THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
DIRECT ADMISSIONS SCHEME TO SENIOR YEAR PLACES (“DAS”)
FOR UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION IN SEPTEMBER 2017
GENERAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
I)
GENERAL INFORMATION
The procedures and information in this document apply to graduates of recognised
full-time Associate Degree (AD) or Higher Diploma (HD) programmes offered by
community colleges in Hong Kong who wish to apply for direct entry to senior year places
of the designated programmes listed here. Final-year students on such sub-degree
programmes can also apply, and admission, if applicable, will be subject to the completion
of the AD or HD programme by August 2017.
The following categories of applicants should apply through the Non-JUPAS Admissions
Scheme instead:
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Applicants who would like to apply for direct entry to senior year places based on
qualifications other than an AD or HD awarded by a community college in Hong
Kong;
Applicants who are currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree / higher degree
programme at a tertiary institution and would like to transfer to the University;
Applicants who have once enrolled in a bachelor's degree / higher degree programme at
a tertiary institution and completed one or more year(s) of studies, irrespective of
whether the qualifications have been awarded; and
AD or HD graduates / final-year students from a community college in Hong Kong
who are interested in programmes other than those offering senior year places.
Each applicant can only submit ONE application through any one of the admissions
schemes, namely JUPAS, International/Non-JUPAS Admissions Scheme, DAS, and
Admission of Undergraduate Students from the Mainland, for admission in any one
academic year. Duplicate applications under a particular admissions scheme or across
different admissions schemes will not be considered by the University and application fees
paid are non-refundable.
Incorrect or misrepresented information given in the application will disqualify the
application and any offer(s) made by the University will be withdrawn.
Closing Date
Application closes on December 30, 2016 (12:00 noon Hong Kong Time). Late
applications will be accepted from early January 2017 and details will be announced on the
admissions website nearer the time. As undergraduate places are being filled all the time,
you may wish to apply for admission as early as possible.
Please note that an acknowledgment e-mail will be sent to you immediately after
successful submission of the online application.
If you do not receive the
acknowledgment e-mail, you may check with the Admissions Office by phone at (852)
2241 5886 or by e-mail to [email protected].
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Application Fee
All applicants are required to pay an application fee of HK$450 (or HK$750 for late
applications) and the fee is non-refundable.
Choice of Curriculum
You should submit only ONE application for admission in any one academic year, but you
are permitted to indicate up to five choices of curriculum in your application. Before
proceeding with your application, please check the University entrance requirements and
the programme specific requirements here to make sure that you are eligible for admission
to the curriculum you wish to apply for.
Changes to the choice(s) of curriculum will not be allowed after submission of the
application. Please be sure that the degree curriculum you wish to apply for
has/have been correctly chosen in your application.
Interviews and Results
You may be called for an interview or test at any time after submission of the application.
Please however note that not all applicants are required to attend an interview or test and
not all programmes conduct these assessments; being invited to an interview or test is not
an indicator of the chance of admission. You will be notified by the Faculty / Programme
Office of the arrangements for any interview or test individually, if applicable.
You will be informed by e-mail if you are offered admission to the University and you are
required to pay a deposit in the amount of HK$10,000 on your acceptance of the offer by
the date specified in the offer letter or the offer will be withdrawn automatically. You can
also view your application status using your registered application account. Candidates
should consider their application as unsuccessful if they do not hear from the University by
the end of August 2017. Please note that all documents will not be returned once
submitted, and will be destroyed if the application is unsuccessful.
Composition Fees
The composition fees for local and non-local students are different. According to the
definition laid down by the University Grants Committee, non-local students are persons
entering Hong Kong for the purpose of education with a student visa / entry permit issued
by the Director of Immigration. The annual composition fee for local students admitted in
the academic year 2016-2017 is HK$42,100. The fee for local students admitted in
2017-2018 has yet to be decided pending the Government's advice, but we do not expect it
to differ significantly from the current fee. The composition fee for non-local students
admitted in 2017-2018 is HK$146,000 (provisional).
