1. To be eligible, international applicants outside China must: be a citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China holding valid foreign passport and non-criminal certificate, in good physical and mental health; international applicants in China: no Three Illegals (Illegal entry, illegal residence, illegal employment), voluntarily abide by Chinese laws and regulations, as well as the rules and regulations in CSUFT.
2. Age Requirements
（1）Applicants for Mandarin Chinese Learning programme must be at least 18 years old.
（2）Applicants for bachelor programmes must be at least 18 years old.
（3）Applicants for master programmes must be at least 20 years old.
（4）Applicants for doctoral programmes must be at least 22 years old.
3. Language Requirements
(1) Applicants for programmes taught in Chinese should score at least 180 in the new HSK-4 and at least 60 in HSKK (intermediate) since June 30th, 2021.
(2) Applicants for programmes taught in English must meet one of the following requirements：
① English as a native or official language;
② IELTS score at 5.5 or above on and after June 30, 2021; score report of English proficiency tests such as TOEFL 80 or higher;
③ Other official statement of English proficiency issued by current school or English language institutions which is equal to the requirement written in clause ② above.
4. Academic Level and Learning Ability Requirements
See the specific requirements in Application Documents below.
Application Documents
(The following materials must be submitted in a clear and complete electronic version in PDF or JPG form)
1. Ordinary passport. It shall include the first page of the passport and the page of the residence permit in China (if any), and the remaining period of validity of the passport shall not be less than 12 months; If there is a valid residence permit in China, the period of validity shall not be less than 30 days.
2. Colored 2-inch Bareheaded Certificate Photo. For certificate photos taken after January 1st, 2023, white background and unframed, not less than 320*240 pixels, aspect ratio 4:3, 100-500KB, JPG format. Head takes up 2/3 of the size of the photos.
3. A Short Self-introduction Video: The language of self-introduction must be consistent with the teaching language of the applied major, in avi, mov, or mp4 format, within 50 M.
4. The Highest Academic Certificate. Applicants for undergraduate programmes or Mandarin Chinese programme must submit a senior school graduation certificate; Applicants for a master’s degree must submit a bachelor's degree certificate and a bachelor's degree certificate; Applicants for a doctoral degree must submit a master's degree certificate and a master’s graduate diploma. New graduates who have not received diploma and degree at the time of application can first submit a pre-graduation certificate with the official seal from current school.
5. Transcripts of All Courses Taken at the Highest Level of Education: Applicants for undergraduate programmes or Mandarin Chinese programme must submit transcripts of all courses taken at the senior school; Applicants for master programmes must submit transcripts of all courses taken at the undergraduate college; Applicants for doctoral programmes must submit transcripts of all courses taken at the master’s level; Applicants with non-academic education or work experience prior to June 2023 must also submit relevant transcripts or proof of employment.
6. HSK or English Language Proficiency Certificates: must meet the requirements of clause 3 regarding Language Requirements in Part IV. Students who took the exam after March 20th, 2023 should provide a screen shot of web page with their transcript and the website link.
7. Non-criminal Record Certificate: must be issued by a police organs or judicial organs at above county level in residence place after March 20th ,2023.
8. Foreigner Physical Examination Form: should be taken after March 20th, 2023; the photo of the applicants must be pasted in the upper right corner of the first page of the form with an official seal of the hospital and an examination record in each column; the last column must have the medical conclusion or the doctor’s suggestions. The Foreigner Physical Examination Form will be invalid under these circumstances: missing items, no photo of the applicant, the photo is not stamped with the official seal from the hospital, no signature or seal of the doctors and the hospital or the date of the examination is not available.(Please click the link: https://lxsb.csuft.edu.cn/DOWNLOAD/PHYSICALEXAMINATIONREPORTFORM/201904/t20190402_84936.html to download the Foreigner Physical Examination Form)
9. Resume/CV. all study, work and other related experience before submission date of application must be included in it.
10. Financial Guarantee Certificate. All applicants must submit a certificate of fixed bank deposit of more than one year in RMB 30000 or equivalent foreign currency or Letter of Financial Support(see Annex 3)..
11. Study or Research Plan in China. Applicants for master’s and doctoral degrees must submit a study or research plan in Chinese or English.
12. Two Letters of Recommendation. Students applying for master programmes must submit letters of recommendation from two faculty members with a title of associate professor or above; those applying for doctoral degree must submit letters of recommendation from two faculty members with a title of professor. The letters of recommendation should include the referee’s telephone number, e-mail address and signature.
13.For non-Chinese students studying in mainland China: must submit an evaluation of school performance, which must include a contact name, phone number, email address and mailing address, in addition to the above-mentioned documents.
14.Applicants who immigrated from mainland China and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to a foreign country and acquired foreign nationality: must submit a valid foreign passport or certificate of nationality as well as exit and entry records since April 1st , 2019.
Notes:
1. All documents shall be accepted only in Chinese or English, and other foreign language versions shall be submitted with the translated version notarized by the notary office.
2. If necessary, CSUFT reserves the right to request additional documents from the applicant.
3. All application documents submitted will not be returned whether accepted or not.
4. Only scanned copies of the above documents need to be uploaded, but the original documents must be provided for inspection during registration.
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