A Bachelor's degree with good honors not lower than second class or to achieve an average grade of not lower than "B"

Applicant should submit a score report of GMAT* or GRE*. The validity period for GMAT or GRE score results is 5 years from the test date.

GMAT not lower than 600, verbal not lower than 21.

GRE not lower than Verbal Reasoning 150, Quantitative Reasoning 152 and Analytical Writing 3.5

Satisfy the English Language Proficiency Requirement by,

possessing a Bachelor's degree obtained by completing a programme of study in Hong Kong or taken a degree program of which the medium of instruction was English; or

submitting TOEFL or IELTS (Academic Format) report

TOEFL not lower than 79 internet-based

IELTS not lower than Band 6.5; or

providing alternative evidence of English proficiency equivalent to one of the preceding measures.

*Applicants are required to arrange for the Educational Testing Service to send their GMAT/GRE scores to CUHK by mail. The GMAT code for this Program is R9H-0W-85 and the GRE institution/department code is R3153/4102.

For testing appointment and more details on GMAT, please contact GMAT Customer Service (Tel: (1-609) 771-7330) or Test Center in Hong Kong (Tel: (852) 2167-8568) or browse the GMAT website at www.gmac.com or www.mba.com.

Applicants with degrees awarded by overseas universities through distance learning programs or through the completion of a curriculum of short duration are required to provide an assessment report from the Hong Kong Council of Academic Accreditation & Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) on the level of qualification obtained.

Concurrent Registration

The students shall not be registered simultaneously in another course of study or research leading to the award of a degree, diploma or certificate either at The Chinese University of Hong Kong or at any other tertiary institution unless an application has been submitted in advance to the Program concerned, endorsed by the Graduate Division concerned and approved by the Graduate Council. The application form can be downloaded from the 'Application Forms' section on the GS Platform (Students). The students in breach of this regulation shall be required to discontinue studies at the University.

CUHK's Master of Science in Finance program is a flexible one-year MSc program, starting in 2012, designed to build students' understanding in both corporate and quantitative finance. The corporate finance stream introduces fundamental topics such as economics, accounting, law, capital markets, and financial management. Drawing on applied mathematics, statistics, and computer science, the quantitative finance stream builds students' quantitative reasoning to explore the underlying financial theories.