FAQ

Assessment for admission is generally based on the applicant's:

• Academic and professional qualifications, and working experience; and/or
• Satisfactory performance in an interview or test; and/or
• Demonstration of sufficient command of the English language; and/or
• Satisfying any other criteria as required by the respective programme(s).

Applicants will be required to produce their original certificates for the qualifications listed in their application forms at the time of enrolment for verification purposes. Any false and misleading information given in th e form will lead to disqualification of the application.

For JUPAS applicants: Selection is mostly based on the applicant's public examination results, subjects taken and his choice of programmes. For applicants recommended through the School Principal's Nominations Subsystem of JUPAS and the Unive rsity's Outstanding Student Athletes Admission Scheme, their non-academic performance will also be considered.

For Non-JUPAS applicants: Due to the fact that non-JUPAS applicants are selected on the basis of qualifications other than HKALE results, the selection criteria are varied and flexible. These qualifications may include GCEAL, International Baccalaureate Di plomas, recognized post-secondary diplomas or other special qualifications. Performance in selection interview, where applicable, is also an important assessment criterion.

If you have studied at another post-secondary institution, you may be eligible for credit transfer from some programme requirements. Normally, credit transfer is granted after a student is admitted to a programme on a course-by-course basis. However, some programmes have special arrangements allowing for approval of credit transfer prior to admission. Details of these special arrangements can be found in the programme descriptions. Credits earned outside the University will not be counted in the calculation of the student's Grade Point Ave rage and classification of award. Furthermore, at least half of the credit units required for the award must be earned by successful completion of courses of the University.

If your plan is to study a progr amme on a short-term basis, that is, within one academic year, you are welcome to apply for admission as occasional or visiting students. Occasional/visiting students will be admitted only if the relevant Head of Department/Division/School is satisfied with their academic suitability and if there are places in the lecture groups for the course(s)/programme concerned.

Occasional Students

If you are interested in attending the lectures of a particular course, but do not wish to take its examination, you may apply for admission as an occasional students.

Visiting Students

If you are interested in attending lectures in a particular course and are prepared to take its examination as specified in the programme scheme, you may apply for admission as a visiting student. No qualifications are awarded to visiting students in respect of their studies at the University. However, they can apply for a testimonial or an academic transcript at the Registrar's Office.

The University welcomes applications from non-Hong Kong residents. Such applicants are normally admitted to study on a full-time basis, as it is difficult for them to obtain a student visa as a part-time student.

Limited residential facilities are available on campus for non-Hong Kong residents taking full-time studies.

The application procedures are set out at the Applications and Admissions page at this website.

If you are applying for entry on the strength of your HKALE results to full-time bachelor's degree or associate degree programmes, your applications should be submitted via JUPAS (Joint University Programmes Admissions System). Details are available at the JUPAS website http://www.jupas.edu.hk.

For admission to bachelor¡¦s degree programmes, the minimum entrance requirements are grade E or above in two HKALE AL subjects (or one HKALE AL + two AS subjects), AS Use of English and AS Chinese Language and Culture.

Associate degree programmes require grade E or above in one HKALE subject [or two HKALE AS subjects which may include Use of English and Chinese Language & Culture], AS Use of English [or HKCEE English Language level 2], and AS Chinese Language and Culture [or HKCEE Chinese Language level 2], plus grade E or above (or level 2) in five HKCEE subjects.?

Note that besides the general entrance requirements, individual programmes may have additional requirements. Details are given in our online prospectus .

Applications for bachelor¡¦s degree and government-funded associate degree programmes are now closed for 2009 entry. The application period for 2010 entry shall start in mid-November 2009 (tentatively scheduled). Please visit our online programme list nearer the time for more updated information.

Details about the structure of Human Resource Management (HRM) and International Business (Japan Studies), and their course syllabuses are available at the following link:

Human Resource Management (HRM)

International Business (Japan Studies)

The normal medium of instruction and assessment at the University is English. However, individual staff members may use Chine se at their discretion to explain and clarify particular points. For programmes requiring a level of attainment in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) Chinese Language & Culture in their entrance requirements, applicants are expected to be proficient in Chinese.

Our academic year consists of two 16-week (13 teaching weeks) semesters and an optional 9-week (7 teaching weeks) summer term. For the academic calendar, please click here.

The application information that you have submitted via the JUPAS Office is sent to the University on a regular basis. We will also receive the public examination results of applicants from the Hong Kong Examinations Authority. The information will help us identify those app licants who meet the entrance requirements of our programmes. Admission scores based on public examination results will then be calculated, to facilitate our academic departments to select applicants for admission.

All recognized public examination results are considered. If you have taken the examination in a subject more than once in the past six years, only the best result for the subject will be counted towards the calculation of admission score. No points will be deducted for repeated subjects.

The HKALE results are the major consideration for admission to most of our bachelor¡¦s degree programmes. When both HKALE and HKCEE are considered, a higher weighting is given to HKALE results, at a ratio of approximately 7:3 for HKALE and HKCEE results respectively.

You can select up to 25 programmes (which may be a combination of degree and sub-degree programmes, or only one type of programme). Submit the choices together with your JUPAS application.

Pay particular attention in making your programme choices. Apart from choosing a p rogramme that you are interested in, you should check that your qualifications meet the programme entrance requirements. Only under very special circumstance will your application be considered if you fail to meet the programme entrance requirements.

The JUPAS Office ha s posted the admissions grades of our programmes at its website at http://www.jupas.edu.hk/. You may wish to visit this website.

It varies from year to year. Our records for the past few years show that around 10%-15% of our entrants come from the non-JUPAS route.

No. You can only choose one route. The JUPAS Guide states that: "If you have obtained HKALE results as well as other qualifications ... you can apply either through JUPAS or directly to the institutions. However, you can only choose to apply through one of these two routes. If you apply both through JUPAS and to the institutions directly, your direct applications to the institutions will not be considered."

You may apply for admission only if your qualifications (su ch as GCEAL results, completion of grade 13 for bachelor's degree programmes, grade 12 for associate degree programmes) are deemed equivalent to HKALE entry requirements.

Yes. The University recognizes English language results obtained in public examinations such as GCE, TOEFL and IELTS. Please consult our prospectus or or click the General Entrance Requirements button for details. Remember to submit the relevant certificates to the University.

Yes. You can submit an application. We will consider the qualifications you have attained, including your ALE and your university exam results. Note that your application should not be made through JUPAS. Send your application direct to the University.

Applicants who have studied at other tertiary institutions may be eligible for credit transfers. Credit transfer or exemption is normally granted after a student is admitted to a programme on a course-by-course basis. Cr edits earned outside the University will not be counted in the calculation of the students' Grade Point Average and classification of award. Besides, at least half of the credit units required for the award must be earned by successful completion of courses offered by the University.

The University welcomes applications from both local and non-local applicants. Applications are normally considered for full-time studies only, as it is difficult for overseas applicants to obtain a student visa to pursue part-time studies in Hong Kong.

Our estimate is around HK$100,000 per year.

Tuition Fees

For details of our tuition fees of individual programmes, please refer to the programme list.