[Program Introduction]
To provide international students with a foundation for studying at BFSU Chinese-taught bachelor programs, we now offer a Pre-University Program that adopts multipleintensive teaching methods and carries out strict teaching management to help students improve language proficiency, timely respond to the learning effect and make adjustmentsaccordingly, so as to improve students’ Chinese listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation skills. After five months of intense training, students can acquire equal knowledge and skills as those gained from one academic year’s study in a common language training program, and thus can meet the entrance requirements of Chinese-taught degree programs in a short period of time.
[Features and Advantages]
◆Systematic curriculum design
Targeting and distinctive teaching plans and curriculum are developed to improve the learning effect and shorten the needed time for taking a language test.
◆Highly qualified teachers
The program is established on the basis ofeducational resources of BFSU. As the most prestigious foreign language university in China known for the longest history and most languages taught, BFSU has attracted a large number of experts and scholars that have strong academic backgrounds in language, literature, culture, translation and other related areas.
◆Diversified optional courses
To match up international students with requirements of studying in Chinese-taught bachelor’s degree programs, our program provides various Chinese-taught optional courses to help students adapt to university-level studies in China.
◆Better guarantee to get admitted
Students who have good performances in daily studies and final exams, and have passed multiple assessments will be given a preference to be recommended to enter Chinese-taught bachelor’s degree programs at BFSU.
[Application Requirements]
◆The applicant should meet basic requirements prescribed inIntroduction of Programs for 2021, BFSU;
◆ The applicant should be over 18 years of age or older, and is recommended to be below the age of 26;
◆ The applicant should be a non-Chinese citizen who holds a valid ordinary passport of a foreign country;
◆ Graduation from high school is required;
◆ Good health and proper behaviors are required; Agreeing to comply with laws in China and regulations of BFSU is required.
[Curriculum]
◆ Required courses (26 hours/week): Chinese reading, listening & speaking, oral Chinese, reading & writing,HSK prep courses and other courses would be provided according to students’ Chinese proficiency level and specific arrangements of each semester.
◆ Optional courses (4 hours/week): Chinese skills (Hanzior Chinese characters, phonetics, audio-video courses, etc.), culture (history, literature, culture, etc.), special training (business, translation, etc.) and other courses would be provided and taught in different classes, and students can decide which class to attend based on their own cultivation plans.
[Application Procedures]
◆ Deadlines: December 15th for the Spring Semester, June 10thfor the Fall Semester
◆ How to apply: Submit online application. Please register and submit application on our online system, and upload passport and required certificates.
Website:http://study.bfsu.edu.cn
◆ Required materials
Information and documents required for online application include but are not limited to:
1.Personal information;
2.Copy of the first page of valid passport;
3.Student Affirmations (Please download, fill in and upload.);
4.Custody release form (Please download, fill in and upload.);
5.Copy of the first page of valid passport or ID of guardian;
6.High-school graduation/pre-graduation certificate:If the certificate is written in neither Chinese nor English, a Chinese or English translation should be submitted at the same time, which should be notarized by notary authority or embassy of the country where the applicant is;
7.Full high-school transcript:If the transcript is written neither in Chinese nor English, a Chinese or English translation should be submitted at the same time, which should be notarized by notary authority or embassy of the country where the applicant is;
8.Personal statement:Should be written in Chinese or English, and should contain education experience, motivation to apply, previous Chinese learning experience and the current Chinese proficiency level;
9.Visa page: for applicants currently studying in a university in China;
10.Study certificate: for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitiled “other document”;
11.Recommendation letter and academic transcript from your current university (for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)
12.Application fee: 800 RMB/person, could be paid via the online application system. Applications without being paid would not be proceeded. Whether or not the applicant is admitted, the application fee would not be refunded;
13.Non-compulsory materials:Include but are not limited to college entrance examination transcript, award-winning certificates, HSK transcript or other Chinese proficiency certificates, or any other materials that maybe helpful to the application.
The applicant should submit information truthfully, and should be responsible for the authenticity, accuracy, completeness and effectiveness of all submitted materials. Once falsification is found out, the applicant will be disqualified for registering and learning and should be responsible for any unfavorable consequences.
[Time of enrollment]Spring semester: March; fall semester: September.
[Duration and credit hours]20 weeks, 600 hours
[Tuition fee]32,000 RMB, should be paid off one-time at the time of official registration
[Notification of application results]Applicants would be notified of application results in February (for spring semester) or July (for fall semester), and thus should regularly check email box (of the submitted email address). All important notifications would be sent through email.
[Contact information]
Department of International Chinese Education, School of Continuing Education
Beijing Foreign Studies University
No.19 Xisanhuan North Road, Haidian District, Beijing, P.R.China
Tel: 0086-10-88817857
E-mail:beiwaipeixun@163.com
