Q1: What is the basic admission requirement of BSc in Public Health?
A1: Local Students
The minimum requirements for admission to the Programme are:
- Applicant shall have obtained in one sitting of the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) grade E or above in at least seven subjects including two language subjects (Chinese Language, English Language, French or German), and Biology / Human Biology; AND
- Applicant shall have obtained in one or more sittings of Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) grade E or above in:
i. Advanced Supplementary Level Chinese Language & Culture;
ii. Advanced Supplementary Level Use of English; AND
iii. At least two Advanced Level subjects, or one Advanced Level and two Advanced Supplementary Level subjects.
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Q2: Do I have to attend any interview in applying for BSc in Public Health?
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Applicants may be invited to attend an interview in May/June or after the HKALE results are released in July. The interview will be conducted in English. The interview content will include interests in public health / inspiration; interests and care about society; social awareness and communication skills, etc. We will consider to applicant’s academic result and interview performance, etc. |
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Q3: What is the CEE:ALE ratio?
A3: The CEE:ALE ratio is 1:2.
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Q4: Is there any advantage to be gained from taking Biology or other science courses in HKALE?
A4: No. All applicants are treated on an equal basis in the admission exercise.
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Q5: I have taken 3 AL subjects but have failed in one, will there be any negative impact?
A5: Only the two best AL subjects will be considered.
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Q6: Do the institutions know my actual priority of programme choices in the admission exercise?
A6: No.
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Q7: Is it important to have Public Health as my JUPAS Band A choice?
A7: Yes. In 2009, all students admitted in the BSc in Public Health are from Band A.
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Q8: What is the weight of interviews?
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Interviews are very important in the admission selection process. In addition to interview performance, HKCEE and HKALE results will be considered. |
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Q9: If I obtained only 6 passes in one sitting of HKCEE will I still be considered?
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No. According to the Chinese University’s minimum entry requirements, applicants must obtain at least 7 passes in one sitting of HKCEE including two language subjects. |
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If I have obtained 7 passes in one sitting of HKCEE and have re-taken the same subjects again in the following year with better results, is there any advantage to be considered by your department? |
A10: No. We are only considering the results of HKCEE in one sitting.
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Q11: I have taken HKCEE twice. Will only one be counted?
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We only consider the HKCEE results obtained in one sitting. If a student has taken the examination twice, we will consider the results obtained two years prior to the year the student applies for admission to CUHK. Only if that year's HKCEE results cannot meet our admission requirements, we will consider the results obtained in other year(s). For example, a student's HKCEE results obtained in 2008 will be considered for admission in September 2010. If his/her 2008 HKCEE results cannot fulfill our admission requirements, then we will consider his/her HKCEE results obtained in other year(s). |
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I have re-taken HKCEE English during Form 6 and got better result than that of the previous year, will it be helpful? |
A12: No, we only count HKCEE Chinese, English and five other best subjects in one sitting.
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Q13: Will you consider my better result obtained in the repeating HKALE?
A13: Yes, we will consider.
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Q14: Will you consider my grades obtained in the GCE, LCC, IB, SAT or other Non-JUPAS results?
A14: Yes. Students can apply for admission through the Non-JUPAS scheme.
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Q15: I do not take Biology/Human Biology in HKCEE, can I apply BSc in Public Health Programme?
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No. If you are interested in Public Health Programme, you can consider to take our Minor Programme in Public Health after being a CUHK student. |
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Q16: How to compute the admission score?
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The University formula for computing weighted grade point averages (UWPA) in the 2010 Entry is extracted from http://www2.cuhk.edu.hk/oafa/local/uformula.htm for your reference:
THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
University Formula for Computing Weighted Grade Point Average (UWPA) in the 2009 Entry
UWGPA* = 1/3 HKCEE Score + 2/3 HKALE Score, where
HKCEE Score = Grade Point Average of the best 7 CE subjects including 2 language subjects in a single sitting of HKCEE,
and
HKALE Score = Grade Point Average of AS Use of English + AS Chinese Lang. & Culture + 2AL (or 1AL plus 2AS) subjects in a single sitting or combined sittings of HKALE
*Note: UWGPA formula may be different from the Programmes' formulae and may be changed in the 2010 entry.
Grade Point Conversion Scale
A = 5 B = 4 C = 3 D = 2 E = 1 F / U = 0
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| Q17: |
If I have put CUHK BSc in Public Health Programme as my second choice in JUPAS, will I be admitted to your Programme if I get good results and fulfill all your admission requirements? |
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If you can fulfill our admission requirements, it is likely that you can fulfill the admission requirements of your first-choice programme and be admitted. Therefore, if you put our Programme as your second choice, the chance for admission to our Programme will be minimal even though you get good examination results. In other words, if you are really interested in our BSc in Public Health Programme, you should put it as your first choice. |
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Q18: Any additional admission channels for JUPAS applicants?
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JUPAS applicants may also seek for admission to our undergraduate programmes through the School Principals' Nomination Scheme and the Self-Recommendation Scheme. |
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