Educational System

　　The predecessor of the R.O.C. Air Force Academy was the Central Army Academy’s Aviation Corps, established in Nanjing in 1928, and subsequently reorganized as the Aviation Class in 1929. In 1948, it was relocated and stationed in Gangshan 1949. In September 1960, it was reinstituted with the four-year university system, in which the cadets of the regular program receive four years of university education with a minimum of 130 credits required.
　　The first grade is divided into the Division of Natural Science and Division of Social Science. The cadets of the former can choose to study at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Department of Avionics Engineering, or Department of Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering, while the latter are re-organized into Department of Aviation Management when they advance to Grade 2. The cadets will be awarded a Bachelor of Engineering or a Bachelor of Management Studies, and all of them will be ranked as second lieutenant upon graduation.
　　Graduates who pass the Aviation Medical Examinations will be tested for their aviation qualifications. Those who are not suitable to become pilots will be assigned to receive specialized education (such as Aeronautical Mechanics, Communication & Electronics, and Anti-Air Warfare) in the Air Force Institute of Technology or the Army Artillery and Missile School, and later appointed to certain units by the General Headquarters after finishing their training.
 　　Applicants for admission to the Professional Aviation Training Program should be graduates from junior college or above. The cadets will be trained for 105 weeks in the Academy to acquire professional education (including Basic Aviation Theory and military courses) and aviation training. The graduates will be ranked as second lieutenants.