YALE-CHINA CHINESE LANGUAGE CENTRE

THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Tuition Rate w.e.f. 1st September, 2015
Tuition Fee by Programme (Cantonese or Putonghua)*
Programme

Certificate Programme
in Chinese as a Foreign/
Second Language
Diploma Programme in
Chinese as a Foreign/
Second Language
Advanced Diploma
Programme in Chinese
as a Foreign/ Second
Language

Study

Minimum no.

Normative Study

Tuition fee (HK$)

Mode

of credits
required

Period

Full-time
or
Part-time
Full-time
or
Part-time
Full-time
or
Part-time

30 credits

6 months (full-time)/
2 years (part-time)

$47,700

45 credits

12 months (full-time)/
3 years (part-time)

$71,550

(CAN) 69
credits
(PTH) 72
credits

21 months (full-time)/
5 years (part-time)

Admitted from level

one: (CAN) $109,710
(PTH) $114,480
Admitted from level 3
and studied 45 credits,
subject to placement
by division head:
$71,550

*Tuition fee is subject to revision due to operational need without further notice. A. Dip students are required to take PRINCH which
may involve an activity fee outside the tuition fee. Students should refer to the sample study scheme for a better planning of their
study. www.cuhk.edu.hk/clc/curriculum.

Tuition Fee by number of credits

No. of credit/ Term

Session/ Week

Fee for each level/ school term (HK$)

$4,770

$9,540

$14,310

12

12

$19,080

15

15

$23,850

Study credits requirement per level and the minimum study credits for student visa
sponsorship
Please refer to the following table. For students aiming at non-intensive courses should
study part-time programmes (www.cuhk.edu.hk/clc/part-time). Non-Hong Kong residents
who take credits less the minimum requirement in each school term will not be
sponsored student visa by the Centre.

Level/ Programme

Level 1
Level 2 (CAN with effect from Summer 2016)
Level 3 (PTH with effect from Summer 2016 and
CAN from Fall 2016)
Level 4 (advanced level)

Credits options for Minimum study credits

the course
required for student
visa sponsorship
15 credits only
15 credits
15 credits only
15 credits
15 credits only
15 credits
3, 6, 9, 12 or 15 credits

12 credits

Estimated Living Costs

6 months
(Certificate

1 year
(Diploma

21 months
(Advanced Diploma

Programme)

Programme)

Programme)

Accommodation
(off-campus,
double-occupancy, price
per person)

HKD30,000

HKD 60,000

HKD 105,000

Books and study materials

HKD 1,000

HKD 1,500

HKD 2,500

Food, local transportation

and personal expenses

HKD 36,000

HKD 72,000

HKD 126,000

Total

HKD 67,000

HKD 133,500

HKD 233,500

Application deadline for new students

Term date

Application deadline

Student visa required (2 months

before term starts)

(
)

Have your own valid visa (1 week
before the orientation)

()

Spring Term 2016

Summer Term 2016

Fall Term 2016

2016

January 18 April 15
-

June 2 August 12
-

September 19 December 9
-

June 19, 2016*

*

October 18, 2015*

March 2, 2016*

January 7, 2016

May 25, 2016

September 7, 2016

*Application after deadline is allowed, and yet a student visa required student may have to take
risk that his/ her student visa is not ready before the first day of lesson and he/ she will be
prohibited from taking the lessons by the HK Immigration Law then. Students in this case will not
be refunded on the unattended sessions.

(CLC document update 22 Feb 2016)