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The profile includes CSC-related application guidance for Southwest University of Political Science and Law. Type B participation, eligible programs, and deadlines must be confirmed in the current university call.
University application guide
How to apply to Southwest University of Political Science and Law
西南政法大学
Chongqing, Chongqing, China
This guide brings together the application routes, published timing, submission methods, scholarship steps, documents, and source links recorded for Southwest University of Political Science and Law. Requirements can differ by degree, program, teaching language, and funding route. The university’s current notice controls the application.
Application fee
The application-fee status has not been verified for the current route. No application fee is published. Every SWUPL 费用 (fees) section read lists only tuition and accommodation: the 2026 international undergraduate prospectus gives 学费：20000元人民币/年 (undergraduate tuition CNY 20,000/year) and 住宿费：四人间，2000元人民币/人/年 (four-person room CNY 2,000/person/year) and nothing else; the 2026 international postgraduate prospectus gives doctoral tuition of CNY 32,000/year and master's tuition of CNY 25,000/year with single, double and four-person room rates; the Chinese language programme gives tuition of CNY 6,000/semester or CNY 12,000/year plus accommodation of CNY 1,000/semester or CNY 2,000/year; and the English-language 2026 SWUPL undergraduate and postgraduate pages carry the same tuition and accommodation tables. SWUPL's stated application procedure has no payment step — it runs register, upload, submit, check status, interview notice, interview, result, confirm acceptance, then the admission letter and JW202/JW201 form — and the university says original documents are brought for verification at registration. Because these amounts are annual or per-semester tuition and the university publishes no application charge, the status is recorded as unknown rather than confirmed-free; the figures above are tuition and must never be published as an application fee. Rechecked 2 October 2026: official admissions pages were blocked with HTTP 412, so current-cycle fee status remains unknown rather than confirmed free.
Source-linked admission details
Southwest University of Political Science and Law international student admissions, application fee status, scholarships, tuition and entry requirements for the 2026/2027 academic year · recorded source check: September 17, 2026
- Application fee
- SWUPL publishes no application fee for international students: every 费用 or Fees section on its own School of International Education and studyin.swupl.edu.cn pages lists only tuition and accommodation, and the application procedure contains no payment step.
- Verified fact
- SWUPL's 2026 international undergraduate application window is 1 January 2026 to 10 May 2026.
- Application deadline
- SWUPL's 2026 international postgraduate window closes on 20 May 2026, with an earlier 20 February 2026 cut-off for the Chinese Government Scholarship High-Level Graduate Program (高水平研究生项目).
- Application deadline
- The School of International Education issued a dated notice on 15 May 2025 moving the Fall 2025 degree-programme deadline to 20 May 2025 and the non-degree deadline to 25 May 2025.
- Programmes
- SWUPL's Chinese language programme takes spring applications from 10 November to 10 December and autumn applications from 10 March to 10 June.
- Application deadline
- The Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship has a fixed annual deadline of 1 June at SWUPL.
- Tuition
- Undergraduate tuition at SWUPL is 20,000元/year, master's tuition is 25,000元/year and doctoral tuition is 32,000元/year; four-person accommodation is 2,000元/year and single rooms 8,000元/year.
- Language requirement
- SWUPL's Chinese-taught programmes require HSK Level 4 and English-taught programmes require TOEFL 80 or IELTS 6.5, with an interview language test in both cases.
- Entry requirements
- All SWUPL undergraduate applicants must submit China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) scores; SWUPL accepts the December 2025 and January, March and May 2026 sittings.
- Tuition
- The SWUPL President Scholarship waives tuition and accommodation and pays a monthly stipend of 700 to 2,000元 for ten months depending on degree level and category, and new students must apply for it together with their admission application.
- Programmes
- SWUPL's doctoral programme includes a Silk Road Elite Ph.D Program taught in English, whose stipend is calculated on actual class months.
- Tuition notes
- International tuition at SWUPL is charged per academic year. The 2026 international undergraduate prospectus lists 学费 at 20,000元/year for the four-year Law, International Economy and Trade, International Economics and Trade (International Economic Development and Cooperation) and E-commerce and Law programmes. The 2026 postgraduate prospectus lists master's tuition at 25,000元/year and doctoral tuition at 32,000元/year. The Chinese language (non-degree) programme is charged per semester or per year at 6,000元/semester or 12,000元/year. All of these are tuition figures and are separate from any application charge; SWUPL publishes no application fee.
