Note: Please check the detailed information on the audition issued each year by the Academy.

STUDYING AND LIVING CONDITIONS
　　The Academy has a beautiful campus and various facilities, including 56 professional dance studios, a small theater with full performance function and a library with the most complete books and audio/video materials on dance. There is a new teaching and living building for foreign students, in which there are 42 standard rooms for accommodation with air conditioner, telephone, TV set, desk, chairs, sofa and private bath room. Hot water is available 24 hours. There are two dining halls and one restaurant for daily meals, as well as a clinic with physical therapy devices on campus.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION
Master's degree program : the applicant should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field or evidence of its equivalent, and must get the certificate of level 6 of HSK (a Chinese Language Proficiency Test) and pass the qualifying examination.

Bachelor's degree program : the applicant should be a secondary school graduate or with equivalent schooling, and must get the certificate of level 6 of HSK and pass the qualifying examination.

Ordinary visiting scholar program : the applicant should be a secondary school graduate or with equivalent schooling, and with certain basis of Chinese language and dance.

Note: The applicant should be healthy and under the age of 40.

ADMISSION PROCEDURES
1. Chinese government scholarship students

The guideline is provided by the relevant agreement between China and their respective countries.

2. Non-scholarship students

(1) The applicant needs to contact the Foreign Affairs Office for the Application Form. The applicant for certificate or degree programs (Master's degree and Bachelor's degree) needs to return the Application Form to the office together with required supporting materials, including photocopy of highest degree obtained (or certificate issued by the school in which the applicant is studying), photocopy of passport, personal dance video tape/VCD/DVD and 4 passport-size photos, 3 months prior to the audition. The applicant for ordinary visiting scholar program needs to present the above-mentioned materials 3 months prior to the beginning of the program session. Extra materials are needed for the applicant for Master's degree program, which include college transcript, thesis on dance and two letters of recommendation from professors.

(2) Having provided required documents and materials, the applicant for degree program must attend the audition according to the schedule set by the Academy.

(3) The applicant who is admitted will receive “the Notice of Admission of Beijing Dance Academy” and the “Visa Application Form for Foreign Students” ( JW202 Form).

Note: The audition for Master's degree program will be held every April. The audition for Bachelor's degree program will be held every February.

3. Short term training program

The organizer can directly contact the Foreign Affairs Office and discuss the details such as time and content of study.

4. Other information

(1) School beginning time

The student for certificate and degree program should start school every September. The student for ordinary visiting scholar program should normally start school every September or every March.

(2) Visa application

If the study duration is more than 6 months, the student must apply for the X visa, and the Academy will not accept other visa types. If the study duration is less than 6 months, the student must apply for the F visa.

(3) Insurance

According to the international practice and the regulations set by related Chinese governmental departments, the student whose study duration is more than 6 months must buy the insurance of personal accidental damage and hospitalization.

FEES
Application Fee: RMB700 (about 85 U. S. dollars)

Tuition for non-scholarship students (dance program)

Program
 Tuition （ RMB ）
 Tuition (USD)
 
Ordinary visiting scholar program
 ￥ 35000 per academic year
 $4300 per academic year
 
College certificate and Bachelor's degree program
 ￥ 40000 per academic year
 $4900 per academic year
 
Master's degree and advanced visiting scholar program
 ￥ 50000 per academic year
 $6100 per academic year
 
Short term training program

(individual)
 1 month
 ￥ 4500
 $550
 
2 months
 ￥ 9000
 $1100
 
3 months
 ￥ 13500
 $1650
 
Short term training program (group)
 ￥ 80 per person per teaching period (45 minutes)
 $10 per person per teaching period (45 minutes)
 

Tuition for Chinese language program
Study duration
 Tuition (RMB)
 Tuition (USD)
 
1 academic year
 ￥ 21000
 $2500
 
1 semester
 ￥ 11000
 $1300
 
3 months
 ￥ 7000
 $850
 
2 months
 ￥ 5000
 $600
 
1 month
 ￥ 2500
 $300
 

Notes:

1) If the student leaves school or suspends school due to personal reason, the paid tuition will not be refunded.

2) All the fees should be paid in Chinese currency (RMB) in cash.

Accommodation Fees in the Foreign Students' Building
Duration of Stay
 Room Condition
 Fees (RMB)
 
30 nights or less
 Standard room

(two beds)
 ￥ 90 ( ≈ US ＄ 11)

per person per night
 
31-90 nights
 Standard room

(two beds)
 ￥ 75 ( ≈ US ＄ 9)

per person per night
 
91 nights or more
 Standard room

(two beds)
 ￥ 60 ( ≈ US ＄ 7.5)

per person per night
 
Single room (standard): ￥ 100 ( ≈ US ＄ 12.5) per night each room
 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Foreign Affairs Office

Beijing Dance Academy

Add: 19 Minzu Daxue Nanlu , Haidian District, Beijing , China
Zip Code: 100081

Tel: +86 10 68935859 + 86 10 68935695 +86 10 68935696

Fax: +86 10 68411605

E-mail: wsc@bda.edu.cn