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II)
INSTRUCTIONS ON COMPLETING THE COMMON APP APPLICATION
PERSONAL INFORMATION
FAMILY NAME AND GIVEN NAME(S)
Enter your family name, given name(s) and name in Chinese (if applicable) in the boxes.
The names should be identical to the ones stated on your Hong Kong Identity (HKID) Card
or Passport.
Example: CHAN TAI MAN
FAMILY NAME
GIVEN NAME(S)
NAME IN CHINESE (if applicable)
CHAN
TAI MAN
陳大文
DATE OF BIRTH
Choose the correct day, month and year.
SEX
Check the appropriate box.
HKID CARD NUMBER
Enter your HKID card number, including the check digit, if applicable.
boxes blank if you do not have an HKID card.
Leave all the
Example: K001234(5)
K
001234
5
PASSPORT NUMBER
For applicants without an HKID card, enter your passport number. Enter "NIL" if it is
not available at the time of application.
NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD NUMBER (for Mainland applicants)
For Mainland applicants, enter your national identity card number which should consist of
18 digits.
COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY
Choose the country of your nationality.
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE
Choose your country of residence.
UNIVERSITY NUMBER (if admitted to HKU previously)
If you are a former student of the University, enter your University Number.
CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS AND POSTAL CODE
Give an address at which you can be contacted during September 2016 - September 2017.
Please provide the full correspondence address including country name and postal code, if
applicable.
HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER / MOBILE PHONE NUMBER / FAX NUMBER
Your home telephone number, mobile phone, fax number and primary e-mail address
should be the means at which you can be reached. Enter the country and area codes for
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telephone number outside Hong Kong; leave the fields blank for local number. By
default, your primary e-mail address will be the one as used to register the application
account. You can update your correspondence address, home telephone number, mobile
phone number, fax number and e-mail address through your application account after
submission of the application, in case of any future changes.
Example: Hong Kong Telephone number 2241 5886
Country Code
Area Code
Number
Example: Telephone number 1234567 at Vancouver, Canada
Country Code
1
Area Code
604
Number
22415886
1234567
DO YOU REQUIRE A STUDENT VISA / ENTRY PERMIT TO STUDY IN HK?
Choose “Yes” or “No” as appropriate. You are classified as a non-local applicant and
will be required to pay the composition fee for non-local students upon admission if you
need a student visa or entry permit to study in Hong Kong.
CHOICE OF CURRICULUM
You should submit only ONE application for admission in any one academic year, but you
are permitted to indicate up to five choices of curriculum in your application, which should
include at least one of the designated programmes offered with senior year places. You
can also include first-year programmes among your choices and admission will be
considered together with other applicants under the International/Non-JUPAS Admissions
Scheme. For admission to first-year programmes, you are expected to fulfill the same
requirements applicable to applicants under the International/Non-JUPAS Admissions
Scheme.
Before proceeding with your application, please check the University entrance
requirements and the programme specific requirements here to make sure that you are
eligible for admission to the curriculum you wish to apply for.
Changes to the choice(s) of curriculum will not be allowed after submission of the
application. Please be sure that the degree curriculum you wish to apply for has/have
been correctly selected from the drop-down list.
DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMMES AND SPECIAL SCHEMES
If you would like to apply for admission to dual degree programmes and/or under special
schemes, please check the visit the following webpages for details of the programme /
scheme and the respective application procedures:
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HKU-Sciences Po Dual Degree Programme (for first-year entry only)
HKU-UCL Dual Degree Programme in Law (for first-year entry only)
Sports Scholarship Scheme
Music Specialist Scheme (only applicable to applicants of the Bachelor of Arts programme)
ARTS SUBJECT
For applicants who have selected the Bachelor of Arts programme (programme code: 6054)
as one of their choices, please indicate the Arts subject you are interested in. The list of
Arts subjects can be viewed here.
