Please click here to check the application period. Departments will consider applications on a rolling basis until places are filled. 

Please click the individual programme entry here to check the programme information, application deadlines and other details. 

If you have obtained HKDSE results as well as other qualifications, either of which alone is sufficient to qualify you for consideration for admission to our programmes, you can apply either through JUPAS on the basis of HKDSE results or directly to PolyU on the basis of other qualifications. However, you can only choose to apply through one of these two routes for programmes offered under JUPAS in the same academic year. If you apply through JUPAS and to PolyU concurrently, your direct application to PolyU will NOT be considered. Please however observe UGC's guidelines on inter-institutional transfer of students irrespective of the routes you choose.

If you have obtained HKDSE results only, you should apply through JUPAS. Please refer to the JUPAS website for details.

Please click here for the definition of non-local applicants.

Local and non-local applicants are considered under different admission schemes. The levels of tuition fees for local and non-local students are also different for most programmes. If your status changes from non-local to local or vice versa after you have submitted your application, any offers made under the initial admissions scheme may be cancelled and your application will be considered in competition with other eligible applicants under the subsequent admissions scheme.

Those who have reached the age of 25 before 1 September in the year in which they seek admission are categorised as mature applicants automatically for consideration of Department. Mature applicants without the stipulated entrance qualifications may only be admitted on an individual and exceptional basis, and they must demonstrate sufficient motivation, knowledge and potential to indicate a high probability of being able to complete the programme successfully. It is not necessary for applicants to apply as a Mature Applicant. We will automatically take this into consideration.

Associate Degree / Higher Diploma final year students or graduates should apply for Senior Year admission to our full-time degree programmes. They should select the programmes specified for senior year admission via our eAdmission. If you would also like to be considered for admission to the first year of the 4-year degree programmes in case your senior year applications are not successful, please indicate such intention in your application. 

Top-up degree programmes are designed for Associate Degree / Higher Diploma holders. The normal duration of top-up degree programmes is usually 2 years. You may read the details here. Associate Degree / Higher Diploma final year students or graduates looking for articulation opportunities could also apply for admission to these programmes. 

Some programmes consider first-choice-applicants only while others consider both applicants of first and second choice. Please click here for the details.

If you have withdrawn from a programme of study at PolyU without completing the withdrawal procedures or have been required to withdraw in the previous academic year, you will not be considered for re-admission to the same programme in this academic year. If you apply to the same programme, you shall be disqualified and your application will not be further processed. Fees paid will not be refunded. You are however still eligible to apply for admission to other programmes.

You can assume that the offer is confirmed unless you are separately notified of its non-approval.

In that case, both the tuition fee and application fee (if you have only one programme choice) paid will be refunded to you.

You can click here for more information.

Please click here to read the General Entrance Requirements. 

Please click here to read the English Language Requirements.

PolyU’s Institution codes are as follows:

ACT	2764
IB	00251
SAT / AP	7261
TOEFL	0732

PolyU welcomes applications from quality candidates from around the world. Please check the guidelines on non-local qualification. 

You can click here for more information.

A non-refundable fee of HK$450 will be charged for each application.

Full-time local students on government-funded programmes are eligible for the Local Student Finance Scheme (LSFS) and the PolyU Financial Assistance Scheme. You may also apply for the Non-means Tested Loan Scheme (NLS) if necessary. Please approach our Student Affairs Office at 3400 3764 or sao.fa@polyu.edu.hk (link sends e-mail) for assistance.

All fees paid will not be refunded except in the case of programme cancellation. However, for new students who are admitted to government-funded programmes and apply for withdrawal of study before the start of a semester, exceptional arrangement will be made to refund the tuition fee paid after deducting the initial fee.

Please submit your application online via our eAdmission. 

For our full-time Bachelor's degree programmes, you can submit only one application, with up to two programme choices.

Please log into your eAdmission account to verify your application data. If you find any discrepancy between your entry and our record, you should contact us (link sends e-mail) immediately (please quote your application number in all your correspondences with PolyU).

As the information you entered in the online application form will form the basis on which your application will be considered, you should make sure that it is complete and accurate. Otherwise, your chance of admission may be affected. Any offer made will also be withdrawn if the decision is based on incomplete and inaccurate application data.

Once you have submitted your application, you are not allowed to change the programme choice(s) you selected earlier. However, you would still be able to update additional educational details / qualifications and upload relevant supporting documents to the online portal.

You will be notified by email if you are shortlisted for interview/test. If you are given an offer or a conditional offer, you will be informed via email/SMS. You may also log into your eAdmission account from time to time to check the progress of your application.

Offers are normally made on a rolling basis between December and August. If you do not receive any notifications by early September, you can assume that your application is unsuccessful. No separate notification will be sent for unsuccessful cases.

You should

• indicate your acceptance and settle the initial fee before the "last day for payment" shown in the first debit note of your Notice of Offer;
• settle the remaining tuition fee before the "last day for payment" shown in the second debit note of your Notice of Offer; and
• for conditional offer, you have to complete the procedures of meeting the conditions stated in the Notice of Offer; and
• perform online programme registration according to the date and procedures specified in the Notice of Offer.

