2025 SYLLABUS

Professional Chinese — STEM Exam Syllabus

For applicants to Chinese-taught programs in science, engineering, agriculture, medicine and related fields.

Exam purpose

Assesses whether you can use Chinese to study STEM subject content — understanding textbooks, stating basic theory, and taking part in subject discussions.

Exam formats

CategoryAcademic Chinese
LanguageChinese
Duration & questions90 minutes · 80 objective questions
Score0–100 points

Content and scope

01

Question types

  • Character recognition
  • Choosing the right word
  • Distinguishing similar words
  • Building a paragraph from given words
  • Completing sentences
  • Reading comprehension
02

Topic range

  • Mathematical notation, physical laws and chemical equations
  • Foundational concepts in mathematics, physics, chemistry and computer science
  • Describing experiments and reading data, tables and charts
  • Reading academic texts and following classroom discussion
WHERE THIS SUBJECT IS REQUIRED

Universities that require Professional Chinese — STEM

220 program groups across 48 universities list Professional Chinese — STEM as a CSCA exam subject. Open a university to see the full program, teaching language and score note.