Important Notice: Starting from the 2025–2026 academic year, the graduation requirement for Service Learning (I)–(III) will be officially abolished for incoming freshmen.

Students enrolled in or prior to the 2024–2026 academic year must still complete the required zero-credit Service Learning (I)–(III) courses to fulfill their graduation requirements.

[Update Notice – October 3, 2025] Please review the details below.

<Updated Announcement: Oct. 3, 2025>

According to the original regulations (activities designated by the Department), the Curriculum Committee is requested to approve the following arrangement, under which the Department Chair may assist students in applying for Service Learning credit waiver/substitution.
(Applicable only to Academic Years 2025–2026 and 2026–2027.)
Required documents:
(1) The original Department Appendix IV roster (service hours record form; available from the Department Student Association)
+(2) NCKU “Volunteer Service Credit Waiver Application Form” and “Service Learning Reflection Report”

Submission period:Before the end of each semester. Documents shall be submitted collectively by the Department Student Association to the department office twice per year:
July 15 and January 15. The materials shall be compiled by the Student Association President of the corresponding academic year and reviewed/signed by at least four Student Association officers in accordance with the original regulations.


Review procedure:
Department Office preliminary review of eligibility→ approval by the Department Chair→ review by the Registration Division→ completion of the Service Learning (III) credit waiver application.


In addition, there are still sophomore to seventh-year students who have not yet completed Service Learning (I)–(III). These students shall continue to follow the original transitional measures for Service Learning credit waiver/substitution.
(Please refer to the university’s five approved methods and related forms announced on Jan. 23, 2025.)
It is recommended that Academic Years 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 be designated as the transitional period for the Department.
(Transition period ends on Jan. 31, 2027, i.e., the end of the second semester of AY 2026–2027.)


Sophomore to sixth-year students may still register through the Department Student Association to participate in departmental activities. (Eligible activities remain subject to the previous regulations established by the Student Association.) After accumulating 18 hours of service, students may apply for a waiver/substitution of Service Learning (III) in accordance with the above procedures.
Students admitted prior to Academic Year 2025 must complete the compulsory 0-credit Service Learning (I)–(III) graduation requirements no later than Jan. 31, 2027.
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[Announcement – Jan 23, 2025]

Starting from the 2025–2026 academic year (114th Academic Year), the Service Learning (I)–(III) graduation requirement will be officially abolished for incoming freshmen. However, students enrolled in or prior to the 2024–2026 academic year (113th Academic Year and earlier) must still complete the required 0-credit Service Learning (I)–(III) courses to fulfill their graduation requirements. (Please review the following details carefully.)

During this transition period, the following measures are recommended. Meanwhile, effective from the 2025–2026 academic year, the "NCKU Department of Physics Implementation Guidelines for Service Learning (I), (II), and (III)" (approved by the Department Curriculum Committee on April 10, 2023) will be officially repealed. (Note: These guidelines remain valid through the Spring 2025 / 113-2 semester).

1. Policy Overview

• Freshmen entering in/after the 2025–2026 Academic Year (Fall 2025): The Service Learning (I)–(III) graduation requirement is abolished.

• Current & Returning Students (Enrolled in/before the 2024–2026 Academic Year): The new rule cannot be applied retroactively. You must still pass all 0-credit required Service Learning (I)–(III) courses to graduate.

• Important Note for Spring 2025 (113-2):

  The department will still offer Service Learning (II) in Spring 2025. On January 20, the department office sent a notification requesting freshmen NOT to drop or withdraw from Service Learning (II) without careful consideration. Upperclassmen who have not yet passed Service Learning (II) should apply for online course addition (加簽) in Spring 2025 to avoid delaying graduation.

2. Transition Measures starting from the 2025–2026 Academic Year (Fall 2025)

(The Department of Physics will no longer offer Service Learning (III) starting in Fall 2025. However, it remains a graduation requirement for current freshmen—the Class of 2024—and upperclassmen).

A. Options for Current Freshmen (Enrolled in AY 2024–2025) to Waive/Fulfill Service Learning (III):

1. On-campus or Off-campus Volunteer Service (Subject to university forms and regulations).

2. General Education Courses with Service-Learning Components (University-offered A6 and A9 General Education courses).

3. Major-specific Courses with Service-Learning Components (See designated section in the Course Enrollment System).

4. New Service-Learning System Courses (See designated section in the Course Enrollment System).

5. Students with Disability Certificates may apply for an exemption according to university regulations (University form required).

B. Options for Returning/Upperclassmen who missed or failed Service Learning (I)–(III):

(For students who previously dropped, withdrew from, or failed Service Learning due to personal planning):

1. On-campus or Off-campus Volunteer Service (Subject to university forms and regulations).

2. Taking Service Learning (III) (Can be used to waive Service Learning (I) or (II); university form required).

3. General Education Courses with Service-Learning Components (University-offered A6 and A9 General Education courses).

4. Major-specific Courses with Service-Learning Components (See designated section in the Course Enrollment System).

5. New Service-Learning System Courses (See designated section in the Course Enrollment System).

6. Students with Disability Certificates may apply for an exemption according to university regulations (University form required).