In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Education and the academic training plans of international students in GSCAAS, the provisional regulations are formulated to strengthen the curriculum management and to increase the training quality of international education.
Curriculum design should be in line with the regulations of the Ministry of Education, reflect the needs of CAAS discipline development, comply with the rule and characteristics of international education, and thus ensure the all-round development of international students.
Curriculum design should be systematic, comprehensive, advanced, and innovative, and meet the needs of the international students under different academic programs.
Curriculum consists of Compulsory and Optional Courses. Compulsory courses include Public Compulsory Courses and Professional Compulsory Courses
The coursework is subjected to academic credit system. The minimum load for Ph.D. student is 20 credits, and 28 credits for Master students.
One credit is generally equivalent to 16-18 class hours for classroom instruction, 20 class hours for seminar courses, and 36 class hours for experimental /practice courses.
International students should make Course Study Plan in light of their training programs and under the guidance of their Supervisor. The should rationally register for courses with no more than 20 credits each semester, and complete all the courses and credits as required by the academic training program prior to the mid-term assessment.
Courses are registered online in respective semester. The student should register for courses within the first week of each semester, and are not allowed to change registration or drop courses after the second class of the courses. In principle, Compulsory courses are available with more than five registered students and Optional courses with more than 10 registered students.
Students can only register for one course in one specific class time, otherwise may receive no credits for all the registered courses in the same class time, except for the course when the student are exempted from class attendance.
A student should present a written application if he/she intends to study a course that is not offered at GSCAAS and therefore have to study outside campus. The application must be approved by the supervisor and the International Education Office. Upon completion of the course, the student should submit the transcript and a copy of the examination sheets, all of which come with the official seal of department responsible for graduate education affairs in the host universities, to the International Education Office for the recognition of grades and credits.
The host-institutes or supervisor of international students are responsible for offering Professional Compulsory Courses, Comprehensive Examinations, Professional seminars and Classical Literature Survey for Ph.D. students; seminars and Special Chinese courses for master’s students; and other Compulsory Courses. At the same time, course materials should be sent by the host-institutes to the International Education Office for the recognition and documentation of grades and credits.
The student should attend the registered class time and obey the class disciplines. If a student (except those exempted from the course) could not attend one or more classes in special case, he/she should present a written leave request letter to the International Education Office or other relevant departments. Failure to comply with the requirements constitutes absent. If a student absent more than one third of the total class hours for a course, he/she is not qualified for the final examination and are marked “0” and “Absent” on the transcript.
The students should take part in the examinations of registered courses as scheduled. Failure to comply with these schedules will lead to “0” and “Absent” on the transcript. Students will not be graded or gain credits when they take part in examinations of courses that they have not registered for.
Examinations range from written examinations, course papers and in-class presentations, and are subject to <Provisional Regulations on Examinations for the International Students>. Specific forms of examination should be in line with the syllabus.
Centesimal system (Hundred-Marks System) is adopted, of which 60 is the pass point. The performance of students in class, including attendance, account for 10% - 30% of the total grade. Passing marks are mandatory for earning credits.
The International Education Office is responsible for reviewing and inputting grades, upon the receipt of the Grade Record Form signed by the course instructor.
If a student has any doubt about the final grade of registered course, he/she could apply for review and verification of the grade to International Education Office within 20 days of the result being available.
The international students should participate in online assessment of the course instructor’s performance, or they may not access to or print their transcripts.
To be granted an exemption from courses the international students should present their application within the first week after class opening, with the approval of the supervisor and the International Education Office. They need to attend and pass the examination to get credits. With approval of the graduate school, the students who are instructed in Chinese shall be exempted from Chinese Courses when he/she has reached Level 5 and above in Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK); the students who are instructed in English shall be exempted from Chinese Courses when he/she has reached HSK Level 3 and above.
The students who intend to be absent in an examination due to illness or other special reasons, should submit a written application with medical evidence or relevant supporting materials, to International Education Office in advance.
The students are allowed to retake a course in which they fail to take or pass the examination. They still need to register for the course, and passes the examination to replace the previous grade. Repeating course will be marked on the transcript.
The host research institutes are responsible for the specific regulation of courses in accordance with the regulations.
The Regulations took effect on September 1st, 2018, and the International Education Office is responsible for its interpretation.
