Admission Information for International Students for Master’s & Doctoral Program College of Laboratory Medicine of Chongqing Medical University (CQMU)

Discipline, specialty and supervisor introduction

Mode and length

1. Mode of study: full-time

2. Length of Schooling：Master’s Program & Doctoral Program: 3 years from Autumn semester. The length of schooling can be extended, but no more than 6 years.

Application and admission

1. Applicants should submit their application and check the admission status in Chongqing Medical University international student information management system. (https://lxs.cqmu.edu.cn/)

2. Applicants for Chinese Government Scholarship should also apply on the website of the China Scholarship Council（https://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn/#/login）

3. The introduction to specialties and supervisors and the enrollment standards of postgraduates studying will be released on the English website of CQMU, which will also exhibit the publicity material for enrollment of students studying in China. （https://english.cqmu.edu.cn/）

4. There is no need to provide paper materials in the online application stage. The admitted students must submit the original and the copy materials corresponding to the original at the time of on-site registration. The original shall be reviewed and the relevant paper materials shall be filed. The materials uploaded through the system at the application stage must be clear, true and effective. The applicant is suggested to use professional equipment to scan the relevant documents to be submitted. The consequences caused by unclear or unrecognizable materials shall be borne by the applicant.

5. Application date: from the release of the enrollment brochures to July 14, 2022.

Scholarship standards (yuan/year)

The scholarship shall not be provided during the extended length of schooling.

Enrollment requirements

1.In principle, applicants to master's degree should not exceed the age of 35 and those to doctoral degree should not exceed the age of 40. Applicants must be healthy both mentally and physically. Applicant should be able to cover their expenses on studying and living in China.

2.Applicants must have finished their study in a public institution in their home country with good academic records. Excellent academic records are required for applicants who have graduated from Chinese institutions. CQMU prefers applicants who have obtained Chinese Government Scholarships or provincial/municipal scholarships.

3.Applicants should have recommendation letters from 2 professors or associate professors.

4.Applicants should have good performance at their former university with Certificate of Good Performance and Non-criminal record.

5.Applicants to master’s program should have a bachelor’s degree of medicine or science, and those to doctoral program should have a master’s degree.

6.Applicants to English Medium Program are required to meet either one of the following requirements:1) Native English speaker; 2) Applicants who are not a native English speaker should provide TOEFL scores (85 or above), IETLS scores ( 6 or above), or have taken all their courses in English in bachelor or postgraduate study.

7.Applicants to Chinese Medium Program should provide certificates of HSK-5 or above.

8.Applicants should hold valid passports or citizenship certificates of their own countries with more than 4-year validity and more than 2-years records of living outside China in the last 4 years (up to April 30th of the first semester). A record of living outside China for over 9 months can be counted as one year, based on the date on entry and exit seals.

9.Applicants will be preferable who have good overall performance with academic achievements or prizes.

Exclusion criteria

1.The following applicants will not be accepted by CQMU.

1)Applicants who do not meet the enrollment requirements mentioned above.

2)Applicants whose physical condition does not meet the enrollment requirements

3)Applicants who do not meet the other requirements set by CQMU.

2. Applicants whose interview scores are lower than 60/100 will not be accepted by CQMU.

3.Factors including interview scores, the number of applicants for each specialty and the number of students the specialty requires will be taken into consideration during admission.

4.CQMU reserves the right to cancel the admission qualification of a candidate or dispel a student who is found to provide fake documents.

Application Documents

●Passport (photocopy/scanned copy)

●Completed Application Form for Foreigners to Study in Chongqing Medical University (original copy or photocopy/scanned copy)

●Foreigner Physical Examination Form (photocopy/scanned copy) (Applicant can keep the original copy. The form printed by Chinese authority could be downloaded from http://english.cqmu.edu.cn). The physical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of an attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. Note: Records of physical examination are only valid for 6 months.

●Non-Criminal Record.

●Financial proof (bank deposit must not be less than all fees required to be paid in the first semester).

●Notarized undergraduate / Master graduation certificate, degree certificate (applicants who graduate in July 2022 will must provide pre graduation certificate) (copy / scan), academic transcript and graduation thesis at undergraduate / master stage (if there is no graduation thesis at undergraduate stage, proof shall be provided) (copy / scan).

●Apply for English Teaching Major: provide TOEFL, IELTS score Certificate (copy / scan) or the certificate that the undergraduate and graduate study stage is all English teaching.

●Apply for teaching in Chinese: provide HSK5 or above certificates and transcripts.

●Two letters of recommendation (copies / scans) from professor’s / associate professors. The letters of recommendation must indicate the contact number, email address, professional title and position of the recommender, so as to ensure that our university can get in touch with them and confirm the contents of the letters of recommendation.

●For a study plan of no less than 1000 words, those who apply for English teaching shall write in English and those who apply for Chinese teaching shall write in Chinese.

●Additional materials: published works, papers, award certificates, medical practitioner qualification certificates and other relevant materials (copies / scanned copies).

●For those who want to apply for scholarship program,

Chinese Government Scholarship: Chinese Government Scholarship Application Form.

Note: Some of the forms above can be download from this website: https://english.cqmu.edu.cn/info/1148/1963.htm

Fees

Contact info

Foreign Affairs Office of CQMU

Contact Person: Mr. Hou Kai

Tel：86-23-68485041，86-23-13638322012

Email：694634862@qq.com

College of Laboratory Medicine of CQMU

Contact Person: Mrs. Li Jie

Tel：86-23-68485240，86-23-18426264093

Email：jianyan@cqmu.edu.cn