A guide to entry scores for Taiwan Senior High School Diploma / Senior High School Graduation Certificate (高級中學畢業證書)

Taiwan Senior High School Diploma students can meet the requirements for direct entry by:

  1. Graduating from the Taiwan Senior High School Diploma, achieving the indicative GPA and meeting indicative GPA and achieve the required SAT/ACT or AP aggregate score  OR
  2. Completing the Trinity College Foundations Studies pathway program and meeting the minimum entry score.

All applicants must have completed any course prerequisite subjects and meet English language requirements.

Course name

Indicative Minimum Final GPA#

Indicative Minimum SAT/ACT scores

Indicative AP aggregate score- AP Exams

Prerequisites

Bachelor of Agriculture

71

SAT: 1250 or ACT: 26

AP aggregate: 9 (from minimum of 3 and maximum of 4 AP examinations)

English and Maths

Bachelor of Arts

86

SAT:1320 or ACT: 28

AP exam aggregate score 13 (from minimum of 3 and maximum of 4 AP examinations)

English

Bachelor of Biomedicine

96

SAT: 1400 or ACT: 30

AP exam aggregate score 18 (from 4 AP examinations)

English, Maths and Chemistry

Bachelor of Commerce

93

SAT: 1380 or ACT: 29

AP exam aggregate score 17 (from 4 AP examinations)

English and Maths

Bachelor of Design

86

SAT: 1320 or ACT: 28

AP exam aggregate score 13 (from minimum of 3 and maximum of 4 AP examinations)

English

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Successful completion of the Taiwan Diploma

Not applicable for Fine Arts

Not applicable for Fine Arts

English

Bachelor of Music

Successful completion of the Taiwan Diploma

Completion of SAT or ACT

Completion of minimum 3 AP

English

Bachelor of Oral Health

86

SAT: 1320 or ACT: 28

AP aggregate: 13 (from

minimum of 3 and maximum of

4 AP examinations)

English and one of Biology or Chemistry

Bachelor of Science

86

SAT: 1320 or ACT: 28

AP exam aggregate score 13 (from minimum of 3 and maximum of 4 AP examinations)

English, Maths and one of Chemistry, Physics or Biology

# Final grade to be calculated using average of the best four final year (year 12) subjects, excluding non-academic subjects

  • Prospective students must upload their syllabus for specific subjects to be assessed individually to meet prerequisite subjects’ requirement. If the subjects do not meet our pre-requisite requirements, students applying for courses with specific prerequisite subjects will need to take extra course(s) to satisfy our pre-requisite subjects. This applies for Bachelor of Biomedicine, Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science. For more info
  • SAT scores are for the composite score from Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and Mathematics. ACT scores are for the composite score of the English, mathematics, reading, and science sections. The ACT writing section is not considered. The University does not accept super score SAT and ACT test results. Admissions is based on the highest composite score. SAT and ACT test results are valid for two years.