Guidelines on Non-local Qualifications
PolyU welcomes applications from quality candidates from around the world. The following guidelines are for reference of students who wish to seek admission to PolyU based on non-local qualifications. If you marginally fail to attain the grades or scores specified for certain qualifications, you may still be considered for admission if you have excellent performance at the selection interview.
International Qualifications
| GCE A-level / International A-level |
GCE Advanced Level or International Advanced Level with passes in 3 AL, OR 2 AL and 2 AS, subjects (This is only the minimum eligibility criteria. Applicants who gain admission, typically, attain at least BBB in 3 AL subjects.) |
| International Baccalaureate (IB) |
A minimum score of 24 with at least grade 4 in 2 Higher Level subjects (This is only the minimum eligibility criteria. Applicants who gain admission, typically, attain a score of 30 or above, including bonus points.) |
Applicants with good results in the above qualifications can be granted up to 25% credit transfer upon admission to the 4-year degree curriculum.
National / Regional Qualifications
| Country | Qualifications |
| Australia | Senior secondary certificate of education; and - an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), a Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER), or Universities Admission Index (UAI) of 80; or - an Overall Position (OP) Band between 1 and 10 |
| Austria | Reifeprüfung / Matura |
| Bangladesh | Higher Secondary Certificate |
| Canada |
For Ontario: High School Diploma with an average of 70% in six Grade 12 U or M courses For Quebec: Diplôme d’Etudes Collègiales (DEC) with an average of 70 marks For other provinces: Provincial High School Diploma with an average of 70% or Grade B in five Grade 12 subjects |
| Chinese mainland | Current year Chinese Mainland Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (應屆內地高校招生全國統一考試)*. Please click here for details about JEE admission. |
| Denmark |
An average of 7 (in the scaling system since 2007) in any one of the following:- - Studentereksamen - Hojere Forberedelseseksamen (HF) - Hojere Handelseksamen (HHX) - Hojere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) (English language requirement is waived for those attaining a score of 7 in Level A English in these examinations.) |
| Egypt | Thanaweya A'ama or Al Azhar |
| European Baccalaureate | European Baccalaureate |
| Finland | Ylioppilastutkinto / Studentexamen |
| France | Baccalauréat |
| Germany | Abitur / Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife |
| India | An average of 75% in five subjects in any of the following awarded by CBSE, CISCE or the National Institute of Open Schooling upon completion of standard XII:- - Indian School Certificate - Intermediate Certificate - Higher School Certificate - Higher Secondary Certificate - All India Senior School Certificate - Pre-University Course |
| Indonesia | Completion of SMA Ujian Sekolah; and completion of SMA Ujian Nasional |
| Ireland | Honours passes (B3 and above) in five higher level subjects in the Leaving Certificate |
| Italy | Diploma di Esame di Stato |
| Japan | Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho |
| Kazakhstan | Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Korea (South) | Senior Secondary School Certificate of Graduation |
| Malaysia | - Passes in 3 subjects in Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM), other than the language subjects; or - B6 or above in 6 subjects in the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) (English language requirement is waived for those attaining C in SPM English, B3 in UEC English or Band 4 in Malaysian University English Test.) |
| Mexico | Bachillerato |
| Myanmar | Satisfactory completion of at least one year of study of a degree programme at a recognised university |
| Netherlands | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) Diploma |
| New Zealand | National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3 |
| Norway | Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole (English language requirement is waived for those attaining 4 in English in the Vitnemål.) |
| Pakistan | Higher Secondary School Certificate |
| Philippines | Satisfactory completion of at least two years of study of a degree programme at a recognised university |
| Singapore | - Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level, or equivalent, with passes in 3 H2, OR 2 H2 and 2 H1, subjects; or - Diploma from Ngee Ann, Nanyang, Republic, Singapore, or Temasek Polytechnic |
| South Africa | National Senior Certificate |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Advanced Level, or equivalent, with passes in 3 AL, OR 2 AL and 2 AS, subjects |
| Sweden |
Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskola |
| Switzerland |
- Certificat de Maturité / Certificat de Maturité Cantonal reconnu par la Confédération - Baccalauréat - Attestato di Maturità / Attestato di Maturità Cantonale riconosciuto dalla Confederazione - Eidgenössisch anerkanntes kantonales Maturitätszeugnis - Cantonal Maturity Certificate |
| Taiwan | General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT) [應屆台灣學科能力測驗成績(學測)] [English language requirement is waived for those attaining the top percentile (頂標) in English in GSAT or getting a pass at High Intermediate level in General English Proficiency Test.] |
| Thailand | Mathayom Suksa 6 |
| Turkey | Genel Lise Diplomasi or Devlet Teknik Lise Diplomasi |
| United Kingdom | - GCE Advanced Level or International Advanced Level with passes in 3 AL, OR 2 AL and 2 AS, subjects - Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (AVCE) - Advanced General National Vocational Qualification (Advanced GNVQ) - 5 passes in Scottish Highers - BTEC National Diploma / BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma, BTEC National Certificate / BTEC Level 3 Diploma, BTEC Higher National Certificate / BTEC Higher National Diploma - Cambridge Pre-U Diploma or passes in 3 Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects |
| United States of America |
A High School (Graduation) Diploma and any one of the following:- - a combined score of 1650 in the SAT Reasoning Test, with a sub-score of 8 on essay writing [in the old scaling system] |
| Vietnam | Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Phổ Thông Trung Học |
* Majority of our mainland students are admitted on the basis of their results in the current year Joint Entrance Examinations. If you hold international qualifications, you will only be further considered if you attain, or have the potential to attain, outstanding results, such as 90% in your high school study, a total of 40 points or above in IB, or Grade A* in 3 AL subjects or equivalent.
September 2016