Res - Change Major, Declare 2nd Major, Change Study Period and Register 2nd Degree

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Registration and Examinations Section

Change Major, Declare 2^nd Major, Change Study Period
and Register 2^nd Degree, 2024-25

A.	Change Major
	Application period : 3 - 28 June 2024
	Confirmation of change of major : 9 - 15 July 2024 (Under CUSIS)
	1.	Students who wish to apply for change of major should refer to the notices of departments about the requirements and observe their procedures. The student should have satisfied at least one of the following minimum conditions, as prescribed by the Senate, for change of major:
		the student has taken course(s) of at least 6 units with an average grade of not less than B- that would count towards the major requirements of the transfer-in programme; or the admission WGPA score (e.g. HKDSE) of the student must be better than the student at the lowest decile who had been successfully admitted to the programme concerned in the same year that s/he was first admitted to the University; or the student has attained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above in the current academic year.
	2.	ALL students [except those students listed in (3) below] MUST submit the application for change of major under CUSIS (select “Application” > “Program-Related Change”) on or before 28 June, indicating fulfillment of at least one of the conditions listed in (1) above, and upload their document, if applicable, for departments’ reference. Students should also observe other requirements, e.g. interview, test, etc., if any, as required by concerned departments. Please note that students admitted to 2-year programmes are only eligible to transfer to other programmes with a 2-year curriculum, as their admission is specified for the 2-year programme. For detailed system walkthrough, please refer to the information posted under RES homepage (click “CUSIS System Functions” under “Quick Links” > “Application for Program Change”).
	3.	Students of broad-based programmes (e.g. Social Science, Science), and those who registered to Dual Degree Programmes (DDP), Structured Double Major Programmes (DMP) or Collaborative Double Major Programme (CDMP) MUST obtain the application form for change of major at RES counter. Before these students can be considered for change to other Major Programme, broad-based admitted students MUST declare a major within their Faculty/specified programmes while DDP, DMP and CDMP students MUST obtain the approval of the programmes concerned to opt out the 2^nd degree/2^nd major programme. The final approval for change of major is subject to the completion of the above procedures.
	4.	For those who apply via CUSIS, Departments will indicate approval or disapproval under CUSIS during 2 – 8 July. Students are required to confirm their acceptance of the NEW major (if the applications are approved) from 9 – 15 July under CUSIS. Once a new major is accepted, all other application(s), if any, will be withdrawn automatically. This confirmation means the final decision.
	5.	Students who are approved to change to a NEW Major will receive a formal approval letter from RES by late July 2024. The New Major Programme will be updated on CUSIS with effect from 1 August 2024.
B.	Declare Second Major (not applicable to DMP and CDMP)
	1.	With the approval of the first and second major departments, students may declare a second major at the start of the last term of attendance within the normative study period.
		Application Period : 1^st term : 9 – 20 September 2024
		2^nd term : 13 – 24 January 2025
	2.	Students can make inquiries to the second major department and express in writing the intention of declaring the second major at least one term before the registration for the second major.
	3.	Before making the declaration, students must have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above in all the courses taken before the last term of attendance within the normative study period, and must have completed/registered for all course requirements for graduation purposes in the first major (including Faculty/University/College requirements) at the time the declaration of second major is made.
	4.	Students who wish to apply for declaration of a Second Major should send e-mail enquiry to RES (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to check the eligibility. Eligible students will be given the prescribed application form through email. Students should take appropriate actions and submit the approved form to RES by the close of the application period listed above.
	5.	For details of “Programmes Available for Declaration as Second Major”, please refer to the Undergraduate Student Handbook.
C.	Change Study Period
	Application period : 3 – 28 June 2024*
	* The above application period is NOT applicable to students whose expected year/term of graduation (EYG) is 2^nd term 2023-24. Graduating students should refer to “Important Information for Graduating Students in 2nd term 2023-24” on RES homepage for change of the expected year/term of graduation
	1.	Please observe below clause 3.1 and 3.2 of the General Regulations Governing Full-time Undergraduate Studies (extracted below for reference).
		3.1	The normative study period of all Major Programmes is four years except for certain programmes as detailed and defined in the Annex. Students are expected to graduate at the end of the normative study period, except for (a) students admitted with Advanced Standing; (b) students granted course and unit exemptions; and (c) students who have applied in accordance with Regulation 3.2 and obtained approval for alteration of their periods of study.
		3.2	A student may according to the prescribed procedures and within the specified period apply with valid reasons on a prescribed form to the Registrar for approval for alteration of his/her period of study. Shortening of the normative study period should be made 18 months before the expected graduation term while extension beyond the normative study period should only be made within the specified application period before the commencement of the last year of attendance of the normative study period. No such application, however, shall normally be accepted after the commencement of a student’s expected graduation term.
	2.	Students (excluding students with EYG in 2^nd term 2023-24) who need to change their study period should send an e-mail to RES (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to check the eligibility for such applications. Eligible students will be given the prescribed application form through email and they should take appropriate actions by the specified deadline.
	3.	Students who have to take courses for fulfilment of first major, second major/second degree or other graduation requirements beyond the normative study period should observe the fee schedule posted on RES homepage. The fees and charges may be subject to change after annual review.
D.	Register Second Degree (Double Degree Option)
	Application period : 13 May – 3 June 2024
	1.	Students should refer to the Undergraduate Student Handbook for the list of the double degree options.
	2.	For students who have been pursuing the double degree options, they should have already indicated their interest and have registered courses for the double degree under the arrangements of concerned major programmes or Faculty. Some students will fulfill all graduation requirements for the first degree in this academic term, and some may fulfill both the first degree and the second degree in the coming academic year 2024-25. Since the University needs to process the graduation assessment in June and prepare the administrative arrangements for registration of these students to the second degree, concerned students should obtain the form “Declaration Form for Registration of Second Degree” from the major programme or the Faculty of the 1st degree and return the completed form to major programme or Faculty on or before 3 June.
	3.	Students should have fulfilled (or at least nearly fulfilled) all graduation requirements of the first degree as stipulated by the concerned programmes for registration of the second degree. They need to follow the programme structure for completion of the double degree programme and fulfill the conditions for acceptance into the second degree. The fee for the double degree programme will apply once students register in the second degree. Students should be assessed for the graduation requirements of first degree prior to the second degree. Students who fulfill all graduation requirements for the first degree will be assessed and the graduation results will be released in late July.
	4.	Students who pursue other double degree programmes (e.g. Dual Degree Programmes, BBA-JD etc.) should have other arrangements as advised by the first degree programme for pursuing the designated second degree programme. The above procedures are not applicable for these students.
E.	Enquiries
	For enquiries, please contact Registration and Examinations Section:
	Address : 10/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park
	Telephone : 3943 9888
	Email : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

6 May 2024