Pre-major Freshman Program for International Students

About US
Introduction

Established in 2021, Pre-major Freshman Program in the College of Humanities and Education offers international students a degree program during their first year before becoming a full major in the second year at CYCU.

Mission

    PFP program aims to provide the most efficient and dynamic curriculum in Chinese language and culture to best prepare international students to transit to their academic areas of study as well as the life and culture in Taiwan.

Objectives

The program offers “a collection of core courses in languages, humanities and sciences” with credits can be used to fulfill the degree requirement. Through orientations and mentoring, students determine the best fit discipline and major, while integrating into and adjusting to the academic, cultural and social life of CYCU and Taiwan.

Future Prospects

Students will complete majors in three years through CYCU’s accelerated track of course map, preparing themselves not only with language and hard skills, but to become a professional that is globally competitive.

Undergraduate
Graduate
CURRICULA & CREDITS
Undergraduate

Courses Required/ Elective Credits
Integrated Chinese I: Environment and Life Required 4
Chinese Listening and Speaking Required 1
Chinese Reading and Writing Required 1
Practical Chinese for College Students Required 2
Chinese Culture and Arts Required 2
Integrated Chinese II: Life and Thoughts Required 4
Communication and Culture Required 2
Literature Appreciation Required 2
Taiwan Society and Democracy Required 2
Nature Science and Artificial Intelligence Required 2
Total 22

FACULTY

Name Title Email
Hsiung, Yuwen Associate Professor & Chair ywhsiung@cycu.edu.tw
Hsiang, Hong Chuan Associate Professor hc0429@cycu.edu.tw
Wang, Hui-Chih Associate Professor laura@cycu.edu.tw
Chung, Chia-Chun Adjunct Lecturer chun386663@hotmail.com
Hsieh, Yi-Chen Adjunct Lecturer g9981@ehuayu.org
HSU, Hsiu-Ting Adjunct Lecturer tiffany0627.jp@gmail.com

CONTACT US

TEL 886-3-265-6541
Fax
MAIL pei_wen@cycu.edu.tw
Website https://wp.cycu.edu.tw/fs/