To qualify for admissions to HKUST(GZ), applicants must meet all of the following requirements. Admission is selective and meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

General Admission Requirements

Applicants seeking admission to a master's degree or postgraduate diploma program should have:

• Obtained a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution, or an approved equivalent qualification.

English Language Admission Requirements

Applicants have to fulfill English Language requirements with one of the following proficiency attainments:

• TOEFL-iBT: 80*
• TOEFL-pBT: 550
• TOEFL-Revised paper-delivered test: 60 (total scores for Reading, Listening and Writing sections)
• IELTS (Academic Module): Overall score: 6.5 and All sub-score: 5.5*

* Refers to scores in one single attempt only. Test at home option is not accepted.

Applicants are not required to present TOEFL or IELTS score if

• Their first language is English, or
• They obtained the bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from an institution where the medium of instruction was English, or

You are not required to take the English Proficiency Test if you obtained a master’s degree (or above) from an institution where the medium of instruction was English.