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THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Course & Unit Exemptions for Undergraduate Students
- For Undergraduate Students with Post-Secondary Qualifications
Types of Qualifications
Qualifications*, either gained at other post-secondary institutions or at another programme of studies previously undertaken at CUHK, or equivalent, and may include:
- Courses taken in a previous first degree programme, full-time or part-time, in Hong Kong or elsewhere, irrespective whether that programme was actually completed or not;
- Courses taken in Diploma or Higher Diploma or Teacher’s Certificate programmes;
- Course taken by CUHK students on approved exchange programmes;
- Passes in papers of professional bodies.
In listing all these qualifications, it is not suggested that they shall necessarily be recognized, as the decision in each case will rest with the recommendation of the Department Chairman/Director of Studies concerned and subject to approval by the Faculty Dean. Students should consult the Department/Programme concerned on the possibility of granting course and unit exemptions before making application.
*Qualifications obtainted from entrance examinations for admission to university/tertiary education are not considered as post-secondary qualification e.g. International Baccalaureate (IB), General Certificate of Education (GCE) and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examinations (HKALE) etc.,
General Principles (note 1)
- Recognition should be dealt with in terms of equivalence to particular courses at CUHK without direct reference to the Programmes of Studies. The general principle is that a course taken elsewhere will be recognized as equivalent to a CUHK course if it is comparable in scope and standard, and provides the student with sufficient knowledge to pursue higher level courses at CUHK for which the exempted course is a prerequisite.
- Recommendations should be made by the individual Department/Programme responsible for the particular course, subject to general guidelines. Such recommendations should then be approved by the Dean of the Faculty concerned. In cases where no comparable courses are offered at CUHK, the decision will rest with the Department Chairman/Director of Studies in the student’s major subject and the Faculty Dean concerned.
- In making its evaluation, the Department/Programme should take into account the status of the institution where the qualification was gained, the number of hours and the normal level of the course in that institution (e.g. normally taken by second year students), the grade achieved, how long ago the course was taken, and may even conduct a test if necessary.
- When equivalence to a particular CUHK course is recognized, the student will be treated as if he had taken that course, in effect gaining both course and unit (note 2) exemption (the number of units exempted being that of the equivalent CUHK course). Student cannot take the exempted course.
- Courses exempted through recognition of such equivalence will not count in GPA calculations.
- Students should observe the university regulations on minimum unit and attendance requirements, period of study, course requirements and exemptions and other related regulations.
Note:
- Some of the principles may not be directly applicable to students in the MBChB Programme which is not credit-unit-based.
- For students whose application is based on AD/HD qualification, they can only be exempted from the course(s) but not the unit requirements. Students are required to complete all course and unit requirements for graduation. In general, students of the above qualification are exempted from courses of 1000 or 2000 level at CUHK.
- For Undergraduate Students admitted in 2013-14 and thereafter with Advanced Standing
Students admitted to the new curriculum in 2013-14 and thereafter with Advanced Standing, apart from exemption from ELTU1001, CHLT1100/1200, 6 or 9 units of UGE courses, 1 unit of IT requirement and 1 unit of PE may be granted further exemption from the 3-unit Year 2 English course, the non-credit bearing Chinese Language courses and specific courses based on specified qualifications and requirements obtained prior to student registration.
For further exemption of the language courses, students should download the relevant application forms and submit it to the office concerned before the specified deadlines. For further exemption of the specific courses of various Faculties based on specified qualifications prior to student registration, please submit your application via CUSIS, and observe the relevant principles listed in (1).
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Application Procedures
Students should submit applications for course & unit exemptions by filling in the on-line form under CUSIS, uploading the softcopy of the required documents, and make necessary payment on-line. Students can track their application status in CUSIS.
- Required Documents
- Certificates/Diplomas – please upload the photocopy, as required. Students MUST submit the original(s) for inspection in person, where applicable, to the office listed in (5).
- Transcripts – students should ask institution(s) concerned to forward transcript(s), where applicable, directly to the Registration and Examinations Section/Faculty and Planning Office of Medicine.
- Course descriptions – copies of course content/course outline of courses taken at other institutions (or at previous programme of CUHK), for post-secondary qualifications stated in (1).
Application will NOT be processed if the required documents are not submitted/received.
- Enquiries
Responsible office to handle application and enquiry
Students Office All undergraduate programmes
(except MBChB programme)
Registration and Examinations Section
(10/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park)
Telephone: 3943 9888
MBChB programme Faculty and Planning Office of Medicine
(G/F, Choh-Ming Li Basic Medical Sciences Building)
Telephone: 3943 6806
12 June 2015