Notes:

1. An attainment at "Attained" in "Citizenship and Social Development" is required for meeting the entrance requirement but NOT included in the admission score calculation.
2. For HKDSE repeaters who took "Liberal Studies" in 2023/24 or before and have not taken "Citizenship and Social Development" in 2024/25 and thereafter, "Level 2" or above in "Liberal Studies" would be regarded as "Attained" in "Citizenship and Social Development" for fulfilling the general entrance requirement. However, "Liberal Studies" would not be recognized for meeting the elective requirement of the general entrance requirement in 2024/25 and thereafter. The level attainment of the subject would not be included in the admission score calculation.
3. Individual schemes / programmes will accept one relevant Applied Learning (ApL) subject for meeting the entrance requirements. An attainment at Attained with Distinction (I) level or above / Attained with Distinction (obtained in 2017 or before) is required.
4. Other Language subjects (i.e. Category C) offered in the HKDSE Examination will be accepted as elective subjects. The following minimum grades or above are required for 2025/26. For HKDSE repeaters who took Category C subjects in 2024/25 or before, Grade E or above is required.

   Subject	Min. Grade
   - Japanese: Japanese-Language Proficiency Test	N3
   - Korean: Test of Proficiency in Korean II	3
   - French: Advanced Diploma of French Language Studies/Diploma of French Language Studies - German: Goethe-Certificate - Spanish: Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language	A2

5. The Extended Modules of Mathematics will be treated as a single subject in meeting the entrance requirement.
6. Students endorsed by schools for meeting EDB's specified circumstances and having achieved the required grade in Chinese in one of the following examinations will be regarded as obtaining a Level 3 or above in HKDSE Chinese for meeting our entrance requirements:

   Exam	Level	Min. Grade
   GCE	O-Level	C
   GCSE	N/A	C / 4
   IGCSE	N/A	C / 4
   HKDSE ApL(C)	N/A	Attained
   GCE	A-Level	E
   GCE	AS-Level	E

7. No penalty is applied to applicants with multiple attempts in HKDSE Examination. Similar subjects are considered once and the best grade will be taken into consideration during admission selection.
8. There is no compulsory subject requirement for our schemes / programmes. Preferred subjects, if applicable, are listed in the 'Entrance Requirements & Subject Weightings' section of individual scheme / programme entries. Satisfactory performance in preferred subjects will have a positive influence on admission selection. However, applicants who have not taken the preferred subjects will still be considered for admission but they may need to take relevant underpinning subjects after admission to PolyU.
9. The study places offered by PolyU through JUPAS are intended primarily for admission of local school leavers. Applicants who are studying or have studied a scheme / programme with degree or above level will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 
10. Please note that local and non-local applicants are considered under different admission routes with different intake quotas. Non-local applicants seeking admission on the basis of HKDSE results should submit their applications directly to PolyU. Please click here for details on the admission requirements for non-local applicants. 
11. Applicants who fall short slightly on the general entrance requirements of our schemes / programmes but meet the following criteria may be specially considered for admission:-
    • with one HKDSE subject result falling one level below the required level, except "Citizenship and Social Development" (or "Liberal Studies" for repeaters), but attained with a flexible admission threshold score of the scheme/programme concerned (Please click here for the threshold score); and
    • have selected PolyU’s degree programmes as their Band A choices, i.e. first 3 priorities, in JUPAS
    Note: This consideration does not apply to JS3000 Bachelor’s Degree Scheme in Interdisciplinary Studies
12. Individual schemes / programmes may have their own specific entrance requirements. Details please refer to the entrance requirements of individual schemes / programmes.