CUHK Master's
CUHK Master's
Admission Requirements
Master's Admission Requirements
The following section outlines the academic qualifications, test requirements, and language proficiency standards for admission to the Master’s programmes. Applicants are advised to review the requirements carefully to ensure they meet the criteria before submitting an application.

Applicant should have:

  • a bachelor’s degree with Second Class honours or achieved an average grade of B from a recognised university, or
  • professional qualifications equivalent to a bachelor's degree.

Applicants applying to full-time programme may be required to submit a GMAT / GMAT Focus Edition or GRE score report. For applicants applying to part-time programme, providing a GMAT / GMAT Focus Edition or GRE score is encouraged, but not required.

Please note:

  • Score reports are considered valid for five years from the test date.
  • You can apply online before your score is ready.
  • Score reports obtained by online GMAT, GMAT Focus Edition or GRE General Test at Home may be recognised, subject to consideration of programme(s) concerned.
  • Both hard or electronic copies of the Official Score Report of GMAT / GMAT Focus Edition sent by GMAC or GRE sent by ETS to the relevant programme office are acceptable.
  • Priority is given to applicants who submit a recognised Official Score Report.

The institution code for each programme is listed below.

To fulfil the University’s minimum English language requirements for admission to Master’s programmes, you should have:
  • obtained a Degree from a university in Hong Kong* or taken a degree programme of which the medium of instruction was English; or
  • achieved scores in any one of the following English Language tests** as indicated: TOEFL: 79 of 120 / 4.5 of 6 (Internet-based/Home Edition); IELTS (Academic): 6.5 (Test Centre based / Online); GMAT: Band 21 (Verbal)#; GMAT Focus Edition: Band 78 (Verbal); or
  • obtained a recognised professional## qualification, provided that the examination was conducted in English.
For more details, please go to the CUHK Graduate School website on the English Language Requirements for Admission here. Notes: *This is based on the understanding that English is the medium of instruction of degree programmes offered by universities in Hong Kong. Moreover, graduates from universities in Hong Kong should have fulfilled the English language requirements of the institution concerned when they were admitted to the degree programmes. The CUHK Graduate School may request applicants to provide additional supporting documents to prove their English proficiency. **TOEFL/IELTS result is valid for two years from the test date. GMAT / GMAT Focus Edition result is valid for five years from the test date. #GMAT (Verbal) Score with a threshold of 21 will be accepted until the score validity expires. ##The programmes/Graduate Divisions shall at their discretion to determine if such professional qualification can be accepted.
Institution Codes

Applicants who are required to submit test results should arrange for their official test scores to be sent directly to the Programme Office using the institution codes listed below.

Master of Accountancy: R9H-0W-20
MSc in Actuarial Science and Insurance Analytics: R9H-0W-33
MSc in Aviation Management: R9H-0W-38
MSc in Business Analytics: R9H-0W-71
MSc in Finance: R9H-0W-85
MSc in Information and Technology Management (Part-time): R9H-0W-24
MSc in Information Science and Technology Management: R9H-0W-52
MSc in Leadership for Experience Economy: R9H-0W-93
MSc in Management (MiM): R9H-0W-91
MSc in Real Estate: R9H-0W-11
MSc in Marketing: R9H-0W-23
MSc in Sustainable Global Business: R9H-0W-01

Master of Accountancy: R3153/4001
MSc in Actuarial Science and Insurance Analytics: 3288/4306
MSc in Aviation Management: 6275/4214
MSc in Business Analytics: R3153/4301
MSc in Finance: R3153/4102
MSc in Information and Technology Management (Part-time): R3153/4301
MSc in Information Science and Technology Management: 4005
MSc in Leadership for Experience Economy: 6275/5107
MSc in Management (MiM): 2377
MSc in Real Estate: R3153_4311
MSc in Marketing: R3153/4304
MSc in Sustainable Global Business: R3153/4399

Applicant must provide the correct Appointment Number in our Admission Portal and request IELTS/ TOEFL to send the result as below:

An official score report of TOEFL^ (share result with “0812 - The Chinese University of Hong Kong”), or IELTS (Academic)^ (share result with “The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Graduate School”) or GMAT (Verbal)^

^TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years from the test date. GMAT scores are considered valid for five years from the test date.

Specific Admission Requirements

Some admission requirements are programme‑specific. Applicants should refer to the information below for details on additional requirements applicable to individual programmes.

Specifc programme or mode of study prefer applicants possessing post-qualification full-time work experience. For details, please refer to the Admission page of each programme.

For applying MSc in Actuarial Science and Insurance Analytics Programme, applicants should have taken and passed at least one university-level course in either calculus, probability, statistics, or an approved equivalent course. Please refer to details in the programme's admission page.

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