The Foreign Language Center is responsible for the design and administration of required General Education English courses, which are generally taken by all students in the university in their first year of study. These courses are named College English (I) and College English (II), and receive two credits each. After a placement test in the first week of first semester, students are placed in one of three groups, according to their current level of English proficiency. Students in groups A and B attend classes for two periods per week per semester. Students in group C attend class for three periods per week per semester.

After the completion of four credits of College English, students may choose a further two credits of foreign-language-related courses according to the requirements of the Center of General Education. They may also take English courses conducted within their departments related to the specific English requirements of their majors