Applicants for full-time Bachelor's Degree programmes with non-local qualifications may not be able to meet the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (Advanced Supplementary level) Use of English requirement. The following may be considered as acceptable alternatives:

• A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 79 for the Internet-based test, 550 for the paper-based test, or 213 for the computer-based test;
  OR
• An overall Band Score of 6 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

For applicants who can provide evidence that they have reached an equivalent English standard, or have studied in an English-medium international high school or above for at least two years, the above English language requirement can be waived.

Individual cases will be considered on their own merits by the departments concerned. Applicants may be required to attend interviews or tests to further demonstrate their language proficiency.  

If you have previously studied at a university, polytechnic or other post-secondary institution and completed subjects that are relevant to your chosen programme, then you may be eligible for a credit transfer or exemption from some programme requirements.

Details are listed under the entrance requirements of the respective programmes. Normally, no more than 50 per cent of the credits that are normally required for your PolyU award can be transferred from other institutions. For credits obtained from programmes within PolyU, no more than 67 per cent can normally be transferred. In cases in which both types of credits are transferred, no more than 50 per cent of the required number of credits may be transferred. The validity period for credits earned is normally eight years from the year of attainment, i.e. the year in which the subject was completed.

For new students admitted based on advanced academic qualifications (such as a Higher Diploma or an Associate Degree), the department concerned may specify a credit requirement for completion which is less than that required for students admitted through normal entry. The number of credits required for completion by individual students will be shown on the online notice of offer.