(I) General Regulations

1. Applicants seeking admission to a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree of the University shall have satisfied the minimum entrance requirements of the University and the programme concerned.
   
2. Applicants seeking admission on the strength of Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination Results shall have satisfed the minimum entrance requirements listed in Section (II) below.
   
3. Applicants seeking admission on the strength of qualifications other than Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination Results shall have satisfied the minimum entrance requirements listed in Section (III) below.

(II) Admission on the Strength of HKALE and HKCEE Results

To satisfy the minimum University requirements for application, students are required to obtain:

1. In one sitting of the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, Grade E or above in at least seven subjects which shall include two language subjects (Chinese Language, English Language, French, or German); and
   
2. In ^*one or more sittings of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination, Grade E or above in ^#Advanced Supplementary Level Chinese Language and Culture; in Advanced Supplementary Level Use of English, and in at least
   
   1. two AdvancedLevel subjects; or
   2. one Advanced Level and two Advanced Supplementary Level subjects

   ^* (Note: Results of applicants repeating in HKALE subjects will be downgraded. The scales of downgrading are subject to review by individual Programmes periodically.)

   ^# (Note: Applicants who have not taken the Advanced Supplementary Chinese Language and Culture Examination but have obtained outstanding results in other subjects may, at the discretion of individual faculties, be exempted from this language requirement and be admitted to the programme concerned after passing a language test arranged by the university.)

In addition, applicants for Automation and Computer-Aided Engineering programme shall satisfy the following additional requirements:

For students admitted in 2004-05 and thereafter

1. Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination Requirements:
   
   1. Good grades in Mathematics or Additional Mathematics, Physics or Engineering Science, and at least one other Science subject; and
      
   2. Preferably good grades in
      
      1. English Language; and
      2. Chinese or other Language
2. Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination Requirements:
   
   The applicant should have obtained in ^*one or more sittings of the HKALE grade E or above in
   1. Advanced Supplementary Level Chinese Language and Culture;
   2. Advanced Supplementary Level Use of English;
   3. one Advanced Level subject on Pure Mathematics or Appliced Mathematics; and
   4. one Advanced Level subject on Physics or Engineering Science
      or
      two Advanced Supplementary Level Science subjects with one of which being Physics

   ^* (Note: Results of applicants repeating in HKALE subjects will be downgraded. The scales of downgrading are subject to review by individual Programmes periodically.)

Applicants will be considered on the basis of the results they obtained in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination and the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination, and their academic and extracurricular achievements in school. If they are invited to attend an interview, their performance at the interview may also be taken into consideration.

(III) Admission on the Strength of Qualifications other than HKALE Results

A. Minimum University requirements for application

Applicants shall be eligible to apply for admission if they

1. have obtained in one sitting of the GCE Advanced Level Examination pass grades in no less than 3 subjects; OR
   
2. have acquired an International Baccalaureate Diploma; OR
   
3. possess a qualification obtained outside Hong Kong which qualifies them for university admission in the country/region where such qualification is obtained; OR
   
4. possess a Matriculation Certificate of The Chinese University of Hong Kong issued in 1978 or before; OR
   
5. have obtained in one sitting of the Hong Kong Higher Level Examination grade E or above in no less than 5 subjects including Chinese Language & Literature and English Language; OR
   
6. have successfully completed:
   
   1. at least one year of undergraduate study at a recognized university; OR
   2. a course of study leading to the qualification of associate degree / higher diploma; OR
      
7. are mature persons aged 23 or over on 1st September in the year when admission is sought, provided:
   
   1. they are able to show either by publication or by other acceptable evidence that they have achieved sufficient competence in their chosen field of study to justify admission; OR have shown exceptional ability in appropriate academic or professional fields; AND
   2. they can produce evidence of continuous residence in Hong Kong for at least three years; OR
   3. have other exceptional abilities which merit admission.

They shall also have attained an acceptable level of proficiency in both the Chinese and English languages, unless exempted from this language requirement by the Senate.

Applicants will be considered on the basis of their academic qualification and achievement. If they are invited to attend an interview, their performance at the interview will also be taken into consideration.