Non-JUPAS

You are highly recommended to submit only one portfolio even applying for more than one SCM programme.

Depending on applicants' entry qualifications, they may apply for admission to first-year studies or admission with Advanced Standing for an SCM degree programme.

Under School-based Admission or Major-based Admission, students will be studying a 4-year bachelor's degree programme.

If you are successfully admitted to School-based admission, you will be studying a broad range of School core courses and Gateway Education (GE) courses during your first year of study. Students need to declare their majors towards the end of first year and will have a free choice of majors after completing one year of study.

Or, if you are successfully admitted to Major-based admission, you will be studying your major directly in your first-year studies.

Applicants admitted to School-Based Admission will be studying with an undeclared major during their first year. They will enjoy a free choice of major after completing their first year of study at SCM. Therefore, students can explore the three SCM majors through the first-year studies and student advising before declaring their majors.

Please refer to Admissions Office website for the entrance requirements.

For non-JUPAS (i.e. direct) applicants, please submit applications via CityU on-line admission system (see CityU home page). CityU application period for direct applicants tentatively runs from late September to early January of the following year.

Please visit the SCM website at https://www.scm.cityu.edu.hk/programmes.

• CityU’s Admissions Office FAQ:
  https://www.cityu.edu.hk/admo/faq?kind=local_applicants(select FAQ for appropriate admission route)
• CityU’s Admissions Office (for general enquiries)
  Tel: (852) 3442 7640 Email: ugadm.local@cityu.edu.hk  
  Contact Information:
  https://www.cityu.edu.hk/admo/explore/contact-us
• SCM’s General Office (for SCM-specific Degrees) Tel: (852) 3442 8049 Email: smgo@cityu.edu.hk

About 20% of our intake quota is allocated for non-JUPAS applicants who apply for School-based Admission and Advanced Standing I (ASI) Admission. The quota for Advanced Standing II (ASII) Admission is more than 60 for the three Majors. The figure may vary slightly by year and by programme depending on the applicants’ academic results in the same year of admission. Strong emphasis has been placed on the creativity of applicants.

• For General Entrance Requirements for Bachelor's Degree Programmes, please refer to the Admissions Office website for details.
• For Mainland China Applicants, please refer to http://www.cityu.edu.hk/mainland/ for details.

The School welcomes applicants from various educational background. AD/HD not relating to the discipline of SCM may only fall into the route of Advanced Standing I.

An applicant possessing the highest qualification of one year’s study in an/a AD/HD programme with a CGPA of 3.0 or above (or equivalent overall mark) is eligible to apply for 4-year degree programme only, i.e. 1041 / 1042 / 1043 / 1044. For details, please visit: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/admo/admissions.

Yes, all direct applicants are highly recommended to submit a portfolio. Direct applicants are required to submit ONE portfolio only even applying for more than one SCM programme. See Important Dates and Instruction on Portfolio Submission for details.

• Yes for local direct applicants seeking admissions to SCM for the 2024/25 Academic Year.
• Shortlisted candidates may be interviewed individually in early March 2023 (tentatively) to gauge their creative potential. For further details, please visit: Interview Arrangements for Local Non-JUPAS Year 1 Applicants | Interview Arrangements for Local Non-JUPAS Senior Year Applicants
• If an applicant applies for more than one SCM programmes, normally he/she will be invited to attend one interview only, if required.
• For local direct applicants who are studying overseas, telephone interviews may be arranged.

There is no restriction on the content of the portfolio. All applicants should provide an explanation on the material they put into their portfolios.

Be selective and choose the best works that represent you. Excessive pages may not be reviewed by the panel. Please also refer to the instructions on portfolio submission for details. 

Audio/video contents must be uploaded to on-line video sharing web sites such as YouTube, Vimeo. A maximum of 5 hyperlinks are permitted in the PDF file. Please ensure all the hyperlinks can be accessed by the public. SCM will review only your PDF file submitted on the online portfolio system. Please also refer to the instructions on portfolio submission for details. 

Portfolio should be prepared in English. In case your works are in other non-English languages, you should supplement your portfolio with, whichever appropriate, English sub-title, caption, abstract, etc. to facilitate the review by SCM. Please also refer to the instructions on portfolio submission for details. 

SCM reserves the right of NOT reviewing the contents beyond the first 5 minutes of the hyperlinked audio/video files. However, online platforms like Youtube/Vimeo provide tools for users to start playing a video at specific timecode. Please also refer to the instructions on portfolio submission for details. 

Yes. The aim of the portfolio is to demonstrate your creativity and you can present your works via one medium or more.

Yes. You should indicate the number of members involved in the project, the position and percentage of your workload for the project. Please also refer to the instructions on portfolio submission for details. 

Yes, you can. Please do so before the specified portfolio submission deadline. The System will, at any time, retain the latest uploaded portfolio only. The obsolete ones are instantly removed from the System. Please ensure you have uploaded the correct file by checking the link given in the System after the uploading. Please also refer to the instructions on portfolio submission for details. 

Please refer to the SCM’s website for short videos on experience/tips in preparing a portfolio. 

You might use various PDF reader/editor to compress your PDF file, for example, Adobe Acrobat, Nitro, PDFelement and etc. You may use keywords such as “online PDF compressor” or “compress PDF” for searching the online freeware. Please remember to reduce the file size to 8MB or less.