Beijing Normal University

1. Selection Criteria

Selection is based on a process of verification. Some schools and departments may wish to organize interviews after application documents have been verified. The purpose of the interview is to examine the applicant's professional knowledge about the chosen area of specialism, Chinese proficiency and their overall quality.

2. Application Requirements

1) Applicants should be non-Chinese citizens holding a foreign passport under 50 years old.

2) Applicants for Masters degrees should hold a qualification which is equivalent (or above) to a Bachelors degree from a Chinese university. Applicants for PhD degrees should hold a qualification which is equivalent (or above) to a Masters degree from a Chinese university

3) Applicants must have a high Chinese level. In principle, applicants for liberal arts degrees must hold at least a HSK level 7 (or above) or new HSK level five 195 or above; applicants for science and engineering degrees must hold at least a HSK level 5 (or above) or new HSK level four 210 or above。

3. Required Application Materials

Applicants must first visit http://bnu.admissions.cn/ and complete the application form. The following application materials should be posted to the International Students Office at BNU by May 30th each year:

1) BNU Application Form for International Student (on completion of the online application form it must be downloaded and printed. Please stick the photo and ensure that the application form is signed by the applicant and his/her guarantor

2) Recommendation letters from two associate professors or scholars with higher academic titles. There is no specified format for the recommendation letters and all letters must be signed by the referee

3) Completed Personal Statement Form (Master Program, PhD Program) (Please download and print the form, this form should be signed by the applicant)

4) Applicants for Masters Degree programs should submit an original or notarized copy of their undergraduate academic transcripts and Bachelors degree certificate and graduation certificate (in Chinese or English)

Applicants for PhD programs should submit an original or notarized copy of their postgraduate results transcript, Masters degree certificate (in Chinese or English), and the Chinese abstract of their Masters degree dissertation

*Applicants who will graduate in 2014 must submit Expectation Certificate of Graduation. After admitted by the University, the documents must be submitted when register in BNU. Otherwise the admission will be canceled.

5) HSK certificate and results transcript or other documents which prove the applicant’s Chinese language proficiency

6) 600 RMB Application fee

7) Two passport-sized photos (with the name of the applicant and the college/department applied for written on the back)

8) One Photocopy of applicant’s passport (this must be a valid, ordinary passport)；

9) Please submit any published academic papers, patents, or other academic achievements (originals or copies)

*All documents should be written in Chinese or English

*Application materials and registration fee will not be returned to applicants