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.
Possession of the qualifications below in no way guarantees acceptance. To be eligible for consideration for admission, applicants should have attained the minimum grade specified for each qualification, or where a grade is not specified, an acceptable pass in the qualification.
This list is not intended to be exhaustive. Qualifications that are not listed will be considered on a case-by-case basis. As a general guideline, university entry qualifications obtained after 12 or 13 years of schooling (primary and secondary) are usually recognised.
| Country / Region / Test | Acceptable Qualifications |
Apply for Admission to First-Year Studies (min. 120 credit units) |
Apply for Admission with Advanced Standing I (min. 90 credit units) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Certificate of Education (GCE) System (GCEAL/IAL and GCSE) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma | |||
| GCE System | 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; AND 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. |
 |
|
| International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma |
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. |
|
|
| By Country / Region / Test | |||
| Australia | Successful completion of year 12 and a satisfactory admission index/entrance rank: ATAR/TER/ENTER (80) OP (10 maximum) |
|
|
| Austria | Reifeprufungszeugnis (Matura)/Reifezeugnis | |
|
| Bangladesh | Higher Secondary Certificate | |
|
| Belgium | Certificat d'Enseignment Secondaire Supérieur/Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs/Abschlusszeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts | |
|
| Brunei | Brunei-Cambridge GCE Advanced Levels (3 passes) (See GCE system) |
|
|
| Bulgaria | Diploma za Zavarsheno Sredno Obrazovanie (Diploma of Completion of Secondary Education) | |
|
| Canada | British Columbia Senior Secondary Graduation Diploma with Grade B in five Grade 12 subjects |
|
|
| Ontario Ontario Secondary School Diploma with a minimum average of 70% in six Grade 12 U or M courses |
|
||
| Other provinces High school graduation diploma with at least 70% in five Grade 12 subjects |
|
||
| Quebec Diploma of Collegial Studies (CEGEP) |
|
|
|
| Cambodia | Baccalauréat (Upper Secondary School Certificate) | |
|
| Chile | Licencia de Enseñanza Media (Certificate of Secondary Education) | |
|
| China (Mainland) | 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. | |
|
| China (Hong Kong) | Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE). Click here for details. |
|
|
| China (Macau) | GCE Advanced Levels/International A-levels (3 passes) (See GCE System) | |
|
| Senior Secondary School Graduation Diploma | |
||
| Croatia | Svjedodžba o državnoj maturi/Potvrda o položenim ispitima državne mature | |
|
| Czech Republic | Vysvědčení o Maturitni Zkouška / Maturita (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) | |
|
| Denmark | Studentereksamen/Hojere Forberedelseseksamen/Hojere Handelseksamen/Hojere Teknisk Eksamen | |
|
| Egypt | Thanaweya A'ama (Certificate of General Secondary Education) | |
|
| Estonia | Gümnaasiumi Lõputunnistus (Secondary School Leaving Certificate), and Riigieksamitunnistus (National Examination Certificate) | |
|
| European Baccalaureate | European Baccalaureate | |
|
| Finland | Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/ Studentexamensbetyg |
|
|
| France | Baccalauréat Général/Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degre/Option Internationale du Baccalauréat | |
|
| Germany | Abitur/Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife | |
|
| Greece | Apolytirio Genikou Lykeiou (previously Apolytirio Eniaiou Lykeiou) and pan-hellenic examinations | |
|
| Hungary | Érettségi/Matura | |
|
| Iceland | Stúdentspróf (University Matriculation Examination) | |
|
| India | Minimum average of 75% at Standard XII in All India Senior School Certificate (SSC)/Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination (HSC)/Indian School Certificate (ISC) | |
|
| Indonesia | SMA Ijazah | |
|
| Iran | Diploma-Motevaseteh (National High School Diploma) + Pre-University Certificate | |
|
| Ireland | Irish Leaving Certificate with passes in five subjects at H4 (old grading scale: C level) or better in Higher-level papers | |
|
| Israel | Bagrut (Matriculation) or Mechina (university preparatory) | |
|
| Italy | Diploma di Esame di Stato | |
|
| Japan | Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate) | |
|
| Kazakhstan | Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) with excellent grades in school and Unified National Testing (UNT) | |
|
| NIS Grade 12 Certificate with passes in three Higher Level subjects and the award of Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) | |
