General Entrance Requirements for Undergraduate Programmes
For admission to the government-funded undergraduate programmes of the University, applicants are required to fulfil the University entrance requirements, English language requirements and specific programme entrance requirements (if any).
University Entrance Requirements
1. Applications on the Strength of Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination Results
Four core subjects and two elective subjects with:
| (i) | Level 3 in English Language and Chinese Language; |
| (ii) | Level 2 in Mathematics (Compulsory Part) and Liberal Studies; and |
| (iii) | Level 3 in two elective subjects. |
Remarks:
(1) For Non-Chinese Speaking students fulfilling the specified conditions in Note, the University (except for the programmes offered by School of Chinese Medicine) will accept the following alternative Chinese Language qualifications as equivalent to Level 3 of HKDSE Chinese Language:
| (i) | Grade E or above in GCE AS-Level or A-Level Chinese; or |
| (ii) | Grade C/Grade 4 or above in GCSE/IGCSE/GCE O-Level Chinese/Chinese Language; or |
| (iii) | "Attained" in Applied Learning Chinese (ApL(C)); or |
Note
The specified conditions are:
| (i) | The student has learned Chinese Language for less than six years while receiving primary and secondary education. This caters specifically to students who have a late start in learning of Chinese Language (e.g. due to their settlement in Hong Kong well past the entry level) or who have been educated in Hong Kong sporadically; or |
| (ii) | The student has learned Chinese Language for six years or more in schools, but has been taught an adapted and simpler Chinese Language curriculum not normally applicable to the majority of students in our local schools. |
(2) HKDSE Category C subjects (Other Languages) normally cannot be used for meeting the entrance requirement on Chinese Language. While waivers may be granted at the discretion of individual programmes, such consideration is only made under special circumstances, on a case-by-case basis. Students are therefore strongly advised to obtain the requisite Chinese Language qualifications.
(3) JUPAS Band A applicants who fail to meet the general entrance requirements by one level in any one of the HKDSE subjects, but obtain a total of two *s (either one subject with 5** or 2 subjects with 5*) or above in any subject(s) may also be considered for admission.
2. Other Qualifications
Other qualifications may include local and non-local qualifications from recognised post-secondary institutions or equivalent deemed acceptable to the University. Please visit the website of the Admissions Office: https://admissions.hkbu.edu.hk for more details.
3. Mature Applicants
An applicant who is at least 25 years of age on 1 September in the admission year and can demonstrate his/her suitability for and capability to pursue his/her chosen programme successfully may be given special consideration for admission.
English Language Requirements
The following public examination results are recognised as meeting the English Language requirement stipulated by the University:
| (i) | Level 3 or above in English Language in the HKDSE; or |
| (ii) | Minimum score of 60 (paper-delivered test) or 79 (internet-based test (iBT®), including Home Edition and Paper Edition) in TOEFL (TOEFL MyBestTM score is not accepted); or |
| (iii) | Minimum score of 6.0 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Academic Level; or |
| (iv) | Grade C/Grade 4 or above in GCE O-Level/GCSE English/English Language/English Literature; or |
| (v) | Grade C/Grade 4 or above in IGCSE First Language English; or |
| (vi) | Grade B/Grade 5 or above in IGCSE English as a Second Language; or |
| (vii) | Grade E or above in GCE AS-Level or A-Level English; or |
| (viii) | Grade C or above in Cambridge English C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency; or |
| (ix) | Grade E or above in HKALE Use of English (AS Use of English); or |
| (x) | Score 4 or above in AP English Language and Composition/AP English Literature and Composition; or |
| (xi) | For English Language subjects recognised for candidates with ACT/IB/SAT and other regional qualifications, please visit: https://admissions.hkbu.edu.hk/ug/lang_req |
| (xii) | Other equivalent English Language qualifications deemed acceptable by the University: https://admissions.hkbu.edu.hk/ug/international_qualifications |
Programme Entrance Requirements
For details of the prevailing programme entrance requirements, please visit the website of the Admissions Office: https://admissions.hkbu.edu.hk.
Handling of Exceptional Admission Cases
Deans/Director of Faculties# should seek the approval from President and Vice-Chancellor (PVC)/Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) (VPTL) via the Academic Registrar while handling the exceptional admission cases (those who fail to meet the minimum entrance requirements stipulated by the University but excel in other academic/non-academic aspects). PVC/VPTL will make the final executive decision to admit those special cases on exceptional basis.
# Faculties include Faculties and Schools
