CUCAS's Online Application System allows international applicants to DIRECTLY apply for degree & non-degree programs to China's universities. To complete the online application process, you need to follow the instructions below.
Once you’ve submitted your application, please wait 2-4 weeks for the university to process your application. Once the university has made a decision, CUCAS will notify you by email. You can also track your application status by logging into your CUCAS account.
We ask you to complete the following main sections.
All the sections listed are required to be completed, as in the picture shown below. These are required by the university processing your application.
Once you have finished all the sections, you can submit your application by clicking the "Submit" button.
In this section, applicants need to fill out the online application form, including personal information, education background, language proficiency, etc.
Some form items have certain requirements which will be listed below the blank. Please fill in the blanks as requested.
If you're not sure how to fill out the form, please check if there are any instructions behind the blank, as shown below.
Please upload photocopies of required application materials according to the university’s admissions criteria.
All the materials should be MS-Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe PDF (.pdf) documents, image files (.gif, .jpg, .png), or compression files (.rar). Each file cannot exceed 5 MB (megabytes)
The following documents may be required.
More documents may be required, depending on each school’s request.
In this section, please pay your application fee to each university and the CUCAS Service Fee.
CUCAS offers five types of payment methods. Please carefully select your preferred payment method and to make the payment.
Students who choose Western Union or Bank transfer as their payment method need to upload the payment receipt after you wire the money at the post office or bank.
>> How to upload the receipt
Please submit your application once the application fee is confirmed by CUCAS.
You can directly click the "Submit" button as the picture shown below and your application will be sent directly to the university.
If you have any difficulties in submitting your application, please contact service@cucas.cn.
When you have submitted your application, please wait for the university’s response. Any questions regarding your application status can be sent to admission@cucas.cn.
Application Status Guidance
You can check your application status in your personal center on the CUCAS website. Your status will be one of the following:
>>Incomplete: Part of the application process is incomplete. Please continue your application through your CUCAS personal center.
>>Completed: The application process is complete and the university is considering your application.
>>Processing: Your application is being considered by the school against its own admissions criteria. Normally it will take at least 20 working days for a school to make a decision.
>>Pending: Your application needs to be edited according to school request.
>>Rejected: Your application will not be accepted according to the school's admission criteria.
>>Accepted: Your application is accepted. Please check your offer status.
Need more information?
If you can't find the answers you're looking for in the application help section, you can contact our Students Advice team at service@cucas.cn.