International student taking China’s CSCA online exam on a laptop with webcam monitoring and study materials on desk

China’s CSCA Exam: What 2026 Applicants Must Know

The CSCA exam, short for China Scholastic Competency Assessment, has just become a hard requirement for international students applying to undergraduate programs at Chinese Government Scholarship universities for the 2026/2027 academic year. That is a meaningful shift. For years, applying to a Chinese bachelor’s program meant a high school transcript, a Chinese language certificate, and…