In accordance with the University Regulations Governing Professional Master’s Degree Awards, the prerequisite for admission is the completion of a Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university. To be eligible for registration with the Nursing Council of Hong Kong, applicants are required to have satisfied the following in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, or the equivalent.
(a) The candidates must have a minimum of 5 subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, or equivalent.
(b) The compulsory subjects required are:-
(i) English Language (Syllabus B) at Grade D or above, or English Language (Syllabus A) at Grade B, or English Language at Level 3;
(ii) Any one science subject from the following at Grade E or above;
(Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Mathematics, Physics)
(iii) Any two other subjects at Grade E (or Level 2 for Chinese Language) or above;
(Accommodation and Catering Services, Additional Mathematics, Biology, Buddhist Studies, Chemistry, Chinese History, Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Commerce, Computer and Information Technology, Design and Technology, Design and Technology (Alternative Syllabus), Economics, Economics & Public Affairs, Electronics and Electricity, English Literature, French, Geography, Government and Public Affairs, Graphical Communication, History, Home Economics (Food, Home and Family), Human Biology, Integrated Humanities, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Principles of Accounts, Putonghua, Religious Studies, Science and Technology, Social Studies, Visual Arts, Word Processing and Business Communication (English))
(iv) Any one other subject at Grade E or above.
(c) Any one of the subjects listed in (b)(i) to (b)(iii) must be at Grade C (or Level 3 for English Language or Chinese Language) or above.
For the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination, applicants are required to have satisfied the following or the equivalent. The candidates must have a minimum of 5 subjects in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination, or equivalent, or any recognized qualification above. The 5 compulsory subjects required are:-
(a) 4 Core Subjects, with English Language and Chinese Language at Level 3 or above, Mathematics at Level 2 or above, and an attainment at “Attained” in Citizenship and Social Development#; and
(b) 1 Elective Subject from Category A* – New Senior Secondary Subjects at Level 2 or above.
*For details of Categories A and B subjects, please refer to the “Booklet on Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination” available on the website of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority at http://www.hkeaa.edu.hk/en/Resources/leaflets.
#For candidates who took Liberal Studies in 2023/24 or before, Level 2 or above in Liberal Studies will be regarded as “Attained” in Citizenship and Social Development.