Private schools must meet the following conditions when establishing foreign curriculum departments or classes.
1. Normal internal operations without major financial deficiencies for the three years prior to the application.
2. No penalties issued by school regulatory authorities in accordance with Articles 54, 55, and 78 of the Act or its equivalents before the Amendment of the Act took effect on January 18th 2008 in the three years prior to the application.
3. For those with branch campuses, regulations governing the establishment of such branch campuses shall also be followed.
4. The level of education associated with the foreign curricula to be established shall reflect the level of education the school is authorized to provide.

Article 5 Private schools shall submit the following documents or information to school regulatory authorities for approval when applying for establishment of foreign curriculum departments or classes.
1. Financial reports from the past three years and the financial plan for the coming five years.
2. School profile: the total ground area of the school, current number of classes, students, teachers, and school buildings and facilities.
3. Student recruiting plan: expected number of students to be enrolled, number of classes, and hiring of foreign teachers.
4. Planned curriculum and selected materials.
5. Other documents or information required by school regulatory authorities.
To review the above items, school regulatory authorities shall organize a review panel with members including experts and scholars specialized in foreign curricula whenever necessary.