The main cultural courses in Qinghai are comprehensive literature and mathematics. Literature comprehensive generally includes geography, history and politics, all of which are based on all the contents in the textbook, and the difficulty will be lower than that of the college entrance examination.

Sports single stroke is an entrance examination for athletes above the national level organized by the state for various colleges and universities in early March each year. Students who take the single-stroke examination must be athletes at or above the national level.