General Entrance Requirements for Bachelor's Degree Programmes
The qualifications listed below are the minimum required to satisfy the General Entrance Requirements for Bachelor's degree studies. In addition to the General Entrance Requirements, individual degrees/majors may require specific subject backgrounds. Please refer to the respective programme webpages for details.
Acceptable |
Apply for Admission min. 120 credit units |
Apply for Admission min. 90 credit units |
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Grade E or above in three GCE A Level (or A2)/International A Level subjects. Two AS subjects are considered to be equivalent to one AL subject. The same subject cannot be counted at both the A Level and AS Level Grade C/Grade 4 or above in GCSE English Language or English Literature, or a TOEFL score of 79 (Internet-based test), or an IELTS overall band score of 6.5. |
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Notes for Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
- Students with a recognised qualification may be admitted to the University with Advanced Standing I (non-senior year). Eligibility for advanced standing is linked to curriculum and graduation requirements. For details, please click here.
- Not all programmes accept advanced standing entry. Advanced standing programmes have a suffix "A" in the programme code (e.g. 1016A).
- In addition to the General Entrance Requirements, individual majors may require specific subject backgrounds.
- Entrance requirements are subject to ongoing review. The University reserves the right to amend the requirements from time to time.
Acceptable |
Apply for Admission min. 120 credit units |
Apply for Admission min. 90 credit units |
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An IB Diploma for admission to first-year studies. For Advanced Standing I admission, a minimum diploma point score of 30 (out of 45) is required. Remarks: Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches (HL/SL) and Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation (HL/SL) are accepted for meeting the General Entrance Requirements. A small number of programmes have specific mathematics requirements. Click here for details. |
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Notes for Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
- Students with a recognised qualification may be admitted to the University with Advanced Standing I (non-senior year). Eligibility for advanced standing is linked to curriculum and graduation requirements. For details, please click here.
- Not all programmes accept advanced standing entry. Advanced standing programmes have a suffix "A" in the programme code (e.g. 1016A).
- In addition to the General Entrance Requirements, individual majors may require specific subject backgrounds.
- Entrance requirements are subject to ongoing review. The University reserves the right to amend the requirements from time to time.
Qualifications
min. 120 credit units
Apply for Admission
with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Successful completion of year 12 and a satisfactory admission index/entrance rank:
ATAR/TER/ENTER (80)
OP (10 maximum)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Reifeprufungszeugnis (Matura)/Reifezeugnis
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Higher Secondary Certificate
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Certificat d'Enseignment Secondaire Supérieur/Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs/Abschlusszeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Brunei-Cambridge GCE Advanced Levels (3 passes)
(See GCE system)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Diploma za Zavarsheno Sredno Obrazovanie (Diploma of Completion of Secondary Education)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Baccalauréat (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
British Columbia
Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma with Grade B in five Grade 12 subjects
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Ontario
Ontario Secondary School Diploma with a minimum average of 70% in six Grade 12 U or M courses
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Other provinces
High school graduation diploma with at least 70% in five Grade 12 subjects
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Quebec
Diploma of Collegial Studies (CEGEP)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Licencia de Enseñanza Media (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE).
Click here for details.
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
GCE Advanced Levels/International A-levels (3 passes) (See GCE System)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Senior Secondary School Graduation Diploma
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Current-year National University Entrance Examination (NUEE) 全國普通高等學校統一招生考試 score above the cut-off line for admission to mainland key universities (國家重點高校入學分數線) and English score above 120-135 (out of 150 maximum), visit https://www.cityu.edu.hk/mainland for details.
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Svjedodžba o državnoj maturi/Potvrda o položenim ispitima državne mature
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Vysvědčení o Maturitni Zkouška / Maturita (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Studentereksamen/Hojere Forberedelseseksamen/Hojere Handelseksamen/Hojere Teknisk Eksamen
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Thanaweya A'ama (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Gümnaasiumi Lõputunnistus (Secondary School Leaving Certificate), and Riigieksamitunnistus (National Examination Certificate)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
European Baccalaureate
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/Studentexamensbetyg
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Baccalauréat Général/Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degre/Option Internationale du Baccalauréat
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Abitur/Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Apolytirio Genikou Lykeiou (previously Apolytirio Eniaiou Lykeiou) and pan-hellenic examinations
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Érettségi/Matura
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Stúdentspróf (University Matriculation Examination)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Minimum average of 75% at Standard XII in All India Senior School Certificate (SSC)/Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination (HSC)/Indian School Certificate (ISC)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
SMA Ijazah
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Diploma-Motevaseteh (National High School Diploma) + Pre-University Certificate
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Irish Leaving Certificate with passes in five subjects at H4 (old grading scale: C level) or better in Higher-level papers
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Bagrut (Matriculation) or Mechina (university preparatory)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Diploma di Esame di Stato
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) with excellent grades in school and Unified National Testing (UNT)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
NIS Grade 12 Certificate with passes in three Higher Level subjects and the award of Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Ilbankye Kodung Hakkyo (General High School Diploma)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Attestat o Srednem (polnom) Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) with excellent grades in school and Kyrgyz National Scholarship Testing (Obsherespublikanskoe testirovanie, ORT)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Atestāts par Vispārējo Vidējo Izglītību (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Maturazeugnis (Matura)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Brandos Atestatas (Maturity Certificate)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Diplome de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
