Scholarships and funding
Find out more about scholarships and country-specific funding
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Entry requirements
This information is for general guidance only; entry requirements vary for different courses. For more specific details, please visit the relevant course web page or contact the admissions office for your chosen subject area.
Foundation year entry requirements
| Engineering Foundation Year (progressing to undergraduate courses in engineering, physics, computer science and geophysics) | National Senior High School Certificate (for both two and three years), achieving an overall 85% with 85% in maths and physics. |
| Science Foundation Year (progressing to undergraduate courses in biology, chemistry and other science-related courses) | National Senior High School Certificate (three years) achieving 80% overall, with 80% in both biology and chemistry. Students completing two years should achieve 85% overall with 85% in biology and chemistry. Please note that this course does not progress to an undergraduate degree in medicine. |
| ONCAMPUS Southampton Foundation Programmes | |
Undergraduate entry requirements
To be considered for a place on one of our undergraduate (bachelors) degrees, you will need:
| UK A levels obtained in China |
| International Baccalaureate (IB): Between 28 and 38 points |
| First year of a relevant degree from a highly ranked Chinese university, with an average grade of at least 75-88 % |
Postgraduate entry requirements
Most of our Masters programmes require you to achieve equivalent to a 2.1. Bachelors degree awarded by a high ranked Chinese university with an average grade of at least 70-88%, dependent on awarding institution.
Find your requirements:
Details of the equivalent grades we require by individual Chinese Universities are in our 2024 PGT/Masters Entry Requirements (China).
- Overall view 2024 Entry
- Full list
- Additional list - Faculty of Social Sciences
- Additional list - Faculty of Arts and Humanities
- Joint Universities
Pre-Master programmes are provided at ONCAMPUS Southampton. Detailed info can be found here
PhD programmes
Good grades in bachelors and masters degrees awarded by a recognised university and a strong research proposal.
English language entry requirements
You will need to be able to demonstrate the required level of English language proficiency. Find out more about our English language requirements and support.
The Chinese student community
We are pleased to welcome students from China to the University each year. In recent years, we have over 3,000 Chinese students studying with us each year.
Student-run clubs and societies
Getting involved in clubs and societies is a great way to meet other students from your country and from around the world. There are many societies run by the University's Students' Union (SUSU) for different interests, religions, sports and academic groups. You may be interested in joining the Chinese Student Scholar Association.
Visit the University of Southampton Students' Union (SUSU) website for more information about clubs and societies.
Links to external websites
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