2024 Re-examination List and Guidelines for Exempted Admission Recommendation, College of Architecture and Landscape, Peking University

I. Re-examination List

The number of recommended exempted places in our college for 2024 is 11, with a difference ratio of 200%.

II. Re-examination Time and Venue

Please arrive at least ten minutes in advance

III. Re-examination Content and Procedures

The re-examination consists of two parts: an in-person written test and an in-person interview.

1) Written Test

This assesses candidates' accumulated knowledge from prior studies and practice, research capabilities, critical thinking, and communication skills. It aims to identify candidates with a solid foundation, precise conceptual understanding, and strong learning, working, and thinking habits. Please bring your standard drawing tools; no drawing board is required.

2) Interview

Candidate Self-Presentation. Each candidate must prepare a PowerPoint presentation (PPT) of no more than 10 slides in advance. The presentation should detail the candidate's academic and research background, understanding of Peking University's School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and professional career plans. The PPT format should be 16:9 with clear content and concise slides. The self-presentation should not exceed 8 minutes. Following the presentation, the re-examination panel will not immediately ask questions about the content.

Self-introduction PPT: Re-examination candidates must submit by 12:00 AM (midnight) on September 14, 2023. Send to pkucala2024@163.com. File size must not exceed 30MB. PPT updates will not be accepted. Name the PPT file with your full name. Email subject line: "2024 Re-examination PPT + [Your Name] + [Your Undergraduate University]

English Proficiency Assessment. Under the guidance of examination staff, candidates will randomly select an English-language test question and respond in English to inquiries from the interview panel.

Specialized Question Exchange. Under the guidance of examination staff, candidates will randomly select a Chinese-language specialized question and promptly answer the assigned question.

Additional Specialized Discussion. Based on the review of candidates' application materials, their interview self-statements, and responses to specialized questions, participating interviewers may pose targeted questions to candidates. Questions may cover any aspect, aiming to assess the candidate's professional interest, mastery and application of fundamental knowledge and concepts, breadth and structure of knowledge, attention to, understanding of, and analytical skills regarding practical issues, as well as language expression and communication abilities. Candidates engage in discussions with the interview panel in Chinese.

Throughout the interview, candidates should respond proactively and positively to the panel's questions, demonstrating their knowledge and level of thinking.

IV. Grading and Admission

1) The written re-examination paper is scored out of 100 points, with a passing score of 60 points.

2) The interview portion is scored out of 100 points, with a passing score of 60 points. All participating interviewers score independently, and the average of all scores constitutes the individual interview score.

Total Re-examination Score = Written Score × 40% + Average Interview Score × 60%

3) Admission: Candidates must pass both the written and interview components. Admission is granted sequentially based on the highest re-examination total scores until all available spots are filled.

4) Candidates failing either the written or interview component will not be admitted.

College of Architecture and Landscape,Peking University

September 12, 2023