Which study categories ask for an HSKK score
The Application Guidelines for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2025, published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), name an HSKK score in six scholarship categories. Six of the rows below set a minimum HSKK level or say an HSKK score is required, three give HSKK as a priority, and two name no HSKK score.
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The rows below are conditions of the scholarships in those guidelines. They are not general admission rules for self-funded students. The HSK and HSKK scores in each row are the ones the guidelines name for that scholarship category.
Scholarship categories and HSKK wording
The table gives the HSK and HSKK wording of each item of the 2025 guidelines, as printed. Item numbers are those of the document.
| Item | Category | HSK wording | HSKK wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor's Degree in International Chinese Language Education | minimum score of 200 on the HSK Test (Level 6) | minimum score of 60 on the HSKK test (Advanced Level) |
| 2 | Master's Degree in International Chinese Language Education | minimum score of 210 on the HSK Test (Level 5) | minimum score of 60 on the HSKK test (Intermediate Level) |
| 3 | Bachelor's Degree in International Chinese Language Education | minimum score of 210 on the HSK Test (Level 4) | minimum score of 60 on the HSKK test (Intermediate Level) |
| 4 (first line) | One-Year Study Program, international Chinese language education programs | minimum score of 270 on the HSK test (Level 3) | "an HSKK test score is required" |
| 4 (second line) | One-Year Study Program, Chinese language and literature, Chinese history, or Chinese philosophy programs | minimum score of 180 on the HSK test (Level 4) | minimum score of 60 on the HSKK test (Intermediate Level) |
| 4 (third line) | One-Year Study Program, Chinese language study programs | minimum score of 210 on the HSK test (Level 3) | "priority will be given to applicants who provide an HSKK test score" |
| 5 (first line) | One-Semester Study Program, international Chinese language education, Chinese language and literature, Chinese history, or Chinese philosophy programs | minimum score of 180 on the HSK test (Level 3) | "an HSKK test score is required" |
| 5 (second line) | One-Semester Study Program, traditional Chinese medicine or Taiji culture programs | "required to provide HSK test scores" | "priority will be given to those who also provide an HSKK test score" |
| 6 | Four-Week Study Program | "required to provide an HSK test score" | Item 6 names no HSKK score. |
| 8(a) | Online Program for One-Year Chinese Language Study | "Under most circumstances, a score of 180 on the HSK test (Level 3) is required" | "priority will be given to those who also provide an HSKK test score" |
| 8(b) | Online Program for One-Semester Chinese Language Study | "Under most circumstances, an HSK test score (regardless of level or score) is required" | Item 8(b) names no HSKK score. |
How to read the HSKK wording
- Items 1, 2 and 3 set a minimum HSKK level. Item 1 sets the Advanced Level and items 2 and 3 set the Intermediate Level.
- Item 4 says "an HSKK test score is required" for international Chinese language education programs.
- Item 4 words the HSKK line for Chinese language study programs as a priority.
- Item 5 says "an HSKK test score is required" for international Chinese language education programs, and words the HSKK line for traditional Chinese medicine and Taiji culture programs as a priority.
- Item 8(a) words the HSKK line as a priority.
- Item 6 names an HSK test score and no HSKK score.
- Item 8(b) names an HSK test score and no HSKK score.
Dates of the guidelines
The dates in the 2025 guidelines belong to the 2025 cycle. Item 1 gives a start in September 2025. Item 5 gives a start in either September 2025 or March 2026. Item 6 gives a start in either July or December 2025. Read the current year's guidelines before you rely on any row above.
Sources
- Application Guidelines for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2025 — Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC)
Checked 10 October 2026.
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