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What is the basic admission requirement of HIS? |
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HKCEE: good grades in any two language subjects (Chinese Language and English Language are preferred). Good grades in other subjects (any subjects, not restricted to Chinese History or World History).
HKALE: have obtained in one or more sittings# of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination grade E or above in
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Advanced Supplementary Level Chinese Language & Culture *; and
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Advanced Supplementary Level English; and
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At least two Advanced Level subjects, or one Advanced Level and two Advanced Supplementary Level subjects (2AL or 1AL + 2AS).
#Results of applicants repeating in HKALE subjects will be downgraded. The scales of downgrading are subject to review periodically.
*Subject to fulfilling the following conditions, JUPAS applicants may, at the discretion of the Faculty Deans concerned, the granted waivers of the Chinese language admission requirement:
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should NOT have taken the Chinese Language subject in HKCEE and the AS Chinese Language and Culture subject in HKALE, and
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should have obtained grade E or above in the French or German subject in HKCEE, and
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should have obtained grade E or above in 1 other AL/AS subject as a substitute for the AS Chinese Language and Culture subject
(in other words, applicants concerned will no longer be required to take a Chinese test arranged by the University). |
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Do I have to attend any interview in applying for the History Department? |
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Students applied through JUPAS scheme will NOT be interviewed. |
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What is the CEE:ALE ratio? |
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The CEE:ALE ratio is 1:2. |
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Is there any advantage to be gained from taking Chinese History or World History courses in HKCEE? |
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No. All applicants are treated on an equal basis in the admission exercise. |
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Do the institutions know my actual priority of programme choices in the admission exercise? |
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No. |
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Is it important to have HIS as my JUPAS Band A choice? |
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Yes. In 2006, all students admitted in the History are from Band A. |
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If I obtained only 6 passes in one sitting of HKCEE will I still be considered? |
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No. According to the Chinese Universityˇ¦s minimum entry requirements, applicants must obtain at least 7 passes in one sitting of HKCEE including two language subjects. |
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If I have obtained 7 passes in one sitting of HKCEE and have re-taken the same subjects again in the following year with better results, is there any advantage to be considered by your department? |
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No. We are only considering the results of HKCEE in one sitting. |
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Will you consider my better result obtained in the repeating HKALE? |
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Yes. However, the results at the repeating HKALE subjects will be downgraded. |
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Will you consider my grades obtained in the GCE, LCC, IB, SAT or other Non-JUPAS results? |
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Yes. Students can apply for admission through the Non-JUPAS scheme.
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| Q11. |
What kind of student is suitable to study History? |
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those who think analytically
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those who have a good command of bi-literate (Chinese and English) and tri-lingual (Cantonese, Putonghua and English)
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those who have global perspective
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those who have creativity and are able to face challenge
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those whose studying method is less pacing on memorization
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| Q12. |
What are the career opportunities of the History graduates? |
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The career prospects of History graduates are comprehensive and varied in the fields such as civil services, publication, commercial or educational sector. If the students achieve good results, they may also advance to postgraduate studies. |
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How to compute the admission score? |
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The University formula for computing weighted grade point averages (UWPA) in the 2007 Entry is extracted from http://www2.cuhk.edu.hk/oafa/local/uformula.htm for your reference:
THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
University Formula for Computing Weighted Grade Point Average (UWPA) in the 2007 Entry
UWGPA* = 1/3 HKCEE Score + 2/3 HKALE Score, where
HKCEE Score = Grade Point Average of the best 7 CE subjects including 2 language subjects in a single sitting of HKCEE,
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HKALE Score = Grade Point Average of AS Use of English + AS Chinese Lang. & Culture + 2AL (or 1AL plus 2AS) subjects in a single sitting or combined sittings of HKALE
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UWGPA formula may be different from the Programmes' formulae and may be changed in the 2008 entry. |
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Grade Point Conversion Scale |
A = 5 |
B = 4 |
C = 3 |
D = 2 |
E = 1 |
F / U = 0 |
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