Undergraduate · CUHK
CUHK's Faculty of Medicine sets out its Non-JUPAS requirements for applicants who are not using the HKDSE, with separate entries for the IB Diploma and for GCE and International A-levels. It asks IB students for six subjects including three at Higher Level and a final score of at least 42 out of 45, and A-level students for four subjects excluding Chinese and the EPQ, with Chemistry or Biology in both cases. Other medical entrance tests are not mandatory. CUHK's pages carry no entry-year label, so everything here is evidence for the previous cycle, not a confirmed 2028 requirement.
Official information · read 31 October 2026, no entry-year label
Taken from CUHK Undergraduate Admissions' MBChB programme page and the Faculty of Medicine's Non-JUPAS Programme and Admissions page, read on 31 October 2026. The pages carry no entry-year label, so for a 2028-entry application every statement below is evidence for the previous cycle and may change; check CUHK's pages for the 2028-entry details.
IB students should take six subjects including three at Higher Level, with Chemistry or Biology at Higher Level and both recommended. The stated minimum is a final score of at least 42 out of 45 with at least 6, 7, 7 in the Higher Level subjects.
GCE and International A-level students should take four A-level subjects, excluding Chinese and the EPQ, with Chemistry or Biology and both preferable. Further Maths is not counted as a separate subject.
At least three of the four A-level grades should be obtained within a 12-month period, and students without old scaled marks must provide raw marks and grade boundaries right after results are released.
CUHK says other medical school entrance test results are not mandatory, but that because of keen competition it is increasingly common for applicants to provide them, such as UCAT or MCAT, as strong supporting documents.
After results are released, top-ranked students who have not been interviewed before are invited, and a few applicants with outstanding earlier results may be invited for an early interview.
Official sources
Read on 31 October 2026 on CUHK Undergraduate Admissions' MBChB programme page and the Faculty of Medicine's Non-JUPAS Programme and Admissions page, which describes 2027 entry. The pages carry no entry-year label. JUPAS pages, the Dynamic Year 2 (DY2) and FAQ tabs, the Interview tab, the Global Physician-Leadership Stream thresholds, the Graduate Entry Track details, fees, scholarships, dates and deadlines were not read in full and are not stated.
The route
CUHK's programme page lists the MBChB as open for JUPAS, Non-JUPAS Year 1, Mainland (Gaokao) and International applicants. The Faculty of Medicine's Non-JUPAS page is for applicants who are not using the results of the HKDSE for admission purposes, and gives separate entries for the IB, GCE and International A-levels and other curricula. A-level and IB applicants should use these entries. The JUPAS pages serve HKDSE students and were not read here, and no JUPAS or HKU threshold is used or compared.
The IB Diploma
CUHK says IB students should take six subjects including three Higher Level subjects, with either Chemistry or Biology at Higher Level and both recommended. The minimum requirement it states is a final score of at least 42 out of 45, with grades of at least 6, 7 and 7 in the Higher Level subjects. It describes this as a minimum, so treat it as a floor for consideration, not a prediction of an offer: the pages as read do not say how many applicants who meet it are invited or admitted.
A-levels
CUHK says GCE and International A-level students should take four A-level subjects, excluding Chinese and the EPQ, with Chemistry or Biology and both preferable. Further Maths is not counted as a separate subject, and the raw mark of Maths or Further Maths, whichever is higher, counts towards the total. At least three of the four grades should be obtained within a 12-month period. Because of changes to the A-level examination system, students without the old scaled marks must provide raw marks and grade boundaries right after results are released, which CUHK uses to estimate a percentage mark. The pages as read do not state a specific A-level grade threshold for this entry, so this guide does not state one.
Supporting tests
CUHK says other medical school entrance test results are not mandatory for admission, but that because of keen competition it is increasingly common for applicants to strengthen their profiles by providing relevant results, such as UCAT or MCAT, as strong supporting documents. For a UK-curriculum student, that is a decision to make with care: it is optional, but CUHK itself describes it as increasingly common. The pages as read do not say how such results are weighed, so this guide does not either.
Interviews and the profession
CUHK says top-ranked students who have not been interviewed before are invited for interview after results are released, and that because A-level and IB results arrive late it may invite a few applicants with outstanding results in earlier examinations or the UKCAT for an early interview. The pages as read do not describe the interview format. The programme page describes a six-year full-time MBChB with a SMART curriculum, and says that after a one-year internship in an approved hospital in Hong Kong graduates become registered medical practitioners. Avandy does not describe likely interview questions, because the pages do not.
A decision framework
This is Avandy's own framework, not CUHK's.
Check Chemistry or Biology, the four-subject rule for A-levels, and six subjects with three at Higher Level for the IB.
It is optional, but CUHK calls it increasingly common. Decide early.
The degree is followed by a one-year internship in Hong Kong before registration.
Planning for 2028 entry
CUHK's pages carry no entry-year label, so nothing on them is confirmed for 2028 entry. Use them to understand the structure of the application, then check CUHK's own pages for the 2028-entry details.
These are the best guide to what to prepare. CUHK has not confirmed them for 2028 entry.
This guide has not read them in full. Check CUHK for the values that apply to your application year.
Check your subjects against the stated rules, decide about a supporting medical test, ask your school how raw marks will be provided, and read CUHK's Non-JUPAS page for your year.
Support
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Questions
No. CUHK's Non-JUPAS page is for applicants who are not using the HKDSE. JUPAS pages were not read for this guide.
A final score of at least 42 out of 45, with grades of at least 6, 7 and 7 in the Higher Level subjects, and six subjects including three at Higher Level.
The pages as read state the four-subject rule, the subjects excluded, and timing and raw-mark rules, but not a specific A-level grade threshold.
CUHK says other medical entrance test results are not mandatory, but it is increasingly common for applicants to provide them as strong supporting documents.
No. Each university sets its own rules. Read HKU's pages separately.
No. They are CUHK's wording with no entry-year label. Check CUHK's pages again when CUHK publishes its 2028-entry requirements.
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