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CUHK Undergraduate Programme Catalogue: Complete JS Codes for 88 JUPAS Programmes

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Module: 02 Admissions · Sub-file: Undergraduate Programme Catalogue / JS Codes Last updated: 15 June 2026 This table lists the JUPAS (JS) codes for all UGC-funded undergraduate programmes at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shatin campus), grouped by the University's eight faculties, together with each programme's non-JUPAS minimum reference score ranges (IB / GCE A-Level). The programme list is taken from the official JUPAS CUHK programme page (2026 entry, 88 programmes in total); reference scores are from CUHK's Reference Scores (October 2025 edition). Programme numbers and titles are tweaked slightly from year to year; the latest official announcements prevail. Some cross-faculty joint programmes appear under two faculties and are flagged as such.

I. How JS codes are organised

All CUHK JUPAS programmes begin with "JS4" followed by three digits, roughly segmented by faculty:

Range Faculty
JS40xx Arts
JS41xx – end of Arts Arts (continued)
JS42xx Business Administration
JS43xx Health & PE / Education
JS44xx Engineering
JS45xx Medicine & Health Sciences
JS46xx – JS47xx Science
JS48xx Social Science
JS49xx Law

The "non-JUPAS minimum reference range" column is drawn from the official Reference Scores (compiled from the 2023–2025 admission statistics) and represents a minimum reference, not a guarantee of admission; blank entries mean the PDF did not list a range separately or the programme is jointly offered. Actual admits to "sacred subjects" (神科) — the most competitive programmes — typically score well above the bottom of the range.

II. Faculty of Arts

JS Code Programme Non-JUPAS IB Reference Range A-Level / IAL
JS4006 Anthropology 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4018 Chinese Language and Literature 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4032 English 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4044 Fine Arts 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4056 History 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4068 Japanese Studies 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4070 Linguistics 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4082 Music 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4094 Philosophy 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4100 Public Humanities 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4109 Religious Studies 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4111 Theology 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4123 Translation 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4136 Chinese Studies 31–33 BBB to ABB

III. Faculty of Business Administration

JS Code Programme Non-JUPAS IB Reference Range A-Level / IAL
JS4202 Integrated BBA 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4214 Global Business Studies 41–42 A*A*A*A to A*A*A*A*
JS4226 Hospitality and Real Estate 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4238 Insurance, Financial and Actuarial Analysis 38–40 AAA to A*A*A
JS4240 Professional Accountancy 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4252 Quantitative Finance 38–40 AAA to A*A*A
JS4254 Global Economics and Finance 38–40 AAA to A*A*A
JS4264 Integrated BBA & Juris Doctor 38–40 AAA to A*A*A
JS4276 Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Science 41–42 AAA to A*A*A

Note: JS4276 and JS4254, and JS4254 and the Faculty of Social Science's Global Economics & Finance, are cross-faculty joint programmes; their duplication across faculty lists is expected.

IV. Health & PE / Faculty of Education

JS Code Programme Non-JUPAS IB Reference Range A-Level / IAL
JS4320 Human Movement Science and Health Studies 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4329 Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4331 BA & BEd (Chinese) 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4343 BA & BEd (English) 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4361 BEd in Mathematics and Mathematics Education 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4372 BEd in Early Childhood Education 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4386 BSc in Learning Design and Technology 33–35 ABB to AAB

V. Faculty of Engineering

JS Code Programme Non-JUPAS IB Reference Range A-Level / IAL
JS4408 Mechanical and Automation Engineering 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4412 Computer Science and Engineering 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4416 Computational Data Science 41–42 AAA to A*A*A
JS4428 Financial Technology 36–38 AAB to AAA
JS4434 Electronic Engineering 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4446 Information Engineering 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4458 Systems Engineering and Engineering Management 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4460 Biomedical Engineering 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4462 Energy and Environmental Engineering 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4468 Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies 38–40 AAA to A*A*A
JS4470 Materials Science and Engineering 36–38 AAB to AAA

VI. Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

JS Code Programme Non-JUPAS IB Reference Range A-Level / IAL
JS4501 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) 42–43 A*A*A*A to A*A*A*A*
JS4502 MBChB — Global Physician-Leadership Stream (GPS) (follows MBChB) —
JS4513 Nursing 31–33 BBB to ABB
JS4525 Pharmacy 36–38 BBB to ABB
JS4537 Public Health 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4542 Chinese Medicine 36–38 AAB to AAA
JS4550 Biomedical Sciences 36–38 AAB to AAA

Per the JUPAS JS4501 programme page, the MBChB is a 6-year programme with about 300 places for 2026 entry (subject to official confirmation); interviews are "selective", and HKDSE results are not the sole factor in admission. Official JUPAS score statistics for MBChB and GPS are set out in the Faculty of Medicine section of undergraduate-admissions.md (GPS median 40.5 / MBChB 37.0, out of a maximum of 42 across six subjects).

