Application Submission
How to Submit an Application?
1. Create an account
Enter the necessary information and a valid email address is needed. This is a unique account for you to
submit applications for all PolyU programmes.
2. Activate your account
Activate your account via the URL sent to your email address.
3. Select programme(s) and complete all relevant sections of the application form
Before you start completing your online application form, get ready all supporting documents required by
the programme. Visit the Study@PolyU website for programme details and other admission-related
information.
4. Verify application data before submission
You are not allowed to update most of the application data, in particular those related to your
qualifications after the submission of an application. It is therefore important for you to make sure that all
application data are entered properly.
5. Submit before the application deadline
Visit the Study@PolyU website for application deadlines of individual programmes.
6. Arrange application fee payment before payment deadline
Your application will only be processed when the payment status has been updated to "Paid" before the
deadline. For details of the payment methods, please click here.
7. Print application data checklist for record
Notes:
1. For full-time undergraduate study, applicants can only submit one application. For part-time undergraduate and
postgraduate study, applicants can submit more than one application for different programmes.
2. Applicants who need Student Visas to study in Hong Kong or are staying in Hong Kong under the "Immigration
Arrangements for Non-local Graduates" (IANG) are considered as non-local. Those with Visitor/Tourist Visas only
are required to obtain Student Visas before they can be admitted.
3. Dependent visa holders are considered as local students and should follow the application/admissions
arrangements for local students.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Before Application Submission
1. How can I get information on programmes and admission?
2. How can I apply?
Application Submission & Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
3. How much is the application fee?
4. Should I submit additional/supporting documents?
5. Should I submit documents to programme host departments directly?
6. What should I do if I want to submit additional/supporting documents?
7. What should I do if my academic documents are not in English?
8. What should I do if my results are not yet available when I submit my application?
9. What should I do if I want to apply for admission to more than one programme?
10. What should I do if I want to apply for credit transfer?
11. Can I apply for re-admission?
12. How will PolyU use the information collected from my application?
After Application Submission
13. How can I settle my application fee?
14. Is the application fee refundable?
15. What should I do if I want to submit additional/supporting documents after application submission?
16. How can I verify my application data?
17. How can I update my application data?
18. How can I know my application result?
19. What should I do to accept an offer or a conditional offer?
20. What should I do to accept another offer from PolyU after I have paid the tuition fees for an earlier offer?
21 Can I enrol on two programmes at the same time?
22. Is the tuition fee paid refundable?
23. When will the offer of a programme marked with "subject to approval" be confirmed?
24. What if the programme I have applied for is cancelled?
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Before Application Submission
1. How can I get information on programmes and admission?
Please visit our Study@PolyU website for details of our admissions policies, programmes on offer and their
entrance requirements, and other admission-related information before you submit an application. Once you
have selected a suitable programme, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible since our academic
departments will consider applications on a rolling basis until all the places are filled.
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2. How can I apply?
Submit your application online via Study@PolyU.
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3. How much is the application fee?
Local applicants: HK$300
Non-local applicants: HK$450
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4. Should I submit additional/supporting documents?
You are required to upload your transcript(s)/certificate(s) in support of your qualifications and other documents
(including official English translation if your documents are not in English) as specifically required for your
programme choices (click here for details) when you submit your application.
Failure to complete the online application form properly and failure to submit the required documents may
affect your chances of admission. Upon admission, you will be required to produce the original award certificates
and transcripts of study, if appropriate, in support of all the qualifications and results claimed in your application.
Failure to do so or any discrepancies found between the documents you provide and the application data you
entered in your online application form may lead to nullification of your offer. Fees paid will not be refunded.
You need not submit more documents than required. The academic department concerned may, in the selection
process, approach you for clarification of your qualifications.
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5. Should I submit documents to programme host departments directly?
No. Please submit them together with your online application form.
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6. What should I do if I want to submit additional/supporting documents?
Please scan the documents and upload them together with your application form.
Uploaded documents should be
• in black and white
• in A4 size
• less than 1 MB per file nor 3 MB in total
• pdf or jpg files
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7. What should I do if my academic documents are not in English?
Please provide officially translated copies of the documents in addition to copies of the original documents;
otherwise your application may not be considered.
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8. What should I do if my results are not yet available when I submit my application?
Please indicate the date when your results will become available by filling out the "Update Result Date". You are
then required to log into your eAdmission account to update your results on or before the date which you have
specified. You are only allowed to update your result ONCE.
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9. What should I do if I want to apply for admission to more than one programme?
Multiple applications are allowed for applicants seeking admission to our taught postgraduate and part-time
undergraduate programmes. You can make another application under the same account after you have
submitted one application.
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10. What should I do if I want to apply for credit transfer?
You are not required to specify this when you submit your application. The departments concerned will decide if
credit transfer can be granted based on your qualifications. The total credits you are required to study will be
shown on your Notice of Offer if you are given a study place.
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11. Can I apply for re-admission?
If you have withdrawn from a programme of study at PolyU without completing the withdrawal procedures or
have been required to withdraw in the previous academic year, you will not be considered for re-admission to
the same programme in this academic year. Any fees paid will not be refunded. You are however still eligible to
apply for admission to other programmes.
