Admission

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an admission interview. Please upload the following documents to the University / College Admission Portal after the application has been submitted online:

• Identification documents (e.g. Hong Kong Identity Card / Passport);

(if you are not holding a permanent HKID card, please also submit the relevant identity documents)

• Relevant academic credentials (Graduation Certificate and Transcripts);
• Public Examination Results (certificates and results of HKDSE/HKALE/HKCEE); and
• School reports for the last three years.

(Note: Failure to provide the required information may cause delay or render the University / College unable to further process the application.)

The Registry or Academic departments will notify shortlisted applicants of the details of interviews individually by email, SMS, phone (our phone number usually starts with 3702 or 3653) or other electronic means. Applicants are advised to attend the interviews as scheduled since re-arrangement may not be possible. If they fail to do so, their applications may not be further considered.

• HK$300 for local applicants;

The application fee and tuition fee paid are neither refundable nor transferable.

The personal data provided on application forms are used by the University / College or other approved organisations only for purposes related to the processing of application, registration or mailing programme-related information only.

Credit Accumulation and Transfer

Download Additional Information Sheet (for Social Sciences applicants only)

• Except withdrawal of programme, Any fees paid (e.g. application fees, tuition fees) are not refundable or transferable.
• All programmes have been validated by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ), which the academic qualification and status are both recognized by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. 
• The University / College reserves the right to admit a student or not and to withdraw a programme if there were insufficient registration. In any cases, the University / College holds the final decision.

• Non-local applicants are advised to submit their applications for admission as early as possible before the semester begins. Immigration Department normally takes at least six to eight weeks to process visa/entry permit application for study upon receipt of all the required documents.  A longer processing time may be required during summer rush period between June and August. 

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an admission interview. Please upload the following documents to the University / College Admission Portal after the application has been submitted online:

• Identification documents (e.g. Passport / VISA document);
• Relevant academic credentials (eg. Graduation Certificate and Transcripts);
• Public Examination Result(s);
• Other Academic Proofs (if any).

(Note: Failure to provide the required information may cause delay or render the University / College unable to further process the application.)

The Registry or Academic departments will notify shortlisted applicants of the details of interviews individually by email, SMS, phone (our phone number usually starts with 3702 or 3653) or other electronic means. Applicants are advised to attend the interviews as scheduled since re-arrangement may not be possible. If they fail to do so, their applications may not be further considered.

• HK$500 for non-local applicants;

The application fee and tuition fee paid are neither refundable nor transferable.

The personal data provided on application forms are used by the University / College or other approved organisations only for purposes related to the processing of application, registration or mailing programme-related information only.

Application for Student Visa

• SFU is no longer accepting applications from Mainland, Macau and Taiwan applicants for admission to the Postgraduate and Undergraduate Programmes. Applicants are welcome to apply for the Sub-degree Programmes offered by SFU/CBCC.
• All programmes have been validated by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ), which the academic qualification and status are both recognized by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. 
• Graduates of the Higher Diploma and the Associate Degree programmes (except Mainland, Macau and Taiwan students) are able to articulate to the Bachelor's Degree Programmes offered by Saint Francis University (SFU) or local universities, or they may choose to continue their studies abroad by entering a top-up degree programme which could normally be completed in 1 to 2 years.
• Students with outstanding academic performance are eligible to apply for various scholarships granted by the HKSAR Government.
• Non-local students who have obtained a Bachelor's Degree qualification conferred by SFU are eligible to apply to stay/return and work in Hong Kong in accordance with the "Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG)".
• Except withdrawal of programme, any fees paid (e.g. application fees, tuition fees) are not refundable or transferable.
• The University / College reserves the right to admit a student or not and to withdraw a programme if there were insufficient registration. In any cases, the University / College holds the final decision.