Admission Requirements
  • American-Patterned Education
  • Australian-Patterned Education
  • British-Patterned Education
  • Canadian-Patterned Education
  • European Baccalaureate
  • International Baccalaureate (IB)
  • West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
  • Other Regional/ National Examinations

High School Graduation Diploma with one of the following:

• SAT:

Minimum score of 1,190 (out of 1,600) in new SAT

• Advanced Placement (AP):

Grade 3 in at least two AP subjects

• American College Test (ACT):

Minimum composite score of 23

• Associate Degree (AD):

Successful completion of one year's study in a full-time AD programme at a recognised US university/ community college, provided that the duration of the programme should be at least two years in full-time mode.

• Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) in community colleges:

Successful completion of IGETC with Grade C or above in each of the subjects

Recognised English Language Qualifications


Senior Secondary Certificate of Education and one of the following:


Minimum score of 80 in:

• Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) /

• Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) /

• Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER) /

• Universities Admission Index (UAI)


or Overall Position (OP) Band between 1 and 8

Recognised English Language Qualifications


One of the following:

• GCE Advanced Level (AL)/ International Advanced Level (IAL):

Grade E or above in three AL/ IAL subjects; or

Grade E or above in two AL/ IAL subjects plus two Advanced Supplementary Level (ASL) subjects

(Not including Chinese and English Language subjects. The same subject cannot be counted at both the AL and ASL.)

• Cambridge Pre-U Diploma:

Grade P3 (Pass 3) or better in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects; or

Cambridge Pre-U Diploma

(Not including Chinese and English Language subjects)

• BTEC:

BTEC Higher National Certificate (HNC); or

BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND); or

BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (ND)/ BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma


Foundation, Diploma and Certificate qualifications awarded by colleges and universities in the UK will be considered on a case-by-case basis for admission without advanced standing.

Recognised English Language Qualifications


One of the following:

• Alberta: High School Graduation Diploma with five Grade 12 courses with a minimum average of 70%

• British Columbia: Senior Secondary Graduation (Dogwood) Diploma with five Grade 12 courses with a minimum average of 70%

• Ontario: Ontario Secondary School Diploma with six Grade 12 U or M course with a minimum average of 70%

• Quebec: Diploma of Collegial Studies

• Other provinces: High School Graduation Diploma with five Grade 12 subjects with a minimum average of 70%

Recognised English Language Qualifications

• European Baccalaureate

• Recognised English Language Qualifications

• IB Diploma

• Recognised English Language Qualifications


• West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) awarded by the West African Examinations Council

• Recognised English Language Qualifications

Applicants who apply for admission with other overseas qualifications are expected to have received 12-year pre-university education with appropriate school-leaving qualifications.

For qualifications of other countries/ regions recognised by the University, please refer to the Part B section. Given the diversity of education systems around the world, the qualifications listed may not cover every region.