognized toward graduation.
  5. "Biochemistry Laboratory": Students must achieve a score of at least 60 in Biochemistry (I) in order to enroll in this course.
  6. Students must complete at least 66 credits of College/Department Required Courses and Departmental Track Courses; any credits earned in excess of 66 credits may be counted toward Professional Elective credits.
  7. Elective Courses must include at least 10 credits of Professional Elective Courses offered by the Department.
  8. Students of the Department must complete at least 4 credits of professional courses taught in English (EMI) prior to graduation.
  9. Within the General Education Courses, the Natural Science category is excluded for students of the Department.

Bachelor's Program — Graduation Credit Regulations

Academic Year 2025–2026 / 114

  1. The Bachelor's Program of the Department requires a minimum of 128 credits for graduation.
  2. Department Fundamental Core Courses total 9 credits.
  3. Department Domain Core Courses total 21 credits.
  4. Prior to graduation, students of the Department must complete the course requirements of at least one academic track (either the Biomedical Track or the Bioresources Track), comprising 18 credits of professional required courses and 18 credits of track-required elective courses.
  5. Laboratory courses of the Department must be taken concurrently with their corresponding lecture courses, or the student must have a prior record of taking the corresponding lecture course (excluding course withdrawals), in order for the laboratory course credits to be recognized toward graduation.
  6. "Biochemistry Laboratory": Students must achieve a score of at least 60 in Biochemistry (I) in order to enroll in this course.
  7. Students must complete at least 66 credits of College/Department Required Courses and Departmental Track Courses; any credits earned in excess of 66 credits may be counted toward Professional Elective credits.
  8. Elective Courses must include at least 10 credits of Professional Elective Courses offered by the Department.
  9. Students of the Department must complete at least 4 credits of professional courses taught in English (EMI) prior to graduation.
  10. Within the General Education Courses, the Natural Science category is excluded for students of the Department.

Supplementary Notes

  • Any excess credits taken from the Required Course List count toward Professional Electives. Courses not listed on the Required Course List that are taught by faculty members of the Department of Life Science also count as Professional Electives. Among elective credits, at least 10 credits must be Professional Electives—or all elective credits may be fulfilled by Professional Electives.
  • "Introduction to Sustainable Resources" is recognized as equivalent to "Application and Development of Bioresources (I)."
  • "Special Research Topic (I)" is recognized as equivalent to "Special Research Topic."
  • For students admitted in Academic Year 2020–2021 (109), "Developmental Biology (and Laboratory)" may substitute for "Embryology (and Laboratory)"—this can be verified under the "Others (其他)" category in the Graduation Credit Audit System.

Master's Program — Graduation Credit Regulations

  1. The Master's Program of the Department requires a minimum of 30 credits for graduation.
  2. Required courses of the Department total 10 credits, comprising "Thesis" (6 credits), "Seminar" (2 credits), and "Selected Readings in Literature" (2 credits).
  3. Students must take at least 20 credits of Master's Program elective courses offered by the Department.