Basic Requirements

      Non-Chinese citizens who are in good health and holding valid ordinary foreign passports. Applicants under the age of 18 are required to provide guardianship certificates.

      High school graduate or above is required for undergraduate programs candidates. Master program candidates must hold a  bachelor's degree. PhD candidates must hold a master's degree.

Note:

* According to Article 12 [2020] from Ministry of Education,  if one or both of the parents are Chinese citizens and live abroad, the child will have foreign nationality at birth, rather than Chinese nationality. or emigrated from China. As a foreign student applicant, shall hold a valid foreign passport or nationality certificate for 4 years or more, and records for living abroad for 2 years or more from April 30, 2018 to April 30, 2022 (the practical residence abroad for 9 months in a year can be considered as one year, subject to entry and exit stamps).

* Residents from the mainland of China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who apply to study as foreign students at Soochow University after immigrating and acquiring foreign nationality should comply with the above regulations.

Language Requirements

 ·   To apply for programs taught in Chinese, applicants should meet the Chinese level of HSK 4 scoring 180 and above  (undergraduate program) or HSK 5 scoring 180 and above (master program and doctoral program). 

 To apply for programs taught in English, applicants must meet at least one of the English proficiency requirements: TOEFL  score ≥80 / IELTS ≥6.0 / Native English speaker / English as the medium of instruction for previous program / other evidence of  equivalent English proficiency recognized by Soochow University. 

Others

·      Health certificate within 6 months. Download the Foreigner Physical Examination Form and go to a regular local hospital to  complete the examination. The medical examination form should be filled out in Chinese or English and affixed with the  hospital’s official seal on the photo.

No criminal record certificate.

Letter of financial guarantee, the proof of income of the guarantor, and the proof of saving (at least 5000 USD) of the guarantor