Entry requirements

CHINA’S HONG KONG, MACAO AND TAIWAN STUDENTS

YEAR ONE ENTRY

1. Joint Entrance Examination

A minimum grade of 400 on the Joint Entrance Examination to Chinese Universities for Overseas Chinese Students and Students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

JEE website: www.gatzs.com.cn

JEE admissions portal: http://www.eeagd.edu.cn/lzks/

2. Taiwan GSAT

General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT) ranking of at least top 50 percent for 3-4 subjects, including English. For science and engineering programmes, Math is required as well.

2023 XJTLU Admissions Policy for GSAT Students

GSAT admissions website: www.gatzs.com.cn/z/tw/

3. HKDSE

HKDSE with 333 in relevant subjects, including 3 in English Language and Mathematics.

4. High School Diploma

High school performance with a minimum B or 70-80% average in all subjects as well as relevant subjects.

YEAR TWO ENTRY

1. HKDSE

HKDSE with 444 in relevant subjects, including 4 in English Language (with no component score less than 4) and Mathematics.

2. International Qualifications

We accept A-levels, IB, SAT, AP, ACT etc. For more details see webpage of Entry Requirement for International Student.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

YEAR ONE ENTRY

We welcome applications from high-quality candidates in all subjects with appropriate high school or equivalent qualifications. Students will normally be expected to have a high standing in their high school performance with a minimum B average in all subjects as well as relevant subjects.

YEAR TWO ENTRY

Students who have completed A-levels or International Baccalaureate (or equivalent) will be considered for entry into Year Two, different programmes have different subject-relevant requirements.

A-level: BBB

IB Diploma: 30 points

AP Exams/ACT Tests/SAT II Subject Tests – High school diploma with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or above, plus:
1. 3 AP exams: 4, 4, 4 or
2. SAT I: 1280 or ACT: 27, and 2 AP exams: 4, 4 or
3. 3 SAT II Subject Tests (taken prior to cancellation in 2021): 600, 600, 600

NOTES:

1. BEng Architecture, BA Filmmaking, BA TV Production & BA Digital Media Arts: require a digital copy portfolio review and an interview with members of Departments of Architecture and Design & School of Film and TV Arts, which can be conducted in person or via the Internet.

2. BA International Business with a Language: normally international students study Chinese and Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan students study Spanish or Japanese as the language option.

For year 2 entry international students, students who are Chinese zero beginners will take an extra 5 credits Chinese language course.
For year 2 entry Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan students, students should be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of Spanish (DELE/SIELE A1) or Japanese (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test N5).

3. BA Translation and Interpreting: for international and HK/Macau/Taiwan students whose native language is not Chinese, an HSK level 6 or the pass of the aptitude test arrange by the Department of Translation and Interpreting is required.

4. Programme in Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Industrial Design and Technology Science and so on require Mathematics and Physics.

5. Programme in Architecture, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Chemistry, Mathematics, Science and Digital Media Arts and so on require Mathematics.

You can also find more information on entry requirements on our Country/Region list.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

For international applicants, if you are a non-native English speaker, or if you have not previously studied in English, you must have satisfactory English language skills to study at XJTLU. Various English qualifications are accepted:

YEAR ONE ENTRY

IELTS: 5.0 (min 4.5 in all sections)
TOEFL: 62 (iBT)

YEAR TWO ENTRY

IELTS 6.5 (min 5.5 in all sections)
TOEFL: 90 (iBT) (min 21 in any skill)

English qualifications are not required for students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who take the Joint Examination or the GSAT.

Students who are entering into Year One with less than IELTS 6.0 or equivalent in their English proficiency will take 10 credits EAP, and students with IELTS 6.0 or above will take 5 credits EAP.

Notes:

If normal IELTS / TOEFL testing is not possible due to covid-19 localised Testing centre closures, we will accept the following test.

IELTS Indicator Test is accepted for Year 1 entry for 2022 Sep intake.

TOEFL iBT Special Home Test is accepted for both Year 1 and Year 2 entry for 2022 Sep intake.

WHICH PROGRAMME DO YOU WANT TO STUDY?

MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENT

The minimum entry requirements for all masters programmes:

CHINA

Top 100 of 2022 Shanghai Ranking or World-class universities or First-class disciplines (MoE, People’s Republic of China): 75 percent or above (Weighted Average Mark)
Other universities: 80 – 85 percent or above (Weighted Average Mark), depending on your undergraduate institution

Note: Shanghai Ranking of The Best Chinese Universities is subject to annual update at https://www.shanghairanking.cn/rankings/bcur/202210

UK:

UK upper second class honours (2:1) or equivalent

NORTH AMERICA:

3.0 Cumulative GPA (out of 4) or
3.2 Cumulative GPA in the final two years of your undergraduate programme

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

If English is not your native language or if you have not studied in English at degree level, you will need to provide evidence of your level of English proficiency.

You should normally possess an appropriate onsite IELTS (Academic), TOEFL iBT, PTE (Academic) or equivalent score (Tests completed no earlier than 1 January 2021) as listed on each programme page.

Please refer to the below equivalence table for the accepted English qualifications.

* For the 2023 September entry, we only accept IELTS (Academic), TOEFL iBT, PTE (Academic), and XJTLU Password test.

**We do not accept MyBest Scores of TOFEL iBT or a combination of test scores taken at different times for any accepted English proficiency tests.

English Language exemption requirements

You will qualify for an exemption from the English language requirement if one of the following applies to you:

You are a national of a majority English-speaking country:

Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, UK

You have fully completed/are completing a degree in a majority English-speaking country (Chinese joint venture programmes are not included). Your degree shall be conferred no earlier than 1 January 2021
You have fully completed/are completing a degree which has been taught and assessed in English (Chinese joint venture programmes are not included), and your degree shall be conferred no earlier than 1 January 2021 with an English proficiency letter issued by the institution. The English proficiency letter should:
be typed and printed on institutional letterhead
bear the seal/signature of the issuing authority
indicate your degree has been taught and assessed entirely in English

You have completed/are completing a degree from one of the universities listed below. Your degree shall be conferred no earlier than 1 January 2021:

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, New York University Shanghai, Wenzhou-Kean University, Duke Kunshan University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Beijing Normal University-HongKong Baptist University United International College (aka UIC), Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Note: If you qualify for an English Language exemption and provide a valid IELTS/TOEFL iBT/PTE score when you submit application, we will access IELTS/TOEFL iBT/PTE score as evidence of your level of English proficiency.

If you miss the English language requirements by 0.5 of an overall IELTS band but meet the language requirements for the Pre-sessional English (PSE) Course(including minimum component scores or equivalents), you may be accepted onto the PSE course subject to Programme Director’s approval. Upon successful completion of the PSE course, you will be able to change your XJTLU Master’s offer letter to ‘Unconditional’ for English level.

Conditional offer holders

If you are a conditional offer holder, you can also send an email to pgadmissions@xjtlu.edu.cn to apply to take the onsite Password English language test provided by XJTLU in lieu of an IELTS/TOEFL or its equivalent.

Please note that the Password Test is only available to students who have been issued a conditional offer to study at XJTLU. In principle, the University provides one Password Test opportunity for each conditional offer holder.

Password English test fee: 500 RMB/per test/per person

The test fee payment manual will be included in the formal Password test notification.

The following tentative dates are available for the Password English test if you receive a conditional offer:

March: Thursday 9; Thursday 16; Thursday 23; Thursday 30;
April: Tuesday 4; Thursday 6; Tuesday 11; Thursday 13; Tuesday 18; Thursday 20; Tuesday 25; Thursday 27;

Note: Please note that you will not be allowed to change your booked test slot once confirmed. If there is a very small amount of applicants for your booked test slot, the slot may be cancelled and we will offer the next available slot to you. The test slots are limited, we will receive bookings on a first-come, first-served basis.

The test schedules after April will be available soon.

XJTLU strives to adopt and adhere to recognised international standards in providing equality of opportunity, and fairness in admissions process and decision-making. We evaluate each application on its individual merits and in comparison with other applications. We do not guarantee to make an offer to all applicants who have met or are predicted to meet the minimum entry requirements.