Regulations Governing the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Academic Credentials for Junior Colleges Article 3

Terms herein for these Regulations are defined as follows:1. Assessment and Recognition: A course of verification, examination and recognition of foreign academic credentials by junior colleges to ensure documents presented by an applicant are academically equivalent to those granted by junior colleges within Taiwan.2. Reference list: The list of names and addresses of foreign academic institutions of higher education collected and published by the Ministry of Education.3. Verification: A request for verification of the validity to the Republic of China’s overseas missions, representative offices, as well as economic and cultural offices (hereafter referred to as overseas missions and offices) concerning the applicant’s academic credentials and transcripts granted by schools abroad.4. Examination: For junior colleges in Taiwan to examine and prove whether or not the overseas school is accredited by the competent authority of the foreign government concerned, or a dedicated educational accreditation entity indicated by the government, in addition to examination through the applicant’s admission requirements, term of study, and curriculum.