||
| Korea (South) | Ilbankye Kodung Hakkyo (General High School Diploma) | |
|
| Kyrgyzstan | Attestat o Srednem (polnom) Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) with excellent grades in school and Kyrgyz National Scholarship Testing (Obsherespublikanskoe testirovanie, ORT) | |
|
| Latvia | Atestāts par Vispārējo Vidējo Izglītību (Certificate of General Secondary Education) | |
|
| Liechtenstein | Maturazeugnis (Matura) | |
|
| Lithuania | Brandos Atestatas (Maturity Certificate) | |
|
| Luxembourg | Diplome de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires | |
|
| Malaysia | 3 passes (no lower than C) in Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) | |
|
| A maximum of 15 points over 6 academic subjects in the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) | |
||
| Mauritius | Cambridge Higher School Certificate with passes in three A-level subjects | |
|
| Mexico | Bachillerato | |
|
| Moldova | Diplomã de Bacalaureat (Secondary School Diploma) | |
|
| Myanmar | Basic Education High School Examination/Matriculation Examination with excellent grades | |
|
| Netherlands | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) Diploma | |
|
| Nepal | Higher Secondary Education Board Examination Certificate (HSC) | |
|
| New Zealand | National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3 | |
|
| Nigeria | West African Examinations Council (WAEC) or the Nigerian Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate | |
|
| Norway | Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole | |
|
| Pakistan | Intermediate Certificate or Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) | |
|
| Philippines | High School Diploma (Grade 12) | |
|
| Poland | Matura/Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci | |
|
| Portugal | Diploma de Ensino Secundário | |
|
| Romania | Diploma de Bacalaureat | |
|
| Russia | Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Complete General Education) with excellent grades in school and Unified State Examination (EGE) | |
|
| Saudi Arabia | Tawjihiyah (General Secondary Education Certificate) | |
|
| Serbia | Diploma o položenom maturskom ispitu/ Diploma o stečenom srednem obrazovanju |
|
|
| Singapore | Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Levels (3 passes). Two H1 subjects are considered to be equivalent to one H2 subject | |
|
| Advanced Diplomas/Diplomas from Ngee Ann, Nanyang, Republic, Singapore and Temasek Polytechnics | |
|
|
| Slovakia | Vysvedčenie o Maturitnej Skúške/Maturita | |
|
| Slovenia | Maturitetno Spričevalo / Spričevalo o splošni Maturi (General Matura Certificate) | |
|
| South Africa | National Senior Certificate | |
|
| Spain | Título de Bachiller, and reválida de Bachillerato (previously Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad) | |
|
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Advanced Levels (3 passes) | |
|
| Sweden | Slutbetyg/Examensbevis från Gymnasieskolan | |
|
| Switzerland | Maturitätszeugnis/Certificat de Maturité/Baccalauréat/Attestato di Maturità/Federally recognized Cantonal Maturity Certificate | |
|
| Taiwan | 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.) |
|
|
| Thailand | Mathayom Suksa 6 (M6) | |
|
| Turkey | Anadolu Lisesi Diplomasi (Anatolian High School Diploma) or Devlet Lise Diplomasi (State High School Diploma) or Lise Bitirme Diplomasi (Private High School Diploma) | |
|
| United Arab Emirate | Tawjihiyya (Secondary School Certificate) | |
|
| UK | 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. | |
|
| Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) Level 3 National Diploma/Extended Diploma | |
|
|
| Scottish Certificate of Education at the Higher Level (4 subjects) | |
|
|
| 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 | |
|
|
| USA | 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. | |
|
| 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. | |
|
|
| Vietnam | Bàng Tót Nghiêp Phó Thông Trung Hoc (Upper Secondary School Graduation Certificate) | |
|
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) (Only accepts internet-based scores from a single test date, not MyBest scores.) |
| IELTS | Overall band score of 6.5 or above (Academic Module) |
| 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
|
| Cambridge English Language Assessment | One of the following
|
| 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
|
| Germany | Abitur: minimum Grade 10 in English |
| India | SSC/HSC/ISC Standard XII: minimum 70% in English |
| Malaysia | One of the following
|
| Netherlands | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO): minimum Grade 8 in English |
| Norway | Vitnemal: minimum Grade 4 in English |
| Singapore | One of the following
|
| 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) |
Notes:
