FOREIGN STUDENTS ADMISSION BROCHURE
OF
SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY

　　Since the 1960's the University has been admitting foreign students from many countries. Since 1980 the University has been playing an active part in carrying out china's open-door policy. Consequently, SNNU is pleased to cordially invite foreign students and scholars to study and engage in research on it's modern and well-appointed campus.

Programs Offered

A: Regular refresher Course
　1. Long-term Chinese Refresher Class
　　a. Spring semester To be registered between the first and the fifth of March.
　　b. Fall semester To be registered between the first and the fifth of september.
　2. Short-term Chinese Refresher Class
　　a. December Class Two or three weeks to study on campus.Commencement date is flexible;this depends on student's resonable requests and requiements.
　　b. May class To be registered between the 20th of April and the 10th of May for seven to ten day's study.
　　c. Summer holiday Class To be registered between the 20th of July and the 10th of August for a study period of two or three weeks or one month.
　3. Cultural tourism Class This program is offered throughout the year.Each class will consist of 3 or 5 day's study,mainly of historical and scenic sites in Metropolitan Xi'an.Each class requires a minimum of seven students. B: Advanced Refresher Course
　　Courses to be taken and the duration will depend upon theappliction's academic qulifications.

C: Undergraduates and grduates Students for the Master's degrees and doctorates.
　　A four-year course for undergraduates,and a three-year course for graduate students either for the master's degree or for doctorate.

Courses

A. Regular refresher course

Remarks: 1. 20 class hours perweek for each class
               2. Course content for short-term classes is not fixed Courses can be adapted to 
                  meet student's own requirements.

B. Advanced refresher course
　 Courses to be offered will be selected with refrence to the students specialized discipline.

C. Courses for undergraduates and grduate students for the master's degree and doctorate.
　The undergraduates are required to talk all the regular courses respectively for humanities and science undergraduatesdepending on their major.courses to be offered to gradustes students for the master's degree and doctorate will be selected in accordance with their chosen discipline.

Eligibility

A. Regular refresher course of chinese and chinese culture
　Those of all walks of the life from any regions thoughout the world who take an interest in chinese language and culture can be admitted.

B. Advanced refresher course
　Those who have proven capable of doing research on their own can be admitted.

C. Undergraduates
　Those with copies of high school diplomas and relavent qualifications will be admitted first as preparatory undergraduates when all documents are verfied. Then, those foreign preparatory undergraduates, who become qualified up to the required grade of the HSK(Chinese Proficiency Examination for Foreigners), will be accepted as undergraduates of the University. (Humanities students are exempted from major examinations).When all courses are compeleted, graduation certificates and bachelor's diplomas will be awarded to those who qualify in all courses. Those who fail the bachelor's degree may continue their study of chinese and other related courses.

D. Graduate students for the master's degree and doctorate
　Letters of application must also include copies of undergraduate degree, other relevant qualifications and recommendations from at least two professors. Those who are considered to be qualified will be admitted first as refresher students. Then, when having passed HSK examinations and met the requirments of particular courses, they will be admitted to the relevant master's or Ph. D. courses. When all the courses are completed satisfactorily, students will be awarded master's degree or doctorate. Students are also required to take a viva voce examination . For those who fail their master's degree, or doctorate, opportunities are provided for them to continue their study and research on the campus as advanced refresher students.

Procedures of registion

A. Foreign students recommended by foreign colleges and universities and organizations are to contact the Foreign Students Adimission Office of Shaanxi Normal University.

B. The individual applicant is to write away for a "Foreign Student Adimission Application Form" and send it after completion to the University two month before courses commence. When the application is approved, "the Adimission Notice" and "the Foreign Student Application Form for Study in China", ie, the JW 202 Form will be forwarded. With the above-mentioned documents, the applicant can get an entry visa to China and "the Foreigner's Health Examination Form" at Chinese embassy (or consulate) in their countries. When the applicant comes to register, he/she is required to bring with him/her "the Foreigner's Health Examination Form", "the Admission Notice" and five pass port size photos and to inform the University's Foreign students Admission Office of the date of his/her arrival so that the student can be met at the airport.

Tuition

Other Expenses

A. Accomodation

1. Foreign Student's Building:
　A south-facing room: US $3.5 per bed per day;
　A north-facing room: US $3.0 per bed per day;
　Both are equipped with heating, electric fan, bathroom, telephone, televison set, Refrigerator, washing-machine, toilet and kitchen.

2. Foreign expert's Buliding:
　Single room: US $6 per bed per day;
　Double room: US $5.5 per bed per day;
　A partment room(with two beds): US $5.5 per bed per day.

B. Dining Arrangements
　 Foreign students can choose to dine at the Foreign Guest's Dining Hall, the student's dininghalls and the snack bars at their own expenses. Provision can be made for the students to have meals provided for them; currently this is about 6 US$ per person per meal.

C. Tours
　 Every two weeks, an urban or suburban tour (to Emperor Qin Shihuang's Terra-cotta Army Museum, the Tang Dynasty Dayan Pogoda, Shannxi History Museum, etc), and language practice will be arranged with free transportation provided by the University. Meals and entrance tickets to such activties will be paid by the students on their own. Tours to distant areas both within and outside the province are to be arranged in consideration of the student's requests. If students wish to embark on long distance journeys, the University may be able to help with organizational matters. However, all costs will be met by the students themselves.