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Q1:   How should I apply for admission?
Q2:   Which study year should I apply for?
Q3:   What are the supporting documents I need to submit?
Q4:   Do all HKBU programmes require interviews?
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Q6:   Can I apply for admission if I can speak Chinese but do not possess formal education in Chinese?
Q7:   Can I transfer my credits earned in other institution(s) to HKBU?
Q8:   How will I be notified if I am given an offer of admission?
Q9:   Does HKBU provide any on campus accommodation for students?
 
Q1:   How should I apply for admission?
  Applicants should contact the Admissions Section of the Academic Registry directly for admission. Online application can be made via the Academic Registry webpage at http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/ar/admissions/nj from November 21, 2011 to January 18, 2012.
 
 
Q2:   Which study year should I apply for?
  Applicants eligible for Year 1 and Year 2 admission include: holders or final year students of an Associate Degree/Higher Diploma/Diploma, Degree holders, transfer students, students from OUHK, Shue Yan University, Chu Hai College of Higher Education and Hang Seng Management College.

Applicants who are IB Diploma holders/students, GCE applicants, non-final year students of Associate Degree/Higher Diploma/Diploma or mature applicants can apply for Year 1 only.

Applicants eligible to choose to study in Year 1 or Year 2 may consider the depth and relevancy of the subjects and the programme in which they are enrolled before making the decision.
 
 
Q3:   What are the supporting documents I need to submit?
  To apply for Non-JUPAS Admission Scheme, please submit the following documents to the University during the application period:
1. Degree certificate(s), graduation diploma(s) and academic transcript(s) of post-secondary studies, if any;
2. HKCEE and HKALE result certificates, if any;
3. GCEAL/GCEAS/GCEOL/GCSE/IGCSE results/certificates; International Baccalaureate Diploma expected/actual results; Higher Diploma/Professional Diploma/Diploma, if any;
4. TOEFL/IELTS/JMB/NEAB or other overseas public examination results, if any;
5. Result slip of National Joint College Entrance Examination (JEE) of Mainland China, if any;
6. For applicants of BA (Hons) in Music, the music qualification examination results (theory and practice) e.g. the Associate Board of the Royal Schools of Music (theory and practice) examination results;
7. For mature applicants, proof of relevant work experience;
8. For applicants with a disability, supporting document(s) to certify the disability nature; and
9. Where a document is not in English or Chinese, it must be submitted together with a Chinese or English translation certified as a true translation by a sworn translator, court translator, authorised public translator, certified translator, expert translator or official translator.
(Please do NOT submit the original examination results and certificates, which will only be required for verification upon admission.)
 
 
Q4:   Do all HKBU programmes require interviews?
  For the Direct (Non-JUPAS) Admission Scheme, most of our programmes will short-list and invite applicants for interview or test. Interview arrangements may vary with programmes and are subject to change each year.
 
 
Q5:   When will I be notified of the interview arrangements? What can I do if I am not in Hong Kong at that time?
  Interviews are normally held from March to July. Applicants who are unable to attend their interview should contact us by email in advance. However, you are strongly recommended to attend the scheduled interview, as alternative arrangements are not always possible. For overseas applicants who are not available in Hong Kong, telephone interviews may be arranged if possible.
 
 
Q6:   Can I apply for admission if I can speak Chinese but do not possess formal education in Chinese?
  On an exceptional basis, students who have pursued a school curriculum (locally or overseas) that does not include formal Chinese language studies, yet who are conversant in spoken Chinese, may apply for certain study programmes in which written Chinese is not an essential element. You are eligible to apply those programmes without the requirement of Chinese Language. Details can be found in Section Programme Admission Requirements. For these programmes, the language requirement for Chinese can be substituted by an alternative language (other than Chinese and English).
 
 
Q7:   Can I transfer my credits earned in other institution(s) to HKBU?
  Upon successful admission, students admitted to Year 1 can apply for course exemption/transfer of units for equivalent courses within two weeks of commencing their first semester of study whereas students admitted to Year 2 will receive an individual study plan in August. Under normal circumstances, students may be granted transfer units which amount to no more than one-third of the total units required for graduation. The University reserves the right to refuse to grant units for courses which are not deemed to be equivalent to the University courses and for courses with grades below the equivalent of grade C in the University grading system. 
 
 
Q8:   How will I be notified if I am given an offer of admission?
  Admission offers are normally made during April to August. The University informs successful applicants of their admission offer by email and by post. Applicants can also view their application status via the Online Enquiry System.
 
 
Q9:   Does HKBU provide any on campus accommodation for students?
  UGC-funded full-time local undergraduate students will have the opportunity to have one-year hostel life in on-campus accommodation during their studies at the University. UGC-funded full-time non-local undergraduate students* will be provided with hostel places in on-campus accommodation in Year 1 of their studies. No on-campus accommodation will be provided starting from Year 2 of their studies.

* Except non-local students who, after having studied a local programme, take up senior year places for articulation to Year 2.