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  Basic Requirements :
  Bachelor/Non-degree program ---> 18 ~ 25 years old;
  Master ---> Under 30 years old;
  PhD ----> Under 40 years old.

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  For Non-degree and Bachelor, some universities accept students under 18 years old.

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  For Master and PhD program, some universities accept students over than the age requirement mentioned above. But still, they prefer younger applicants, especially for scholarship applications.

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  To Apply for Program taught in English, applicant should have at least IELTS 5.5 or equal level for Bachelor, IELTS 6 or equal level for Master and PhD.

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  To Apply for Program taught in Chinese, applicant should have at least HSK 4 for Bachelor, HSK 5 for Master, HSK 6 for PhD.

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  Some universities have lower requirements on certain program.

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  Some universities offer 1+N program to allow students to study without English or Chinese knowledge.

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  For Non-degree and Bachelor program, applicant should be graduated from Senior High/A-level/Grade 12 before enter the program in Chinese universities.

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  Before entering Master program, applicant has to graduate from Bachelor first.

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  Before entering PhD program, applicant has to graduate from Master first.

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  Applicant can apply for program before they graduate.

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  Applicant who applied as international students should be Non-Chinese citizen for at least 4 years.

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  Some countries’ official language are English.
  For students who came from these countries, universities normally won’t request for additional English proficiency certificate.

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  Applicant should be healthy.

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  Applicant should provide valid physical examination form when apply for student visa.

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  Many universities request applicant’s physical examination form for application.

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  Passport

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  Photo

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  Application Form

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  Graduate Certificate

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  Academic Transcript

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  English Language Proficiency Certificate

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  Chinese Language Proficiency Certificate

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  Physical Examination Form

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  Recommendation Letter

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  Study Plan / Research Plan

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  Non - Criminal Certificate

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  Financial Support Documents / Bank Statement

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  Resume

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  Supporting Document : Certificate of Good Conduct

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  Other Supporting Documents

• Above are common application documents which required by Chinese Universities.
• Different university requires different documents, but application form, passport and applicant’s photo are undoubtedly needed.
• If the student is currently in China holding work visa, the student needs to provide employment separation certificate and their current residence permit.
• If the student is currently in China holding student visa, the student needs to provide the transfer certificate, the leaving certificate, the certificate of attendance rate issued by previous school and the current residence permit.

This article is updated on January 03, 2019.