Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1: If I successfully submit online application, does that mean I have

finished application for Chinese Language Program?
No. Please apply step by step according to the application guide. After your online
application status changes to “Completed”, you may wait for the application result. You
can find out the application result through your online application.
Question 2: How should I pay attention when I fill out the on-line application form?
When filling out the on-line application form, please save the data you filled frequently
by clicking the “SAVE” button at the bottom of the form. Then all the information you
filled will be saved as draft, and it will not be lost if there is a computer or internet error.
Please double check the information you filled, and the application documents you
uploaded to make sure they are correct before you click “SUBMIT” button.
Please pay special attention to the language you use:
For section 25 (Address to Receive Admission Documents if Admitted): If the address
is outside Mainland China, you need to fill out this section in ENGLISH. If the address
is in Mainland China, you need to fill out this section in CHINESE.
For other sections, please fill out the form in ENGLISH or CHINESE, NOT any other
languages. Filling out the form with other languages may cause problem in saving your
data, or error in the admission documents.
The applicant takes the full consequence such as visa refusal caused by incorrect
information given by oneself.
Question 3: Why can’t I submit the on-line application successfully after I filled
out the form? What should I do?
Because you didn’t fill out the on-line application correctly, or didn’t upload required
application documents. The wrong items will be marked with red color. Please double
check these items, or upload required application documents. Sometimes, a new page
will be displayed with suggestion. Please get back to your on-line application form and
make correction following the suggestion.
Question 4: When I filled out the on-line application form, I found out that some
section could not be saved or displayed correctly, Why? Or I found that some
information could not be saved after I submitted the application, Why?
It may be caused by the language you filled, or a wrong web browser or wrong version.
Please see question 1 for language you may use. Please see the bottom of the log in
page of on-line application for the correct web browser and correct version.
Some special characters that are not Chinese or English cannot be saved or saved as
wrong data when you submit the on-line application.
Question 5: Why was my on-line application returned back to me (unqualified)?
What should I do?
That was because there was mistake in your on-line application form, or you didn’t
upload required application documents. After you submit the on-line application, the
program administrator will check your form and the application documents. If there is
mistake, your on-line application form will be returned back to you, and a message will
be left for you, telling you the reason. Please make corrections and submit again until
your on-line application is verified.
Question 6: Why couldn’t my photo be uploaded to my on-line application
successfully, or was rejected after I uploaded? What is the requirement of photo
format?
Because your photo was not in a correct format.
The photo will be used as student ID photo if you are accepted.
Please upload a photo that meet the requirement.
Photo Requirement: Passport style photo. Please refer to the
sample. Photo Requirement: The size should be 40K – 80K, with
the ratio of width to height to be 4:5, jpg format, white background,
identification purpose (passport style), in a cloth with collar, and no
earring. The image of head must keep original ratio. Stretched
image is not accepted. The photo should include head and neck only, no chest part, no
much spare space on the photo, and facing front.
Please refer to the sample photo.
Question 7: How to pay application fee?
After your online application form is verified and required application documents are
verified on-line, your on-line application fee payment will be activated so you can pay
on-line. You will receive an email telling you to pay application fee. Please log in, click
“CLICK TO PAY APPLICATION FEE” button, and give the required information.
Check or wire transfer through banks is or acceptable.
Some email server such as gmail or hotmail may not receive our email sometimes.
Please remember to log in to your on-line application in time to check if you can pay
even if you don’t receive our email for application fee payment notification to avoid
missing deadline.
The application fee is to be paid during application. Failing to pay application fee by
application deadline will be regarded as not completion of application.
Question 8: How to know my application status？
Please log in to your on-line application. You will find application status and message
from program manager. Please check your application status and message from
program manager in time to avoid being delayed.
Please submit application documents listed in application guide.
Question 9: When can I know the admission result? How to find admission result?
If one is accepted, Admission Result is shown as “Admitted”, the student number, and
the message from program manager are also shown. Please read the message carefully.
If one is not accepted, Admission Result is shown as “Rejected”.

Question 10: I want to apply for one whole year, can I?

