Curriculum Structure
(Applicable to Normative 4-year degree, Advanced I and Advanced Standing II students admitted in 2024/25 or before)
The four-year undergraduate curriculum allows students to gain in-depth knowledge through major studies, and diversify their learning with Gateway Education (GE) courses, electives and optional minors. The curriculum structure is as follows:
| Component | Normative 4-year Degree | Advanced Standing I | Advanced Standing II (Senior-year Entry) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | English 1: GE1401 University English (see note 1) | 3 credit units | 3 credit units | Not a compulsory requirement |
| English 2: Discipline-specific English (see note 4) | 3 credit units | 3 credit units | 3 credit units | |
| Chinese Civilisation - History and Philosophy (see note 1) | 3 credit units | 3 credit units | Not a compulsory requirement | |
|
Distributional Area Requirements Minimum 3 credit units from each area
|
12 credit units # | 6 credit units * | 3 credit units | |
| College-specified courses (see note 3) | 9 credit units | 6 credit units | 6 credit units | |
| Major + college requirement (see note 2 and 3) | ≤ 72 credit units | ≤ 72 credit units | ≤ 72 credit units | |
| Minor (optional) | 15-18 credit units | 15-18 credit units | 15-18 credit units | |
| Free electives | Remainder to fulfil the credit requirement for graduation, if necessary | Remainder to fulfil the credit requirement for graduation, if necessary | Remainder to fulfil the credit requirement for graduation, if necessary | |
| Minimum credit units for graduation | 120 credit units, subject to the requirements of respective majors | 90 credit units, subject to the requirements of respective majors | 60 credit units, subject to the requirements of respective majors | |
| Maximum credit units for graduation | 144 credit units | 114 credit units | 84 credit units | |
# Take at least 1 course from each of the three distributional areas
* Take 2 courses from two different distributional areas
Notes:
- Students are required to fulfil the English language requirement and Chinese language requirement, and may be required to take additional language courses depending on their entry qualification in English/Chinese.
- Normative 4-year degree students admitted in 2022/23 and thereafter are required to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement in accordance with the requirements stipulated by the respective college/school. The curriculum-related internship courses should be credit-bearing with a minimum of 3 credit units and a minimum internship duration of no less than 4 weeks/160 hours. The consultancy project/research project courses should involve student work (inclusive of timetabled teaching hours) of no less than 160 hours. These courses may be included as part of the College/School requirement or the major requirement as stipulated by the respective College/School.
- The College Requirement and the College-specified course requirement for students transferring from other non-CLASS academic units will follow the same arrangements for the Advanced Standing I students. For students transferring within CLASS Departments, if they have already successfully completed a College foundation course offered by their new home department, they are not required to take another College foundation course from the same group. This applies to students admitted/transferred to CLASS in Semester A 2022/23 and thereafter.
- Students who have already successfully completed a Discipline-specific GE English course required by their original home academic units at the University will not be required to take another Discipline-specific English course after transferring to CLASS departments.
(Applicable to Normative 4-year degree students, Advanced Standing I and Advanced II students from 2025/26 onwards)
The four-year undergraduate curriculum allows students to gain in-depth knowledge through major studies, and diversify their learning with Gateway Education (GE) courses, electives and optional minors. The curriculum structure is as follows:
| Component | Normative 4-year Degree | Advanced Standing I | Advanced Standing II (Senior-year Entry) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | English 1: GE1401 University English (see note 1) | 3 credit units | 3 credit units | Not a compulsory requirement |
| English 2: Discipline-specific English (see note 4) | 3 credit units | 3 credit units | 3 credit units | |
| Chinese Civilisation - History and Philosophy (see note 1) | 3 credit units | 3 credit units | Not a compulsory requirement | |
| GE1601 Whole-Person Development | 1 credit unit | 1 credit unit | Not a compulsory requirement | |
|
Distributional Area Requirements Minimum 3 credit units from each area
|
12 credit units # | 6 credit units * | 3 credit units | |
| College-specified courses (see note 3) | 9 credit units | 6 credit units | 6 credit units | |
| Major + college requirement (see note 2 and 3) | ≤ 72 credit units | ≤ 72 credit units | ≤ 72 credit units | |
| Minor (optional) | 15-18 credit units | 15-18 credit units | 15-18 credit units | |
| Free electives | Remainder to fulfil the credit requirement for graduation, if necessary | Remainder to fulfil the credit requirement for graduation, if necessary | Remainder to fulfil the credit requirement for graduation, if necessary | |
| Minimum credit units for graduation | 121 credit units, subject to the requirements of respective majors | 91 credit units, subject to the requirements of respective majors | 60 credit units, subject to the requirements of respective majors | |
| Maximum credit units for graduation | 144 credit units | 114 credit units | 84 credit units | |
# Take at least 1 course from each of the three distributional areas
* Take 2 courses from two different distributional areas
Notes:
- Students are required to fulfil the English language requirement and Chinese language requirement, and may be required to take additional language courses depending on their entry qualification in English/Chinese.
- Normative 4-year degree students admitted in 2022/23 and thereafter are required to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement in accordance with the requirements stipulated by the respective college/school. The curriculum-related internship courses should be credit-bearing with a minimum of 3 credit units and a minimum internship duration of no less than 4 weeks/160 hours. The consultancy project/research project courses should involve student work (inclusive of timetabled teaching hours) of no less than 160 hours. These courses may be included as part of the College/School requirement or the major requirement as stipulated by the respective College/School.
- The College-specified course requirement for students transferring from other non-CLASS academic units will follow the same arrangements for the Advanced Standing I students. For the arrangements of College Requirement for students transferring to CLASS academic units, please visit: College Requirement framework for CAH, COM, EN, LT and SS, and College Requirement framework for PIA.
- Students who have already successfully completed a Discipline-specific GE English course required by their original home academic units at the University will not be required to take another Discipline-specific English course after transferring to CLASS departments.
Major Requirement
Please refer to Academic Regulations and Records Office / Departmental websites.
