Admission Requirements

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Academic Qualification
  • Holders of a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized tertiary institution; or

  • Holders of a qualification deemed to be equivalent.
Language Proficiency Requirement

Proof of English proficiency is required for all applicants whose Bachelor’s degrees were obtained from non-English-medium institutions. The English proficiency requirement can be fulfilled by achieving any one of the following standards: 

  1.  a score of 79 (internet-based test) in TOEFL*; 
  2. an overall band score of 6.0 in IELTS*; 
  3. a score of 450 in the College English Test Band 6 (CET-6) of Chinese Mainland.

* Test result provided should be within two years from the date of issuance of the Admission Offer letter. TOFEL iBT Home Edition or IELTS indicator test is not accepted.

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Documents Required for Application – Photocopies of

Essential

  • HKID card (for local applicants); Passport or other identity documents of home country (for non-local applicants)

  • Degree certificate(s)/ graduation diploma(s), and transcript(s) for academic qualification(s) supporting the application

  • English proficiency test results (TOEFL/ IELTS/ CET-6 results), if applicable

  • Curriculum vitae and referral letter(s)

Supplementary

  • Work and/or internship experience proof, if applicable

  • GMAT/GRE scores

  • Professional Examination results – ACCA, QP, etc.

Application Period & Selection Process

Applications are considered on a rolling basis. Review of applications will start before the deadline and continue until all places are filled. Early application is therefore strongly encouraged.

Application Start Date

1 September 2026

Application End Date
  • 1st round : 31st December 2026
  • 2nd round : 31st March 2027
  • 3rd round : 7th June 2027 (non-local) or
                        30th July 2027 (local)
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Exemption Policy 

Students can apply exemption of the pre-core courses, core courses and elective courses. Please check the detailed exemption policies here.

  • Exemption application will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
  • Only courses completed at postgraduate level (and achieved a satisfactory grade) from a recognized tertiary institution within the past 5 years and with similar contents can be used to claim for exemption for core and elective courses.
  • Only courses completed at undergraduate level (and achieved a satisfactory grade) from a recognized tertiary institution within the past 5 years and with similar contents can be used to claim for exemption for pre-core courses.
  • A maximum of seven pre-core courses may be exempted.
  • In general, a maximum of one-sixth of the total unit-requirement may be exempted and students are required to pay the tuition fees for exempted courses. A student may receive a block exemption for 6 courses provided that the student had successfully completed the HKBU Postgrauate Diploma in Professional Accounting (PgD in PA) programme. In addition, a student may receive a maximum exemption for 4 courses provided that the student had successfully completed the HKBU Master of Science in Applied Accounting and Finance (MSc in AAF) programme. Graduates of HKBU PgD in PA and MSc in AAF are not required to pay the tuition fees for exempted courses.
  • Students are required to provide a copy of academic transcript and relevant course outline/syllabus for course exemption application. Otherwise, applicaion for exemption will not be considered.