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Example: You are currently a final year student at ABC Community College in Hong Kong reading the
Associate of Arts programme which is of two years full-time in duration. Prior to your post-secondary
study, you graduated from DEF College in Hong Kong after completing Form 6.
CURRENT STUDIES
Please provide details of the current studies (e.g. high school, post-secondary, or higher
education, etc.) that you are enrolled in at the time of application, if applicable.
Applicants who are currently studying a bachelor's degree programme in a local tertiary
institution or an institution overseas should also give details of the studies in this section.
Failure to provide such information may lead to disqualification even after admission.
In order to support the information given in the application, you must provide the
University with a transcript / the latest results issued by the institution concerned.
Leave this section blank if you are not currently enrolled in any study programmes.
Example:
General Information
Country in which your study is pursued:
Name of institution / school overseas:
Programme Information
Type of programme / curriculum:
Programme title (if applicable) (e.g. Bachelor of Arts):
Programme duration (in years):
Study mode:
Study Details
Date of admission to programme (mmyyyy):
Current year of study (e.g. Year 1, Year 13):
Expected date of graduation (mmyyyy):
Latest cumulative GPA (if applicable)
Hong Kong, SAR of PRC
ABC Community College
Associate Degree
Associate of Arts
2 years
Full-time
092015
Year 2
072017
3.45 out of maximum GPA 4.0
PREVIOUS STUDIES
Please select the description which best describes the highest qualification you have so far
completed and obtained other than the one listed under CURRENT STUDIES.
Example:
High school - Form 6 / Year 12
Please provide, in reverse chronological order, details of your previous secondary /
post-secondary studies, including completed and/or incomplete studies other than those
listed under CURRENT STUDIES.
Example:
Full name of institution / school
Type of programme / curriculum
Country
Programme title (if applicable)
Study mode
Program duration (in years)
Date of admission to programme (mmyyyy)
Programme completed
Date of award (mmyyyy)
Level attained
Classification (if applicable) (e.g. Distinction)
Final Cumulative GPA (if applicable)
Remarks
DEF College
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
Hong Kong, SAR of PRC
N/A
Full-time
6
092009
Yes
072015
High school - Form 6 / Year 12
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YEARS OF SCHOOLING
Please provide details of the actual years of schooling you have or will have completed at
different educational levels by August 31, 2017. For applicants enrolled in part-time
studies, 2-year part-time is equivalent to 1-year full-time studies. Repeated study / short
courses / summer courses are not recognized for counting towards the years of schooling.
If a particular level of study is not applicable to you, please enter "N/A".
Example: You have completed 6 years primary education, 6 years of secondary education, and will complete
2 years of full-time Associate Degree studies by August 31, 2017:
Primary education:
6 years full-time study or its equivalent
Secondary education:
6 years full-time study or its equivalent
Tertiary or post-secondary education:
2 years full-time study or its equivalent
The total years of schooling on full-time basis or its equivalent will be automatically added
up by the system.
EXAMINATIONS / QUALIFICATIONS
If you have taken any of the national / international examinations or tests listed below,
please enter, in reverse chronological order, the year they were/will be taken, the subjects,
the achieved grades or the predicted grades by your school (if applicable), and the expected
dates of release of results, as appropriate, under the respective section designated for the
specific national / international examination. If you have taken/will take examinations or
tests other than those listed under the designated sections, please specify them under the
“Other Examinations / Qualifications” section.
Below are examples of information required under different sections designated for the
specific national / international examination:
GCE(AS or AL) / International AS or AL / Cambridge Pre-U Certificate / Singapore
GCE(AL) / GCSE / IGCSE / GCE(OL) / Singapore GCE(OL)
Example: You took GCSE in Edexcel English Language and Geography in June 2015. You will take AL
Further Mathematics and AS Biology in June 2017, and your school has given you the predicted grades.
(Note: In case that the school does not give any predicted grades, please enter “Pending” for “Predicted
Grade by School”.)
