Undergraduate Admissions Enquiry Form

If you have submitted an application, please indicate:

FAQ - Admission Scheme:

1. How many international students are currently studying at CUHK?
We have over 4,000 international students from some 50 countries and regions. Our full-time undergraduates come from a wide range of places, including:

Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Columbia, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, mainland China, Macau, Malaysia, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, the UK, the USA, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe, etc.

FAQ - Undergraduate Programmes:

1. What major programmes are open to international students?
International students can choose major programmes offered by the Faculty of Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Medicine (except for MBChB programme), Law, Science and Social Science.

2. How many course units are required to earn a CUHK bachelor's degree? What is the duration of CUHK's undergraduate programme?

The normative four-year curriculum is built on a credit unit system, with flexibility and choices both in the selection of courses and in the sequence and pace of electives. With the exception of a few special programmes, the normative period of study is four years, and students have to complete 123 units and satisfy requirements under separate categories.

Please check the Curriculum page for the overall curriculum structure. Applicants who meet specific requirements as stipulated by the University for particular qualifications (including IB, GCE-AL/International-AL, HKALE, associate degree and higher diploma may apply for “Admission with Advanced Standing”. For students admitted with Advanced Standing, the normative period of study may be reduced by up to one year.

3. Are courses taught in English or Chinese in CUHK?
Since its establishment, CUHK has adopted bilingualism and biculturalism as the basis of teaching for the benefit of local and international students and scholars. Courses are taught in Chinese or English and in some cases in both languages.

This learning environment is ideal for those who are interested in studying in a Chinese context but are unfamiliar with the language. Enough courses taught in English are offered to international students.

4. Are there courses for international students to learn English, Putonghua or Cantonese?
CUHK recognises the importance of good language skills for its students to excel locally and globally. Therefore, it allocates abundant resources in providing language training in Chinese and English for all students.

You are welcome to take Chinese or English language courses according to your own academic plans and needs. Fundamental Chinese Language and English Language are some core modules required by all faculties.

5. When will the academic year start for 2020 entry?
Classes will start in early September 2020.

FAQ - Admission Requirements (2020 Entry):

1. What are the minimum entrance requirements for international students?
You are eligible to apply for admission if, by 1 September of the year in which admission is sought, you possess any of the following qualifications:

GCE-AL/International-AL/IB/ Other high school qualifications
(a) GCE-AL/International-AL: 3AL/ 2AL+2AS in one sitting (All grades must be obtained from examinations taken within a twelve-month period.)
(b) International Baccalaureate Diploma (for preferred subject requirements of the programmes, please click here)
(c) A recognised non-local qualification which qualifies them for admission to a university in the country/region where such qualification is originated (e.g. high school diploma plus SAT/ ACT and SAT Subject Tests/ AP Tests in USA, UEC/ STPM in Malaysia, ATAR in Australia, OSSD/ BC diploma in Canada, GSAT/AST in Taiwan, AISSCE (CBSE)/ ISC in India, SMA in Indonesia, etc.)
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Post-secondary qualifications
(a) Completed at least one year of undergraduate study at a recognised university
(b) Completed at least one year of study leading to the qualification of associate degree/higher diploma or its equivalent

Mature Applicants
(a) Mature persons aged 23 or above on 1 September in the year in which admission is sought, provided they are able to show either by publication or by other acceptable evidence that they have achieved sufficient competence in their chosen field of study to justify admission; or have shown exceptional ability in appropriate academic or professional fields

Exceptional Achievements
(a) Have other exceptional achievements which merit admission

2. What is the language requirement for admission? Am I required to present any language tests such as TOEFL etc.?
Applicants should have attained an acceptable level of proficiency in the English language. Below are the minimum required scores or grades for some of the more common acceptable examinations. Applicants should have attained one of the following qualifications and the corresponding minimum attainments to be considered for admission to the University.

3. Do I need to know Chinese to apply to CUHK?
No. International students applying to CUHK are not required to know Chinese, except for a small number of courses, for example, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Language and Literature, which require knowledge of Chinese.

