Please click here for key dates and deadlines for the application period.

No late application will be accepted after Late Round application deadline.

Please refer to Key Dates and Deadlines for details.

Late application may be accepted subject to the discretion of relevant departments and availability of places during Late Round. No applications will be accepted after Late Round application deadline. As such, it is advised that applicants should submit their applications within the Early Round and Main Round application period.

There is no pre-set intake quota for non-JUPAS admission. Applicants from different schemes will be considered equally. The academic units will give the admission offers to the best qualified applicants as long as they fulfil the relevant entrance requirements.

The University will take into consideration all information provided by applicants, such as academic qualifications as indicated by their public examination results (including the relevancy of the subjects to the study programmes concerned), the preference order of their study programme choices, interview performance (if applicable), professional qualifications, interests, working experience, suitability, potential, personal qualities and other factors which individual academic units consider relevant.

There is only one intake in every September.

Non-local applicants are holders of:

Applicants applying for admission on the strength of the Joint Entrance Examination for Universities in PRC (Gao Kao) of the current year should visit the Mainland Admissions website for details.

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Yes.  The University offers full-time self-financed undergraduate programmes.  Please click here for details.

Apart from language courses and courses in the Chinese and the Translation Departments, the University uses mainly English as the language of instruction, and this may be supplemented with Cantonese/Putonghua where appropriate.

The University academic year starts at the beginning of September and ends at the end of August in the following calendar year. The academic year consists of two terms, each covering approximately 15 weeks of academic activities, and where appropriate there may be an intensive summer term usually of a shorter duration.

The normal study load of a full-time first year student should be 15 in a term and the maximum study load should be 30 credits in an academic year. For a second year or above full-time student, the normal study load in a term should be in the range of 15 to 18 credits and the maximum study load in an academic year should be 33 credits.

Please click here for details of application procedures. 

For UGC-funded undergraduate programmes

Applicants may indicate their preferences for up to three different study programmes. However, only one offer will be made to applicants if they are selected for admission.

Applicants can make up to three choices of study programmes by submitting up to three different applications in ONE application account. Their fourth and subsequent applications will not be accepted by the Online Admission System (System).

Applicants are advised to make thorough consideration accordingly before submission of their applications. 

For Self-financed undergraduate programmes

There is no limit on number of programme choices for application for admission to self-financed undergraduate programmes.  Applicants can apply for both UGC-funded and self-financed undergraduate programmes at the same time in ONE application account.

No. Applicants can make up to three choices of study programmes by submitting up to three different applications in ONE application account. Please note that only the first application account with submitted application of programme choice(s) will be processed. Duplicate application account(s) or programme choice(s) will not be processed, and the application fees paid will NOT be transferred and/or refunded. 

Applicants may indicate clearly their public examination and examination subjects to be taken in the coming year in the fields of "Examination/Qualification/Level" and "Exam Subject" respectively, and enter "Pending" in the field of "Grade/Score" under the section of "Results in other public examinations and/or in subjects not listed above". Applicants could then submit their applications via the Online Admission System before the application deadline. Once the public examination results are released, applicants could upload such examination results to the System.

If applicants have any outstanding grades/scores available and need to change the data stored in the System after submission of application, they should inform the Registry by email ([email protected]) with proof of amendment/update immediately. Please quote the application number and full name in all enquiries and correspondence with the University.

You could submit your application via the Online Admission System before the application deadline.  You may indicate clearly your public examination to be taken and enter "Pending" in the field of "Grade".  Once your public examination result is released, you could upload such examination result to the System, and inform the Registry by email ([email protected]) for updating the results in the application form.  

Applicants are advised to submit document proof of all equivalent qualifications such as transcripts, certificates and public examination results via the Online Admission System when they apply for admission. Each application will be considered on an individual basis, taking into consideration all relevant information provided by applicants. Please note that submitted documents will NOT be returned.

If applicants are studying or have completed a post-secondary programme, they should request each institution they have attended to send an official transcript DIRECTLY to the Registry of the University in a sealed envelope by post (Undergraduate Admissions Team, Registry, Lingnan University, 8 Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong) if they are offered admission. Please note that submitted documents will NOT be returned.

Applicants can upload/submit their reference letters/employment certificates provided by their school principal(s)/academic referee(s) or employer(s). Please note that submitted documents will NOT be returned.

For application to be considered, applicants should submit officially translated copies of the documents certified by the issuing institutions/relevant authorities, together with photocopies of the documents.

Applicants can view and check their supporting documents in their application account by login to the Online Admission System.

Applicants should complete all sections in the online application and are responsible to ensure the information given in support of the application is accurate and complete. The University reserves the right not to process any incomplete applications.

An acknowledgement with an assigned application number will be sent to the applicants by email after they have submitted the application. Submitted application(s) will also be shown in the "Submitted Application" section of the Application Menu in the Online Admission System. If applicants have submitted application(s) successfully but do not receive any acknowledgement email(s), please contact the Registry at [email protected]. 

