Students Admitted to Senior-Year Places
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Registration and Examinations Section
University Core Requirements for
New Students admitted to Senior-Year Places Entrants in 2025-26
Students admitted to senior-year places are granted exemptions from various University Core Requirements at the time of admission. The following is a summary of the requirements for the University Core for them. Students have to complete the requirements for graduation according to the study schemes as recommended by the Faculty, Departments and Major Programmes concerned. For details, please refer to the Student Handbook.
| University Core Requirements | Associate Degree Holders | Higher Diploma Holders |
| English Language | 2-unit Year 3 ELTU Course | 3-unit Year 2 and 2-unit Year 3 ELTU courses |
| Chinese Language | 0 unit | 0 unit |
| University General Education | 1 course of GE Foundation Programme and 2 units of Area A course from the University GE courses | 1 course of GE Foundation Programme and 2 units of Area A course from the University GE courses |
| College General Education | 2 to 3 units depending on College affiliation | 2 to 3 units depending on College affiliation |
| Understanding China | 1 unit | 1 unit |
| Hong Kong in the Wider Constitutional Order | 1 unit | 1 unit |
| Digital Literacy and Computational Thinking | 0 unit | 0 unit |
| Physical Education | 1 unit | 1 unit |
| Total of units required | 12-13 units | 15-16 units |
1 August 2025
