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The Music Specialist Scheme is a special admissions scheme administered by the HKU Department of Music in association with the Arts Faculty Admissions Committee. The Music Specialist Scheme provides a channel through which JUPAS and non-JUPAS students may be considered for admission to the BA curriculum to study music. Applicants who are offered a place in the BA programme through the Music Specialist Scheme must major in music. They may also choose to pursue a double major or up to two minors. JUPAS and non-JUPAS applicants with some knowledge of music may be considered for the Scheme. The Department of Music will select applicants for the Music Specialist Scheme based on their academic and musical background. Applicants will be invited to complete a Music Aptitude Test, which is normally held around the middle of May. Applicants who score well in the test are then invited for an interview and audition, which generally takes place around the second week of June.Once the interviews and auditions are complete, the Department of Music makes recommendations to the Faculty Admissions Committee (FAC) for further consideration. The FAC makes the final decision about who will be admitted under the Scheme. A letter will then be sent to all applicants informing them if they have been offered a place. The number of Music Specialist places offered varies each year, but is generally not more than twenty places. During the interview and audition, applicants are invited to discuss their specific interests in music, perform for the panel, present their compositions, or show any other music-based projects they may have undertaken. Applicants may also use this forum to learn more about the Music Department's programme. After the interview, applicants receive a guided tour of the Department, and meet with staff members and students at the consultation desk in the common area on the ground floor of the Hung Hing Ying Building.
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