Minimum Entrance Requirements under the New 3+3+4 Academic Structure

General Entrance Requirement : 4 cores (Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics & Liberal Studies) and 1 elective subject

Faculty/School/Programme Entrance Requirements Other Additional Requirements/Remarks
Faculty/School Programme Total No. of
elective(s) required
Specific Subject Requirements
Arts Anthropology; Chinese Language and Literature; Cultural Studies; History; Japanese Studies; Linguistics; Philosophy; Religious Studies; Theology; Translation
1 Nil Nil
English 1 Nil Literature in English is preferred
Fine Arts 1 Nil Visual Arts is preferred
Music 1 Nil Music as an elective or equivalent is preferred
Business
Administration
Integrated BBA
Programme; BBA-JD; Global Business Studies; Hotel and Tourism Management; Professional Accountancy
1 Nil Nil
Insurance, Financial and
Actuarial Analysis
1 Nil Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)
is required
Quantitative Finance 1 Nil Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)
is required
Education B.A. (Chinese Language and Literature) and B. Ed. (Chinese Language Education); B.A. (English Studies) and B. Ed. (English Language Education); Liberal Studies; Physical Education and Sports Science
1 Nil Nil
Engineering Electronic Engineering; Mechanical and Automation Engineering
2 1 subject from Physics or Combined Science (with Physics component)
+
1 subject from Chemistry, Biology, Combined Science, Information and Communication Technology or Design and Applied Technology
Mathematics (Module 1 or 2) is required
Computer Engineering; Computer Science; Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
2 2 subjects from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Combined Science, Integrated Science, Information and Communication Technology or Design and Applied Technology Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)
is required
Mathematics and Information Engineering 2 2 subjects from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Combined Science, Integrated Science, Information and Communication Technology or Design and Applied Technology
Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)
is preferred
Information Engineering 2 1 subject from Combined Science or Physics
Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)
is required
Law Legal Studies 2 Nil Nil
Medicine Medicine
2 1 subject from Chemistry, Biology, Physics or Combined Science
 
Nursing 1 Nil
Preferably from the following: Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Integrated Science and Combined Science
Pharmacy 2 Chemistry as one of the two electives
 
Public Health 1 Nil Biology or Combined Science with Biology as a component is preferred

Science

Life Sciences
(including Biochemistry; Biology; Cell and Molecular Biology; Environmental Science; Food & Nutritional Sciences; and Molecular Biotechnology)
2

Any one science subject (one of the electives must be a Science subject from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Combined Science and Integrated Science).

In addition, students wishing to major in Food & Nutritional Sciences are advised to take Technology and Living.

Nil
Chemistry

1 Any one subject from Chemistry, Combined Science (Chemistry, Physics) and Combined Science (Chemistry, Biology) Chemistry is preferred
Chinese Medicine 1 Any one science subject (one of the electives must be a science subject from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Combined Science and Integrated Science.) Nil
Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Science 1 Nil Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)
is required
Mathematics
1 Nil Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)
is preferred
Physics 1 Any one subject from Physics, Combined Science (Physics, Chemistry) and Combined Science (Physics, Biology)

Physics is preferred, and Mathematics (Module 1 or 2) is preferred

Risk Management Science 1 Nil Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)
is required
Statistics 1 Nil Nil
Social Science Architectural Studies; Economics; Geography and Resource Management; Government and Public Administration; Journalism and Communication; Psychology; Social Work; Sociology
1 Nil Nil