Application for 2025 SME Exemption Recommendation of Outstanding In-house Graduates to Postgraduate Programmes is now open. The following guideline is made with reference to The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Guidelines on Exemption Recommendation and Admission of Outstanding In-house Graduates to Postgraduates Programmes. Eligible in-house graduates may apply for exemption recommendation to the School of Management and Economics.

1.General Provisions

i.“Exemption” means that the students on the Exemption Recommendation List (ERL) bypass the preliminary exams stipulated by the postgraduate programme and enter the second phase of its screening process directly.

ii.The School’s Exemption Recommendation Selection Committee (ERSC) is the responsible authority for the evaluation and selection process, which must be fair, open, transparent, and equitable.

iii.Students selected into the ERL have, under equal conditions, priority in admission; however, the ERL status is by no means a guarantee for the student to be eventually accepted by a postgraduate programme.

2.Eligibility

i.Senior students who will graduate in the 2024-2025 academic year.

ii.Students of integrity, good conduct and responsibility, with no records of law-breaking or disciplinary actions.

iii.For taught postgraduate programmes, applicants should rank top 30% in the student’s own major during the first three years of undergraduate studies, with a CGPA of 3.0 or above.

iv.For research postgraduate programmes, applicants should rank top 20% in the student’s own major during the first three years of undergraduate studies, with a CGPA of 3.5 or above. Relevant research experience is also a must for applying for accounting-related programmes.

v.Students with special academic expertise or extraordinary potential to succeed in future graduate studies can be waived from the above academic requirements only if a joint recommendation from at least three CUHK-Shenzhen faculty members in the student’s major is received.

3.Application Materials

i.Registration Form for Exemption Recommendation Students (Please see attachment at the end of the notice)

ii.Up-to-date transcript

iii.Certification of Class Ranking

iv.Personal Statement

v.CV

vi.Joint Recommendation Letter (if applicable): An applicant should obtain a joint recommendation letter from at least three CUHK-Shenzhen faculty members in his/her area. The jointly-signed recommendation letter should be sent to smepg@cuhk.edu.cn by one of the referees before the application deadline. Neither late submission nor submission by the applicant will be accepted.

vii.College Evaluation and Recommendation Form (After applicants submit their applications, the college office concerned will submit the materials directly to SME and the postgraduate programmes applied. Applicants do not need to submit the documents themselves)

4.Application Submission

i.Date and Deadline: 

From 16 to 27 September 2024.

ii.Online Application

Eligible students shall submit application via My Portal： https://portal.cuhk.edu.cn/ (VPN connection is needed for off-campus login) > Service Center > Exemption Recommendation and Admission by 27 September 2024. Failure to provide all required materials before the application deadline will result in an unsuccessful application.

5.Programmes

i.All full-time research postgraduate programmes of SME

ii.All full-time taught postgraduate programmes of SME

6.Selection Procedures

i.Eligible students may submit their applications before the deadline. 

ii.Each applicant may apply for up to THREE postgraduate programmes.

iii.The School ERSC reviews the application materials, finalizes the ERL, and publicizes the list for 5 working days. 

iv.The number of students recommended for exemption shall not exceed 20% of the School’s annual graduates. 

v.Applicants who fail to obtain an exemption recommendation may still apply for admission to the SME postgraduate programmes through regular application procedures.

7.Admission

Please refer to the relevant policies of the Graduate School and individual postgraduate programmes. 

8.Contact

SME Postgraduate Studies: 0755-2351 8939

SME Postgraduate Programmes (Full-time): 

Email: smepg@cuhk.edu.cn

Address: 534, Teaching A, 2001 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District, Shenzhen.

9.Notes

i.It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure the authenticity of the application materials submitted. The qualification of those applicants who are found to provide fake or tampered documents shall be nullified.   

ii.As far as application for admission to the full-time MSc programmes at SME is concerned, a student shall not be eligible for the ‘exemption recommendation’ channel and the SME Bachelor-Master Tracking Program (details to be announced later) simultaneously. 

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