Alternative Qualifications in Chinese Language Requirement for the Admission of NCS Applicants to the 9 JUPAS Participating-institutions

For Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) students fulfilling the specified circumstances in Note, HKBU will accept the alternative Chinese language qualifications on the left as recognised by the University as equivalent to Level 3 of HKDSE Chinese Language.

"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 qualifications.

Programmes which do not accept application for waiver of Chinese language requirement are detailed in the Undergraduate Admissions Handbook and on the CUHK website.

For programmes which require students to have possessed a good command of Chinese including BEd(Chinese Language), BEd(Chinese History) and BA in Language Studies (both Chinese and English majors), waiver of the HKDSE Chinese Language requirement will not be granted.

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GCE (A-Level)

Grade E

GCSE

IGCSE

Grade C

For JUPAS applicants fulfilling the specified circumstances in Note, HKUST will consider a Grade E or above in the HKDSE Examination Category C: Other Language subjects in lieu of Chinese language.

For programmes including BA in Chinese Language, BA&BED(LangEd)-Chin, BSC(SPEECH), MBBS, BNURS, BChinMed and BPharm, the students are required to show evidence that they have the required Chinese language proficiency to follow the programme.

Instead of administering a language test for students, evidence will normally be gathered through interviews and documents submitted by the applicants.