Bachelor of Laws

JS4903 法學士

76

Projected Enrolment

This is indicative admission quota which is subject to adjustment.

4

Duration of Study

The normative study period is 4 years.

Table of Content

Information you can find on this page:

1

Programme Highlights

2

2021 Requirements

3

Score Calculation

4

2020 Admission Grades

Programme Highlights

What our students say...

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World-leading Law School

CUHK Law provides a world-class academic and professional education in law. In just ten years’ time CUHK Law has become a world-leading law school and is the top-ranked Hong Kong law school in terms of research excellence (HK Research Assessment Exercise 2014).

OUR DESIGN

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Innovative Teaching and Learning

E-learning techniques including flipped classrooms, online wiki’s, mobile phone chat groups, podcasts, and guest lectures via Skype are utilized to enable the students to find a learning style that works well for them.

OUR DESIGN

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Award-winning Mooting Teams

Mooting is a competitive form of legal debate in which teams from CUHK Law compete with teams from around the world. CUHK Law’s mooting teams have won a variety of awards in international mooting competitions, such as International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Competition, the Philip C Jessup Moot Competition, Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot, and Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

OUR DESIGN

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Mentorship and Career Planning

Each student is assigned with a Distinguished Professional Mentor, a professional lawyer to share his or her experience with the student. In addition, the dedicated Office of Career Planning and Professionalism provides LLB students with up-to-date information on law firms and internship and other employment opportunities. 

OUR DESIGN

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Essential information for you:

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Programme-specific Requirements (2021 Entry)

JUPAS applicants must fulfil the following minimum requirements to be considered by the programme concerned

SubjectLevel
English5
Chinese4
Mathematics3
Liberal Studies3
Elective 13
Elective 2 or M1/M23

Note 1: Other Language subjects (Grade E or above) will be considered as an unspecified elective subject in fulfilling the minimum eligibility for application of 4 core and 2 elective subjects.

Interview Arrangement

Before
release of
HKDSE results:

Yes - on a selective basis
(28 May - 3 June)

After
release of
HKDSE results:

Yes - on a selective basis
(Late July - Early August)

For Admission Score Calculation

Score Conversion


Level 5** = 8.5
Level 5* = 7
Level 5 = 5.5

Level 4 = 4
Level 3 = 3
Level 2 = 2
Level 1 = 1

HKDSE Subject Weighting


Subjects with heavier weighting

English (x 2)

Chinese (x 1.5)

Liberal Studies (x 2)

Selection Principle


4C+2X

The programme calculates admission scores based on the total score of 4 core subjects and 2 best electives (or 1 best elective subject and M1/M2).

Bonus points will be awarded to the 7th subject.

More than 1 HKDSE Sitting


Penalty of 5% or less will be imposed

Note 1: Please note that admission to the University is on a competitive basis. Apart from public examination results, applicants' other learning experiences, prior education, and interview performance (if any) will also be considered.

Note 2: For score conversion of Category C: Other Language subjects, Grade A = 5 / Grade B = 4 / Grade C = 3 / Grade D = 2 / Grade E = 1

Note 3For 2021 entry, the best result in the same subject taken by a candidate in his/her three most recent attempts of the HKDSE examination will be used for calculation of the admission score.

Admission Grades (2020 Entry)

Programme Selection Principle in 2020 entry: 4C+2X

Target Percentile
CHIENGMATHLSM1/M2Best Elective2nd Best Elective3rd Best ElectiveTotal Reference Score
UQ5**545 55431
M45*45 5*5530
LQ55*54 55430

Note 1: The Total Reference Score is the total score of the applicant calculated based on the programme selection principle (where level 5** = 7 / level 5* = 6 / level 5 = 5 / level 4 = 4 /  level 3 = 3 / level 2 = 2 / level 1 = 1 for Category A subjects. For Category C: Other Language subjects, Grade A = 5 / Grade B = 4 / Grade C = 3 / Grade D = 2 / Grade E = 1).

Note 2: In the admission process, some programmes may have additional requirements (such as specifying subject requirements, assigning heavier weighting to specific subjects, etc.) which are NOT reflected in the Total Reference Score above.

Note 3: Please note that as admission is NOT based on public examination results alone, and the overall scores of students admitted to each programme vary from year to year, the information provided is for reference only, and should not be used to predict the chance of admission to any programme in subsequent years.

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Office of Admissions and Financial Aid

1202, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK

Contact Us

Email: jupasadm@cuhk.edu.hk
Phone: 39438947 or 39438951
Fax: 26035184