Programmes for International Students

Enrolment Information for Chinese Language
Undergraduate Program for International Students

         The Department of Chinese for International Students of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies has been permitted by government to engage in the undergraduate program for the Chinese Language Major since 1999. A group of proficient teachers are responsible for all the program teaching. The undergraduate program is aimed at training international students to be not only well equipped with the ability of listening, speaking, writing, reading and translating in Chinese, but also well informed of Chinese society, culture and present situation. After completing the program, students can communicate in Chinese and become advanced talents for international communication.
The undergraduate program is well planned as following:
Applicants: students from abroad (refer to those who hold the foreign passport to China)
Entrance Requirements:
    1. graduated at least from high school;
    2. gained the Six Level of the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK);
    3. aged from 17-45; meet all the health requirements which are stipulated by Chinese government;
Program Form:
    1. full-day study for four years (Note: Freshman are those who haven¡¯t known any Chinese before; The study in the first and second grade are designed as basic study for Chinese Language; the third and fourth grade are designed for advanced study. Our department enrolls those students who can begin their study from the third-year level as an advanced student. )
    2. Students who have gained the sixth level of Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) (or the more advanced level) can be enrolled as the third-year student and will be awarded with 60 credits at the beginning. For the third and fourth year, those students only need to gain the rest 70 credits to accomplish the undergraduate program;
    3. According to the stipulation issued by the Chinese education administrative departments, students who have gained 130 credits and complete the graduation thesis up to the standard will be awarded the certificate of graduation. Students who can further meet the related requirements can be awarded Bachelor degree.
Main Courses:
    Chinese Intensive Reading, Chinese Extensive Reading, Spoken Chinese, Chinese Listening, Ancient Chinese, Modern Chinese, Chinese Writing, Chinese Culture, Chinese Literature, Survey of China, Translation between Other Languages and Chinese, English, Computerized Information Processing etc.
Application Requirements:
    The official copy of the following documents should be submitted:
    1. Diploma of high school and transcripts and the notarized Chinese version;
    2. HSK Score Report and the Certificate;
    3. The main pages of student¡¯s passport;
    4. Completed Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Application Form for International Students
Note: This undergraduate program will begin at mid of August each year. Application should be submitted at least one month in advance.
Registration Requirements:
    1. Original documents mentioned above should be submitted for further check when students come to our department;
    2. 8 recent photos (the same size as that of the passport photos)
    3. Registration fee is RMB 500 (equals to about USD60) and tuition for one semester is RMB 9200 (equals to about USD 1100). Only cash is acceptable (no check). Tuition is non-refundable after the semester begins. (Fees for textbooks and other teaching materials should be paid according to its actual cost and it is about RMB 300 for one semester. All daily-life expenditure should be paid by students themselves.)
Admission Procedures:
    1. With the Notice of Admission issued by our university and the Visa Application for Study in China (the JW202 Form), students apply for visa for study in local Chinese embassy or consulate.
    2. Or the student can come to China in other way (for example, come by travel visa to China and when he comes to our university, the resident permission for foreigners can be issued according to the related stipulation).
    3. All the procedure fees should be paid by students themselves.
Note: International students coming from other districts of China should transfer the resident certificate, in local public security department, to our university.
        University Address: Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
                                              No.2, Baiyundadaobei, Guangzhou, 510420
                                              People¡¯s Republic of China
        Registration Place: Department of Chinese for International Students,
                                             Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Tel: 0086-20-36207141, 0086-20-36209309
Fax: 0086-20-36209309
E-mail: gpdwhy@mail.gdufs.edu.cn

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