Year Month Examination
Level
2017 June
Advanced AQA
Level
2017 June
2015 June
2015 June
General Certificate of
Education (Advanced
Subsidiary /
Advanced Level)
General Certificate of
Education (Advanced
Subsidiary /
Advanced Level)
General Certificate of
Secondary Education
General Certificate of
Secondary Education
Examination
Board
Subject
Further
Mathematics
Achieved Predicted Expected
Grade
Grade by date of
School
release of
results
A*
18082017
Advanced Cambridge
Biology
Subsidiary International
Level
Examinations
Not
Edexcel
applicable
Not
Edexcel
applicable
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English
Language
Geography
C
A
B
18082017
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Example: You will take the IB Diploma examination in May 2017 with the expected date of release of result
on July 5, 2017, and your school has given you the predicted grades. (Note: In case that the school does
not give any predicted grades / result, please enter “Pending predicted grades / result” under “Predicted
Grade by School”.)
Registered name for the test: Last Name: Chan First Name: Tai Man
Please indicate your Personal Code (consists of 3 letters and 3 numbers) (if known): abc123
School Code: 000123 Session number (if known): 012
Expected date of release of results (ddmmyyyy) (if you have predicted grade provided below): 05072017
Year: 2017
Month: May Examination: International Baccalaureate Diploma
Level
Higher Level
Higher Level
Higher Level
Standard Level
Standard Level
Subject
French B
Physics
Visual Arts
Economics
English
Language A:
Literature
Mathematics
Combined grade
Total points
Result
Standard Level
Achieved grade
Predicted grade by school
5
6
7
4
5
6
2
35
Diploma to be awarded
SAT / Advanced Placement Program (AP)
Example: You took AP Calculus in June 2015 at Grade 11, and you are going to take SAT Reasoning Test in
December 2016 at Grade 12 with the expected date of release of result on January 15, 2017. (Note: Please
enter “Pending” for result to be released at a later date.)
Registered name for SAT test: Last Name: Chan First Name: Tai Man
Registered name for AP test: Last Name: Chan First Name: Tai Man
Year Month
Test
Grade Subject
Level
2016 December
SAT Reasoning Test
12
Reading
2016 December
SAT Reasoning Test
12
Mathematics
2016 December
SAT Reasoning Test
12
Writing
2016 December
SAT Reasoning Test
12
Total
2015 June
Advance Placement
11
Calculus AB
Courses
Achieved
score
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
4
Expected date of
release of results
15012017
15012017
15012017
15012017
IELTS / TOEFL
Example: You took the Academic module of IELTS in July 2016 and are going to take TOEFL internet-based
test in February 2017 with the expected date of release of result on March 15, 2017. (Note: Please enter
“Pending” for result to be released at a later date.)
Registered name for IELTS: Last Name: Chan First Name: Tai Man
Registered name for TOEFL: Last Name: Chan First Name: Tai Man
Year Month
Mode
Subject
Achieved score
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2016
February
February
February
February
February
July
TOEFL internet-based Test
TOEFL internet-based Test
TOEFL internet-based Test
TOEFL internet-based Test
TOEFL internet-based Test
IELTS Academic
Listening
Reading
Speaking
Writing
Total score
Listening
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Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
8.0
Expected date of
release of results
15032017
15032017
15032017
15032017
15032017
2016
2016
2016
2016
July
July
July
July
IELTS Academic
IELTS Academic
IELTS Academic
IELTS Academic
Reading
Speaking
Writing
Overall band score
6.5
7.0
6.5
7.0
HKALE / HKCEE / HKDSE
Example: You took AS Psychology at HKALE in 2013 and English Language at HKCEE in 2010. You are
going to take German Language at HKDSE in 2017 with the expected date of release of result on August 10,
2017. (Note: Please enter “Pending” for result to be released at a later date.)
