Pre-major Freshman Program for International Students
Pre-major Freshman Program for International Students
About US
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.
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.
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.
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.
CURRICULA & CREDITS
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 | |
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 |