- Accommodation
- On-campus accommodation is charged per person per year: a four-person room at 2,000元/year and a double room at 4,000元/year, with single rooms at 8,000元/year, per the 2026 SWUPL undergraduate and postgraduate prospectuses and the English 2026 program pages. Chinese language programme students are offered four-person rooms subject to availability at 1,000元/person/semester or 2,000元/person/year, and are told to rent off campus if no room remains. Exchange-programme students pay single rooms at 4,000元/person/semester or 8,000元/person/year and double rooms at 2,000元/person/semester or 4,000元/person/year, according to inter-university agreement.
- Medical insurance
- SWUPL's scholarship tables treat comprehensive medical insurance as part of the Chinese Government Scholarship package — the CSC A-category coverage for both master's and doctoral students is stated as free tuition, accommodation and insurance premium with a monthly living allowance. SWUPL does not publish a separate insurance price for self-funded students in the prospectuses read for this profile.
- CSC agency number and route
- A 2026 host-list entry supports host-list presence only. Current Type B participation, programs and 2027/28 route were not verified; no university agency number was found. The official pages were blocked with HTTP 412 on 2 October 2026.
- Application portal
- The profile previously listed an agent-hosted portal, but no current official SWUPL page linking to it was accessible during this review. Treat it as unconfirmed and use the official admissions site to locate the next call.
Published dates and unconfirmed windows
Application timing and source scope
Southwest University of Political Science and Law (西南政法大学) publishes intake-scoped windows in its own 2026 international prospectuses on the School of International Education site (sie.swupl.edu.cn). The 2026 international undergraduate prospectus states the application period as 1 January 2026 to 10 May 2026 (2026年1月1日至5月10日) for the 2026/2027 intake; that window has closed. The international postgraduate prospectus sets a self-funded postgraduate deadline of 20 May 2026, also closed, and separately applies an earlier cut-off of 20 February 2026 for the Chinese Government Scholarship 高水平研究生项目 (High-Level Graduate Program) route; both 2026 dates have passed. The non-degree Chinese language programme runs in two rounds — spring 2026 from 10 November to 10 December 2025 and autumn 2026 from 10 March to 10 June 2026 — and the exchange/general advanced-study programme takes nominations by 1 April for the autumn semester and 1 November for the spring semester, with online registration from 15 March to 15 May and 1 November to 1 December. The explicitly dated spring and autumn 2026 language rounds are closed; the exchange/advanced-study nomination and registration ranges are standing semester rules, not independently confirmed dated 2026 or 2027 windows. The recorded Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship page describes an annual 1 June deadline; its exact current-call applicability was not reconfirmed from the inaccessible source. A 2027/2028 admissions or scholarship schedule was not verified from sie.swupl.edu.cn or studyin.swupl.edu.cn in the recorded 2 October 2026 review. The source pages were inaccessible; the January 2026 prospectuses remain previously recorded historical evidence, and no next-intake timing is established here. The university states no CSC agency number of its own: its Chinese Government Scholarship Bilateral Program page says the 受理机构编号 must be obtained from the applicant's home-country dispatching authority, so the field is omitted. The official SWUPL admissions pages returned HTTP 412 during the 2 October recheck; retain the 2026 dates only as previously sourced historical information. No 2027 dates or current portal link were verified.
Guide scope reviewed 3 October 2026. Dates apply only to the intake and route named in each notice.
Funding options
Scholarships listed for Southwest University of Political Science and Law
These awards are listed on the university profile. Eligibility, eligible degree levels, coverage, deadlines and whether new applicants can apply vary by award and intake. Open the dated call before selecting an award or paying an application fee.
- CSC / Chinese Government Scholarship
- Chinese Government Scholarship — Bilateral Program (国别双边项目)
- Chinese Government Scholarship — High-Level Graduate Program (高水平研究生项目)
- Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship for International Students (重庆市人民政府外国留学生市长奖学金)
- SWUPL President Scholarship for International Students (西南政法大学来华留学生校长奖学金)
How to apply to Southwest University of Political Science and Law
Choose your funding route to see where to start, which systems to use and what to submit.
Historical reference: Start with the university application
Self-funded admission
- Opens:
- Not confirmed for this university and route
- Closes:
- Not confirmed for this university and route
2027 dates unconfirmed · Autumn degree intake; program-dependent
An exact 2027 admission window is not established by the reviewed university sources. Check the prospectus for your degree and teaching language before scheduling submission.
