Calendar 2006–07

Admission to Full-time Undergraduate Studies 489 6. have successfully completed: a. at least one year of undergraduate study at a recognized university; or b. a course of study leading to the qualification of associate degree/ higher diploma; or 7. are mature persons aged 23 or over on 1st September in the year when admission is sought, provided: a. they are able to show either by publication or by other acceptable evidence that they have achieved sufficient competence in their chosen field of study to justify admission; or have shown exceptional ability in appropriate academic or professional fields; and b. they can produce evidence of continuous residence in Hong Kong for at least three years; or 8. have other exceptional abilities which merit admission. They shall also have attained an acceptable level of proficiency in both the Chinese and English languages, unless exempted from this language requirement by the Senate^. B. Criteria for selection Applicants shall be considered on the basis of their educational background and academic achievements. If they are invited to attend an interview, their performance at the interview will also be taken into consideration. ^ Waivers of the Chinese language admissions requirement may be granted to individual non- JUPAS/non-local applicants, at the discretion of the faculty deans concerned, on the following conditions: (i) non-JUPAS/non-local applicants concerned should have studied abroad or in local international schools (for no less than three academic years immediately prior to admissions), and (ii) non-JUPAS/non-local applicants concerned should NOT have failed in the Chinese language subject in public examinations or in the Chinese proficiency tests administered by the University.