Year
Examination
Level
Subject
2017
Hong Kong Diploma of
Secondary Education
Hong Kong Advanced
Level Examination
Hong Kong Certificate of
Education Examination
Not
applicable
AS
German Language
Achieved
grade / level
Pending
Psychology
B
Not
applicable
English Language
5
2013
2010
Expected date of
release of results
10082017
India Board Examinations
Example: You took CBSE AISSE (Grade X) in 2015 and are going to take the CBSE AISSCE (Grade XII) in
March 2017 with the expected date of release of result on May 28, 2017. (Note: Please enter “Pending” if
the predicted grade is not available / not applicable.)
Year Month Examination Board
Level Examination
2017 March Central Board of
Secondary Education
2017 March Central Board of
Secondary Education
2017 March Central Board of
Secondary Education
2017 March Central Board of
Secondary Education
2017 March Central Board of
Secondary Education
2015 March Central Board of
Secondary Education
2015 March Central Board of
Secondary Education
2015 March Central Board of
Secondary Education
Grade
XII
Grade
XII
Grade
XII
Grade
XII
Grade
XII
Grade
X
Grade
X
Grade
X
Subject
Achieved Predicted Expected
grade
grade
date of
release of
results
All India Senior School English Core
Pending 28052017
Certificate Examination
All India Senior School Physics
Pending 28052017
Certificate Examination
All India Senior School Chemistry
Pending 28052017
Certificate Examination
All India Senior School Biology
Pending 28052017
Certificate Examination
All India Senior School Mathematics
Pending 28052017
Certificate Examination
All India Secondary
Hindi
97
School Examination
All India Secondary
Mathematics 95
School Examination
All India Secondary
Science
96
School Examination
Other Examinations / Qualifications
Example: You will take British Columbia Provincial Examination in English and Biology in June 2017 with
the expected date of release of result on July 20, 2017. (Note: Please enter “Pending” if the predicted
grade is not available / not applicable.)
Year
Month
Examination
Subject
2017
June
2017
June
British Columbia
Provincial Examination
British Columbia
Provincial Examination
Achieved
grade
Biology
Predicted
grade
Pending
Expected date of
release of results
20072017
English
Pending
20072017
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PREVIOUS APPLICATION TO THE UNIVERSITY
Please give details if you have previously applied for admission to the University.
PREVIOUS PROGRAMME OF STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY
If you are a former student of the University, please indicate if you have been de-registered
due to outstanding fee payment or were discontinued from studies by the University.
De-registered students must settle the outstanding fee before any offer of admission can be
made; by regulation, students discontinued from studies by the University cannot be
re-admitted to the same programme of study (this will not however affect your chance of
admission to other programmes).
It is important that you provide such information as failure to do so may lead to
disqualification even after admission.
TRANSFER OF CREDITS
Please check the box(es), as appropriate, if you wish to apply for transfer of credits / senior
year entry of studies upon admission. Application will be assessed by the respective
Faculty on a case-by-case basis. Please provide a copy of your academic transcripts to
support your application.
Advanced standing may be granted to students in recognition of studies completed
successfully elsewhere. The number of credits to be granted, if any, will be considered by
Faculty / Programme on a case-by-case basis.
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Please indicate your reasons for applying to the University, the chosen curricula,
extra-curricular activities, etc. in the space provided.
DISABILITY INFORMATION
If you have a disability (e.g. physical disability, hearing impairment, visual impairment,
visceral disability, speech impairment, autism, mental illness, attention deficit /
hyperactivity disorder, or specific learning difficulties), please provide the relevant
information by specifying the type of disability, degree of impairment and other details
under Description. Supporting documents may be required at a later stage.
Example:
Type of disability:
Degree of impairment:
Description:
Hearing impairment
50% hearing loss in right ear
Requires hearing aid for learning
Information given in this section helps the University to identify the special assistance and
facilities that it can provide on your admission. You may also contact the Faculty /
Programme to discuss issues of your concern. It should be emphasised that, under
existing equal opportunity policy of the University, no candidate will be discriminated in
any way on grounds of disability.
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