Academic Information

• Students are recommended to take 24-30 credits (6 credits per course in general) for each semester unless otherwise permitted or required by your home institution and host Faculty.
• 50% of the course load must be chosen from one Faculty (your intended host faculty). It is optional for students to take the remaining credits from other faculties. Common Core courses will not count as part of the fulfilment of the 50% requirement of course enrolment for incoming students.
• Students admitted to the Faculty of Law can choose no more than 6 credits of non-law course (i.e. 1 course) in each semester.
• Students may take up to two Common Core courses from a selective menu, each from a different Area of Inquiry - 'Scientific and Technological Literacy', 'Humanities', 'Global Issues' and 'China: Culture, State and Society'. The approval of course is on a case-by-case basis.
• Approval on taking Common Core courses is on a first-come-first-served basis during the Course Selection period, and by auto-ballot during the Add/Drop period. More details are available here.

• All courses are taught in English, except courses offered by the School of Chinese.
• The HKU credit system is based on the ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) model. A semester of study in HKU and in an ECTS-compliant institution will be considered as equal in credit value under normal circumstances. The actual credit transfer of courses will be subject to the policies and procedures of your home institution.
• Students are recommended to check the course pre-requisites before selecting courses.
• Taught postgraduate-level programmes are generally not offered to incoming students. If you wish to conduct research under a supervisor, please contact Faculties to make appropriate arrangements.
• The approval of courses is on a case-by-case basis and subject to the Faculty's approval. Actual enrolment is subject to class availability, courses offered in the first semester, quota and class schedule. [The information is subject to change without prior notice]

The following programmes/courses are NOT opened to incoming students:

• Faculty of Dentistry
• Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
• BSc (Exercise and Health) Programme
• Most final year project courses provided by all faculties

The confirmed course list for each academic year will only be ready in early August. Please take reference from courses offered in the past academic year for your course study plan.

For further information on course syllabi, please contact respective faculties/departments accordingly.