Study-at-Ease Pandemic Prevention Measures for COVID-19
Providence University
Announced 2022/2/18
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I. Applicant Qualifications
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Following the announcement of the Central Epidemic Command Center.
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II. Certified Documents
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Notice of Self-Quarantine/Home Quarantine or other relevant proofs.
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III. Course Selection and Enrollment
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- Semester Start Date: February 21, 2022
- First round of course enrollment/withdrawal is scheduled from February 15 to February 18, 2022. Second round of course enrollment/withdrawal is scheduled from February 25 to March 1, 2022. Kindly refer to the timetable for semester 2 of 2021 academic calender.
- For international students who delay returning to school, please activate school account as soon as possible. Actively keep in touch with the office of international affairs, relevant departments, and course instructor for online course related matters.
- Students who study double-degree majors, or participate in internship programs overseas, please contact relevant departments (or office of career development and industry facilitation) for eligibility retainment or extension evaluation.
- For students with intention to study or apply internship overseas, please contact Office of International Affairs or Office of Career Development and Industry Facilitation for signing of study-abroad/internship responsibility statement.
- For those who are not able to complete internship or study overseas, please complete course selection/withdrawal process within the specified period. If one does not meet the minimum credit requirement or fail to select required courses for the semester, please contact relevant departments and division of registration and curriculum for assistance.
- The minimum credit requirement does apply to those unique cases with granted permission.
- Starting from February 21 of 2022, students are required to follow-up the selected weekly course schedule. For further inquiry, please contact relevant department as soon as possible.
- To ensure the selected courses are correct and online options are available, students should active university Teams account as soon as possible. For relevant guideline, please refer to the Microsoft Teams Operation Manual【Student Version】. (or go to homepage of PUà Office of Academic Affairs à Teaching Development Center à Providence University Online Teaching Resources Section as attached here. ) If you need further assistance, please contact the Office of Information Technology Services or Teaching Development Center within the Office of Academic Affairs.
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IV. Registration and Tuition Fees (Cashier Section)
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- To complete the registration procedure, international students should complete the payment of registration fee (including dormitory fee) and course selection before February 21, 2022.
- Students who are affected by the epidemic can arrange attendance leave and suspension through others. Or one may complete the procedure with supporting documents within three weeks once the semester starts.
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V. Student Leave of Absence (Guidance and Counseling Section)
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- Students who are unable to attend school due to the impact of the pandemic must take the initiative to keep in touch with the Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs (overseas students), their affiliated departments, and their instructors. There is no need to ask for leave during online learning.
- Completing the notification procedures and having been included in the tracking case, students mayask for pandemic prevention leave for the online program due to an inbound COVID-19 test or other reasons. Absences during the leave period will be excused in the participation record of the class in the current semester and will not affect participation grades.
- For questions related to leave, please refer to (Providence University Homepage→Special Section for Responsive Measures of COVID-19 Pandemic→Pandemic Prevention Q&A→Student Affairs Q&A - Leave of Absence, On and Off-Campus Scholarships, Student Safety Insurance, Living Subsidy, Restaurants).
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VI. Exam Leave
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Leave application for exam will be treated leniently. Makeup examination forms can be determined by the course instructor.
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VII. Remedial Teaching (Teaching Development Center)
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For partial courses which provide that offer synchronous or asynchronous online teaching (Up to six weeks, until April 2nd ) students may apply for assisted learning. Furthermore, the school also provides remedial learning for courses required by the school and the department. For related announcements, please refer to the section for COVID-19 pandemic on our website or contact the affiliated directly.
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VIII. Class Suspension, Resumption, and Make-up
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- The protocols for class suspension, resumption, and make-up are implemented in accordance with the regulations mandated by the central authority and CECC.
- How to make up a class after the suspension:
- The make-up learning content must retain 18 hours for one credit. The instructors may adjust the class schedule and teaching method as they see fit.
- If the courses ought to be suspended for complying with the pandemic containment, progress. during the suspension may be made up by a new schedule or method as agreed upon by both instructors and students.
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IX. Withdrawal and Extension of Study Years
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- Overseas students must enter the border no later than March 20th, 2022, and study at the university upon the completion of 14+7 quarantine. Failing to report in at the university in time, students will have to apply for the withdrawal, either via correspondence or by an authorized party, to Division of Registration and Curriculums by showing related certification. The tuition and fees, which are previously paid by the students of withdrawal, may be carried over the next semester to deduct the tuition and fees according to the College-level and Above Tuition Fee Policy by the Ministry of Education.
- For students whose departing countries (as previously mentioned) are subject to the entry ban and thus cannot study at the university this semester, they may request for the unique permission to withdraw without increasing the numbers of withdrawal.
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X. University Counseling Mechanism
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- Caring and Counseling Mechanism Activation: The task force consists of members from the Division of Student Housing Service, Counseling and Health Center, and Office of International Affairs and provides assessment and treatment for the focused cases. Depending on the cases, the task force may offer referrals to external resources.
- Tracking Mechanism for Individual Cases: The School Security Center (Military Office) would be the sole contact window after working hours. During the working hours, the School Security Center may referral the questions to the Office of Academic Affairs.
- Student privacy is the prior concern, and all students’ status and data are well-protected.
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XI. Grading Criteria
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- For students whose cases have been notified to the authority and kept in track, their absence during the leave will be waived for the semester and does not affect the attendance grade.
- The leave request for an exam will be considered with leniency. Instructors may decide for themselves regarding the means to make up the exam.
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