After graduation from senior or vocational high school, students face still more examinations before being eligible for entrance into post-secondary institutions. They take these exams in July after graduation from high school.
At present, there are two types of post-secondary education available. One type is a bachelor degree-granting university or college program. Most of these programs require four years of education, but for dental or medical school, they are six-year and seven-year programs, respectively. The other type of post-secondary education is a two-year junior college program designed specifically for vocational high school graduates.
Graduate School and Other Options in Taiwan
Generally, institutes of technology recruit students through examinations, with two-year institutes of technology admitting junior college graduates and four-year institutes of technology admitting senior vocational school graduates.
A five-year post-bachelor's degree program of Chinese medicine recruits college graduates who have a minimum of four credits in each of the subjects of biology, organic chemistry, physics, and mathematics. Graduate programs usually admit students only after they have passed relevant examinations. Junior college graduates with relevant work experience are also allowed to take part in graduate school entrance exams.
Master's degree programs last one to four years. Doctorate programs admit master's degree holders or college graduates majoring in medicine. Such programs require two to seven years.
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