Entrance Requirements

Eligibility

1. comply with the General Regulations*; and

2. hold a Bachelor degree in business, computer science, engineering, information systems (or in other fields which the Admission Committee consider having the necessary background needed for this degree programme) or an equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by this University. 

* Please refer to the Regulations section.

English Language Proficiency Requirement

Applicants must satisfy the English Language Proficiency Requirement by:

1. possessing a bachelor's degree obtained by completing a programme of study in Hong Kong or an English-speaking country, or which was taught primarily in the English language; or

2. achieving a result of 550 (paper-based test), or 80 (Internet-based test), or better in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). An applicant who took the TOEFL should request the Education testing Service (ETS) to send an official score report to the University directly. For this purpose, the HKU TOEFL code number is 9671. Test scores more than two years old will not be accepted; or

3. achieving a result of Band 6.0 or better with no subtest lower than 5.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or

4. achieving Grade C or above in the Overseas General Certificate of Education (GCE); or

5. achieving Grade C or above in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE); or

6. achieving Grade C or above in the Cambridge Test of Proficiency in English Language;

unless in exceptional circumstances they are exempted from this requirement.