Shandong University

Qualification:

1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good physical and mental health, aged 18 or above and possess a valid foreign passport.

-Applicants for a master’s degree programs should be under the age of 35

-Applicants for a doctoral degree programs should be under the age of 40

2. The eligibility for applicants who hold a foreign passport but used to be a Chinese citizen will be in accordance with Document No.83 (2009) of the PRC Ministry of Education.

3. Educational Background:

-Applicants that apply for a master’s degree program must hold a bachelor's degree or above.

-Applicants for a doctoral degree program must hold a master's degree or above.

-Applicants who have not graduated yet must submit an expected graduation certificate / document certified by their current institution. It should contain the expected date of graduation. When admitted to SDU, the applicant must provide an original graduation certificate upon registration. Failure to do so will invalidate their admission offer.

4.Language Certificate

- (Chinese Taught)New HSK Level 5 need 180 points or higher.

The only exception of the Chinese proficiency test requirement is for applicants who have obtained their highest degree in an institution where the primary language of instruction was Chinese. Official proof must be submitted in this case.

- (English Taught) All applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit the results of the IELTS (6.0 or above) or iBT TOEFL (80 or above, institution code: C296) or other equivalent certificates of English proficiency

Application Documents:

1. Personal information page of the passport (regular personal passport valid beyond March 1, 2026)

2. Undergraduate diploma/degree certificate or pre-graduation certificate (the pre-graduation certificate must be stamped with the school seal, indicating the expected graduation date, and the graduation and degree certificates must be obtained before the registration date of the corresponding year)

3. Transcript of all undergraduate courses (stamped with the school seal)

4. Two recommendation letters from professors or associate professors (or experts with equivalent professional titles) related to the applied program. The recommendation letters should include the referrer's name (handwritten signature), position, institution, telephone number and email address.

5. Letter of motivation in Chinese or English

Applicants should follow the template provided by our university (please download the template from: https://www.istudy.sdu.edu.cn/English/Home.htm- "Download"). Applicants for Chinese-taught programs should write in Chinese, while applicants for English-taught programs should write in English.

6. Language proficiency certificate

The certificate should be valid, usually for a period of 2 years. If applicants provide proof of language of instruction, a school letter signed by the relevant responsible person and stamped with the school seal is required

7. Foreigner Physical Examination Form

Applicants should undergo the examination strictly according to the required items stated in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form (please download the template from: https://www.istudy.sdu.edu.cn/English/Home.htm - "Download"). Forms will be deemed invalid if they are incomplete, lack attached photos, do not have a cross-page seal on the photo, lack a signature of the attending physician, or are without an official hospital stamp. Please ensure the physical examination remains valid during the application as the result is valid for only 6 months.

8. Certificate of No Criminal Record

Applicants must submit the Certificate of No Criminal Record issued by local public security management department. It should be valid within 6 months prior to the application date.

9. Scanned copies of the financial guarantee materials (applicants who apply for the Chinese Government Scholarship or the International Confucian Association Scholarship and don't accept any adjustment are exempt from these requirements), including:

(1) Scanned copies of passport or identification document of the financial guarantor (limited to the applicant or immediate family member)

(2) Proof of financial support, with deposits of no less than 50,000 RMB or an equivalent amount in foreign currency

10. Applicants who meet the following criteria are required to submit the following supporting documents, including but not limited to:

(1) Residents of the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan who apply for admission to Shandong University as international students after they have immigrated and acquired the foreign nationality shall provide the following materials:

(a) Proof documents related to the renunciation of Chinese nationality

(b) Certificate of annulment of household registration in China

(c) Certificate of permanent residence in a foreign country

(d) Certificate of acquiring foreign nationality

(2) For those obtaining foreign nationality at birth, if either one or both parents are Chinese citizens, and are applying as international students, the following documents are required:

(a) Certificate of obtaining foreign nationality at birth

(b) Permanent residence permit(s), passport(s), or identification document(s) of the parent(s) (Chinese citizen(s)) before the applicant's birth in a foreign country

11. Proof of Employment (if available)

12. Table of Contents and Abstracts of Published Academic Articles (if available)

13. Additional supplementary materials required by Shandong University

Note: All application documents must be in Chinese or English. If the documents are in other languages, the original document and a certified translation in English or Chinese must be uploaded together. Please use a scanner to scan the relevant documents in color, as documents taken with mobile phones or cameras, as well as photocopies, will not be accepted. Except for the "Foreigner Physical Examination Form" and personal signatures, handwritten documents will not be accepted.