Admission

General Admissions Requirements Applicant should have:

• Graduated from a recognised university and obtained a bachelor’s degree, normally with honours not lower than Second Class or achieving an average grade of not lower than “B”; or

• Completed a course of study in a tertiary educational institution and obtained professional or similar qualifications equivalent to a bachelor’s degree.

English Language Requirements for Admission

To fulfill the University’s minimum English language requirements for admission to postgraduate programmes, applicants should have:

• Obtained a Degree from a university in Hong Kong¹ or taken a degree programme of which the medium of instruction was English; or

• Achieved scores in the following English Language tests² as indicated:

  • TOEFL: 79 of 120 / 4.5 of 6 (Internet-based/Home Edition);

  • IELTS (Academic): 6.5 (Test Centre based/Online);

  • GMAT: Band 21 (Verbal)³;

  • GMAT Focus Edition: Band 78 (Verbal); or

• Obtained a pass grade in English in one of the following examinations:

  • Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (AS Level);

  • Hong Kong Higher Level Examination;

  • CUHK Matriculation Examination;

  • General Certificate of Education Examination (GCE) Advanced Level (A-Level)/Advanced Subsidiary Level (AS-Level); or

• Achieved Level 4 or above in the English Language subject of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination; or

• Obtained a recognized professional qualification⁴, provided that the examination was conducted in English.

1. This is based on the understanding that English is the medium of instruction of degree programmes offered by universities in Hong Kong. Moreover, graduates from universities in Hong Kong should have fulfilled the English language requirements of the institution concerned when they were admitted to the degree programmes. The CUHK Graduate School may request applicants to provide additional supporting documents to prove their English proficiency.

2. TOEFL/IELTS result is valid for 2 years and GMAT result is valid for 5 years from the test date.

3. GMAT (Verbal) Score with a threshold of 21 will be accepted until the score validity expires.

4. The programmes/Graduate Divisions shall at their discretion to determine if such professional qualification can be accepted.