Who Takes What?

The table below specifies which students are required to take which courses in order to meet the University Language Requirement.

Entrants to Bachelor Degree Programmes

 

English Level on Entry	English for Academic Purposes 1 & 2 (LC0200A & LC0200B) Language Centre	Gateway Education: University English (GE1401) Department of English	Gateway Education: Discipline-specific English Courses Department of English
HKALE Use of English 'D' or above HKDSE English 4 or above		Yes(1)	Yes(1)
HKALE Use of English below 'D' HKDSE English below 4	Yes(2)	Yes(1)	Yes(1)

1. The 6 credits will count towards the credit requirement for graduation and will be calculated in students’ GPA
2. The 6 credits are treated as ‘additional credits’, and will NOT count towards the minimum credit requirement for graduation but will count towards the maximum credit units in the degree, and will not be calculated in students’ GPA

Senior year entrants to Bachelor Degree Programmes

Advanced Standing 1: as per table above
Advanced Standing 2: students are required to take a Gateway Education (GE) discipline-specific English course (offered by the Department of English)

 

1. The 6 credits will count towards the credit requirement for graduation and will be calculated in students’ GPA