1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid personal ordinary-type passport.
2. Master's degree program applicants should have a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree to a Bachelor's degree (or above) in China. Doctoral degree program applicants should have a Master's degree or an equivalent degree to a Master's degree (or above) in China. The students who will enroll in 2025 must obtain the nationally recognized bachelor's or master's degree (for the universities of Chinese mainland) or the degree authentication report issued by CSCSE (for overseas universities) before THU graduate student registration date of 2025, otherwise the admission qualification is invalid.
3. Applicants should be in good health and of good character (meet the physical examination requirements stipulated by the country and THU), be well-behaved and be willing to abide by China's laws and regulations, as well as Tsinghua's rules.
4. Language competence requirements:
The applicant's Chinese or English proficiency should meet the language proficiency requirements announced in the ‘Remarks of Application’ of Catalog of Graduate Programs 2025.
5. Some programs have specific requirements for applicants' working years, etc. For relevant information, please refer to the remarks in the Catalog and the Admissions Guide of the programs.
6. For bachelor degree holders to pursue doctoral degrees. Applicants must meet all the uniform requirements of the university, as well as the requirements of SIGS listed below:
l The Minimum Requirement of Undergraduate GPA or Average scores: 3.5/4.0 or B+ or 85/100；
l Chinese Proficiency Requirement: HSK band 4 with a score of 195 or above; English program applicants can be exempt from the HSK certificates.
l Non-native English speakers must meet the minimum English proficiency requirement: TOEFL:80/IELTS:6.5.
Please submit all the documents listed below to the application system:
1. Personal statement
The personal statement should be completed directly in the application system. PhD applicants are also required to upload a brief research experience or research plan.
2. Degree certificate and degree authentication
Master's degree program applicants should submit their Bachelor's degree certificate. Doctoral degree program applicants should submit both their Master's and Bachelor's degree certificates. The degree diploma awarded by overseas universities should be authenticated by CSCSE. The degree diploma awarded by universities of Chinese mainland should be authenticated by CSSD.
Applicants who will not graduate before the application deadline shall provide the expected graduation certificate first, and the degree diploma and degree authentication must be submitted before registration. (Applicants who have graduated are required to provide the degree authentication at the same time.)
3. Academic transcript
Master's degree program applicants should submit the academic transcript of their undergraduate study. Doctoral degree program applicants should submit academic transcripts of both graduate and undergraduate studies. Applicants who will not graduate before the application deadline shall provide their current academic transcript. In this case,the completed academic transcript must be submitted before registration. If the uploaded transcript cannot directly show the total GPA score, the GPA certification document issued by the university is also required.
4. Language Proficiency Test score report
For related requirements of HSK score report or English score report, please check the ‘Remarks of Application' of Catalog. Applicants who complete their undergraduate or master's studies in Chinese must provide a certificate issued by the university they graduated from. After obtaining the permission of the applied programs, they can be exempted from submitting the HSK score certificate. Those who intend to apply for scholarships (such as the Chinese Government Scholarship) must provide corresponding HSK score reports according to the requirements of the scholarship application.
5. Two academic recommendation letters
Academic Recommendation Letters from scholars who hold the title of associate professor or higher, or senior professionals in a related academic field. Please follow the instructions on the online system for submission of online recommendation letters or upload the recommendation letters signed by references.
6. Passport (personal ordinary-type passport): Passport bio page
Applicants should present bio page of personal ordinary-type passport. Those who previously held Chinese nationality and subsequently acquired foreign nationality are required to provide certificate of cancelled Chinese household registration (Hukou) and certificate of naturalized citizenship of other countries. Applicant who holds personal ordinary-type passport and diplomatic visa in China should also provide the scanned copy of diplomatic visa page.
