Top Up Degree | Year 2 or 3 Entry | OUHK

Ride on the Fast Track Pursue Higher Education through Top up Degree Programmes

The OUHK offers various top up degree programmes for applicants with Associate Degree or Higher Diploma qualifications in any discipline or related discipline.

Education is always about breakthroughs. That is why, in the means of pursuing higher education, there are multiple innovative ways in addition to the traditional paths. Ever thought about graduating from a higher diploma or associate degree and go straight to a university? At present, there are many ways to progress to university and a top up degree is certainly a sought-after choice. Even if the results of the secondary school DSE do not meet the qualifications for entering the university, students can consider taking other courses to find a way out. By pursuing a higher diploma or associate degree, students, who fulfil certain criteria of academic results, can join the mainstream in universities with a top up degree of senior admission. The degree is widely recognised by other institutions, organisations and employers. Hence, this allows students to seize the opportunity to obtain a university bachelor degree, thus greatly improve their competitiveness in the job market.

Like other major universities in Hong Kong, the Open University of Hong Kong offers a variety of undergraduate courses for JUPAS and non-JUPAS first-year applicants. The university has a long history of quality education that welcomes students with passion and aspiration. That is why, it also provides non-JUPAS entry for undergraduate courses, including top up degree programmes for higher diploma or associate degree graduates. In general, it takes around two to three years to finish a top up degree while it can differ depending on the programme structure. The university will also adjust the study period according to the applicant's academic performance and other factors. Individual top up degree programme may, at the same time, have additional requirements, so students would have to refer to the website of the relevant department.

In terms of subject options of the top up degree programmes, there are abundant choices for advancing to the university with a higher diploma or associate degree at the Open University of Hong Kong. Students from the university work as major roles in each area and obtain fruitful achievements. The five colleges of the Open University of Hong Kong offer courses under multiple discipline. The courses include business management, film, design, politics and public administration, education, language research, engineering, life sciences, and nursing.

Examples of new top up degree programmes that accept senior year entry include Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Economic and Public Policy Analysis, Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Digital Business, Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Finance and Risk Management, Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours in Real Estate and Facilities Management, Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Building Service Engineering and Sustainable Development and many more choices across the science and technology area. The wide range of topics covered in the top up degree programmes provides students with choices to select and develop their potential in a professional way. This is also a way to contribute to local talents’ competitiveness in a global sense, supporting Hong Kong’s source of high calibre manpower.

Applications for admission to the Open University of Hong Kong for the 2020/21 school year are now open. Non-JUPAS local applicants can register through the direct application for admission on the website of the Open University of Hong Kong. For details of individual programme, applicants may visit the school or faculty’s website. If you would like to progress to the university from an associate degree, take the opportunity to register in the top up degree now and strive for excellence in the field.