4. What are the selection criteria?
Applicants will be considered on the basis of their past academic performance and other relevant qualifications and on individual merits. If they are invited to attend an interview (preferred by some programmes, not all), their performance at the interview will also be taken into account.

FAQ - Application Procedures / Deadlines (2020 Entry):

1. When is CUHK's application deadline?
Advance Offer Deadline: 2 December 2019
Regular Deadline: 6 January 2020
Extended Deadline: 31 May 2020

Thereafter, applications may be accepted subject to availability of places.

2. Can I apply for admission if my examination results have not yet been released before the application deadline?
Yes, you can still apply. You should indicate the examination(s) or test(s) to be attempted in your application and submit the application first before the deadline. Once the result(s) become available, please log into the online application system to update the results obtained and upload a copy of the result in the supporting document section within 3 days of the result release.

3. What documents should I submit with my application?
Copies of your passport/ entry permit, personal statement, academic transcripts, public examination results, one recommendation letter and other relevant information you consider appropriate. Please visit the Apply page for further information.

4. When will I be notified if I am admitted?
Successful applicants will receive notification from the University from November 2019 to August 2020.

5. What are the CUHK codes for ACT/SAT/AP/TOEFL?

FAQ - Fees and Scholarships (2020 Entry):

1. What is the tuition fee?
Tuition fee is HK$145,000 for the academic year 2020-21.

2. What is the hostel fee?
Hostel fee is around HK$10,000 per academic year.

3. What are the other expenses such as living expenses etc.?
Living and other expenses would be around HK$35,000 per academic year.

4. How should I apply for an entrance scholarship?
Applicants admitted to a full-time undergraduate programme will automatically be considered for admission scholarships. There is no need for you to submit a separate application for the scholarship.

FAQ - Transfer Admission / Credit Transfer:

1. I am studying at a university. Can I transfer my credits?
Applicants who have successfully completed courses at undergraduate level and have been admitted to CUHK may apply for course and unit exemptions after they have registered as students. Applications for course and unit exemptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and they may or may not be approved.

FAQ - College System:

1. What is the "College System"?
Of all universities in Hong Kong, CUHK is the only one that offers a college experience. Each undergraduate is assigned to one of the constituent Colleges, Chung Chi, New Asia, United, Shaw, Morningside, S.H. Ho, C.W. Chu, Wu Yee Sun and Lee Woo Sing. The Colleges complement the formal curricula to deliver whole-person education and pastoral care. The college system encourages intimate interaction among teachers, students and alumni.

2. How do I indicate my college preferences? How are students assigned to colleges?
Applicants who have been admitted to a full-time undergraduate programme will be asked to indicate their preferences for college affiliation.

In assigning new students to different Colleges, it is desirable that each College would have students from different faculties/ departments to facilitate interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and ideas and to widen the students' intellectual perspective. The system for assigning new students to Colleges takes into consideration the preferences of students, their study programmes and admission scores. Priority is given to a new student to be assigned to his/her first-preference College if either of his/her parent is an alumnus of the College.

While students will be assigned college affiliation based on their preferences as far as possible, they may not be assigned to their most preferred College owing to limitation of places available.

FAQ - Accommodation:

1. Is accommodation provided?
Non-local students are given the option to live on or off campus. They will be guaranteed three years of hostel place during their undergraduate studies at CUHK if they wish to stay on campus. However, non-local students are encouraged to take up off-campus accommodation for one academic year during their studies to enrich their exposures and broaden their perspectives.

Morningside College, S.H. Ho College and C.W. Chu College adopt a fully residential and communal dining system. Students admitted to these three colleges are required to live in hostel during their undergraduate studies. The other six colleges - Chung Chi College, New Asia College, United College, Shaw College, Wu Yee Sun College and Lee Woo Sing College - guarantee three years of hostel place. For the non-guaranteed period, non-local students have to submit hostel applications to their respective colleges and their applications would be reviewed according to the individual hostel selection criteria.

As each college has their own accommodation policy on the guaranteed period and scoring system, please visit the webpage of Learning and Cultural Enhancement Section for further Housing Information.

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