Study with us

The Chinese Language Preparatory Teaching is a Chinese language teaching program for international students who plan professional study in China’s higher education institutions, which is carried out during February-June (spring semester) and September-January (autumn semester) each year in order to improve the Chinese language competence of international students coming to China and increase their understanding of the Chinese culture, so that their Chinese language proficiency and Chinese cultural awareness could meet the baisic standard required in the entry of Chinese higher education institutions for academic study.

The Chinese Language Preparatory Teaching is carried out in form of intensive education, with one academic year, or two semesters of intensive study. Elementary Chinese courses are taught in the first semester, consisting of 16 weeks, with 20 class hour for each week. The second semester is designed for intermediate Chinese courses, also consisting of 16 weeks, with 20 class hours in each week. An additional 10 weeks (3 class hours per week) are set aside for tutoring courses aimed at passing the HSK test. The curriculum is designed to intensify learners’ Chinese competence in various aspects as listening, speaking, reading and writing, so that the international students could acquire basic Chinese language proficiency in a relatively short period, equip themselves with solid Chinese language communication ability, understand foundamental Chinese humanistic knowledge and build a necessary cross-cultural communication capability. 

Elementary Chinese Courses (320 class hour，1 class hour=45 mins）

Intermediate Chinese Courses (350 class hour，1 class hour=45 mins）

Course Site

Shanghai International Education College, Classroom 110

Textbooks Selected：

1. Chen Suining ed. Elementary Chinese 40 Lessons. Shanghai: East China Normal University Press.

2. Yang Xuemei, Hu Bo eds. A Coursebook in Listening. Beijing Language University Press.

3. Wu Zhongwei ed. 10-band Chinese-A Coursebook in Writing. Beijing Language University Press.

4. Zhang Shitao, Liu Ruoyun eds. A Coursebook in Chinese Reading. Beijing University Press.

5. Dai Guifu ed. Chinese Speaking (2^nd ed.). Beijing University Press. 

1. Healthy foreign citizen who meets Health Examination Standard for International Student Coming to China.

2. Student with good virtues, who conforms to Chinese laws and administrative regulations of the applying university and respects local cunstoms.

3. Having required certificate of schooling.

4. Relevant information of Chinese custodian is necessary for students under the age of 18.

1. Application Form for International Students (Language Students).

2. Copy of applicant’s valid passport(pages with personal information and all visa and entry information).

3. One copy of 2-inch color photo.

4. Copy of highest academic certificate and report card during this period.

1. Download and fill in Application Form for International Students (Language Students) and prepare application materials as required.

2. Apply on the spot

The student comes to the designated venue in person or entrusts other people to finish the application procedure (see “Contact Information” for application venue) and submit application materials as required.

    Apply via eamil

Send your application materials to scie@usst.edu.cn.

3. Pay application fee and tuition after being enrolled.

4. Apply for study visa from the Chinese Embassy in the resident country after receiving admission letter and Form JW202.

Expiration Date for Application

Application for autumn semester  Latest date for receiving application materials: July 1 each year

Application for spring semester  Latest date for receiving application materials: January 10 each year

Application fee：400RMB

Tuition：9500RMB/semester 19000RMB/academic year

    (1500 USD/semester 3000 USD/academic year)

Ways of Payment:

  (1)  Payment on the spot (RMB only):

　  Please go to Shanghai International Education College, Office 103 for on-the-spot payment

 (2)  Bank transfer(See detailed information of USST bank account) 

Account Name: University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Account Number: 03372000801018818

Line Number:103290042079

Bank Name: Changbai Branch, Yangpu District, Shanghai, Agricultural Bank of China

Bank Address: No.1 Changbai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai

SWIFT Code: ABOC CNBJ 090

1. Please remark your name at account transfer and purpose of remittance “Shanghai International Education College Chinese Language Courses”

2. For the enrollment of international student under the age of 18 whose parents do not permantly reside in China, the university must ask the student’s parents to entrust other foreigns or Chinese permanently living in China to serve as the custodian of the student in question and provide relevant materials.

USST Shanghai International Education College‍‍

‍‍No. 516 Jungong Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai‍‍‍‍

‍‍Postcode:200093

‍‍Tel: 021 - 5527 1930 (Ms. ZHANG)

‍‍Email：scie@usst.edu.cn

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Fast Channel Application Procedure:

Step 1: User registration

Step 2: Fill in and submit Application Form for International Student (Language Study) Applying for Shanghai Schools（click here to download）and the following necessary materials:

（1）The personal information page of applicant’s valid passport and copies of all pages of visas and entry information

（2）One 2-inch color photo of the applicant

（3）Copies of the highest diploma obtained and school report during the period of obtaining the highest  diploma

Step 3：Check to see status of enrollment and receive the admission letter 

Step 4：The matriculate pays application fee (400RMB) and tuition (9500RMB/semester, 19000RMB/academic year)

Mode of Payment：

（1）payment on the spot（RMB only）：

　   Please go to Office 103 of Shanghai International Education College for on-the-spot payment.