Otherwise, you will be considered as having given up your study place which will be offered to another applicant.

No. Each suitable applicant will receive only ONE offer for his/her application.

No. If you have received an offer from one of your programme choices, your application to other programme choices will NOT be further considered no matter you accept the offer or not.

No, except for materials that cannot be uploaded, e.g. design portfolio.

Please upload the documents to your online application and departments will be able to read them together with your application data.

You NEED NOT submit more documents than required as non-required documents will not be considered by departments. Please check the “Additional Documents Required” section of e-prospectus for the details.

You are expected to submit all necessary documents in support of your application (except for documents which are not yet available at the time you submit your application) when you submit your application. However, if you need to submit additional / other supporting documents after submission of application, please scan the additional documents and log into your eAdmission account to upload them.

Uploaded documents should be

• in black and white
• in A4 size
• with low quality high compression (e.g. 300dpi)
• less than 5 MB per file
• pdf or jpg files

You should not submit any documents to departments direct except for materials that cannot be uploaded, e.g. design portfolio.

No. You are only required to upload a copy of your supporting document (it can be a screen capture, photo or an electronic copy of the official document) for meeting conditions on the specified date shown in the notice of offer via our e-Admission.

After accepting an offer / meeting the conditions of an offer, please arrange documents required for verification to be sent directly by the awarding bodies to the Academic Registry of PolyU at your earliest time (at least 5 to 7 working days before the first day of programme registration). Upon completion of the verification process, we will send you an email reminding you to complete the programme registration online. Please refer to your notice of offer for details.

Failure to provide required documents for verification or any discrepancies found in the submitted documents may lead to the cancellation of your offer and registration at the University. Fees paid will not be refunded.

Please provide officially translated copies of the documents certified by your institutions, Ministry of Education or legal authorities in addition to copies of the original documents. Otherwise, your application may not be considered.

If you are admitted on the basis of IB or A-Level qualifications, you may be given credit transfer from 12 credits to a maximum of 25% of the award requirements, depending on your previous study and grade attainments. If you are a holder of Associate Degree/Higher Diploma and admitted to Year 1 study, you may be granted credit transfer up to a maximum of 25% of the credit requirements of our 4-year full-time undergraduate degree programmes.

Departments will consider if your previous studies are relevant to your chosen programme to decide if you will be granted credit transfer or exemption from some programme requirements. Each case will be considered on individual merits and you will be informed of the number of transferred credits given in the Notice of Offer.

If you are not given credit transfer at the admission stage, you may consider submitting an application for credit transfer after enrolment on the programme together with relevant supporting documents, e.g. transcript of study and subject syllabus to your programme offering departments before the end of the add/drop period of the first semester of your first year of study for departments’ consideration.

Repeating of government-funded study across institutions, irrespective of whether there is a change of programme or discipline, is generally discouraged, and only cases with very good reasons will be exceptionally considered on a case-by-case basis.

It is the University’s policy that new students will not be considered for transfer to another programme offered in the same mode of study during their first semester of registration.

If you are studying a government-funded programme of PolyU and wish to transfer to another PolyU government-funded programme of the same level of award, you should submit an application for transfer of study instead of a new application in the non-JUPAS application period. Current Higher Diploma students applying for degree level of study and have submitted an application via JUPAS are not allowed to submit a further application for transfer of study within PolyU.

PolyU supports the all-round development of students and gives due recognition to the non-academic achievements of applicants in the admission selection process. Applicants with very outstanding non-academic achievements (e.g. with awards/prizes attained in prominent international competitions) will be favourably considered for admission in the selection process.

Applicants concerned should provide relevant information and documents in their applications within the application period and will only be considered by their first programme choice. We, however, still require applicants to be admitted on the basis of outstanding non-academic achievements to meet the minimum entrance requirements of the programmes before they are eligible for consideration.

No. The non-academic achievement section is optional.

To enable sportsmen to manage their participation in trainings, competitions and academic studies, the normal duration for completing the programmes for students admitted via Outstanding Sportsmen Recommendation Scheme (OSRS) will be automatically extended for two years with retroactive effect from the 2020/21 intake cohort.

We introduced OSRS in 1998 to give due recognition to sports achievements of applicants in our selection process. Applicants who have participated in prominent international competitions, or are members of the Hong Kong Team/Junior Team, can participate in OSRS.

Applicants must be nominated by an appropriate sports organisation/body. The first programme choice departments will take into consideration the applicants’ academic score, level of sports achievements, interview/test performance, if any, and other appropriate information in deciding their suitability for admission. It is, however, necessary for applicants to meet the minimum entrance requirements of programmes before they are eligible for final consideration. To know more about the Scheme, please click here.

No, it is not necessary for admittees to perform programme registration in person starting from the 2021-22 academic year. You just need to follow the instructions in your notice of offer to perform programme registration online.