Application for admission normally commences in early September. You should pay attention to the Graduate School’s announcement for the application deadline.
You are required to submit online application via the Graduate School. Check out the detailed application procedures here.
No interview will be arranged.
If you obtain your degree from a university in Hong Kong or an English-speaking country, you are not required to submit any English proficiency test scores.
Otherwise, you are required to possess a recent test result of either GMAT, HKDSE, IELTS or TOEFL.
The IELTS and TOEFL are considered valid for two years after the test date.
The CUHK code is 0812. For Department Code, please select 99 as IE Department is not listed at the TOEFL’s code list.
You are required to upload the supporting documents to Online Application System. Please refer to the admission procedure here.
You are required to submit two Confidential Recommendation Report completed by the referees.
If you only submit two reference letters, your application will be suspended without notification as we consider you have not yet submitted all the required documents.
You may check the application status and results via the Online Application System.
Non‐local students who are not in possession of any valid visa/entry permit to study in the HKSAR are required to apply for a student visa. Once you have accepted the offer, please follow the instructions of the Graduate School to apply for student visa. Check out the procedure here.
You may refer to the general information of Course Selection and Add/Drop.
You may refer to the steps here to select courses via CUSIS (Chinese University Student Information System).
For details, please refer to FAQ by the Graduate School.
You may download the Form CS-1 here.
After getting approval from the corresponding M.Sc. programme(s), please return the approved Form CS-1 to us for further process.
You have to check your Campus-Wide E-mail System (“CWEM”) mailbox and login CUSIS to enquire the details of the fee notes. Please refer to the Notes on Payment of Student Fees for more details.
A student registered for a full-time course of study shall not take up any full-time or part-time employment, paid or unpaid, during term time within the normative period of study. Student in breach the above CUHK regulations may be required to discontinue study.
Nonetheless, full-time students may take up part-time on-campus employment.
Yes, Full-time non-local student can take up part-time study/curriculum-related internship during MScIE study, given that you should have the No objection Letter (NOL) issued by the Immigration Department along with the student visa.
The part-time internship is subject to Programme Director’s approval. Application for Internship Approval must be completed in advance before the internship employment starts.
The Application form for Leave of Absence can be downloaded from the Student Platform.
You may apply for leave of absence from one term to a maximum up to two years. Tuition fee is not charged during the period of absence if a student who has been approved to take leave for a whole term before the start of a new term. Application form for Leave of absence can be downloaded from the Student Platform.
For details, please refer to FAQ from the Graduate School.
You can apply for shortening normative study period if you have completed a minimum of 24 units and achieved a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.0 earlier than the normative study period.
Application form for Shortening Normative Study Period can be downloaded from the Student Platform.
It normally takes around 2-3 months for Graduate School to endorse your graduation.
You may refer to the Graduation website for the Graduation Process, Collection of Graduate Certificates and more relevant details.
After Graduation Division finished your graduation assessment and recommended you for graduation to Graduate School, you may submit online application for a certifying letter on Graduate School website.
You may then submit the certifying letter together with the IANG visa application form* and other supporting documents (as stipulated by the Immigration Department) to the Immigration Department of HKSAR for the application of IANG visa. Please visit the IANG webpage for details.
*IANG: Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates.
It normally takes 5 working days upon receipt of Graduate Division’s endorsement of your graduation. Graduate Divisions will only endorse your graduation provided that you have successfully completed all requirements of the programme, or for RPg students have submitted the final version of your thesis.
You can submit online application for official documents via Graduate School. Please visit here for more details.
The graduate certificates will be issued approximately one month after the degree conferment date. You may refer to the arrangement for collection of graduate certificates.
You can submit online application for official documents via Graduate School. Please visit here for more details.
You may apply for IANG visa upon your fulfillment of the graduation requirements of the programme and Graduate Division’s endorsement of your graduation.
Please submit online application for a certifying letter to Graduate School. You may then submit this certifying letter to the Immigration Department of HKSAR together with the IANG visa application form and other supporting documents as stipulated by the Immigration Department of HKSAR. Please visit the IANG webpage at the Immigration Department of HKSAR for relevant details.
You may refer to the Graduation Information and FAQ at Graduate School website for the relevant information.
You may apply for a replacement certificate in case of loss or damage of an original certificate. Application for replacement due to change of name after graduation will not be accepted. Please visit the Notes to Applicants for more details.
As a CU graduate, you can enjoy a wide range of benefits and services provided by Alumni Affairs Office, including but not limited to:
Campus Facilities and Services
@Link Alumni Lifelong Email and 1TB OneDrive Cloud Storage Services
Please visit Alumni Affairs Office for more details.
