Name of Applicant: ______________________
Application No.: ______________________
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Master of Social Sciences in the field of Counselling
INSTRUCTION OF UPLOADING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Applicants are required to upload the following supporting documents in PDF format before the application
deadline. Your application number should be included in the files name of each document.
For example:
COUNS_1100112910_T1 (stands for 1st submitted Transcript)
COUNS_1100112910_G2 (stands for 2nd submitted Graduation Certificate)
Abbreviations for file naming:
I: Identity Documents
T: Transcript P: Personal Statement
G: Graduation Certificate C: CV
B: Bachelor Certificate N: Name Changing Proof
E: Proof of English Proficiency O: Other Certificates
Transcripts, diplomas, certificates, English language official score reports and other submitted documents
which are NOT in English should be accompanied by a certified translation in English. The certified
translation may be provided by your home institution. All supporting documents should be uploaded and
the E-reference should be available on or before the application closing date. Late provision of supporting
documents may cause delays in the processing of your application.
Applicants who have been shortlisted for the admission test are required to submit a set of hard copies of
supporting documents including transcripts, diplomas, certificates, English language official score reports, on
the date of the test. Each set of documents MUST have the applicant’s application number and full name
clearly marked. Detailed submission guidelines will be provided in the invitation email for the admission tests.
Should you be given an admission offer, you will receive an email notice to submit the original copies of the
required supporting documents with submission details. However, applicants should take into account the
processing time required for the issuance of original of documents and start preparing them at their earliest
convenience.
Please note that HKU reserves the right to pursue any legal actions should fraudulent information is found.
I confirm that I have uploaded the following documents / have completed the following via the online
application system. (Please tick as appropriate.)
Identity Documents
Local applicants: Hong Kong ID Card
Non-local applicants from Mainland China: Mainland ID Card/Passport
Non-local applicants from other countries/regions: Passport
Please refer to the Admissions Office for the categorization of local and non-local applicants.
Transcript *
Completed official transcript with award/conferment information of your Undergraduate studies
Completed official transcript(s) of Taught Postgraduate / Associate Degree / Higher Diploma programme
(Only for applicants who have also obtained Master’s degree / Associate Degree / Higher Diploma
programme.)
Latest transcript of current Undergraduate / Taught Postgraduate studies (Only for applicants who are
expected to complete the Bachelor’s degree / Master’s degree programme by August 31, 2025)
Degree Certificates
Graduate certificate of undergraduate studies
Graduate certificate of Taught Postgraduate / Associate Degree / Higher Diploma programme
(Only for applicants who have also obtained Master’s degree / Associate Degree / Higher Diploma
programme.)
(For applicants who have obtained a degree from universities in Mainland China)
Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate (教育部學歷證書電子註冊備案
表), in both Chinese and English versions, issued by the China Higher Education Student Information (學
信網); and
Online Verification Report of Higher Education Degree Certificate (中國高等教育學位在線驗證報告),
in both Chinese and English versions, issued by China Higher Education Student Information
Please set the validity period of the above-requested reports to six months or the longest available duration.
(For non-local applicants from Mainland China whose qualification were awarded by overseas universities)
Overseas Credentials Evaluation Report (國外學歷學位認證書) issued by the Chinese Service Center for
Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) (教育部留學服務中心); or
Given the processing time required by CSCSE, if the Report is not yet available by the document
submission deadline, an email or a text message sent by CSCSE after payment, confirming that the
application of the Report has been successfully initiated. Upon receipt of the Overseas Credentials
Evaluation Report, applicants should upload the document to the application system.
English Language Requirements
Applicants with qualifications from universities or comparable institutions outside Hong Kong, where the
language of teaching and/or examination is not English, are required to obtain valid and satisfactory
results from one of the following examinations:
TOEFL (University’s TOEFL code is 9671) / IELTS / GCE / IGCSE / Cambridge Test of Proficiency in
English Language
For the acceptance range of performance for respective examinations, please refer to the
requirements of university/respective programmes.
Applicants with qualifications from universities or comparable institutions where the medium of teaching
and examination is English should provide:
An official letter or equivalent proof, such as transcript or degree certificate, confirming that the
applicants’ qualifications were obtained from a university or comparable institution where the medium of
instruction is English
Two referee reports sent via the online application system
Only referees with the provision of official university/company email/correspondence addresses are accepted.
The University may approach referees and their affiliated university/company for verification.
(If appropriate)
Personal statement (around 1,000 words) / Curriculum vitae in English / List of publications /
Other relevant documents
Maximum 10 pages
* Confirmation of award date of qualification shall be effective on or before 31 August 2026.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Transcript Request Form
I. To the Applicant: Applicants should complete the first part of this form and send it to the
appropriate officer of the institution from which the transcript is requested.
Name of Applicant: ( )
in English in Chinese, if any
University/College Attended:
Dates of Attendance: From To
Title of Degree/Diploma: Date of Award:
Programme applied for admission at The University of Hong Kong:
Master of Social Sciences in the field of Counselling
II. To the Officer responsible for issuing transcripts: The applicant named above has
applied for admission to a postgraduate curriculum at The University of Hong Kong.
Please send a copy of the official transcript together with this form directly to:
Master of Social Sciences in the field of Counselling
Faculty of Social Sciences,
11/F, The Jockey Club Tower,
Centennial Campus
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong
[Ref.: MSocSc (COUNS)_2026-27]