Degree Conferral Act Article 3
Degrees are divided into four different levels: associate bachelor’s degrees, bach-elor’s degrees, master’s degrees, and doc-toral degrees. Associate bachelor’s de-grees are conferred by junior colleges and may also be conferred by universities. Bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, and doctoral degrees are conferred by univer-sities.The name of the degrees at each level re-ferred to in the preceding paragraph will be determined by the conferring junior college or university according to the ac-ademic field, the program undertaken, and the requirements. The regulations governing the name of the degree, the criteria for conferral, and the awarding and registration of the associated degree diploma shall be implemented after being approved by each junior college or uni-versity through its pertinent academic af-fairs meeting at the institutional level, and reported to the competent authority for reference.The regulations governing the procedures for determining the name of each of the degrees in different categories at each level, the criteria for their conferral re-ferred to in the preceding paragraph, and other related matters shall be prescribed by the competent authority.
中文原文 學位授予法第3條
學位分副學士、學士、碩士、博士四級。
副學士學位由專科學校授予，並得由大學授予；學士、碩士、博士學位由大學授予。
前項各級學位，由授予學校依學術領域、修讀課程及要件訂定各類學位名稱；其名稱、授予要件、學位證書之頒給及註記等規定，由各校經教務相關之校級會議通過後實施，並報主管機關備查。
前項各類學位名稱之訂定程序、授予要件及其他相關事項之準則，由主管機關定之。
副學士學位由專科學校授予，並得由大學授予；學士、碩士、博士學位由大學授予。
前項各級學位，由授予學校依學術領域、修讀課程及要件訂定各類學位名稱；其名稱、授予要件、學位證書之頒給及註記等規定，由各校經教務相關之校級會議通過後實施，並報主管機關備查。
前項各類學位名稱之訂定程序、授予要件及其他相關事項之準則，由主管機關定之。