When considering an applicant, we consider the following factors:
- A bachelor’s degree from a recognised university or equivalent;
- Preferably at least 2 years of full-time post-graduate work experience as of September 2027; and
- GMAT/GRE:
- GMAT/GRE is not required for applicants with more than two years of work experience at the time of application.
- Applicants with less than two years of work experience may receive a conditional offer of admission upon the submission of a satisfactory GMAT or GRE score.
- GMAT institution codes: 54Q-QT-88 (full-time); 54Q-QT-22 (part-time).
- GRE institution code: 3198
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview either face-to-face or online.
Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is NOT English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:
- a score of 79 (for tests taken prior to 21 January 2026) or 4 (for tests taken from 21 January 2026 onwards) (Internet-based Test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)@#; or
- an overall band score of 6.0 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS)@#; or
- a score of 450 in the new College English Test (CET6) of Chinese mainland or a pass in the old CET-6 test; or
- other equivalent qualifications/alternative English test.
@ TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within the two years preceding the start of the University's application period. 'TOEFL iBT Home Edition', ‘TOEFL MyBest Score’, ‘IELTS Indicator’, ‘IELTS One Skill Retake’ and ‘IELTS Online’ are not acceptable. All TOEFL results must be sent directly by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) using CityUHK’s institution code 3401, while IELTS results must be sent via the IELTS Results Service e-delivery to 'City University of Hong Kong - Graduate School'.
# Applicants with an IELTS overall band score of 6.0 or a TOEFL overall score of 4 will be required to pass an interview for English proficiency conducted by the concerned academic unit.