Account Registration

Applicants will be required to register for an account with an email address. We recommend registering with an email address that is frequently use, and is intended to keep permanently. Once an application has been submitted, the registered email address cannot be changed.

It is not recommended to use a school email address as the registered email address. If necessary, a school email address may be provided as an alternate email address.

Application Timeline

For application and results notification timeline, please check here.

You will need to pay a Non-refundable application fee of HK$500 for 2027 entry via ONLINE payment through our Online Application System at the time of submission. Failure to pay the application fee will result in delay in processing of the application.

You can check your application status online after your submission of application and settlement of application fee.

Applicants may accept only one admisson offer from the University at any one time. If you are already holding an earlier CUHK admission offer, you have to relinquish it if you wish to accept a subsequent offer (if any). The deposit of HK$5,000 paid for your acceptance will then be transferred automatically to be deposit for any subsequently accepted offer. Your decision on this offer will not affect the outcome of your application to other programme(s).

Applicants may select up to 3 programme choices in priority order. Applications will be considered independently by the relevant programme(s) on a holistic and competitive basis. Applicants should carefully consider the academic programmes they wish to apply to before submitting an application. Once your application is submitted, any subsequent changes to programme preferences will not be allowed.

1. 1. Before submitting your application, please make sure that you have fully completed your application form and provided the following supporting documents, if applicable, through our Online Application System.
   2. Storage size of each application is 10MB. Please minimize the file size of your documents before upload. File in PDF or JPEG format is preferred. You are recommended to use a maximum of 7MB at the submission stage and reserve storage space for uploading your additional document and results after submission.
   3. Please upload your supporting documents to the appropriate category carefully.
      (A) Identity Documents
      Documents uploaded under the “Identity Document(s)” section, such as HKID and Passport/Travel Document, may NOT be reviewed by the programme assessment panel(s) and may therefore not be taken into consideration when assessing your application. 
      (B) Support Documents
      Documents submitted in support of your application, such as academic transcripts, public examination results, certificates, awards, reference letters, and personal statements, should be uploaded under the “Supporting Document(s)” section.
   4. All necessary documentary evidence must be submitted to the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid once available.  Supporting documents are highly recommended to be provided to the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid through our Online Application System within 14 days after submission of the application form. Latest transcripts and other updates (e.g., newly released examination results) must be submitted to the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid once available.
   5. Applicants can continue to access the “Supporting Documents” section until the end of the admission cycle to provide the most updated supporting documents after submitting the application.  Early submission is recommended and can facilitate the process of applications.

1. You may make the following updates to your application via the online application system after submission:
   (i) Updating actual result(s) of examination(s) which you have entered in the Public Examination – To be Attempted Section; and
   (ii) Adding examination(s) in the Public Examination – To be Attempted Section; and
   (iii) Updating candidate numbers of examinations; and
   (iv) Uploading new supporting documents (e.g., latest transcript, newly released examination results).
2. If there is any update on the following information, you must inform us as soon as possible by using the Enquiry function in the online application system:
   (i) your personal particulars (e.g., name, nationality, passport number, visa number, etc.); or
   (ii) contact information (i.e., your home or correspondence address, your home / mobile telephone number or your email address), or
   (iii) your student status (i.e., change from “non-local” to “local” or vice-versa).

• You may nominate up to three referees in the “Referee Information” section of the application. Once your online application has been submitted and the application fee settled, your nominated referees will receive an email invitation to access the Undergraduate Admissions Recommendation System, where they can complete the Confidential Recommendation / Referee Report.
• You can monitor the submission status of each referee on the same page. If an invitation expires or is declined, you may nominate an alternative referee.

Please make use of our Undergraduate Admissions Recommendation System to submit your recommendation. Please ask your students to nominate you as a referee by providing your particulars in the “Referee Information” section of the online application. Once the application is submitted, you will receive an invitation email to login the “Undergraduate Admissions Recommendation System”. A referee can use the same account and password to complete the recommendations for different applicants who have invited him / her as their referee. A referee will not receive a second password from us. Please login to your account at your earliest convenience and the system will guide you through the recommendation submission process.

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR REFEREES