Programs introduction

2008
Master's Degree and Ph.D. Degree Programs

Master’s Program: Students are required to complete the curriculum between 2-3 years, fulfill
the designated credits, complete the master’ s thesis and defend of it in front of a panel of
experts. Successful graduates will receive a graduation certificate along with the Master's degree,
according to the regulation of the Degree Committee.
Doctorate Program: Students are required to complete the curriculum between 4-6 years (in
normal circumstances), fulfill the designated number of credits, conduct research, complete
the doctoral thesis and defend it in front of a panel of experts. Successful graduates will receive
a graduation certificate with the doctoral degree, according to the regulation of the Degree
Committee.
Note that there are only full-time courses offered for international students currently.
Application prerequisites
Master’ s program: Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport, under the age
of 40, have attained a bachelor's degree.
Application Information
Application Fee : 800 RMB in cash or by Yinlian bank card. Any other currency or travel check
would not be accepted. The application fee is not refundable.
Please note that incomplete application materials or application without application fee will not be
processed.
Application Period : September 15, 2007 to December 15, 2007 (The closing date for coming in
person is on December 14, 2007). Please make sure mailed materials arrive before the deadline.
Where to apply : International Students Division of Peking University, See the “contact
information” below.
Enrollment specialties : Please see the 'Peking University Graduate Studies Prospectus 2008'
(Available at http://grs.pku.edu.cn or www.oir.pku.edu.cn ). Please note that you can only choose 4
research directions between 2 similar majors within one specific college or department. For more
information please contact the Admission office of the Graduate School:
Telephone: 86-10-6275 1354, Website: http://grs.pku.edu.cn

Doctorate program: Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport, under the age Interview : Once proved qualified, the application materials will be sent to the department or
of 45, have attained a master's degree. faculty where you wish to study. They will consider your application and contact the qualified
students to attend the interview before end of March 2008.
Application materials
1. Peking University Application Form for International Students (Master and Ph.D. Programs) with Admission : The final Admission result will be published online before end of May, 2008 at
a photograph fixed, which is available at http://www.oir.pku.edu.cn http://www.oir.pku.edu.cn. The Letter of Admission will be sent out around the late June of 2008.
2. A personal resume (800 words for master program, 1500 words for doctorate program, must be
in Chinese.) The format of the resume can be downloaded at http://www.oir.pku.edu.cn Registration Period : September 2008 (specified in the Letter of Admission)
3. Graduation certificate and degree diploma (Students expecting to graduate should provide an
official letter stating expected graduation date), must be original documents or certified copies Tuition Fee (per year per person)
either in Chinese or English
Humanities Subject Science Subjects
4. Official transcripts of your academic achievement up to the present, including courses taken
and standard achieved, must be original documents or certified copies either in Chinese or Master’s Program 29,000 RMB 33,000 RMB
English Doctorate Program 32,000 RMB 40,000 RMB
5. Two recommendation letters from your referees. The referees should be professors or persons
with relevant academic title. At least one of them should have knowledge of your recent Medical Insurance
academic work. The format of the recommendation letter must be original documents either in Peking University' s regulations require that all international students must be medically insured
Chinese or English. The format of the reference letters can be downloaded at throughout their entire planned period of study. How to subscribe the medical insurance, please
http://www.oir.pku.edu.cn refer to the Letter of Admission. Students who do not have valid medical insurance are not allowed
6. A copy of your HSK results: to register.
Candidates for Subjects of Sciences: level 6 or above is required
Candidates for Subjects of Humanities, Economics, Management and Education: level 8 or Contact information
International Students Division, Office of International Relations
above is required
Shaoyuan Building 3
7. Table of contents and abstracts of your academic publications and any other original
Peking University, Beijing 100871
achievement in your field
People' s Republic of China
8. One photocopy of your valid passport (passport type must be ordinary)
9. Other materials required by the specific school or department you apply to
Telephone: (86-10)-6275 1230, (86-10)-6275 2747, (86-10)-6275 9398
Note: Two copies of all application materials are required, one original and one duplicate. Please hand Fax: (86-10)-6275 1233
in personally or sent them by post to International Students Division of Peking University (The envelope E-mail: study@pku.edu.cn
must be marked ‘Application for Graduate Admission’). All the application materials would not be Website: http://www.oir.pku.edu.cn
returned.
Peking University Application Information for International Students 2008