Undergraduate

This programme consists of eight core courses and two elective courses. The elective courses are provided according to the streams (generic / public health) students have selected. As first-degree baccalaureate nursing students, they must have to complete all core courses and the selected elective courses as required before they are able to graduate.

Teaching and learning strategies will normally consist of lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory sessions, presentations, case studies, audio-visual programmes, online learning, flipped classroom and self-directed learning.

The course assessment will be mainly based on course work assignments, seminar presentations, student projects and examinations.

Students will be provided with outgoing exchange opportunities for broadening their horizon and enhancing cultural and professional knowledge exchange.

Students who successfully complete the programme and pass all courses in Year I and Year II will be awarded a Bachelor of Nursing in one of the following five divisions: First Class Honours, Second Class Honours Division One, Second Class Honours Division Two, Third Class Honours and Pass. The grade point average obtained by candidates at the end of the programme determines the Honours Award.

Entrance Scholarship - Bachelor of Nursing (Part-time) for Registered Nurses

Up to three scholarships shall be awarded each year to students admitted to the Programme on the basis of academic merit upon admission and successful completion of the first year of studies. Students may be invited to a selection interview if necessary. 
 

Lau Wing Kai Memorial Prizes

One prize shall be awarded to a student who has attained the highest total aggregate of marks in the first year of studies.
 

BL Wong Memorial Prize in Nursing Studies

One prize shall be awarded to a student who has attained the highest total aggregate of marks in the two years of studies.

To be eligible for admission to this programme, an applicant

1. shall comply with the University General Regulations;
2. shall comply with the Regulations for First Degree Curricula;
3. shall be registered as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing Council of Hong Kong or hold recognized equivalent qualifications; and
4. may be required to take a qualifying test of language ability and nursing knowledge.

​A candidate shall achieve the English proficiency as specified by the University’s admission requirements for the undergraduate programmes: https://admissions.hku.hk/apply/international-qualifications/english-language-requirement

Application fee: HKD 450 (non-refundable)
Composition fee (subject to the University's approval):
HKD 2,000 per credit (60 credits) / HKD 120,000 for the whole programme

A.  Application

Application should be submitted online via https://ug.hku.hk/hku-applicant/hku/index/login.xhtml.

Please note that an acknowledgment email will be sent to the registered email address immediately after successful submission of the online application.  Applicants should check with the Admissions Office of the Registry, through the methods stated under “My Inbox” after logging into the application account, if they do not receive above mentioned acknowledgement email.
 

B.  Application Submission Requirements

You are strongly advised to upload via the application system the following supporting documents right after submitting your application. Late provision of supporting documents may cause delays in the processing of your application.

1. Personal statement
2. Complete/the latest official transcript(s)
3. Graduation Certificate(s)
4. Public examinations results (e.g. HKDSE, HKCEE, HKAL)
5. Test Report of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (non-home edition), or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (if applicable)

• Applicants who are 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.

6. Two academic / employment reference reports (via Application System or Download from here)
7. Certificate of Registration AND valid Practising Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong or the nursing authority in your own country.
8. HKID copy (with watermark) for local applicants
9. Other documents which you would like to bring the attention of the University
    

IMPORTANT

To facilitate your application, you may be required to provide the official copies of your academic qualifications through the specified formats as set out below.

1. Complete/the latest official transcript(s)

• To submit e-transcript(s) issued by the awarding institutions directly from their system to School of Nursing by email [bnpt@hku.hk]; OR
• To submit e-transcript(s) directly from third-party agencies (e.g. Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, etc) authorized by the awarding universities to School of Nursing by email [bnpt@hku.hk];

[Mainland applicants]

• To submit Online Verification Report(s) issued by the China Higher Education Student Information (CHSI) 中國高等教育學生信息網; OR
• To submit an online credential evaluation issued by Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) [中國留學網] for overseas qualification.    

2. Graduation Certificate(s)

• To submit e-academic certificate(s) directly from recognised third-party agencies (e.g. Academic Certificate Verification Platform);
• Applicants who are seeking admission on the basis of a qualification from a university or comparable institution in Mainland China are required to submit both Chinese and English version of the following reports, which validity period should be 6 months or the longest available:

1. Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate (教育部學歷證書電子注冊備案表) issued by the China Higher Education Student Information (CHSI) 中國高等教育學生信息網;
2. Degree Certificate/ Online Verification Report of Higher Education Degree Certificate (中國高等教育學位在線驗證報告) issued by China Higher Education Student Information (CHSI) 中國高等教育學生信息網.

3. Public examinations results (e.g. HKDSE, HKCEE, HKAL)

• To submit official proof of your examination result(s) directly from Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) or the issuing authority to the School of Nursing.

4. Test Report of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (non-home edition), or International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

• To submit valid official score report(s) directly from the examination authority to School of Nursing.

5. Certificate of Registration AND valid Practising Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong or the nursing authority in your own country.  (certified true copies) (sample of declaration form in Hong Kong)
    

REMARKS

1. Applicants are strongly advised to submit their applications directly to the University and avoid the involvement of any intermediary agencies.  Any misrepresentation will disqualify application(s) to the University and the University has the right to make a report to the relevant law enforcement agencies which may result in criminal prosecution. 
2. Notarized copies or certified true documents issued by the awarding universities will NOT be accepted.
3. Transcripts, diplomas, certificates and other submitted documents which are not in English should be accompanied by a certified translation in English.
4. Applicants should consider their application as unsuccessful if they do not hear from the University by early September 2025.  Please note that all documents will not be returned once submitted, and will be destroyed if the application is unsuccessful.  The University reserves the right to withdraw the offer of admission if the provisionally admitted applicant fails to submit required final results for offer confirmation, and the deposit fee and other fees paid will not be refunded.
    

C.  Application deadline(s)

March 21, 2025