National Taiwan University's Individual Placement Admissions: Math Requirements Changed for 3 Departments, Only Anthropology Department Does Not Consider Math
National Taiwan University announced that for the 117 academic year's Individual Placement admissions, three departments have changed their math scoring methods, and the Department of Anthropology is the only one across the entire university that does not consider math. Departments such as Sociology, Social Work, and Chemical Engineering are expected to adopt more relaxed and broader math scoring criteria.
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Central News Agency (Reporter Chen Chih-chung, Taipei, 30th) - The University Entrance Committee today opened the inquiry system for math subject requirements for the three major admission channels for the 117 academic year. National Taiwan University announced that for the "Individual Placement" admission channel, three departments have changed their math scoring methods, and the Department of Anthropology is the only one across the entire university that does not consider math.
The University Entrance Committee today officially launched the "University Star Recommendation, Application Admission, and Individual Placement Math Subject Requirements Inquiry System" this morning, providing information on the math A, math B for the General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT) and math A, math B for the Advanced Subjects Test (AST) for each department and group across the three major admission channels for the 117 academic year (applicable to current first-year high school students who will soon enter their second year).
Li Hong-sen, head of the registration division of National Taiwan University's Office of Academic Affairs, later told the media that the situation of math subject requirements for NTU's three major channels in the 117 academic year is not significantly different from the 116 academic year. All departments for application admission and star recommendation channels require math (GSAT Math A or Math B). For individual placement, only the Department of Anthropology does not require math (it also did not require math in the 116 academic year).
Departments with changes in individual placement math requirements include Sociology, Social Work, and Chemical Engineering, but all adjustments are more relaxed and broader in scope. Li Hong-sen gave an example: for the Department of Social Work, in the 116 academic year, all three channels (star recommendation, application, individual placement) required GSAT Math B. For the 117 academic year, it will be changed to "either GSAT Math A or GSAT Math B is acceptable, and candidates only need to have one of them."
Li Hong-sen stated that before each department decides how to consider math, they will consider the needs for talent cultivation. The university reminds that subject settings should be logical, for example, not requiring Math B for star recommendation and application (suitable for departments with low math requirements) while requiring Math A for individual placement (suitable for departments with high math requirements). (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150430
The University Entrance Committee today officially launched the "University Star Recommendation, Application Admission, and Individual Placement Math Subject Requirements Inquiry System" this morning, providing information on the math A, math B for the General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT) and math A, math B for the Advanced Subjects Test (AST) for each department and group across the three major admission channels for the 117 academic year (applicable to current first-year high school students who will soon enter their second year).
Li Hong-sen, head of the registration division of National Taiwan University's Office of Academic Affairs, later told the media that the situation of math subject requirements for NTU's three major channels in the 117 academic year is not significantly different from the 116 academic year. All departments for application admission and star recommendation channels require math (GSAT Math A or Math B). For individual placement, only the Department of Anthropology does not require math (it also did not require math in the 116 academic year).
Departments with changes in individual placement math requirements include Sociology, Social Work, and Chemical Engineering, but all adjustments are more relaxed and broader in scope. Li Hong-sen gave an example: for the Department of Social Work, in the 116 academic year, all three channels (star recommendation, application, individual placement) required GSAT Math B. For the 117 academic year, it will be changed to "either GSAT Math A or GSAT Math B is acceptable, and candidates only need to have one of them."
Li Hong-sen stated that before each department decides how to consider math, they will consider the needs for talent cultivation. The university reminds that subject settings should be logical, for example, not requiring Math B for star recommendation and application (suitable for departments with low math requirements) while requiring Math A for individual placement (suitable for departments with high math requirements). (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150430