China | Undergraduate entry requirements by region

Undergraduate entry requirements for applicants from China.

Senior High School Certificate

Applicants who have completed the Chinese Senior High School Certificate are required to undertake further study for entry to most subjects as this qualification does not normally meet our minimum entry requirements.

We accept the following qualifications for direct entry to our undergraduate degree programmes:

Applicants with qualifications other than those listed above will usually be required to complete a Foundation Year before entering the University.

Foundation year

Maple Leaf World Schools Program (MLWSP) Diploma

Minimum entry requirements. Please note that for competitive subjects, the grade requirements may be higher.

College of Science and Engineering

Achievement of MLWSP Diploma with five 1.0 credit Grade 12 subjects at 80%, with required subjects at 86% or above. Where Mathematics is required, this must be Calculus.

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Achievement of MLWSP Diploma with five 1.0 credit Grade 12 subjects at 80%.

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Biomedical Sciences: Achievement of MLWSP Diploma with Biology and Chemistry at 86% or above, and three more 1.0 credit Grade 12 subjects at 80%. If Mathematics is not taken in Grade 12, Grade 11 Mathematics Futures is required at 80% or above.

MBChB Medicine: Achievement of MLWSP Diploma at 86% or above overall, with grades of 90% in Chemistry and two other sciences (Biology, Mathematics or Physics), and two further 1.0 credit Grade 12 subjects at 86% or above. If Mathematics is not taken in Grade 12, Grade 11 Mathematics Futures is required at 80% or above.

Applicants must also take the UCAT.

UCAT

Veterinary Medicine: Achievement of MLWSP Diploma at 86% or above overall, with five 1.0 credit Grade 12 subjects at 86% or above, to include Chemistry and Biology.

College of Science and Engineering

For degree programmes in Science and Engineering, applicants who have completed a year of study at a leading Chinese University may be eligible to apply.

The College will also give consideration to applicants who have achieved excellent results in the Chinese National University Entrance Examination (Gaokao) on an individual basis.

Applicants from PR China are welcome to apply with the assistance of the Ambright Education Group. Ambright applicants will be required to take written, subject-dependent Aptitude Scholastic Tests in Mathematics, Physics and English at centres in China.

Ambright Education Group

Further guidance on academic entry requirements

Each course may have further specific entry requirements. All applicants must meet these requirements. Staff in the Admissions Offices will be able to provide further guidance:

Undergraduate admissions contact form

English language requirements

All applicants are required to demonstrate a level of English language competency, regardless of their nationality or country of residence. These requirements are listed by programme.

English language advice

Specific English language requirement by programme