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JUPAS Applicants

Students in local secondary schools taking the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) should apply through JUPAS.
 

Candidates with HKDSE qualification* shall satisfy the following minimum requirements for the programmes:

*The best results in years 2023 and 2024 will be considered, with no penalty.

 

6901 Bachelor of Science,
6119 Bachelor of Education & Bachelor of Science

 English Language English Language:Level 3 
  Chinese Language Chinese Language:Level 3 
  Mathematics Mathematics:Level 2 
 Liberal Studies Citizenship and Social Development/
Liberal Studies:
Attained/ Level 2 
 Elective Elective subjects1:Level 3 in two subjects 
1 Elective subjects can be any Category A subject and M1/M2, one of them must be a Science subject* 

 

Admissions formula
The programme will consider admissions based on the best 5 HKDSE subjects. The best 5 subjects must include English Language, Mathematics, the best Science elective subject*, plus the best two among the remaining Category A subjects and M1/ M2.
 
Heavier weighting will be given to the following HKDSE subjects:
  • Science elective subjects*, Mathematics, and M1/ M2: each subject will be given a weighting of 1.5
*Science elective subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Combined Science and Integrated Science

 

Admissions quota
305 places for the 6901 Bachelor of Science programme
16 places for the 6119 Bachelor of Education & Bachelor of Science programme

 

2024 Expected JUPAS admissions score for 6901
25

 

HKDSE ‘level to score’ conversion

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6688 Science Master Class

 English Language English Language:Level 3 
  Chinese Language Chinese Language:Level 3 
  Mathematics Mathematics:Level 4 
 Liberal StudiesCitizenship and Social Development/ Liberal Studies:Attained/ Level 2 
 Elective Science Elective subjects*:Level 3 in two subjects 
*Science elective subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Combined Science (the components of Combined Science must not overlap with other science electives).

 

Admissions formula
The programme will consider admissions based on the best 5 HKDSE subjects. The best 5 subjects must include English Language, Mathematics,  2 best Science elective subjects/ 1 Best Science Elective Subject+M1/M2, the Best 1 of remaining Category A subjects/ M1/ M2 with weighting.
 
Heavier weighting will be given to the following HKDSE subjects:
  • Science elective subjects, M1/ M2 will be given a weighting of 1.2

 

Admissions quota
24 places

 

2024 Expected JUPAS admissions score
31
 

HKDSE ‘level to score’ conversion

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Score12345.578.5


 

6858 Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Laws

 English Language English Language:Level 5 
  Chinese Language Chinese Language:Level 4 
  Mathematics Mathematics:Level 2 
 Liberal StudiesCitizenship and Social Development/ Liberal Studies:Attained/ Level 2 
 Elective Elective subjects*:Level 3 in two subjects 
*Elective subjects can be Category A subjects and Extended Module 1 or 2 in Mathematics (M1/M2), one must be a Science subject: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Combined Science, or Integrated Science

 

Admissions formula
The programme will consider admissions based on the best 6 HKDSE subjects. The best 6 subjects must include English Language, best subject in Mathematics/M1/M2, best Science elective subject and best 3 remaining subjects in Category A and M1/M2.

 

Heavier weighting will be given to the following HKDSE subjects:
  • Best science elective subject, Mathematics/M1/ M2 and English Language: each subject will be given a weighting of 2

 

Admissions quota
20 places
 
2024 Expected JUPAS admissions score
49
 

HKDSE ‘level to score’ conversion

Level123455*5**
Score12345.578.5


 

6729 Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science

 English Language English Language:Level 3 
  Chinese Language Chinese Language:Level 3 
  Mathematics Mathematics:Level 4 
  Mathematics & Extended Modules 1 or 2 Extended Module 1 or 2 in Mathematics:Level 4 
 Liberal StudiesCitizenship and Social Development/ Liberal Studies:Attained/ Level 2 
 Elective Elective subject:Level 3 in one subject 

 

Admissions formula

The programme will consider admissions based on the best 5 HKDSE subjects. The best 5 subjects must include English Language, Mathematics, Extended Modules 1 or 2 in Mathematics (M1/M2), plus the best two among the remaining Category A subjects.

