Chapter 3: Curriculum and Credits
Article 6: Credit Requirements
Ph.D. students must complete at least 30 credits, including courses in four major categories: required courses, core research topics, methodology, and other designated subjects. Of these, at least 21 credits must be from courses offered by the College. (Refer to the Ph.D. program course list for details.)
Ph.D. students must complete all required courses within the first academic year after enrollment, except for those taking remedial or retake courses.
Credits earned from courses co-listed for master's and doctoral students will not be counted toward graduation requirements. Courses from the master's program, language courses, or courses offered outside the institute require approval from the administrative advisor (or dissertation advisor) and the program director. Approval must be obtained before the course add/drop deadline of the respective semester for the credits to be counted toward graduation. Before a Ph.D. student has confirmed their dissertation advisor, course selection must be approved by the administrative advisor designated by the Ph.D. program director.
Article 7: Credit Exemption
1. Newly admitted students may apply for credit exemption at the beginning of their second academic year, following the university’s exemption schedule for that year. Exemptions for required courses may be processed earlier upon enrollment, subject to approval by the office.
2. Credit exemption shall be granted based on the following principles:
(1) The course must be at the doctoral level.
(2) The course must have been completed within the past five years.
(3) The course title must be identical or similar, with equivalent content.
(4) The course must be relevant to the student’s research interests and
deemed necessary.
(5) For courses co-listed for master's and doctoral students, the instructor
must impose higher academic requirements on doctoral students.
(6) The course must not have been counted toward the graduation
requirements of another awarded degree.
(7) The maximum number of exemptible credits is six.
3. Applicants must submit a transcript, course syllabus, and other relevant documents for review and approval by the administrative advisor and the program director.
4. For credit transfer of courses taken during overseas exchange programs, refer to the university’s academic grading policies.
Article 8: Prerequisite Courses
Ph.D. students must complete the following prerequisite courses before enrolling in the required courses "Advanced Communication Theory" and "Research Methodology":
1. Advanced Communication Theory: Must first complete any theory-related course offered by the College.
2.Research Methodology: Must first complete any methodology-related course offered by the College.
Prerequisite courses cannot be counted toward graduation credits.
Prerequisite courses cannot be taken in the same semester as the corresponding required courses.
Exemptions from prerequisite courses may be processed before enrollment, subject to approval by the office.
Article 9: Credit Load per Semester
During the first two academic years, Ph.D. students must enroll in a minimum of 6 credits and a maximum of 12 credits per semester (including prerequisite course credits). However, students who have already fulfilled their credit requirements are exempt from this restriction.
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第三章 課程及學分
第六條（修習學分）
博士生至少應修滿30學分(包括必修／核心研究主題／方法／其他四大類)，其中本院科目至少15學分。(請參見博士班課程表)
博士生應於入學後一學年內修畢必修科目，但補修或重修者不在此限。
博士生修習碩學合開課程，不予採認畢業學分；修習碩士班課程或碩博士班語言課程，需經行政導師(指導委員會)及主任同意始得列入畢業學分。
博士生未成立指導委員會前，其課程修習由博士班主任指派行政導師認可。
第七條（抵免學分）
一、新生於入學後第2學年開學時，配合學校當年度抵免時間辦理抵免。必修
科目之抵免得提前於入學時，由辦公室辦理抵免認定。
二、申請抵免科目必須符合以下規定：
(一)屬博士班同一等級之課程；
(二)為近五年內修習之課程；
(三)課程名稱相同或相近，內容必須等同之課程；
(四)成績須達博士班及格標準；
(五)未採計為已取得相關學位之畢業學分；
(六)抵免總學分數依學校規定，以各系規定畢業學分數二分之一為限；
(七)應檢附成績單、授課大綱及其他相關證明。
三、博士生學分認定抵免原則如下：
(一)修碩博合開科目者，任課教師應對博生有多於碩生個別要求；
(二)應為該生研究興趣領域範圍內可認可或需要之課程。
四、出國選修學分轉換依政大「締約學校修讀課程學分轉換參考表」辦理。每
科可抵免之學分數至多以本校所開設該科目學分數為上限。
第八條（先修科目）
博士生必修科目「傳播理論研究」及「方法論」先修課程如下：
一、「傳播理論研究」：先修本院任一理論類群課程；
二、「方法論」：先修本院任一方法類群課程。
先修課程不得列入畢業學分。
先修科目是否可與必修科目同學期修習，須經該必修科目授課教師同意。
先修科目之免修得提前於入學時，由辦公室辦理免修認定。
第九條（每學期應修習學分數）
博士生前兩學年每學期修習學分數，不得少於6學分(先修學分可計入)，但學分數已修滿者不受此限。