VII. Faculty of Science

JS Code Programme Non-JUPAS IB Reference Range A-Level / IAL
JS4601 Science (Broad-based Admission) 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4648 Earth and Environmental Sciences 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4682 Enrichment Mathematics 36–38 AAA to A*A*A
JS4690 Enrichment Stream in Theoretical Physics 36–38 AAA to A*A*A
JS4719 Risk Management Science 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4725 Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship and Healthcare Management 38–40 AAA to A*A*A
JS4733 Mathematics and Information Engineering 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4750 Aerospace Science and Earth Informatics & X (double major) 36–38 AAB to AAA
JS4760 Interdisciplinary Data Analytics & X (double major) 36–38 AAB to AAA

VIII. Faculty of Social Science

JS Code Programme Non-JUPAS IB Reference Range A-Level / IAL
JS4801 Social Science (Broad-based) 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4812 Architectural Studies 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4824 Economics 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4836 Geography and Resource Management 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4838 Urban Studies 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4848 Government and Public Administration 36–38 AAB to AAA
JS4850 Journalism and Communication 36–38 AAB to AAA
JS4858 Global Communication 36–38 AAB to AAA
JS4862 Psychology 36–38 AAB to AAA
JS4874 Social Work 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4886 Sociology 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4892 Global Studies 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4893 Data Science and Policy Studies 33–35 ABB to AAB
JS4898 Diplomacy and International Studies — —

New finding: according to CUHK's Reference Scores, Economics also offers a dual-degree programme with Tsinghua University (Economics — Dual Degree Programme with Tsinghua University), with a non-JUPAS IB reference range of 38–40. This is a cross-border dual-degree arrangement with one of mainland China's top universities, on a separate track from the standard JS4824.

IX. Faculty of Law

JS Code Programme Non-JUPAS IB Reference Range A-Level / IAL
JS4903 Bachelor of Laws (LLB) 36–38 AAB to AAA
JS4264 Integrated BBA & Juris Doctor 38–40 AAA to A*A*A

The Law Faculty's main undergraduate line is the LLB (JS4903); JS4264 is a joint bachelor's-plus-JD programme run with the Business Faculty, and appears in both faculty lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is there a CUHK postgraduate programme catalogue?

A: This page covers CUHK's undergraduate (UGC-funded bachelor's) JUPAS programmes, listing the JS codes for all 88 programmes. It does not cover master's or research postgraduate programmes. Tuition and financing arrangements for CUHK's self-financed taught postgraduate programmes are covered separately in tuition and self-financing programmes; for the specifics of individual programmes, please consult the Graduate School or the relevant faculty's website — this data is not collected here.

Q: How many undergraduate programmes does CUHK offer, and what are the entry requirements?

A: According to the official JUPAS programme page (2026 entry), CUHK offers 88 UGC-funded undergraduate programmes, grouped by JS code segment across eight faculties (Arts, Business Administration, Health & PE/Education, Engineering, Medicine, Science, Social Science, Law). The common JUPAS minimum threshold for all programmes is "332A" (see the admissions-pathways article for details); non-JUPAS applicants (IB/A-Level) have separate "minimum reference score ranges" — for instance, the Faculty of Medicine's MBChB lists a minimum reference range of 42–43, Global Business Studies 41–42, and programmes in the Arts Faculty generally 31–33.

Q: How are CUHK's JS codes organised?

A: JS codes uniformly begin with "JS4" followed by three digits, roughly segmented by faculty: JS40xx–41xx for Arts, JS42xx for Business Administration, JS43xx for Health & PE/Education, JS44xx for Engineering, JS45xx for Medicine, JS46xx–47xx for Science, JS48xx for Social Science, and JS49xx for Law. Some cross-faculty joint programmes (such as JS4264, the BBA & JD double degree) appear in both faculty lists.

Q: Where do I look up CUHK undergraduate admission requirements?

A: This page provides only the JS codes and non-JUPAS minimum reference score ranges. For the full range of admission pathways (JUPAS / non-JUPAS / mainland China gaokao / international students), score calculations, and college assignment, see CUHK admission requirements in the same directory.

Data reliability and gaps

  • Programme list and JS codes: all 88 programmes and their codes are taken from the official JUPAS CUHK programme page (2026 entry) — official first-party data.
  • Non-JUPAS reference ranges: taken from CUHK's official Reference Scores (October 2025 edition), checked programme by programme; blanks indicate the PDF did not list a range separately.
  • JUPAS median / quartile scores are not in this catalogue (they float year by year); see undergraduate-admissions.md.
  • Timeliness: programme numbers and titles are adjusted slightly year to year (new programmes launched, existing ones merged); this table reflects the 2026 entry cohort and defers to the latest official announcements.

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