With students of more than 70 nationalities and English as the medium of instruction, HKUST is a truly international campus! Learn more about the admissions requirements and procedures by choosing your qualifications.

Streaming Criteria for the Common Core English Communication (E-Comm) Pathways
Academic Year 2024-25

Students are required to complete 6 credits of English Communication (E-Comm) under the Common Core Program. They are streamed into two pathways according to their English qualifications on admissions. Details about the courses for the two pathways can be found at https://cle.hkust.edu.hk/courses/common-core/english.

• Pathway 1: for students who have met the English admissions requirement
• Pathway 2: for students whose proficiency level is beyond the English language admissions requirement

HERE are the details of the streaming criteria.

Equal Opportunities and Anti-discrimination Admissions Policy

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, inclusive and open campus environment in which HKUST members including students, faculty and staff, are treated with fairness, presented with equality of opportunities, with diversity valued and respected. The University opposes, and will proactively challenge and eliminate, any form of discrimination and harassment, prejudices and biases to ensure a level playing field, regardless of any individual characteristics. To learn more, you may visit the website on HKUST Diversity and Equal Opportunities or contact the Diversity and Equal Opportunities team at deoc@ust.hk.

Admissions to the University is based on merit. No candidate will be discriminated against in any way or shall receive less favorable treatment or consideration on account of any of the prohibited grounds under the anti-discrimination ordinances in Hong Kong, including race, disability, marital status, family status, sex or pregnancy.

The University strives to provide all reasonable support to applicants with any learning difficulties during the process of application and where admitted, throughout their studies at the University. The University encourages admitted students with special educational needs to provide the University with information about their special needs so that the University can consider the needs of the individual student and make reasonable accommodations as appropriate. Students are also encouraged to contact the relevant Department/Program Office and/or the Counselling and Wellness Center at sen@ust.hk to learn more about the services available to students with special educational needs.

(Last update in September 2024)