The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Registration and Examinations Section
Exemption by Attainment for New Students Admitted with Advanced Standing in 2024-25
Students admitted with Advanced Standing* can apply for exemption from the 3-unit Discipline/faculty-specific English language course, the non-credit bearing Chinese course (CHLT1105) and specific courses based on specific qualifications and requirements obtained prior to student registration. Please refer to the attached table for details of exemptions of University Core Requirements for Advanced Standing students with specific qualifications.
Students admitted with Advanced Standing and are exempted by Senate from the Chinese language requirements for admission do NOT need to apply for exemption from CHLT1105. They will be pre-assigned the course “Self-Learning Elementary Chinese” (CHLT1104) in their first year of attendance.
University Core Courses – Chinese and English Language Courses
Specific courses of various Faculties
Important Note:
Upon successful application, students will be granted both course and units exemption OR course exemption if the students concerned have already been granted a cumulative units of 23 units under the University Core Requirements and the specific courses.
*MBChB students admitted with Faculty Advanced Standing have different exemption arrangements. These students should refer to information given by the Faculty and Planning Office, Faculty of Medicine for course registration and exemption matters.
1 August 2024