 

Heavier weighting will be given to the following HKDSE subjects:
  • English Language, Mathematics, and M1/M2: each subject will be given a weighting of 1.2

 

Admissions quota
50 places for the programme

 

2024 Expected JUPAS admissions score
28
 

HKDSE ‘level to score’ conversion

Level123455*5**
Score12345.578.5


 

6224 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence

  English Language English Language1:Level 4 
  Chinese Language Chinese Language:Level 3 
  Mathematics Mathematics:Level 4 
 Mathematics & Extended Modules 1 or 2 Extended Module 1 or 2 in Mathematics:Level 4 
 Liberal StudiesCitizenship and Social Development/ Liberal Studies:Attained/ Level 2 
 Elective Elective subject:Level 3 in one subject 
1 Candidates with level 4 in English Language, if admitted, will be required to take 6 additional credits in Core University English to complete their degree studies.

 

Admissions formula
The programme will consider admissions based on the best 5 HKDSE subjects. The best 5 subjects must include English Language, Mathematics, Extended Modules 1 or 2 in Mathematics (M1/M2), plus the best two among the remaining Category A subjects.

 

Heavier weighting will be given to the following HKDSE subjects:
  • English Language, Mathematics, and M1/M2: each subject will be given a weighting of 2
  • Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Combined Science, Integrated Science and Information and Communication Technology: each subject will be given a weighting of 1.5

 

Admissions quota
15 places

 

2024 Expected JUPAS admissions score
46
 

HKDSE ‘level to score’ conversion

Level123455*5**
Score12345.578.5


 

6212 Bachelor of Arts and Sciences  

 English Language English Language1:Level 5 
  Chinese Language Chinese Language:Level 3 
  Mathematics Mathematics:Level 2 
 Liberal StudiesCitizenship and Social Development/ Liberal Studies:Attained/ Level 2 
 Elective Elective subjects2:Level 3 in two subjects 
1 Candidates with level 4 in English Language and good results in other HKDSE subjects will be exceptionally considered on a case by case basis. If these candidates are admitted, they will be required to take 6 additional credits in University English to complete their degree studies.

Level 3 or above in M1/M2 is preferred.

 

Admissions quota
24 places for the programme

 

Reference website:

JUPAS website 

HKU Admissions website 

 

Non-JUPAS Applicants

Students holding non HKDSE qualifications are considered individually.
 
2023 Admissions scores (for reference)
For 6901 BSc programme
  • GCEAL: lowest admissions score - 2A*1A
  • IB: lowest admissions score - 33

 

For 6688 BSc&MRes programme
  • GCEAL: lowest admissions score - 4A*
  • IB: lowest admissions score - 42

 

For 6858 BSc&LLB programme
  • GCEAL: lowest admissions score - 4A*
  • IB: lowest admissions score - 42

 

For 6729 BSc(ActuarSc) programme
  • GCEAL: lowest admissions score - 3A*
  • IB: lowest admissions score - 39

 

For 6224 BASc(AppliedAI) programme
  • GCEAL: lowest admissions score - 3A*
  • IB: lowest admissions score - 39

 

Non-JUPAS Admissions   

 

Student Sharing

 

Luo Di

LUO Di

Student from Mainland China
BSc graduate (double major in Physics and Mathematics)
Participant of University Research Fellowship Programme at Princeton University in summer 2015
Participant of Summer Research Fellowship at Department of Physics in summer, 2013
Luo Di is currently pursuing a PhD degree in Physics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
 

“It is my fortune to become a science undergraduate student at The University of Hong Kong. The four-year experiences have broadened my horizon, inspired my life, and prepared me for the academic career. I am glad to meet many excellent students and professors at HKU from whom I learned a lot. The Faculty of Science is supportive and provides various research opportunities. The research projects brought me to the frontier of science and developed my creative thinking. In addition to academic, I benefited much from the whole person education at HKU. The worldwide exchange programme enabled me to experience a different life style at the United States. The residential life at Shun Hing College allowed me to establish friendship with students from different culture backgrounds. I would like to thank all my friends and teachers that I have met during my years as an undergraduate.