CategoryPrimarily year entryQualifying year entry
Academic requirementEnglish language requirementsAcademic requirementEnglish language requirements
HKDSE Overall 12 scores with 4 subjects and at least 2 in each subject (exclude Liberal Studies) IELTS 5.5 with no less than 5.0 in any element

or TOEFL iBT 72 (minimum 14 in Reading, 15 in Listening, 16 in Writing and 19 in Speaking)

or HKDSE English result of 4 or above		 4,4,4 or above (exclude Liberal Studies) IELTS 6.5 with the writing band no less than 6.0

or TOEFL iBT 90 (minimum 19 in writing)

or HKDSE English result of 4 or above
General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT) Graduates from high schools in Taiwan:  achieving "Good" or "Excellent" (前标) with 3 subjects

Graduates from high schools in mainland China:  achieving "Average" or "Good" （均标）with 3 subjects		 IELTS 5.5 with no less than 5.0 in any element

or TOEFL iBT 72 (minimum 14 in Reading, 15 in Listening, 16 in Writing and 19 in Speaking)		 / /
Exam for Macao recommended students Form 6 overall pass Pass English interview (if no valid IELTS and TOFEL results) / /
Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) First division line or above English score no less than 115 / /
A Level / / BBB-AAA*
(BSc Mathematics with Applied Mathematics requires AAA* )		 IELTS 6.5 with the writing band no less than 6.0

or TOEFL iBT 90 (minimum 19 in writing)

or A Level English C
IGCSE, O Level BBBBB-AAAAA

(BEng Aerospace Engineering requires AAAAA, BSc Computer Science requires AAABB or above)		 IELTS 5.5 with no less than 5.0 in any element

or TOEFL iBT 72 (minimum 14 in Reading, 15 in Listening, 16 in Writing and 19 in Speaking)

or IGCSE/O Level English C/ Second Language English B		 / /
IB Diploma / / 28-36 IELTS 6.5 with the writing band no less than 6.0

or TOEFL iBT 90 (minimum 19 in writing)

or IB English HL 4/ SL 5
AP / / 444 IELTS 6.5 with the writing band no less than 6.0

or TOEFL iBT 90 (minimum 19 in writing)

or AP English 3
SAT
Reasoning Test		 1280-1300 IELTS 5.5 with no less than 5.0 in any element

or TOEFL iBT 72 (minimum 14 in Reading, 15 in Listening, 16 in Writing and 19 in Speaking)

or SAT English 500		 / /
ACT 27 IELTS 5.5 with no less than 5.0 in any element

or TOEFL iBT 72 (minimum 14 in Reading, 15 in Listening, 16 in Writing and 19 in Speaking)

or ACT English 26		 / /
Kaplan Foundation (Business Stream/Science Stream) / / 60% or above IELTS 6.5 with the writing band no less than 6.0

or TOEFL iBT 90 (minimum 19 in writing)

or Kaplan English 60% or above
OSSD Overall average score 75% or above / BBC IELTS 5.5 with no less than 5.0 in any element

or TOEFL iBT 72 (minimum 14 in Reading, 15 in Listening, 16 in Writing and 19 in Speaking) or OOSD English 75%		 Overall average score 79% or above / BBB IELTS 6.5 with the writing band no less than 6.0

or TOEFL iBT 90 (minimum 19 in writing)

or OSSD English 75%

The minimum English language requirements for BA English Language and Applied Linguistics, BA English Language and Literature, and BA English with International Business are: 
  • IELTS 7.0 with the writing band no less than 6.0 or
  • TOEFL iBT 100 (minimum 19 in writing)