Regulations Governing the Examination and Recognition of Educational Records from Hong Kong and Macao Article 6

A student who undertook an international academic cooperation style degree program at the same level at the same time in a university in the Taiwan Area and in a junior college or higher level educational institution in Hong Kong or Macao that is on the Ministry of Education’s list of approved educational institutions is not permitted to have completed the entire program studying at the university in the Taiwan Area only. The time limits regarding their studies may be calculated including the time spent studying at the university in each locality and shall satisfy the following provisions instead of using the provisions of Paragraph 2 of the preceding article which do not apply:1. A holder of a bachelor's degree must have studied in the two educational institutions for a cumulative total period of at least 32 months.2. A holder of master's degree must have studied in the two educational institutions for a cumulative total period of at least 12 months.3. A holder of a doctorate must have studied in the two universities for a cumulative total period of at least 24 months.The total of the academic scores of an applicant referred to in the preceding paragraph obtained while undertaking studies in educational institutions at junior college level or higher in the Taiwan Area and in Hong Kong or Macao shall be at least one third of the total academic score required by each of the educational institutions for the award of a degree.If an applicant who wants to be admitted to study at a university has completed two-thirds or more of the period of required length of study specified in Paragraph 1, or in Paragraph 2 of the preceding article, as well as considering the time limits regarding studies, the educational institution handling the admission application may make an overall determination whether the applicant’s educational level is equivalent to that required for admission to a university by taking into account the length of programs at the educational institution in Hong Kong or Macao that issued the applicant’s academic records, the administrative calendar of the educational institution during the period the applicant was undertaking the program, the applicant’s cross-border entry and exit record, and the length of programs at an educational institution of an equivalent academic level and nature in the Taiwan Area, and then consider recognition.If an applicant has an academic credential from an educational institution in Hong Kong or Macao that has regulations that required the applicant to study in a foreign country or in Mainland China, the period of time that the applicant spent undertaking studies in a foreign country or Mainland China may be counted for the required length of study prescribed in Paragraph 2 of the preceding article, after supporting documentary proof from the educational institution in Hong Kong or Macao has been submitted by the applicant and examined. The educational institution in the foreign country or Mainland China shall satisfy the provisions of Subparagraph 1 of Article 4 of the Regulations Governing the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Academic Records by Institutions of Higher Education or of Subparagraph 5 of Article 2 of the Regulations Governing the Assessment and Recognition of Mainland Area Academic Records.The period of time spent undertaking studies in a university in the Taiwan Area may be counted toward the required length of study stipulated in Paragraph 1 or in Paragraph 2 of the preceding article if the applicant for admission has an academic credential from a professional degree program jointly established by a university in the Taiwan Area in cooperation with a university in Hong Kong or Macao that was approved by the Ministry of Education on a case by case basis.