The English program (Bachelor of Arts degree program) of Northwestern Polytechnical University is a national first-class undergraduate program. Under the guidance of the state “New Liberal Arts” construction policy, the English undergraduate program, by relying on the first-level Master of Arts degree program in foreign language and literature, combining the regional characteristics of northwest China, and giving full play to the university’s advantageous resources in engineering disciplines, has set up the target of training internationalized foreign language talents with “four abilities, three excellencies, and two possessions” as the core. The talent training has internationalization as its main line and the students are to be cultivated to gain the abilities of cross-cultural communication, innovation, practical operation and independent learning; to attain excellency in basic English language skills, professional knowledge and cultural literacy; and to become “internationalized innovative compound foreign language talents” and “new liberal arts elite talents” possessive of profound patriotism and broad international vision, who are ready to participate in international competition and cooperation. The English department has an internationalized foreign language teaching staff of reasonable academic structure, rich teaching experience, high academic level, complementary disciplinary advantages and diverse cultures. In the process of talent training, the English department puts the students at its center, carries out the cultivation concept of “mastering the foreign languages, understanding science and technology, and being critical, internationalized, and innovative”. To cultivate innovative talents, it has established a curriculum system that integrates a dominant “3-plus-3” menu type curriculum and accompanying personalized second-classroom learning, created an internationalized assessment system with “five dimensions”, and originated a new progressive undergraduate teaching method of “question-exploration-conclusion”, thus laying the foundation for the diversified “English-and-plus” talent training model oriented to lofty humanistic spirit and scientific and technological innovation.

1. Health status

Physical and mental health (no infectious diseases and no physical or mental disorders affecting normal learning).

2. Age requirement

As of September 1, 2025, the applicant is not more than 25 years old.

3. Educational requirement

As of September 1, 2025, applicants must obtain a high school diploma. 

4. Nationality requirement

Applicants must be non-citizens of the People's Republic of China holding a valid passport. Foreign Chinese applicants to study in China must obtain foreign nationality and cancel Chinese nationality before April 30, 2021, and have a record of actual residence abroad for more than 2 years from April 30, 2021 to April 30, 2025 (actual residence abroad for 9 months in one year can be counted as one year, subject to the entry and exit signature).

If both parents or one parent is a Chinese citizen, the applicant must provide the following supporting materials (one of two options) :

(1) proof that the applicant acquired foreign nationality at birth;

(2) If the applicant is a Chinese citizen and acquires a foreign nationality after being a Chinese citizen, he/she shall provide a certificate of cancellation of the original Chinese household registration and a certificate of renunciation of Chinese nationality.