The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Registration and Examinations Section
Exemption by Attainment for New Students Admitted with Advanced Standing in 2023-24
University Core Courses – Chinese and English Language Courses
Discipline/faculty-specific English Language Course
1. Exemption from the Discipline/faculty-specific English language course
Students who have the following verified qualifications or results in the admission records transferred/submitted to CUHK will be exempted from the 3-unit Discipline/faculty-specific English language course.
| Qualifications or Results in Admission Records | |
| HKDSE | Level 5* or 5** in English Language |
| HKALE | Grade A in Use of English |
| IB | Grade 5 or above in English A: Literature/ English A: Language and Literature (HL) Grade 6 or above in English B (HL) Grade 6 or above in English A: Literature/ English A: Language and Literature (SL) |
| AP | Grade 5 in English Language/ English Language and Composition/ English Literature and Composition |
| GCE (ASL) | Grade A in English Language (ASL) |
| Cambridge Pre-U | Grade D1, D2 or D3 in Literature in English |
| TOEFL | 590 or above (Paper) or 243 or above (CBT) or 96 or above (IBT) |
| -- | Associate Degree (AD) Holders |
2. Application for Exemption by Attainment from Discipline/faculty-specific English language Course
Except students listed in (1) who have been, based on the admission qualifications or results, exempted from the above English course, other students having the specific qualifications or results MUST apply on their own (click here for the Application Form) for exemption from the Discipline/faculty-specific English language course during the application period from 21 August to 2 September 2023. Late application will not be accepted, except late registration students.
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3. Pre-assigned to Discipline/faculty-specific English language course
Students who do not apply for exemption or do not have the above-mentioned admission qualifications or results in (1) will be pre-assigned to the Discipline/faculty-specific English language course according to their Faculties. Please refer to “University Core Requirements for Year 1 Students 2023-24” for detailed course registration arrangements.
Non-credit Bearing Chinese Course CHLT1105
1. Exemption from CHLT1105
Students who have the following verified qualifications or results in the admission records transferred/submitted to CUHK will be exempted from the non-credit bearing Chinese course (CHLT1105).
| Qualifications or Results in Admission Records | |
| HKDSE | Level 5** in Chinese Language |
| HKALE | Grade A in Chinese Language and Culture |
| IB | Grade 7 in Chinese A: Literature/ Chinese A: Language and Literature (HL) |
| AP | Grade 5 in Chinese Language and Culture |
| GCE (AL) | Grade A* in Chinese (AL) |
| Cambridge Pre-U | Grade D1 or D2 in Mandarin Chinese |
| National Higher Education Entrance Examination (Gao Kao) | 130 marks or above (with 150 as the full marks) in Chinese Language |
| Department Required Test (Taiwan) | 70 marks or above (with 100 as the full marks) in Chinese |
| -- | Associate Degree (AD)/ Higher Diploma (HD) Holders |
2. Students exempted by Senate from the Chinese Language requirements for admission
Students exempted by Senate from the Chinese language requirements for admission will NOT be pre-assigned to CHLT1105. They will be pre-assigned the course “Self-Learning Elementary Chinese” (CHL1104) in their first year of attendance.
3. Application for Exemption by Attainment from CHLT1105
Except students listed in (1) and (2) who have been, based on the admission qualifications or results, exempted from CHLT1105 or to take CHLT1104, other students having the specific qualifications or results MUST apply on their own (click here for the Application Form) for exemption from CHLT1105 during the application period from 21 August to 2 September 2023. Late application will not be accepted, except late registration students.
Click HERE for complete list of qualifications
4. Pre-assigned to CHLT1105
Students who do not apply for exemption or do not have the above-mentioned admission qualifications or results in (1) will be pre-assigned to CHLT1105 according to their Faculties. Please refer to “University Core Requirements for Year 1 Students 2023-24” for detailed course registration arrangements.
1 August 2023
