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Students with a B.S. or M.S. degree from an accredited institution will be considered for admission. The following criteria/materials will be used to evaluate the applicant’s qualifications for admission:

1.Undergraduate and graduate academic records or transcripts.

2.The General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE): General and Subject scores are optional but applicants are strongly encouraged to provide them. Applicants who fail to submit GRE scores for evaluation, should provide supplementary information (e.g. M.S. thesis, research publication, description of research experience, etc) to demonstrate their research potential.

3.English proficiency: Applicants whose first language is not English must submit the results of an English test taken within the two years preceding the application deadline.
Acceptable test scores are

a.TOEFL: scores of 550 on the paper-based (or 79 on the new internet-based TOEFL (TOEFL-iBT)) or higher; (Our institution CODE & NAME are: 7142 Academia Sinica) Only b.ETS International TOEFL will be accepted. Institutional TOEFL will not be accepted.
c.GEPT: Instead of TOEFL, applicants in Taiwan may take the General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) administered by the Language Training and Testing Center. Applicants
are required to submit their high-intermediate level certificate when applying for admissions.
d.IELTS (International English Language Test System): Scores of 5.5 or higher on the Academic Test are required.

Applicants who have recently completed two or more years of study in an English-speaking country are exempt from this requirement.

4.Three letters of recommendation commenting on the applicant’s personal character and qualifications for independent study, including intellectual ability, research potential and scientific motivation.

5.Statement of purpose (plan, including research interests and reason for graduate study).

6.A student with only a B.S. degree and less than five years’ relevant post-graduate work experience prior to the date of application will enroll the program first as an M.S. student in the School of Life Science of NTNU and Department of Life Science of THU. These students must subsequently submit an application for “Direct Admission into the Doctoral Program” to complete their entrance to the TIGP Biodiversity PhD Program and must obtain a minimum of 30 credits for graduation (for enrolled before 2020; 18 credits for enrolled in and after 2020). Students with an M.S. degree or who have worked in a related research field for at least five years after obtaining a B.S. degree need a minimum of 18 credits for graduation. (NTNU and THU reserves the right to make the final decision on the student’s qualification.)

For online application to the TIGP, please proceed to TIGP ONLINE APPLICATION The application materials submitted for evaluation will not be returned to the applicants under any circumstances.