3 passes (no lower than C) in Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
A maximum of 15 points over 6 academic subjects in the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Cambridge Higher School Certificate with passes in three A-level subjects
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Bachillerato
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Diplomã de Bacalaureat (Secondary School Diploma)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Basic Education High School Examination/Matriculation Examination with excellent grades
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Higher Secondary Education Board Examination Certificate (HSC)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) Diploma
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
West African Examinations Council (WAEC) or the Nigerian Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Intermediate Certificate or Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
High School Diploma (Grade 12)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Matura/Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Diploma de Ensino Secundário
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Diploma de Bacalaureat
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Complete General Education) with excellent grades in school and Unified State Examination (EGE)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Tawjihiyah (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Diploma o položenom maturskom ispitu/Diploma o stečenom srednem obrazovanju
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Levels (3 passes). Two H1 subjects are considered to be equivalent to one H2 subject
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Advanced Diplomas/Diplomas from Ngee Ann, Nanyang, Republic, Singapore and Temasek Polytechnics
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Vysvedčenie o Maturitnej Skúške/Maturita
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Maturitetno Spričevalo / Spričevalo o splošni Maturi (General Matura Certificate)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
National Senior Certificate
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Título de Bachiller, and reválida de Bachillerato (previously Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Sri Lanka Advanced Levels (3 passes)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Slutbetyg/Examensbevis från Gymnasieskolan
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Maturitätszeugnis/Certificat de Maturité/Baccalauréat/Attestato di Maturità/Federally recognized Cantonal Maturity Certificate
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Senior high school graduation. Four subjects in General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT 學測) with English result within the top percentile (頂標). Click here for subject requirements.
(If students take both Mathematics A and Mathematics B, they are counted as one subject only.)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Mathayom Suksa 6 (M6)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Anadolu Lisesi Diplomasi (Anatolian High School Diploma) or Devlet Lise Diplomasi (State High School Diploma) or Lise Bitirme Diplomasi (Private High School Diploma)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Cambridge Pre-U Diploma, or passes in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects, or a combination of Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects and GCE A-level subjects
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Grade E or above in three GCE A-level (or A2)/International A-level subjects. Two AS subjects are considered to be equivalent to one AL subject. The same subject may not be counted at both the A Level and AS Level.
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) Level 3 National Diploma/Extended Diploma
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Scottish Certificate of Education at the Higher Level (4 subjects)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Tawjihiyya (Secondary School Certificate)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
US High School Diploma AND a minimum score of 1190 (out of 1600) in SAT or 24 composite in ACT (obtained in one sitting), or grade 3 in two subjects in the Advanced Placement (AP) Test for admission to first-year studies.
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
US High School Diploma AND a minimum score of 1190 (out of 1600) in SAT or 24 composite in ACT (obtained in one sitting), AND a minimum of grade 4 in three subjects in the Advanced Placement (AP) Test for admission with Advanced Standing I.
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Bàng Tót Nghiêp Phó Thông Trung Hoc (Upper Secondary School Graduation Certificate)
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies
min. 90 credit units
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
min. 90 credit units
Notes for Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I
- Students with a recognised qualification may be admitted to the University with Advanced Standing I (non-senior year). Eligibility for advanced standing is linked to curriculum and graduation requirements. For details, please click here.
- Not all programmes accept advanced standing entry. Advanced standing programmes have a suffix "A" in the programme code (e.g. 1016A).
- In addition to the General Entrance Requirements, individual majors may require specific subject backgrounds.
- Entrance requirements are subject to ongoing review. The University reserves the right to amend the requirements from time to time.
English-language Requirements for applicants holding non-local qualifications
Applicants who obtained their entrance qualifications in a language other than English will need to have achieved an acceptable result in an approved English language test. The following qualifications are accepted as proof of English-language proficiency.
Applicants who obtained their entrance qualifications in a language other than English will need to have achieved an acceptable result in an approved English language test. The following qualifications are accepted as proof of English-language proficiency.
TOEFL | Minimum total score of 79 in the Internet-based test (iBT at a test centre or at home) |
IELTS |
Overall band score of 6.5 or above |
SAT | Minimum score of 590 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing in new SAT |
ACT | Minimum score of 24 in both ACT English and ACT Reading (in one sitting) |
GCE System | One of the following
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Cambridge English Language Assessment | One of the following
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Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) | Overall score of 62 or above |
Denmark | Studentereksamen: minimum Grade 7 (old grading scale: 9) in Level A/B English |
Finland | One of the following
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Germany | Abitur: minimum Grade 10 in English |
India | SSC/HSC/ISC Standard XII: minimum 70% in English |
Malaysia | One of the following
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Netherlands | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO): minimum Grade 8 in English |
Norway | Vitnemal: minimum Grade 4 in English |
Singapore | One of the following
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Sweden | Slutbetyg/Examensbevis från Gymnasieskolan: minimum Grade C (old grading scale: VG) in English |
Taiwan | General Scholastic Ability Test 大學學科能力測驗 (學測) or Advanced Subjects Test 指定科目考試(指考): English result within the top percentile (頂標) |