Documents to Support an Online Application
Please read the following carefully and send the required documents to
the Graduate School by the application deadline to ensure thorough and
timely consideration of your application. Your full name should
be clearly marked on each document. Where possible, please also quote
your application number (which will be assigned to you after submission
of your application online), proposed programme (MPhil/PhD) and
department of study.
All documents should reach the Graduate School Office (Room P403,
Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong)
on or before the application deadline. Documents once submitted will
not be returned.
To avoid any possible delay in processing your application, please
submit your application online and obtain an application number before
sending the supporting documents to the Graduate School (except the
official score reports of English language proficiency tests and GMAT/GRE,
which may be sent after you take the test(s) but before you submit an
application for admission).
Supporting application documents without a corresponding application
record in the online application system will not be considered.
- Certificates and complete transcripts of undergraduate
and postgraduate studies
Please submit officially certified certificates and complete official
transcripts of your undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Documents
which are not in English should be accompanied by a formally certified
translation in English. If the policy of your institution is that the
transcript should remain confidential, please request your institution
to send it directly to the HKU Graduate School using the Transcript
Request Form (pdf format
/ doc
format).
For current undergraduate or postgraduate students: it is to your advantage
to submit an interim transcript showing the results of courses you have
so far completed.
For qualifications obtained from HKU (except HKU SPACE): Certified certificates
and official transcripts are not required but if you are a graduate,
you are requested to submit a photocopy of the transcript with your
application; if you are a current student, you are requested to attach
a printout of your examination results from the Student
Connect or a photocopy of your examination result slips.
- Statement of research interest or research proposal
Please submit a statement of research interest or a research proposal
according to the requirements of the Faculty and programme for which
you will apply. Please
click here for details. In general, a statement of research interest
should include your reasons for undertaking graduate work at HKU while
a research proposal should include the background, the objectives and
the methodology/approach you propose to take in studying the subject
matter.
- Two academic referee's reports
Please invite two people who are familiar with your academic achievements
to complete the academic referee's report form (pdf
format / doc
format) and send it directly to the Graduate School. Alternatively,
you may request the referees to return the referee's report to you in
a signed and sealed envelope, and send the unopened envelopes to the
HKU Graduate School together with your other application documents.
- Official score report of one of the following
English language proficiency tests
(for applicants from institutions outside HK where the language of instruction
and examination is not entirely in English).
Please note the basic standards required by different faculties as indicated:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (taken within a two-year
period) (Institution code: 9671; Department code: 99)
Paper-based test |
- An overall score of 550 or above
- Additional requirement for applicants to the Faculty of Arts
except the School of Chinese: 4 or above in the Test of Written
English (TWE) |
Computer-based test |
- An overall score of 213 or above
- Additional requirement for applicants to the Faculty of Arts
except the School of Chinese: 4 or above in the Essay section |
Internet-based test |
- An overall score of 80 or above
- Additional requirement for applicants to the Faculty of Arts
except the School of Chinese: 25 or above in the Writing section |
(Note: Applicants who took the TOEFL should request the Educational
Testing Service (ETS) to send an official score report to the University
direct. Original or certified copy of the Examinee's score record
will not be accepted.)
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (taken within
a two-year period)
Arts Faculty: Band 7 with no subtest lower than 5.5
Other Faculties: Band 6 with no subtest lower than 5.5
- Overseas General Certificate of Education (GCE)
- International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
- Cambridge Test of Proficiency in English Language (CPE)
All Faculties: Grade C or above
- Official score report of the GMAT or GRE (taken
within a five-year period)
(ONLY for applicants to the School of Business) (Institution codes:
GMAT - FS2-WL-48; GRE - 2482)
- Official score report of the GRE Subject Test
in Psychology (taken within a five-year period) with a minimum score
of 550
(ONLY for applicants to the Department of Psychology if they do not
have a first degree in Psychology) (Institution code: GRE - 2482)
- Other documents
Other documents which the applicants would like to bring to the attention
of the University, e.g. list of publications, documentary evidence of
academic awards received and professional qualifications, and summary
of relevant experience.
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