Application Procedure

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Application rounds for 2025 intake are now open.

How to Apply

Here are the instructions to apply to our programme through the online application system.

1. Submit your application via Taught Postgraduate Online Application System.

2. Pay the application fee of HK$300.

3. Remind your referees to submit their forms of reference via the hyperlink provided in our email invitation with the subject “Request for Statement of Reference” before the upcoming application deadline.
*Your referees will receive our email invitation through the official email accounts that you provided in the Referees section of your application.

4. Upload the following supporting documents to the HKU Business School TPG Application Document Upload System no later than TWO working days after the application deadline of the round you are applying to. If there are further updates to your submission, you need to upload a full set of the updated documents under that particular category and the new submission will then overwrite the previous submission.

CV
Academic Certificate:
^*Graduate transcript/ ^*Latest official transcript; ^*Graduation Certificate/ ^{^#}Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate (教育部學歷證書電子註冊備案表) issued by the Center for Student Services and Development or China Higher Education Student Information, applicable to candidates from Mainland China institutions only; Bachelor’s degree certificate (學士學位證書)/ ^{^#}Online Verification Report of Higher Education Degree Certificate (中國高等教育學位在線驗證報告) issued by China Higher Education Student Information, applicable to candidates from Mainland China institutions only. (in ONE single PDF file)
^*Documents which are not in English should be accompanied by a formally certified translation in English
^{^}Both Chinese and English versions are required
^#Please set the validity period of the report to 6 months or the longest available
Working Experience Proof:
Valid employment proof of internship of all positions, or most recent full-time employment, whichever is applicable. Contract/correspondences with working colleagues are not accepted as employment proof. (in ONE single PDF file)
Language Report:
TOEFL or IELTS report that was taken within 2 years before your application submission, if you are not from an English-medium university.
*TOEFL code of HKU: 9671; School Type: 01-Graduate; Department: 82-Business and Commerce (in ONE single PDF file)
Passport (the page with photo)/ Photo ID
Others:
Personal statement; GMAT/ GRE score report; Certificates of Professional qualifications e.g. ACCA, CFA, CPA; etc. (in ONE single PDF file)

The GMAT and GRE codes are as follows:
HKU Master of Accounting
GMAT Code: FS2-WL-21
GRE Code: 2482

Important Note
Due to the large volume of applications received by HKU, your application account will only be valid for four weeks. You should submit your application within this period; otherwise, your application will be lost.
You can go through our Application Checklist to make sure you have submitted all the required materials for your application.
Check out our Admissions FAQs if you have any questions regarding the application process.
Shortlisted candidates may be invited to a written test and/or attend an interview.

Should you have any questions about our admissions, please contact us at: Macctadmissions@hku.hk