CLP program is designed by one semester (usually four months). Should students plan
to extend study after one semester, they can apply for the extension at a proper time.
CLP committee will notify students with extension application when schedule comes.
Question 11: When can I receive admission documents? Why can’t the admission
package be delivered to you?
For Autumn admission, admission documents are sent out by express mail from early
July to mid-July. For Spring admission, admission documents are sent out by express
mail from early January to mid-January. The time to receive the documents depends on
the delivery of express mail company.
If your mailing address is not precise enough, or if you don’t give postcode that
applicable, or if you don’t give the mailing address in a right language (See question 1),
maybe you cannot not receive the admission package.
If the address is not in mainland of China, please specify it in ENGLISH, as detailed as
possible. If District (Province/State) is not applicable, please leave this area blank. Do
not write N/A or -, or space. Postal code is required if applicable. The package will be
sent out by DHL Express mail. DHL will check the address with their Mailing system
first. If it cannot pass the check, DHL will not deliver the package.
If the address is in mainland of China, please specify it in CHINESE, with the postcode
(6 digits).
The express mail company will call the phone number you gave in your mailing address
before your admission package is sent out. If no one answers the phone, or the phone
is turned off, the package might not be delivered.
This work could be adjusted accordingly if COVID-19 pandemic still impacts in the
future.
Question 12: If I have been admitted but I cannot come to study this semester, may
I postpone the enrollment to the next semester?
No. You may apply again for next semester.
If you want to postpone the admission to a later semester because of COVID-19, you
need to apply to this program. You have to apply online again, but do not need to pay
application fee.
Question 13: What kind of scholarship may Chinese language students apply?
You may apply for Chinese Government Scholarship. You need to apply directly to the
Chinese Embassy in your country. The website for Chinese Government Scholarship is
http://www.csc.edu.cn. Please visit the website for details about the application and
related information of the scholarship. Please contact with visiting@tsinghua.edu.cn
(NOT Chinese@tsinghua.edu.cn) if you have more questions about this scholarship.
For the CLP candidates, it is also eligible to apply for the International Chinese
Language Teachers Scholarship. The official website for the scholarship is:
cis.chinese.cn which contains more detailed information on the scholarship. The
application period for the fall semester 2021 is from March 1 to May 15, 2021.
Question 14: When may I apply for dormitory? How to apply? May I apply earlier?
Student can only apply for dormitory on-line during the designated time period,
normally one day. The date open for dormitory application is not fixed for each year. It
is normally within the summer/winter break before the semester. Notice about the exact
application date and application guide will be enclosed in the package of admission
documents, and will also be posted on the website of International Students & Scholars
Center, http://is.tsinghua.edu.cn. Please read the guide carefully. The total number of
dormitory is very limited. First come, first served. If your dormitory reservation is not
successful, you need to find off campus accommodation by yourself.
Students may not apply dormitory earlier than the designated date.
This work could be adjusted accordingly if COVID-19 pandemic still impacts in 2021
Spring.
Question 15: How do I check in at dormitory?
If your dormitory application is successful, please go to the reception desk of Zijing
Builing 19 for check in. Pease show your passport, visa, and the original admission
notice. Student will be asked to pay dormitory fee to the end of the semester and
RMB200 for deposit. The un-used dormitory fee will be returned to you when you
check out. You may check out 2 months after you check in.
This work could be adjusted accordingly if COVID-19 pandemic still impacts in 2021
Spring.
Question 16: When should I pay tuition fee? May I pay a portion of tuition at a
time?
Students should pay tuition online (can find how to pay tuition fee online in the
registration guide) before registration, or pay upon registration. Students must pay all
the tuition for one semester or one year in one time. No installments allowed.
Question 17: How much will it cost to study Chinese in Tsinghua University?
Breakdown of costs are as follows:
1. Application fee: RMB400
2. Tuition fee：RMB12,600/semester
3. Accidental injury and hospitalization insurance：RMB400/semester
4. Textbook：Around RMB200/semester
5. Accommodation：
International student dormitory (on-campus): RMB80/day/person for single bed rooms
(with private bathroom) and AB rooms (two single bed rooms, share one bathroom);
RMB40/day/person for twin rooms (public bathroom for each floor). Pay dormitory fee
for whole semester upon check in, plus RMB200 for deposit. The unused money will
be returned back upon check out with minimum 2 months of stay.
Off campus: About RMB2500-5000/month depending on the location and the type of
room.
The total number of international student dormitory is very limited. If your dormitory
reservation is not successful, you need to find off campus accommodation by yourself.
6. Food: There are several student canteens, and they are recognized as the best dining
halls among Beijing universities. Wide varity of Chinese food are served. There are
also Muslim food and western food canteen on campus. It takes around
RMB1200/month if eating in student canteens. If eating outside campus, the cost is
higher.
Question 18: Rules about class attendance and asking for leave?
If a student has to skip classes because of sickness or other reason, please fill out on-
line request form at the website of Language Centre of Tsinghua University, and wait
for the approvement. If the request is approved, the absence will not be counted as
unexcused absence, but will be counted as absence.
Students whose record of absence accumulated to more than 60 class hours can not get
completion certificate. Please refer to the rules from International Chinese Language &
Culture Centre for details about completion certificate.
Students whose record of unexcused absence accumulated to more than 40 class hours
are not eligible to continue study for next semester.
5 consecutive days of unexcused absence may lead to be dismissed from the university.
Question 19: If I want to continue study for next semester, how should I do? How
to solve my visa problem?
At the middle of the semester, Academic Affairs Office sends email to students about
how to extend their study for next semester. Students go to the related offices during
the designated time period to apply, pay tuition fee and medical insurance fee, renew
visa in Beijing. At the beginning of next semester, students go to Registration Center
to register, and have their IC card renewed.
Students who will continue study for next semester must renew visa in Beijing within
this semester.
Question 20: will the campus under any special control during the pandemic
period?
The campus is under strict control during pandemic period. Students need to submit
special application for both going out and entering the campus and can only be
permitted to come into or go out after been approved. The university may also organize
some on-time activities with the adjustment of pandemic prevention policies, such as
to conduct campus survey or to organize NAT test.