LERs
Language Exit Requirements
Under the language policy of the University, all full-time undergraduate students (Note 1) are subject to the minimum Language Exit Requirements (LERs) for English and Putonghua (Note 2). Such students who have attained the minimum exit level in International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalency during their four/five years of studies (Note 3) will be deemed to have satisfied the LER for English; students who have attained the minimum exit level in Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi (PSC) will be deemed to have satisfied the LER for Putonghua (please refer to the table below ).
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Faculty |
Programme |
English LER |
Putonghua LER |
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IELTS (Academic) - overall band score |
PSC - level 普通話水平測試 - 等級 |
TPT - level 大專普通話測試 - 等級 |
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Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) |
Bachelor of Social Science Education (Honours) in Greater China Studies / Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Greater China Studies |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Global and Environmental Studies - students admitted in 2012/13 and 2013/14 |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Global and Environmental Studies - students admitted in 2014/15 and thereafter |
IELTS 6.5 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Music in Education (Honours) (Contemporary Music and Performance Pedagogy) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Liberal Studies Education |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Education for Sustainability |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Science Education (Honours) (Sports Science) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Science Education (Honours) (Science and Web Technology) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Global and Hong Kong Studies (Note 4) |
IELTS 6.5 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Policy Science and Management (Note 4) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Secondary) - Information and Communication Technology |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Primary) - General studies and Mathematics |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Physical Education) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Visual Arts) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Music) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Liberal Studies) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Secondary) in Mathematics |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Business, Accounting and Financial Studies) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Music) (Co-terminal Double Degree) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Visual Arts) (Co-terminal Double Degree) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Geography) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Science) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor Science (Honours) in Artificial Intelligence and Educational Technology (Note 4) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Integrated Environmental Management (Note 4) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Sports Science and Coaching (Note 4) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Social Entrepreneurship and Development Studies (Note 4) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sociology and Community Studies (Note 4) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Faculty of Education and Human Development (FEHD) |
Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Early Childhood Education) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Human and Organizational Development |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Psychology |
IELTS 6.5 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Executive Management (Note 4) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Heritage Education and Arts Management (Note 4) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Early Childhood and Family Studies (Note 4) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Special Education |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Faculty of Humanities (FHM) |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies - English Major of 2012-2016, 2013-2017 and 2014-2018 cohorts |
IELTS 7.0@ |
PSC 3A |
TPT Level 2.5 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies - English Major of 2015-2019 cohort and onwards |
IELTS 7.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies - Chinese Major of 2012-2016, 2013-2017 and 2014-2018 cohorts |
IELTS 6.0# |
PSC 2B |
N/A |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies - Chinese Major of 2015-2019 cohort and onwards |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 2B |
N/A |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (co-terminal double-degree) |
IELTS 7.0** |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Studies and Digital Communication (Note 4) |
IELTS 7.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (Note 4) |
IELTS 6.5 |
PSC 2B |
N/A |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) of 2012-2017 and 2013-2018 cohorts only |
IELTS 7.0* |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) of 2014-2019 cohort and onwards |
IELTS 7.0** |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Chinese Language) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 2B |
N/A |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (History) |
IELTS 6.5 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Chinese History) |
IELTS 6.0 |
PSC 3B |
TPT Level 2 |
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@Students are required to obtain IELTS 6 or above in each component namely Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.
#Students are required to obtain IELTS 5 or above in each component namely Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.
*Students are required to obtain IELTS 6.5 or above in each component namely Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.
**Students are NOT subject to the minimum IELTS score requirement for each component of IELTS. In addition, the following tests will be accepted as an alternative as having met the LER for English:
- An attainment of Level 3 or above in all four areas (Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing) in Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (English) obtained in a single sitting or multiple sittings;
- An attainment of a test score of 95 or above in Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test; or
- Other possible alternatives may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Note 1: Students who are admitted to the full-time undergraduate programmes with a normal study period of two years or below (e.g. students who are admitted into Year-3 of 4-year programmes) will be exempted from the language enhancement courses and LERs.
Note 2: LERs under the Language Policy are not a graduation requirement. However, some Language-major programmes have specific graduation requirements on language proficiency. Please refer to your programme handbook for further details.
Note 3: Full-time undergraduate students admitted before 2021/22 may take IELTS during their penultimate and final-year of studies, while UGC-funded full-time undergraduate non-English-major students admitted in 2021/22 and thereafter are advised to follow the advice of the Centre for Language in Education (CLE) and take IELTS upon completion of the fourth English enhancement courses offered by the CLE.
Note 4: Students who are admitted to the full-time undergraduate programmes with a normal study period of two years or below (e.g. students who are admitted into Year-3 of 4-year programmes) will be exempted from the language enhancement courses and LERs. The LERs stated for this programme are for reference only, in case students would like to apply for the EdUHK-sponsored IELTS/PSC. It would be optional for these students (i.e. senior year entrants with LERs exemption) from UGC-funded programme to participate in the IELTS and/or PSC as well as to apply for the one-off sponsorship provided by the University. These senior-year entrants who apply for the sponsorship would be required to complete the fee-paying supplementary language enhancement courses if their IELTS and/or PSC scores fall below the requisite level (i.e. LERs for English and/or Putonghua, as shown in http://www.eduhk.hk/cle/en/University/LERs). If their IELTS and/or PSC scores meet the requisite level (i.e. LERs for English and/or Putonghua), there will not be any consequences when they apply for the sponsorship. For more details about EdUHK-sponsored IELTS/PSC, please refer to http://www.eduhk.hk/cle/en/University/Reimbursement.
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