Chinese Language Flagship Program

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Capstone Study

After reaching the Advanced level of Chinese, Chinese Flagship scholars from all Chinese Flagship Programs start preparing to apply to and complete the Capstone Year.

The Capstone Year takes place at the Taipei Capstone Center, located at National Chengchi University.  

Differences between Capstone Centers

Capstone Center	Enrollment Opens for:	First Semester Curriculum	Second Semester Curriculum	Housing
Mainland China Capstone Center	Currently unable. Current as of November 2020	Intensive Chinese Flagship classes and Direct Enrollment* classes. All classes taught in Chinese.
Taipei Capstone Center	Spring or Fall semesters		Full-time professional internship** in Taiwan	Students live in campus dorm, or find their own off-campus housing.

*  Direct Enrollment classes are classes taken with Chinese host institution classmates and are oriented to students’ second major.

**All overseas internships must be UNPAID due to Visa restrictions and Chinese Capstone Program regulations

 

More Information

This is only a brief overview of both Capstone Programs. For more information, please visit the Taipei Capstone Program websites.

 

Capstone Program Application Process

The Taipei Capstone Program is administered by Hunter College, and are attended by students from all Chinese Flagship institutions. Therefore, to be granted entry, all Flagship students must go through a rigorous application process that proves their Chinese speaking, reading, listening, and writing to be at an Advanced level. For University of Rhode Island Chinese Flagship students, this application process generally takes place after three or four years of Flagship Chinese studies, and University of Rhode Island Flagship professors hold a J-Term program each year to help students prepare for examinations and to answer application related-questions.

The University of Rhode Island Chinese Flagship Program cannot guarantee that students will a) be granted entry to either Capstone Program, or b) be granted entry to the specific Capstone center they indicated they wished to attend. This being said, almost 100% of University of Rhode Island Flagship students are accepted to their program of choice during their first year of application.

Please contact the University of Rhode Island Chinese Language Flagship Program for more information on the application process.