Northwest University of Political Science and Law
Admission Information for Doctoral Degree-granting Program for International Students
Northwest University of Political Science and Law
1. Program Information
Students are required to complete the curriculum within 3 to 5 years. Successful graduates who fulfill the designated number of credits and satisfy the requirements of the University will receive a graduation certificate along with a doctor’s degree, according to the regulation of the Degree Committee.
2. Qualification to Apply:
1）Healthy Non-Chinese citizen over 18 years old;
2）Master’s degree or above;
3）Holding a valid Non-Chinese passport for more than four years and having a record of actual residence in the issuing country of the passport for more than two years in the last four years (up to April 30 of the year of admission);
4) Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) Level 5 or above;
5) Comply with discipline and law, no criminal record.
3. Major for Application: Law (Chinese taught)
4. Application Procedures:
1）Complete the Application Form for International Students at NWUPL in Chinese or English;
2） Send the application form and the PHOTOCOPY of the required documents to the e-mail address: [email protected].
* Documents Required for Admission Application:
1）Original or notarized documents of Master’s degree (graduating students could provide the graduation certificate);
2）Original or notarized documents of complete academic transcripts during undergraduate studies, and Original or notarized documents of awards and certificates;
3）Two recommendation letters. The referees should be professors or associate professor or persons with relevant academic title;
4）Transcript of Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) Level 5 or above;
5）Valid General Passport Home Page, All Visa Pages and Passport Photos;
6）Physical examination record (within last 4 months，PHYSICAL EXAMINATION RECORD FOR FOREIGNER);
7）Evidence of financial circumstances (proof of parents’ income or bank statements);
8）Police certificate of having no criminal record within last 4 months;
9）Personal statement (handwritten, including the applicant’s academic or professional interests and background, the direction of planned research, future career goals, etc.);
10) Recommendation letter of applicant’s school.
Please note that (1) for non-Chinese materials, notarized documents of Chinese version are required，(2) the application materials will not be returned whether the applicant is admitted or not，and that (3) Original documents should be presented on enrollment.
Northwest University of Political Science and Law
5. Application Date
Before June 20th
6. Admission
After the online interview and material review, considering the applicants’Educational background、Academic levels、Language ability、Identification documents and Financial stability, the admission results will be notified via telephone or email before 1st August. Thereafter, admission letters and JW202 Forms will be sent to the final confirmed students.
7. Registration Date
Early September. Please refer to the Admission Notice for International Students at NWUPL for exact time of registration. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic，the students will be enrolled conditionally. The condition is “the students are not allowed to arrive in China and school before the stipulated date, and the students suffers no symptom of COVID-19 pandemic in the past 14 days when they arrive in china and school for registration. If there is any violation, the admission is invalid”. The student will sign a letter of commitment before admission.
8. Fees
1）Tuition fees: 26000 RMB per year;
2）Accommodation fees: 3000 RMB per year;
3）Textbook cost: 600 RMB per year;
4）Residence Permit application fees: 400 RMB per year;
5）Insurance fees: 800 RMB per year;
6）Fees for checking Physical Examinations: 350 RMB.
9. Scholarships
The University offers “the Belt and Road” Scholarship for International Students, which includes basic scholarship (total waiver of tuition fees, accommodation fees, insurance fees and textbook cost) and living allowance. Students can apply basic scholarship according to personal conditions, and will be informed of the application results together with the Admission Notice. Living allowance can be applied in accordance with comprehensive performance after enrollment. After registration at school, students can also apply for Shaanxi Sanqin Scholarship for International Students and Xi’an ” the Belt and Road” Scholarship for International Students.
10.Northwest University of Political Science and Law Accommodation
Students will be arranged in double-person dorms in the student halls of residence in Chang’an Campus with private bathroom, shower and air-conditioner
Northwest University of Political Science and Law
11. Northwest University of Political Science and Law Contact
Address:
B411, Administrative Building, School of International Education
Northwest University of Political Science and Law (Chang’an campus)
Xi Chang’an Street 558, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Postcode: 710122
E-mail：[email protected]
Tel & Fax: 0086-29-88182436
Coordinator: Miss Wei, Miss Peng， Miss Wang
Website: www.nwupl.edu.cn