University website — locate the current admission noticespecific international master
The 2022 investigative-studies master brochure instructed applicants to register and activate an account, complete the form, upload documents and submit by June 1, 2022. Retain the application number and check status. Documents included passport, notarized diploma and transcripts, language and financial evidence, research plan, two references, CV, research outputs and six-month medical and criminal-record documents. Preliminary approval leads to a comprehensive academic and language interview. Successful applicants confirm acceptance by email, receive admission and JW202 or JW201, apply for a visa and register with originals. The old IP-address portal and historical requirements are not confirmed current.
Reference: 2022 investigative studies master; historical closed. Confirm the latest notice for the same course and route before applying.
Read the university's procedure- 1
Choose your program and intake
Check Southwest University of Political Science and Law's current prospectus for your degree, teaching language, eligibility and deadline. Arrange supervisor contact or pre-admission first when the program requires it.
Read official admission instructions - 2
Prepare your documents
Use the checklist below, then compare it with your program's required documents. Prepare any signed forms, translations and referee submissions before starting the final application.
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Complete the university application
Use the official application link and complete the fields required for your route. Submit documents only through the channel and at the stage stated in the current notice. Pay a charge only when instructed; retain any submission confirmation the system provides.
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Review your offer and costs
Check tuition, accommodation, insurance, payment deadlines and any financial-guarantee requirement. Accept the offer through the university's stated process. A CSC application is not part of a purely self-funded route.
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Track decisions and respond to requests
Check your portal and email for missing-document requests, interviews and results. If a form is returned, correct it and resubmit. Keep admission and scholarship decisions separate; follow the final offer for acceptance, registration and original-document checks.
See annotated portal walkthroughs
Document checklist and upload instructions
Use the document list for your exact program. Prepare these common items, then add any scholarship-specific forms:
- Identity: passport information page and photograph. Copy your name, birth date and passport number exactly into each application.
- Education: diploma or official expected-graduation certificate, transcripts and any required degree authentication. Include the original language and certified translations where requested.
- Language: the required HSK, IELTS, TOEFL or accepted alternative. A medium-of-instruction letter replaces a test only if the program allows it.
- Academic materials: study plan or research proposal; graduate recommendation letters; supervisor or pre-admission letter when required. Some systems send referees a private submission link.
- Additional requirements: CSCA results for applicable undergraduate routes; portfolio for relevant arts programs; medical form, police clearance, financial guarantee or guardian documents when listed. Check validity periods before arranging time-sensitive documents.
Scan each complete document clearly. Use the file type and size limit shown beside its upload field; combine multi-page documents only where the system permits. Open every uploaded file to check legibility, page order, signatures and stamps. Keep a copy of everything you submit.
Application templatesHow to fill the university application
Follow the submission method in your programme's notice. The steps below apply when it requires an online form; email and paper applications follow their separate source-linked instructions above.
- Open the university link for your degree level. On an admissions website, find the international-student application entry, then register or sign in. Button names vary between systems.
- Choose the correct entry year, degree, teaching language and program. Read its requirements before selecting your funding option.
- Enter personal information as it appears in your passport. List education and employment dates accurately, and enter a reliable email address.
- Complete the study plan and referee fields. Upload each document to its matching slot; enter a CSC application number only if your route asks for one.
- Preview the whole application. Follow the fee instructions, submit the form and check that the system acknowledges submission. Saving a draft does not submit it.
How to fill the CSC application
- Open the CSC portal below and register or sign in. Complete your personal details before starting the scholarship application.
- Select the application category specified in the current scholarship call. Type A commonly uses a dispatching authority and Type B a university; confirm the exact category and agency number in that route's current notice and check the receiving institution displayed by the system.
- Select the degree category, teaching language, major and study period specified by the eligible program. Keep these consistent with your university application.
- Upload the requested documents, review all fields and submit. Download the completed application form; sign and upload it to the university or dispatching-authority system when instructed.
- Save your application number and a copy of the submitted form. If you withdraw to edit, submit again before the deadline and tell the receiving office if it already began reviewing your application.
Official sources for this guide
The links below support the dates, route sequence, and program details shown above. Some are planning references rather than a current university deadline; each item on the admissions calendar states its source and evidence basis.
Dates and funding rules change by intake. Recheck the current official notice before paying, submitting, or arranging documents.