College requirement - 2014/15 & 2015/16

Students will take seven College Core Courses (at 2 credit units each) and the College Mentoring Course (1 credit unit), total 15 credit units for fulfilment of the College Requirement in their first-year of study in CLASS. (see Table 1).

Table 1: College Core Courses for Normative 4-year degree students admitted to CLASS between 2014/15 and 2015/16

Courses in Table 1 have already been phased out. Students can take the following prescribed courses approved by the College Board to recover failed grades or to improve D grades in the 3-credit unit course(s). Students who wish to apply to take the prescribed courses should return the completed application form in person to the College Office c/o G7612, 7/F Academic 1 by the end of the course add/drop period in the semester concerned. Late application will normally not be considered.

Students entering the four-year degree with Advanced Standing I between 2014/15 and 2015/16 are required to take three courses (total 9 credit units) from a list of courses approved by the College Board for fulfilment of the College Requirement. The courses chosen to fulfil the College Requirement must be offered outside the students’ home departments (see Table 2).

Double counting of courses is permissible between the Major/Minor Requirement and College Requirement. However, the credit units would count only once toward the total credits on graduation for the student, regardless of the number of requirements the course serves to fulfil. (Clause 4.4 under Academic Regulations for 4-year Undergraduate Degrees)

A student (of 2014 entry) who changes his/her home major of undergraduate degree within CLASS in subsequent years of study, the student should choose courses which are offered outside his/her new home department to fulfil the College Requirement.

Students who are transferred from another College/School to CLASS departments between 2014/15 and 2015/16 are required to take three courses (total 9 credit units) offered outside their home departments to be chosen from Table 2 below to fulfil the CLASS College Requirement, following the same arrangements for Advanced Standing I students.

If a transfer-in student has already fulfilled the University Gateway Education English Requirement by successfully completed a Discipline-specific English course (GE English II) in or reorganized by CityU, the student will not be required to take another GE English II course after transferring to CLASS.

Table 2: Courses for fulfillment of College Requirement by Advanced Standing I and Transfer-in students admitted to CLASS departments between 2014/15 and 2015/16
(applicable for Advanced Standing I and Transfer-in students admitted to CLASS departments between 2014/15 and 2015/16)

Students entering the 4-year degree with Advanced Standing II will be given full exemption from College Requirement.