Admission criteria
To be eligible for admission to the curriculum leading to the Master of Community Health Care, a candidate shall:
(a) comply with the General Regulations;
(b) comply with the Regulations for Taught Postgraduate Curricula;
(c) hold the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery or a Bachelor’s degree in Chinese Medicine/ Dentistry/Nursing/Social Work/Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy/ Psychology or another health care related field of this University, or other qualifications of equivalent standard from this University or from another University or comparable institution accepted for this purpose; and
(d) satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination, if required.
A candidate shall achieve the English proficiency as specified by the University’s admission requirements for the taught postgraduate programmes: https://admissions.hku.hk/tpg/admissions-requirements.
For non-local candidates who have health professional degrees/licenses in their own country will be eligible for application to the Programme.
Application Deadline
Round 1 (Early admissions): Non-local applicants and Local applicants: March 30, 2026 (12:00 noon GMT+8)
Round 2 (Main): Local applicants: May 30, 2026 (12:00 noon GMT+8)
Round 3 (Clearing): Local applicants: June 30, 2026 (12:00 noon GMT+8)
Application Procedure
1. Applications for this programme and payment of application fee (HK$600 per application) should be submitted online at https://portal.hku.hk/tpg-admissions/programme-listing
2. The successful submission of an online application consists of the following steps: https://portal.hku.hk/tpg-admissions/applying/application-procedures
3. Please note the application deadline outlined on this website. Applicants should submit applications and required documents by the application deadline.
4. Please also refer to our supporting document on https://portal.hku.hk/tpg-admissions.
Supplementary Information
After submission of the application, please upload your supporting documents in pdf format for our preliminary consideration by logging in at: https://tpg-admission-addon.its.hku.hk/applicant
All documents should be submitted within one month starting from the date you receive the email notification. Your application number should be included on the file name of each document. Transcripts, diplomas, certificates, and other submitted documents that are not in English should be accompanied by a certified translation in English. Certified translation may be provided by your home institution.
Submission of originals/certified true copies of your documents is not necessary for the application. You will be asked to submit the original/certified true copies when your application is accepted.
- Academic transcripts1 Please request the transcript to be sent directly from the issuing university with the transcript request form. Alternatively, e-transcript can be sent via an official online platform (see Point 3 below). Please provide a copy of the transcript request form and any unofficial transcripts (if available) on the online system.
- TOEFL/IELTS* official score report (if applicable) An applicant who is seeking admission on the basis of a qualification from a university or comparable institution outside Hong Kong, of which the language of teaching and/or examination is not English is required to obtain one of the above examination results. Verification of the score will occur. If the applicant is submitting the TOEFL, please submit the report online (University’s TOFEL code is 9671 and Department code is 99). Please refer to Admission Requirements for requirements of the English results.
- Degree Certificates Applicants (including those of Chinese Nationality) who have been awarded degrees outside of Mainland China institutions should request e-transcripts and e-certificates from 3rd-party online verification platforms such as Parchment, My eQuals, Gradintelligence, MyCreds, National Student Clearinghouse, or Higher Education Achievement Report [HEAR]. Those with University of Hong Kong degrees only need to submit a soft copy, and verification will be completed internally. Those with degrees awarded by other universities in Hong Kong should utilize the online platforms available by their institution. Chinese National applicants who have been awarded degrees outside of Mainland China institutions are also required to submit online verification reports via Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE). Applicants who have obtained any qualifications from Mainland Universities/Institutions require their documents to be verified by CHSI (short for China Higher Education Student Information; 学信网), regardless of Nationality. Six reports should be submitted by soft copy – online Verification Report of China Higher Education Student’s Academic Transcript containing complete record of the years and examination results (中国高等学校学生成绩验证报告) (English & Chinese version); AND online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate (教育部学历证书电子注册备案表) (English & Chinese version); AND online Verification Report of Higher Education Degree Certificate (中国高等教育学位在线验证报告) (English & Chinese version). Please note that we do not accept notarized copies or certified documents submitted via the Applicants. If there are any concerns, please contact the Department.
- Written statement of intent (approximately 300 words) Describe why you want to attend the Master of Community Health Care at HKU. Discuss your professional and scholarly goals and how they fit with the programme.
- Curriculum vitae (inclusive of publications and academic awards, if any)
To be filled in by referee through auto-generated invitation email:
2 Referee’s Reports2 (preferably 1 academic/workplace referee and 1 personal referee, if available)
Your referee may use the academic referee’s report or write a reference letter describing why he/she believes you are suitable for admission to this programme.
Your referee can mail the document directly to the department or return the document in a sealed envelope for you to mail to us. Your referee can also fill in the referee report sent by the application system
For practicing health care professionals applying for practicums (practicums can occur in your own locality):
- Registration Certificate with your professional regulatory bodies or healthcare licensing authorities and Annual Practicing Certificate with your professional regulatory bodies or healthcare licensing authorities (to be submitted annually) AND/OR
- Registration Certificate with other overseas professional regulatory bodies or healthcare licensing authorities3 (if applicable for those currently not registered locally)
Foot Notes:
1 An official transcript is a document issued by an academic qualification awarding university/institution, detailing a student’s complete academic record, including courses completed, grades attained, and the academic qualification achieved. you are required to arrange with your degree awarding university/institution to directly post your official transcript(s) to our Programme Office by the submission deadline for verification purpose. Please allow sufficient time for postal delivery.
2 The completed referee reports with referee’s signature shall either be returned to applicant in a signed and sealed envelope or directly sent to the Programme Office by the referee. To avoid delay in processing the application, applicants are reminded to check referees’ information (e.g. email address, contact number) and follow up with the referee(s) as appropriate. We also accept the referee reports or references to be sent electronically to mchcfmpc@hku.hk.
3 Please note that the University will only ACCEPT originals or copies of the documents that have been duly declared as true copies before a notary public (e.g. a Commissioner for Oaths at a City District Office in Hong Kong). Copies of documents may be certified by the appropriate officials of your home institute if you are an overseas applicant. No photocopies will be accepted.