Program Overview

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) program at the College of Law admits around 150 students each year, with the program open to both Taiwanese and international students.

Academic Requirements

Students enrolled in this program are anticipated to graduate within 4 years, with the longest possible extension of 2 years (6 years in total).

Division and Courses

The program is divided into the following divisions:

• Legal Science Division
• Adjudication Division
• Economic and Financial Law Division

The courses required by the Department of Law are as follows:

• Freshman:
  • Constitution (4 credits)
  • Civil Code - General Principles (3 credits)
  • Criminal Code - General Principles (I) (3 credits)
  • Criminal Code - General Principles (II) (3 credits)
  • Civil Code - General Provisions of Obligations (I) (3 credits)
• Sophomore:
  • Administrative Law (4 credits)
  • Administrative Remedy Law (2 credits)
  • Civil Code - Property (3 credits)
  • Civil Code - General Provisions of Obligations (II) (3 credits)
  • Civil Code - Kinds of Obligations (3 credits)
  • Civil Code - Family and Succession Law (3 credits)
  • Criminal Code - Kinds of Offenses (4 credits)
  • International Law (2 credits)
  • Jurisprudence (2 credits)
  • Legal History (2 credits)
  • Negotiable Instruments and Payment Law (2 credits)
• Junior:
  • General Principles on Commercial Law and Corporation (3 credits)
  • Insurance Code (2 credits)
  • Code of Civil Procedure (I), (II) (6 credits)
  • Code of Criminal Procedure (4 credits)
  • Labor Law (2 credits)
  • Fair Trade Law (2 credits)
  • Securities Regulation (2 credits)

Elective Courses

• Elective Courses Required by the Department of Law: 20 credits
• General Elective Courses: 23 credits
• Liberal Education Courses: 12 credits
• General Required Core Courses of NTU:
  • College Chinese (6 credits)
  • Freshman English (6 credits)
  • Online English Program (Advanced English) (I), (II) (0 credits)
  • Service Learning (a), (b) (0 credits)
  • Physical Fitness (1 credit)
  • Physical Activity and Exercise (3 credits)

Total Credits for Graduation

The total credits required for graduation are 130 credits.

Notice for Course Selection

• Credits Limitation for Each Semester:
  • Freshman: 15-25 credits
  • Sophomore: 15-25 credits
  • Junior: 15-25 credits
  • Senior: 9-25 credits
• General Required Core Courses of NTU:
  1. Freshman international students do not need to register for College Chinese or Freshman English via the online course selection system.
  2. Students who meet one of the requirements set can apply for waiving "Freshman English" and "Online English Program (Advanced English)".
  3. Students should take "Service Learning" for two semesters.
  4. Physical Education courses do not count towards graduation credits.
• Liberal Education Courses:
  1. Liberal Education courses consist of eight core areas.
  2. The departmental courses approved and publicized by the Center for General Education can be counted towards the Liberal Education requirement.
  3. An excess of Liberal Education courses credits does not count towards graduation credits.
• Elective Courses:
  1. Credits earned from the courses provided by the department whose Curriculum Identity Number starts with "A01" or "A21" will be regarded as "Elective Courses Required by the Department of Law" credit.
  2. There must be 2 credits earned from the course whose course title starts with "Seminar on..." among the 20 "Elective Courses Required by the Department of Law" credits.
  3. An excess of "Elective Courses Required by the Department of Law" credits will be counted as "General Elective Courses" credits.
  4. Credits earned from "Freshman Seminar" or "Freshman Forum" can be counted as "General Elective Courses" credits.
  5. Credits earned from retaking the course with the same "Course Title" or "Curriculum Identity Number" do not count towards graduation credits.

Withdrawal

1. If students want to withdraw from one specific course, please pay close attention to the deadline set by NTU and apply within it.
2. According to the regulation of the department, if students want to withdraw from more than one course, there should be reasonable grounds and supporting document is also needed. Only after students get the approval from the administration staff of the department can they withdraw the second course.