Admissions
Spring semester of 2017
Academic Schedule:
Autumn semester: September to January, 17-19 weeks
Winter vacation: January to February, 4 weeks
Spring semester: February to June, 17-19 weeks
Third semester: June to July, 5 weeks for current students only.
Summer vacation: July to September, 8 weeks
Summer school: May to June, 8 weeks; July, 4 weeks
The 2017 Spring semester of regular Chinese program will start on Feb. 13, 2017 and end on Jun. 26, 2017. Please
apply before the application deadline, Jan. 15,
2017.
Registration dates: Feb. 12, 2017
Please do not enter China too early so as to prevent your student visa from
expiring before the semester begins.
Placement test: Feb.
13,2017
Possible class
hours:
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
13:00 a.m. - 14:30 p.m.
14:40 p.m. -
16:10 p.m.
Monday to Friday
18 - 24 hours per week, about 4 hours per day
Registration Fee: 400RMB
Tuition Fee: 13000RMB/semester,
26000RMB/year
Other costs:
Accommodation: 2000/year
Meals: about 600-900RMB for meals per month, using XMU e-card in dining halls.
Health check in Xiamen Quarantine Bureau: about 500RMB
Residence Permit in Xiamen (Visa): 400RMB (<1 year)
Textbook fee: based on the courses you take, about 300RMB per semester.
Insurance premium: about 600 RMB
There might be some other expenses, but it won't be much.
Totally about 40,000RMB per year, a quite reasonable
amount compared to other univerisities in China due to the low costs in
dormitory rents and meals on Xiang'an campus.
Application
requirements:
High school graduates or above, healthy, over 18 years
old
Hints:
Long term Chinese language students can apply to join undergraduate or junior college Chinese program. If it is approved, the credits they achieved can be transferred to the undergraduate or junior college program after certain procedures.
Tuition fee can not be refunded if you paid for one semester or less and decide to give up your study in OEC. If you paid for more than one semester and report to OEC about your decision to quit your study before the next academic term starts, the exceeding part can be returned to you according to relevant regulations of XMU.