（2）transfer of account（see details of bank information）

      Step 5:  Apply for student visa from the Chinese Embassy after receiving the admission letter and the JW202 form.

Sample Sheet

Application Form for International Students (Language Students)

Please fill ALL the BLANKS form in Chinese or English clearly, put N/A if not applicable.

STEP 1: NOMINATION BY YOUR HOME UNIVERSITY

The home university should send the names of nominated students to Shanghai College of International Education, exchangestudents@usst.edu.cn

Please send the following information regarding your student(s):

Name

Current E-mail Address

Semester (Autumn/Spring or Academic Year)

Study Field and Study Level

STEP 2: APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

1 Please fill in and submit the Application Form to exchangestudents@usst.edu.cn or usstexchange@hotmail.com

2 Copy of passport

3 Application form download * CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

STEP 3: PROCEDURE

We will receive application from April 1 to June 15 for Autumn Semester and October 1 to December 15 for Spring Semester. If anything is missing, we will contact you by e-mail. By the end of this period you and your coordinator will receive a Letter of Acceptance by email and an official JW202 Form for visa application (visa type X) by post.

Grading System

(1) The Chinese Credits System used by USST is based on the class instruction time for subjects. In USST, one academic year consists of two semesters, the total number of weeks of instruction in a semester is 16.

(2) 1 WHS (weekly hour per semester) = 45 minutes of class instruction multiplied by 16.

1 academic hour = 45 minutes；1 credit = 16 hours workload of classes

(3) Type of Course. The score of the examination courses is graded in a hundred-mark system, courses with no examination will be evaluated with Grades instead of score.

(4) Special System in SBC

The Sino-British College (SBC) is an international university college jointly established by University of Shanghai for Science & Technology (USST) and 9 leading British Universities. SBC offers UK undergraduate degree credits and the full degree programs taught entirely in English.

Courses in English

The list of courses may change by the beginning of the semester due to unforeseen circumstances and mostly because of timetables, which are not ready when the courses are offered. Timetables will be available when you arrive. Make changes are allowed in your Learning Agreement once you have arrived. The courses will be more or less the same as last year, but make sure that the list is not 100% the same. You can find the previous course list here for reference.

Since the space of International Students Dormitory is limited, off-campus accommodation is suggested.

Procedures and Notes for Off-Campus Accommodation Registration

1. International students sign a contract with the landlord.

2. Register in International Students Office, get an Approval Letter of living off-campus.

3. Register in local police station, and complete Temporary Accommodation Registration.

4. Register in Exit-Entry Bureau of Shanghai Police Station. International students should take Temporary Accommodation Registration Form (the yellow page) from local police station, the letter of introduction from the university, and the second page of this form to Exit-Entry Bureau to go through the procedures of off-campus residence.

5. If you want to change your off-campus address, the procedures are the same.

Notes:

1. According to Item 30 in P.R.O China Exit-Entry Regulations for Foreigners, foreigners must register in local police station within 24 hours after living in local resident's home. Anybody who does not register within three days will be fined.

2. When international students sign a contract with the landlord, it is a must that the landlord should provide a security license for the apartment. Renting behavior without a security license will be fined.

3. You should go to local police station to register with:

1.) Passport and copy of passport (the page with picture & visa)

2.) One passport-sized photo

3.) Contract

4.) Security License (provided by the landlord)

5.) Approval of off-campus residence.

A free-mover is a student from other foreign higher education institutions who comes to study at USST only once on his/her own initiative for a period from one semester to one academic year on condition that there are free places in USST.

STEP 1: NOMINATION BY YOUR HOME UNIVERSITY

The coordinator of International Study Program in your home university has to send us (exchangestudents@usst.edu.cn) notice of nomination with your name, e-mail address, study level and field of study, semester of the exchange study.

STEP 2 & 3 are the same as those of the exchange students.

Only exchange student from partner universities can apply for internship in China; free-movers do not have the qualification. When internship in USST is over, you may get the credit points required for your internship at your home university. The internship has to be part of your studies. Internships are generally not paid in China.