PhD Program in Economics:  Entry Requirement

Prior Educational Background

For admission to the PhD program, students must possess a good first degree or a Master's degree from a recognized university or an approved institution. An applicant's undergraduate background is not a precondition for admission. Students with a solid quantitative background and commitment to academic study and research are encouraged to apply.


The GMAT/GRE and the TOFEL Requirements

On top of their academic performance, an applicant must demonstrate his/her capability for graduate studies by obtaining a satisfactory score in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT, score around 600) or Graduate Record Examinations (GRE, score around 1200) or other equivalent means.

For applicants attended educational institutions where the medium of instruction was not English and whose first language is not English, a satisfactory score in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOFEL) is required.

 ** applicants are required to have submitted all official documents latest by offer acceptance (except the pending results). For conditional offers, official credentials are expected by end July for Fall admission.

Applicants unable to provide the required documents by the above timing will not be allowed to proceed to register.



 GMAT/GRE Enquiries:

 Inside Hong Kong:

 Hong Kong Examination Authority
 3/F, 17 Tseuk Luk Street,
 San Po Kong Kolwoon

 Tel : 2328-0061
 Fax : 2351-3447
 Email: oe4@hkeaa.edu.hk 
 URL : http://www.hked.edu.hk


Outside Hong Kong:

 Distribution and Receiving Center
 Attn: GMAT Program 225 Philips Boulevard 
 Ewing NJ 08628-7435, USA

 Tel : (609) 771 7330
 Fax : (609) 883 4349 
 Email: gmat@ets.org 
 URL : http://www.gmac.org

 

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