Applicants are advised to print/save a copy of completed application form submitted for retention. Applicants can also check their application status via the System. 

No. Any request on change or re-prioritisation of the programme choices after submission of application for admission will be handled on a case-by-case basis. 

Yes. If you have wrongly submitted the programme choice(s), you may create a new application account (i.e. a new login ID) to submit correct programme choice(s) and pay the application fee again. You MUST inform the Registry by email ([email protected]) your correct application number immediately, otherwise all your application account(s) will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

In support of applications for admissions, applicants are advised to select the most relevant supporting documents to be provided.

Applicants can provide additional supporting documents after they have submitted their applications. Applicants may login to the System and upload the supporting documents once ready.

For any additional documents submitted via email/fax/post, the Registry will upload them to the System within 10 working days. Applicants are advised to check the uploading status via the System and not to contact the Registry within the said timeframe. 

Before submission of application, if applicants need to change the data stored in the System, they may amend/update and save data directly via the System. Yet, after submission of application, they should inform the Registry by email ([email protected]) with proof of amendment/update immediately. Please quote the application number and full name in all enquiries and correspondence with the University.

If applicants have forgotten their password after they have submitted online applications, they may click "Forgot Password" on the System.  The password will be sent to applicants via email shortly. 

No. Applicants are responsible for using the correct application route, and ensuring the information given in support of the application is accurate and complete. Applicants are not allowed to transfer their submitted applications to other application routes, and the application fees paid are non-refundable and/or non-transferable.

Applicants may wish to re-apply via the correct application route and pay the application fee again if the application period of the said route is still open. If the application period of a particular application route was closed, the University will not be held responsible for any consequences that may arise. 

Admission criteria for different programmes vary and applicants may either be admitted directly or shortlisted for interview to determine their eligibility for admission. For some programmes, applicants may also be required to take an oral and/or written test. 

If an interview is required, the University will inform applicants by phone, email or by post. For non-local applicants, interviews may be conducted by phone or through tele-conferencing. Applicants can also check their application status by login to the Online Admission System.

Successful applicants who are given an offer/conditional offer of admission will be informed from November 2023 onwards.

To accept and secure the offer/conditional offer of admission, successful applicants must pay a down payment before the stipulated deadline.  They will receive information on offer acceptance procedures when received admission offer, and reporting procedures at a later stage.

Applicants shall assume their applications unsuccessful if they do not receive our notification by 2 September 2024. 

Applicants with conditional offers are required to provide the documentary proof to substantiate their fulfilment of the stipulated condition(s) before the specified deadline. They will be considered as having met the admission condition(s). No confirmation proof will be issued subsequently.

Down payment paid will ONLY be refunded if an applicant has accepted a conditional offer but unable to fulfil the stipulated admission condition(s). In such case, applicants should apply to the Registry in writing with document proof.

Admission offers of LU cannot be deferred to subsequent years under any circumstances.

No. The designated year of admission does not reflect the number of credits the student earned for fulfilment of curriculum requirements and the expected duration before he/she can graduate. The actual number of transfer credits to be granted for fulfilment of curriculum requirements will follow the relevant academic regulations regarding credit transfer. As such, the student may require longer period than normative programme duration for fulfilling the curriculum requirements.

If an applicant submits an online application and has qualifications from post-secondary institutions (such as Associate Degree, Higher Diploma, etc.) and wishes to apply for credit transfer/course exemption upon admission, please complete an Application for Credit Transfer/Course Exemption form. Please read the instructions of the form carefully before applying. When an applicant has completed the form, please upload it, together with copies of academic results, in "Upload Center" of the System.

The number of credits transferred depends on whether an applicant has completed courses which correspond to (and at comparable levels as) the courses in the study programme concerned at Lingnan University. Normally, a student may not be granted more than 50% of the required number of credits for an academic award or the Minor Programme.   

For more details, please refer to Credit Transfer and Course Exemption for Undergraduate Programmes. 

Applicants are advised to submit the completed Application for Credit Transfer/Course Exemption form along with their applications for direct admission. When applicants completed the form, please upload it, together with copies of academic results, in the "Upload Center" of the Online Admission System.

When a student is granted credit transfer for a course, the student will be exempted from taking a similar course offered by the University and he/she will be granted with equivalent credits. 

When a student is granted course exemption for a course, the student will be exempted from taking a similar course offered by the University. However, credits are not granted, and he/she needs to take another course to make up for the total number of credits required for graduation. 

If the results of some courses are not available at the time of application, you may mark "Pending" in the section of "Grade/Score" of the course in the Credit Transfer/Course Exemption form.

Please click here for details of application fees.

Applicants can settle the application fee by using a VISA/MasterCard credit card or UnionPay credit/debit card. They will receive an acknowledgement by email once they have paid and submitted their applications online. 

No. We only accept VISA/MasterCard credit cards and UnionPay credit/debit cards for online application.

If you do not have a credit/debit card, you may ask a third party (e.g. your relatives/friends) to settle the online payment.

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