General Requirements (3-credit-unit System)

Undergraduate & Sub-degree Students Course Enrolment General Requirements (3-credit-unit System)

General Requirements

Unless otherwise prescribed in the Programme Requirements, the following general requirements apply to undergraduate and sub-degree programmes.

1. Number of credits taken at various course levels

Course level of individual course is indicated as the first numeric digit of course code. For example, FIN 1023BCF is an 1000-level course. Students should complete at least 24 credit-units of courses at 3000-level and 24 credit-units at 4000-level courses.

Year 1 Entry students should complete no more than 30 credit-units of courses at 1000-level.

Visit the Programme Requirements website for the requirements of specific programme.

2. Maximum credit loading for each academic term/year

To strive for balance between academic work and extra-curricular activities, the maximum credit loading is as follows:

Maximum credit per term

21

For curriculum which has a standard 2-term structure

Not more than a total of 39 credits in Autumn & Spring terms, and ;
another 18 credits in Summer term if a student enrolls courses in the term

For curriculum which has a standard 3-term structure

Not more than 57 credits in an academic year

3. University Core courses

Students are required to complete the University Core course component, which consists of four courses carrying 9 credit-units.

Visit the University Core courses website for details.

4. University English courses

Year 1 Entry students are normally required to complete two English Language Enhancement courses carrying 6 credit-units.

Visit the University English course website for details.

5. General Education courses (GE courses)

Students should complete the required number of credit-units of GE courses, in which each GE course should be chosen from a different 'field of study' but not the same 'field(s) of study' of their study programmes.

Visit the GE Course website for details of GE courses, fields of study and course presentation schedule.

6. Language of instruction

Each programme normally has a primary language of instruction, except bilingual or specially approved programmes. You may complete up to one-third of the total number of credits required of a study programme in the second language of instruction.