Exam purpose
Assesses whether you can use Chinese to study humanities subjects at university level — following lectures, reading subject texts, and applying basic academic study strategies.
Exam formats
CategoryAcademic Chinese
LanguageChinese
Duration & questions90 minutes · 80 objective questions
Score0–100 points
Content and scope
Question types
- Character recognition
- Choosing the right word
- Distinguishing similar words
- Building a paragraph from given words
- Completing sentences
- Reading comprehension
Topic range
- Literature, philosophy and history
- Law, politics and sociology
- Education, journalism, communication and sport
- Art theory, music, dance, film and theatre, fine art and design
Universities that require Professional Chinese — Humanities
120 program groups across 53 universities list Professional Chinese — Humanities as a CSCA exam subject. Open a university to see the full program, teaching language and score note.
Peking UniversitybeijingEconomics & ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsPeking UniversitybeijingHumanities, Law & Social SciencesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsRenmin University of ChinabeijingHumanities & LawProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsRenmin University of ChinabeijingEconomics & ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsRenmin University of ChinabeijingSocial Sciences & InformationProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsBeijing Normal UniversitybeijingChinese, Humanities, Education, Law, Arts, Media & LanguagesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsBeijing Normal UniversitybeijingEconomics & ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsBeihang UniversitybeijingEconomics & ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsBeihang UniversitybeijingHumanities, Law, Languages & ArtsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsBeijing Institute of TechnologybeijingManagement & EconomicsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsBeijing Institute of TechnologybeijingHumanities, Law & LanguagesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsBeijing Institute of TechnologybeijingDesignProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematics
University of Science and Technology BeijingbeijingHumanities, Law, Languages, Management & Design (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsBeijing Jiaotong UniversitybeijingManagement & Economics (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsBeijing Jiaotong UniversitybeijingHumanities, Law, Media & Arts (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsFudan UniversityshanghaiHumanities, Languages, Economics & ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityshanghaiHumanities, Social Sciences, Economics & ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityshanghaiChinese LanguageProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesTongji UniversityshanghaiHumanities, Social Sciences, Economics & Management (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsEast China Normal UniversityshanghaiChinese Language & TCSOLProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsEast China Normal UniversityshanghaiHumanities, Social Sciences, Economics & Management (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsShanghai UniversityshanghaiHumanities, Social Science, Economics, Management & Arts (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsShanghai Normal UniversityshanghaiChinese Language & TCSOLProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsShanghai Normal UniversityshanghaiHumanities, Economics & ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsShanghai Normal UniversityshanghaiArtsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsShanghai Maritime UniversityshanghaiLaw — Maritime Law (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsShanghai Maritime UniversityshanghaiLanguages (Chinese/English)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin UniversitytianjinSchool of ArchitectureProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin UniversitytianjinCollege of Management & EconomicsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin UniversitytianjinSchool of EducationProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin UniversitytianjinSchool of International EducationProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin UniversitytianjinLaw SchoolProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin UniversitytianjinSchool of Humanities & ArtsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNankai UniversitytianjinSchool of Literature & Faculty of HistoryProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNankai UniversitytianjinSchool of Foreign StudiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNankai UniversitytianjinZhou Enlai School of GovernmentProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNankai UniversitytianjinSchool of EconomicsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNankai UniversitytianjinBusiness SchoolProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNankai UniversitytianjinCollege of TourismProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNankai UniversitytianjinSchool of FinanceProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNankai UniversitytianjinSchool of Journalism, Library & Archival StudiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNankai UniversitytianjinSchool of SociologyProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin University of Finance and EconomicstianjinEconomics, Finance & TradeProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin University of Finance and EconomicstianjinBusiness & ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin University of Finance and EconomicstianjinLanguages, Law & HumanitiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin University of Finance and EconomicstianjinArt & DesignProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin Foreign Studies UniversitytianjinWorld LanguagesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin Foreign Studies UniversitytianjinInternational Politics, Law & DiplomacyProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin Foreign Studies UniversitytianjinCommunication, Journalism & Digital MediaProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin Foreign Studies UniversitytianjinInternational Economics & TradeProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsTianjin Foreign Studies UniversitytianjinChinese Language & EducationProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsSun Yat-sen UniversityguangzhouHumanities, Economics, Management, Law, Languages & Arts (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsSouth China University of TechnologyguangzhouArchitecture, Design, Economics, Management, Law & Languages (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsJinan UniversityguangzhouHumanities, Economics, Management, Law, Languages, Journalism, Arts, Tourism, Chinese Education (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsGuangdong University of Foreign StudiesguangzhouForeign Languages & Area StudiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsGuangdong University of Foreign StudiesguangzhouEconomics, Trade & FinanceProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsGuangdong University of Foreign StudiesguangzhouBusiness & ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsGuangdong University of Foreign StudiesguangzhouLaw, Diplomacy & International RelationsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsGuangdong University of Foreign StudiesguangzhouJournalism, Media & Chinese LanguageProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNanjing UniversitynanjingHumanities, Languages & Social SciencesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNanjing UniversitynanjingEconomics & ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsSoutheast UniversitynanjingChinese-Taught Business, Economics & ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsChina Pharmaceutical UniversitynanjingInternational Economics & TradeProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsChina Pharmaceutical UniversitynanjingManagement, Informatics & LanguagesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsZhejiang UniversityhangzhouHumanities, Languages & MediaProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsZhejiang UniversityhangzhouArchaeology & Cultural HeritageProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsChemistryZhejiang UniversityhangzhouEconomics, Business, Law & Public AdministrationProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsZhejiang UniversityhangzhouInformation Management & Information SystemsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsPhysicsZhejiang University of TechnologyhangzhouEconomics, Management & HumanitiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsZhejiang Gongshang UniversityhangzhouAccounting, Finance & ComputingProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsZhejiang Gongshang UniversityhangzhouArt & DesignProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsZhejiang Gongshang UniversityhangzhouLanguages, Public Admin & HumanitiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsWuhan UniversitywuhanHumanities, History, Philosophy & Chinese LanguageProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsWuhan UniversitywuhanLaw, Economics, Business & JournalismProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsWuhan UniversitywuhanForeign Languages, Political Science & Public AdministrationProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsHuazhong University of Science and TechnologywuhanEconomics, Management, Law & HumanitiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsCentral China Normal UniversitywuhanTourism ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsXi'an Jiaotong UniversityxianManagement, Economics & FinanceProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsXi'an Jiaotong UniversityxianHumanities, Law & Social SciencesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNorthwestern Polytechnical UniversityxianManagement, Economics & HumanitiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsChang'an UniversityxianBusiness, Management & HumanitiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsSichuan UniversitychengduHumanities, History, Journalism & Chinese LanguageProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsSichuan UniversitychengduEconomics, Management, Law & Public AdministrationProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinachengduManagement, Economics & HumanitiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsHarbin Institute of Technology, ShenzhenshenzhenEconomics, Management & HumanitiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsShenzhen UniversityshenzhenEconomics, Management & LawProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsShenzhen UniversityshenzhenHumanities, Media & Foreign LanguagesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsXiamen UniversityxiamenEconomics, Finance & StatisticsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsXiamen UniversityxiamenManagement & AccountingProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsXiamen UniversityxiamenLaw, Politics & Public AdministrationProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsXiamen UniversityxiamenChinese Language, Literature & HistoryProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsXiamen UniversityxiamenJournalism & CommunicationProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsXiamen UniversityxiamenForeign Languages & TranslationProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsJimei UniversityxiamenEconomics, Management & BusinessProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsJimei UniversityxiamenHumanities, Law, Foreign Languages & EducationProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsJimei UniversityxiamenArts & DesignProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsChongqing UniversitychongqingChinese-taught — Humanities, Social Sciences & ArtsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsSouthwest University of Political Science and LawchongqingSchool of International Law (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsSouthwest University of Political Science and LawchongqingSchool of Economics (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsSouthwest University of Political Science and LawchongqingBusiness School (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsSouthwest UniversitychongqingChinese-taught — Humanities, Social Sciences, Law & ArtsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsDalian University of TechnologydalianChinese-taught — Humanities & Social SciencesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsDalian Maritime UniversitydalianChinese-taught — Business, Economics, Law & HumanitiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsDongbei University of Finance and EconomicsdalianChinese-taught — Chinese LanguageProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsDongbei University of Finance and EconomicsdalianChinese-taught — Economics & ManagementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsDongbei University of Finance and EconomicsdalianChinese-taught — Law, IT & HumanitiesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsYunnan UniversitykunmingChinese-taught bachelor's — humanities, arts, law, education, economics & managementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsYunnan University of Finance and EconomicskunmingSchool of Economics & School of FinanceProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsYunnan University of Finance and EconomicskunmingBusiness School & School of AccountingProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsYunnan University of Finance and EconomicskunmingPublic Finance & Public Administration, Law & Public AffairsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsYunnan University of Finance and EconomicskunmingSchool of Information & School of Logistics and Management EngineeringProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsYunnan University of Finance and EconomicskunmingTourism & Hotel Management, Media & Design Art, International Languages & CulturesProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsHarbin Institute of TechnologyharbinChinese-taught — humanities, design & managementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsHarbin Engineering UniversityharbinChinese-taught — humanities, law & managementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNortheast Forestry UniversityharbinChinese-taught — humanities, law & managementProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsJilin UniversitychangchunHumanities, Social Sciences & Arts (Chinese-taught)Professional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNortheast Normal UniversitychangchunFaculty of EducationProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNortheast Normal UniversitychangchunPolitics, Law & BusinessProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNortheast Normal UniversitychangchunLiterature, Language & MediaProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematicsNortheast Normal UniversitychangchunMusic & Fine ArtsProfessional Chinese — HumanitiesMathematics