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How to apply

Entry requirements

Categories Application time Start of the programmeLength of the programmeApplication documents
Undergraduates Feb.1-Jul. 1 Mid-Sep.4-5 years Photocopy of passport; High school diploma and transcript; Self-introductoryvideoclip,
Letters of recommendation; Language proficiency certificate.
Master’s candidates Feb.1-Jul. 1Mid-Sep. 2-3 years Photocopy of passport; Bachelor’s degree certificate and transcript; Letters of recommendation from two professors (or associate professors); Research proposal; Language proficiency certificate
Ph.D. candidates Feb.1-Jul. 1Mid-Sep.4 years Photocopy of passport; Master’s degree certificate and transcript; Letters of recommendation from two professors (or associate professors); Research proposal; Language proficiency certificate
General scholarsFeb.1-Jul. 1Mid-Sep.6 months to 2 years Photocopy of passport; High school diploma (or proof of study at college) and transcript; Letters of recommendation; Language proficiency certificate
Senior scholarsFeb.1-Jul. 1Depending on individual research plans 6 months to 2 years Photocopy of passport; Master’s degree certificate or proof of study toward a Ph.D.; Letters of recommendation from professors; Research proposal
Language students Oct.-Jan. ,Mar.-Jul.Late Feb. Mid-Sep.6 months to 2 years Photocopy of passport; High school diploma (or proof of study at college) and transcript
Short-term studentsOne month before arrival at XMUDepending on individual plans2 weeks to 3 monthsPlease contact relevant colleges for more information regarding short-term courses and summer camp programmes

Chinese proficiency requirement: Applicants for programmes in humanities, economics, management, law and Traditional Chinese Medicine programme should hold a certificate of new HSK 5or above; applicants for programmes in sciences, engineering and medicine should have a certificate of new HSK 4 or above.

English proficiency requirement: Native English speakers are exempted from this requirement. Other applicants should score 80 points or above on TOEFL, or grade 6.0 or above on IELTS, or have other equivalent certificate of English proficiency.

Note: Students who have taken courses conducted mainly in Chinese or English during their previous degree studies are exempted from the requirement of an HSK certificate or English proficiency certificate, but they must produce proof of language of instruction used in their previous studies.

Application procedures

Degree programmes and general/senior scholar programmes:

Applicants should sign up on the website of the Admissions Office of Xiamen University (http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn/application), and then mail the application form with other required application documents to the Admissions Office of Xiamen University before the deadline.

Chinese language programmes:

Applicants should make online applicationat http://oec.xmu.edu.cn and email the completed application form with other application documents, marking “application” in the subject line, to the Overseas Education College. Applications by fax, regular mail or personal visit are also acceptable.

Acceptance

International students should submit their application documents upon enrolment for verification of qualifications. Applicants who are required to attend interviews or take tests will be informed in advance. Applicants for bachelor’s programmes will be given priority if they apply with a high score in SAT, IB diploma, GCE A level test, or UCE test. Applicants for postgraduate programmes will be given preference if they have graduated from world-renowned universities orXMU’s sister institutions or are recommended by senior professors or experts. After the verification of qualifications by the Admissions Office, the application documents will then be forwarded to the relevant college or school for academic review. Admission decisions will be made on the basis of the applicants’ academic performance, overall merits, research achievements and supervisors’ comments, etc.

The University will publish admission decisions via the application system for international students and send out the Admission Notice in batches and succession as from June 2015. Applicants can log into the online application system (http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn/application ) to find out the result of their applications and detailed information regarding the delivery of their admission package.

Contact information
The Admissions Office of Xiamen Universityis responsible for the enrolment of international students on degree programmes and scholarships application.
Address: 422 South Siming Road, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China Postcode: 361005
Tel: 0086-592-2184792
Fax: 0086-592-2180256
Email:admissions@xmu.edu.cn
Website:http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn

The Overseas Education Collegetakes charge of the enrolment, administration and teaching of students on Chinese language programmes.
Address: South Xiang’an Road, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China Postcode: 361102
Tel: 0086-592-2186211
Fax: 0086-592-2093346
Email: oec@xmu.edu.cn
Website: http://oec.xmu.edu.cn; http://english.xmuoec.com/