Admission Requirements
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Applicants should fulfill any one of the following requirements:
  • Level 2 in five subjects* in Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination including Chinese Language# and English Language, or equivalent; or
  • Pass in one A Level or two AS Level subjects, plus five passes in HKCEE including Level 2/Grade E or above in Chinese Language and English Language, or equivalent; or
  • Satisfactory completion of the Diploma Yi Jin Programme; or
  • Aged 21 or above
A maximum of two Applied Learning subjects, excluding Applied Learning Chinese (ApL(C)), can be used in the application. "Attained", "Attained with Distinction (I)" and "Attained with Distinction (II)" Level in Applied Learning subjects will be considered as equivalent to Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4 in HKDSE subjects respectively.
Applied Learning Chinese (ApL(C)) will be accepted as an alternative Chinese Language qualification for admission consideration for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) DSE candidates.
Note: The admission requirement varies from programme to programme and applicants should refer to the admission requirements of individual programme for details. Interview maybe required.
Medium of Instruction

Teaching activities will be conducted in English, Cantonese, Putonghua, Japanese or Korean as deemed appropriate. Learning materials will be in English, Chinese, Japanese or Korean as deemed appropriate.

Date of Commencement

September 2021

Award of Diploma

To qualify for the award of Higher Diploma at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, a student must have completed the required modules and have passed the assessment, and have an attendance rate of at least 70% for each module.

Tuition Fee & Payment Methods

Tuition Fee

HK$61,800 - 67,275 each year. Tuition fee for Higher Diploma Programme in Early Childhood Education is HK$73,320 each year. Tuition fee for Higher Diploma Programme in Social Work is HK$83,850 each year. Tuition fee for Higher Diploma Programme in Health Care is HK$86,940 each year. 

Payment Methods of the Application Fee

  1. Cheque/Bank Draft
    1. Crossed cheque/bank draft should be made payable to "The Chinese University of Hong Kong"  and returned together with your enrolment form in person to our Enrolment Centres during office hours or by post to "The Registry, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, CUHK, 6/F, Railway Plaza, 39 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui". Post-dated cheque is not accepted. 
    2. Please write the applicant's name, HKID card/passport number (first 4 alphanumeric characters only; e.g. if your number is H123456(7), please write H123) and programme code(s) on the back of each cheque/bank draft. Cheque/bank draft will be returned if programmes enrolled are full or cancelled. 
    3. If  the cheque is rejected by bank, the applicant concerned will be required to pay the application fee within three working days upon receipt of notification from the School. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of enrolment.
  2. Faster Payment System (FPS)
    Payment can be made via FPS* (for details, please refer to the guidelines of individual banks). Applicants should enter their contact phone number and programme code(s) in the "Message to payee"/"Notes"/"Remarks" field. After completion of payment, a record of the "Confirmation"/"Payment Completion" page (showing the information of payee, payment amount, payment date, reference number and message to payee/notes/remarks) should be sent together with the enrolment form to Enrolment Centres via email at scs-enrol@cuhk.edu.hk for verification.

    *FPS ID: 160565636 or email address for FPS: payment@scs.cuhk.edu.hk
  3. EPS/AlipayHK/WeChat Pay/Octopus
    EPS/AlipayHK/WeChat Pay/Octopus payment can be made at Enrolment Centres.
  4. Visa/Master Card
    1. Card  holder's name, card number, card issuing bank and expiry date should be completed clearly in enrolment form, which should be returned in person to our Enrolment Centres during office hours or by post to the Registry of the School. 
    2. If the card payment is rejected by bank, the applicant concerned will be required to pay the application fee within three working days upon receipt of notification from the School. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of enrolment.

Notes for Application for Refund of Registration Fee
(Applicable for the applicants who have accepted an offer from JUPAS for (i) a full-time UGC-funded1 undergraduate programme, or (ii) an undergraduate programme subsidised under SSSDP2 only)

  1. If applicants have accepted an offer from JUPAS for (i) a full-time UGC-funded 1 undergraduate programme (programmes offered by OUHK and HKAPA are not UGC-funded), or (ii) a full-time undergraduate programme subsidised under SSSDP 2 , they are required to submit the applications for refund of registration fee to the School before the following deadlines:

      Application Deadline for Refund of Registration Fee
    For Applicants with JUPAS Main Round Offer 16 August 2021 (Monday) 12:00noon
    For Applicants with JUPAS Offer Based on Rechecking and Remarking Results 30 August 2021 (Monday) 12:00noon
    For Applicants with JUPAS Clearing Round Offer 1 September 2021 (Wednesday) 12:00noon
    1 UGC-funded programmes, i.e. University Grants Committee-funded programmes, for the 2021/22 academic year are provided by the following institutions: City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Lingnan University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Education University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The University of Hong Kong. Programmes offered by The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK), including those that can be applied through Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS), and The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts (HKAPA) are not UGC-funded programmes. 

    2 SSSDP, i.e. Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors was introduced starting from the 2015/16 academic year, refund application is restricted to applicants who have accepted a full-time undergraduate programme offer. Eligible full-time undergraduate programmes are listed in SSSDP website: http://www.cspe.edu.hk/sssdp. 
  2. Late refund applications or incomplete applications will NOT be processed.
  3. Applicants are required to submit the following documents to the School's Enrolment Centres for applying the refund:
    1. Completed application form (RE014/HD/Refundreg (JUN 21))
    2. Result of JUPAS Main Round Offer/Clearing Round Offer/JUPAS Offer based on rechecking and remarking results
    3. Payment receipt of the deposit of JUPAS Main Round Offer/Clearing Round Offer/JUPAS Offer based on rechecking and remarking results
  4. It will take around 6 to 8 weeks for processing the refund applications.
  5. The registration fee with the deduction of an administrative fee (HK$200) will be refunded to the successful applicants.
  6. For enquiries, you can contact the Registry by:
    Phone: 2209 0235
    Fax: 2603 6565
    E-mail: scs-registry@cuhk.edu.hk

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