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12. How will PolyU use the information collected from my application?
All information we collect from your application form will only be used for processing your application for
admission to our programmes and for statistical and research purposes. For details, please click here.
In accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, you have the right of access to and correction of the
information contained in your application form, and the right to request a copy of such data. To access the
information, you may write to the Academic Secretariat. A fee will be charged on each individual request.
If you find that your data on our record is not correct and requires updating, you can log into your eAdmission
account to update (for some data relating to your personal particulars) or write to us to update it on your behalf
(for data relating to your qualifications).
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After Application Submission
13. How can I settle my application fee?
You will see a payment reminder page after you have submitted your application. You can go directly to the
"Payment Page" to settle your application fee immediately. Alternatively, you can log into your eAdmission
account before the payment deadline to settle the fee at a later stage. For details of the payment methods,
please click here.
It normally takes 2 working days to transfer the payment record to PolyU. Please make sure that your application
fee is properly settled before the specified payment deadline. Otherwise, your application will not be further
processed. We will accordingly cancel your application when the payment status is "Overdue". (Please log into
your eAdmission account to check whether the payment status has been updated to "Paid" after you have
settled the fee.)
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14. Is the application fee refundable?
The application fee is not refundable.
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15. What should I do if I want to submit additional/supporting documents after application submission?
You are not allowed to submit further documents after application submission, except for documents which are
not yet available at the time you submit your application. Please scan the documents and log into your
eAdmission account for the upload.
Uploaded documents should be
• in black and white
• in A4 size
• less than 1 MB per file nor 3 MB in total
• pdf or jpg files
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16. How can I verify my application data?
Please log into your eAdmission account to verify your application data. If you cannot find your application data,
you should contact us immediately (please quote your application number in all your correspondences with
PolyU).
As the information you entered in the online application form will form the basis on which your application will
be considered, you should make sure that it is complete and accurate. Otherwise, your chances of admission may
be affected, and any offer made will also be withdrawn if it is based on incomplete and inaccurate application
data.
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17. How can I update my application data?
Most of the data which you have entered, including the programme choice(s), cannot be changed once your
application has been submitted. You can however log into your eAdmission account to update some data relating
to your personal particulars or your work experience. If you have indicated that your results are not yet available
by filling out the "Update Result Date", you are allowed to update your results ONCE on or before the date
specified.
However, if you are applying for September entry to a bachelor’s degree or sub-degree programme and are
current students of the institutions listed below, you do not need to update us of your current year Semester
Two results as we will get the results directly from these institutions.
Status Institution
Student The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Community College of PolyU
Final-year student City University of Hong Kong
VTC - Hong Kong Design Institute
VTC - Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
VTC - School of Business and Information Systems
Final-year Associate
Degree student
Community College of CityU
College of International Education of Hong Kong Baptist University
School of Professional and Continuing Education of HKU
HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Community College
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18. How can I know my application result?
You will be notified by email if you are shortlisted for interview/test. If you are given an offer or a conditional
offer, you will be informed via email/SMS. You may also log into your eAdmission account from time to time to
check the progress of your application.
If there is no news by early September (for September entry) or mid-January (for January entry), you can assume
that your application is unsuccessful. No separate notification will be sent for unsuccessful cases.
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19. What should I do to accept an offer or a conditional offer?
You should
• indicate your acceptance and settle the registration fee or tuition fee before the "last day for payment"
displayed in the Notice of Offer; and
• register at PolyU on the programme registration date as indicated on the Notice of Offer. (For conditional
offer, you need to complete the procedures for meeting the conditions stated in the Notice of Offer
before you come to register.)
Otherwise the place will be offered to another applicant.
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20. What should I do to accept another offer from PolyU after I have paid the tuition fees for an earlier offer?
Please contact us (email: asregadm@polyu.edu.hk; enquiry hotline: 2333 0600) to transfer the fees already paid
for the earlier offer to the other offer. This arrangement only applies if both programmes lead to PolyU awards.
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21. Can I enrol on two programmes at the same time?
Students are not allowed to enrol concurrently on two full-time/sandwich programmes whether or not one of
the programmes is offered by another institution. Except for programmes which do not lead to any formal award,
students are not allowed to enrol concurrently on a full-time/sandwich programme and a part-time programme,
or more than one part-time programmes, including those offered by another institution without any approval
from the Head of your academic Department.
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22. Is the tuition fee paid refundable?
Fees paid will not be refunded except in the case of programme cancellation. However, for new students who
apply for withdrawal of study before the start of a semester, exceptional arrangement will be made to refund the
tuition fee paid after deducting a handling fee of HK$5,000 (or HK$15,000 for non-local students).
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23. When will the offer of a programme marked with "subject to approval" be confirmed?
You can assume that the offer is confirmed unless you are separately notified of its non-approval.
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24. What if the programme I have applied for is cancelled?
In that case, both the tuition fee and application fee (if you have only one programme choice) paid will be
refunded to you.
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