I.Duration:

i. One academic year: September, 2027- July, 2028

ii. One semester: September, 2027- January, 2028

II. Eligibility

i. Excellent Non-Chinese citizens, with no criminal records and in good health; 18-50 years old (born before July 30, 2009). Applicants who are under the age of 18 shall be no less than 16 years old with an eligible guardian living in China.

ii. An applicant (whose one parent or both are Chinese citizens settling abroad) born with a foreign nationality applying for admission as a foreign student, must hold a valid foreign passport or nationality certificate for more than 4 years, and within the last 4 years (up to April 30 in the year of admission), shall have a record of living abroad for more than 2 years (the actual residence for 9 months in a year can be calculated as 1 year). The calculation is based on entry and exit stamps. Proof of the renunciation of Chinese nationality is required.

iii. Applicants must have obtained a high school diploma or equivalent.

III. Financial Types

According to the regulations of Ministry of Education of the P. R. China, international students must purchase Comprehensive Medical Insurance while studying in China.International students who are admitted without insurance funded must purchase the insurance at their own expense. Uninsured students cannot register.

IV. Materials Required:

i. Passport homepage copy (Over one-year availability) and the page bearing the most recent Chinese visa, if any. In principle, only applicants holding a valid Ordinary Passport will be accepted for a study visa and the subsequent residence procedures in China.

ii. The highest graduation certificate. If the applicant is currently a student, the pre-graduation certificate issued by the school is required.

iii. Transcript of the highest diploma with an official stamp.

iv. Physical Examination Record for Foreigners. Applicants must undergo all the items required in Physical Examination Record for Foreigner.pdf. A record with missing items, without a photograph of the applicant, without a stamp on the photograph, without a final examination opinion, or without the signature and stamp of the physician and the hospital shall be regarded as an invalid form. The originals of the chest X-ray report, the electrocardiogram (ECG) and the laboratory reports for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B must be submitted at the same time. The examination must be dated after October 1, 2026.

v. Certificate of no criminal record with an official stamp issued by the public security authority of the applicant’s place of residence. The issue date must be after October 1, 2026.

vi. Applicants under the age of 18 but above 16 must submit the guardian’s identity document, a certificate of employment and a signed Letter of Guarantee CSU.doc. The guardian must be an adult residing in China.

vii. Applicants who apply for self-supporting program must provide bank deposit certificate and have the equivalent of CNY 50,000 or more on the account of the applicant.

viii. Applicants who were born outside China with a foreign nationality at birth and whose either or both parents were Chinese citizens residing abroad at the time of birth must submit the following documents:

① Proof of obtaining foreign citizenship at birth;

② Documents proving that one or both parents of the applicant had acquired permanent residency abroad before the applicant’s birth;

③ All visas, residence permits and entry and exit stamp records for travel to and from China from May 1, 2023 to the date of application.

V. Application Procedures

Step 1: Online Application

Log in to the CSU International Student Service System (https://csu.17gz.org/), fill in the application form, complete the registration, submit your application and wait for the result of the initial review.

Step 2: Pay the Application Fee

After passing the online preliminary review and receiving the system notification and email, please pay the application fee (document review fee) of CNY 500 through the CSU Campus Unifed Payment Platform within 7 days. WeChat Pay, Alipay and UnionPay cards are accepted. Applicants who fail to pay within the specified time shall be deemed to have withdrawn their application and shall not be eligible to proceed to the next round of review. Applicants who fail the initial review do not need to pay.

Step 3: Final Review and Result Release

Admission will be granted on a competitive basis in light of the applications received, and the admission letter and visa application form will be sent according to the admission result.

All admission updates will be shown in the International Student Service System. Please make sure that the registered email address is correct and log in to the system in time to check your admission status. THE FINAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS SUBJECT TO THE ADMISSION NOTICE RECEIVED!

VI. Charging Standard

Please refer to Tuition and Fees for International Students.pdf

VII. Notes

i. The materials mentioned above shall be provided in English or Chinese. Materials in any other languages should be notarized in Chinese or English.

ii. The application fee will not be returned regardless of admission results.

iii. Chinese Language program usually starts at the end of August or early September each year. The exact dates shall be those stated in the Admission Notice. Upon registration, all the original documents will be verified. Applicants who fail to provide the required certificates or who submit falsified application materials will be disqualified from enrollment.

VIII. Course Introduction

The courses offered in each semester are subject to the courses announced after the beginning of the semester.

IX. Contacts

School of International Education, CSU

Tel: +86-731-88836661

Fax: +86-731-88836737

Email: admissions@csu.edu.cn

Address: Library 216, Yuelu shan Campus of Central South University, 932 Lushan South Road, Changsha410083, Hunan Province

Websites:

https://intl.csu.edu.cn/zwb.htm (Chinese)

https://intl.csu.edu.cn/index.htm (English)