Legal basis: Article 19 of the Higher Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), a person who has graduated from senior secondary education or equivalent academic qualifications and passed the examination shall be admitted to an institution of higher learning with corresponding academic qualifications and be qualified as a junior college student or undergraduate.
Those who have graduated with a bachelor's degree or equivalent and passed the examination shall be admitted to institutions of higher learning or scientific research institutions approved to undertake the task of postgraduate education and obtain the qualification for postgraduate entrance.
Those who have graduated from a master's degree or have equivalent academic qualifications, after passing the examination, will be admitted to institutions of higher learning or scientific research institutions approved to undertake postgraduate education tasks and obtain doctoral qualifications.
Undergraduate graduates of specific disciplines and majors are allowed to directly obtain doctoral admission qualifications, and the specific measures shall be formulated by the education administrative department of the State Council.