Associate Degree / Higher / Transfer (Senior Year Admissions)

Senior Year Admissions generally refer to direct entry to Year 3 of 4-year undergraduate programmes. The University has received from the government a number of publicly-funded senior year intake places as articulation opportunities for (AD)/ Higher Diploma (HD) holders or final year students.

Eligibility

Local sub-degree (AD/ HD) holders or final year students, transfer students, degree holders of recognised institutions or people with other relevant qualifications are welcome to apply for admission to Year 3. Admission is based on individual merits. Senior year entrants admitted in the past, in general, attained a normalised cumulative Grade Point Average (cGPA) of 3.00 or above (normalised to a maximum cGPA of 4.00), or an equivalent average score.

Admissions Statistics, Unit Requirements, http://admissions.hkbu.edu.hk/ug/sy_mean_cgpa Number and Normalised Mean cGPAs in 2017 Entry The Major Department/ Programme will arrange transfer of units or course exemption for students admitted directly to Course Exemption/ Transfer of Units Year 3 at the time of admission http://ar.hkbu.edu.hk/course_exemption Programmes on Offer

Faculties/ Schools/ Academy Programmes Available for Senior Year Admissions in Chinese Language and Literature Bachelor of Arts in Creative and Professional Writing Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature Faculty of Arts Bachelor of Arts in Humanities Bachelor of Arts in Music Bachelor of Arts in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics Bachelor of Arts in Translation Administration – Accounting Concentration Bachelor of Business Administration – Applied Economics Concentration Bachelor of Business Administration – Entrepreneurship Concentration School of Business Bachelor of Business Administration – Finance Concentration Bachelor of Business Administration – Human Resources Management Concentration Bachelor of Business Administration – Information Systems and e-Business Management Concentration Bachelor of Business Administration – Marketing Concentration Bachelor of Communication – Film Major – Film and Television Concentration Bachelor of Communication – Film Major – Animation and Media Arts Concentration Bachelor of Communication – Journalism Major – Chinese Journalism Concentration Bachelor of Communication – Journalism Major – Data and Media Communication Concentration School of Communication Bachelor of Communication – Journalism Major – Financial Journalism Concentration Bachelor of Communication – Journalism Major – International Journalism Concentration Bachelor of Communication – Public Relations and Advertising Major* Bachelor of Communication – Public Relations and Advertising Major – Organisational Communication Concentration in Analytical and Testing Sciences Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology – Biotechnology Concentration Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology – Environmental Science Concentration Faculty of Science Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Bachelor of Science in Green Energy Science Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Statistics Bachelor of Arts in History Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and Recreation Management Bachelor of Social Sciences in China Studies – Economics Concentration Bachelor of Social Sciences in China Studies – Geography Concentration Bachelor of Social Sciences in China Studies – History Concentration Faculty of Social Sciences Bachelor of Social Sciences in China Studies – Sociology Concentration Bachelor of Social Sciences in Geography Bachelor of Social Sciences in Government and International Studies Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology Bachelor of Social Work Academy of Visual Arts Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts

* This programme choice includes (i) Advertising and Branding Concentration and (ii) Public Relations Concentration University Admissions Requirements

Associate Degree / Higher Diploma Holders / AD/ HD holders or students studying in the final year of AD/ HD programmes Students

Transfer students are current students of recognised local/ overseas institutions who are enrolled in a full-time or sandwich government-funded or self-financed degree programme Transfer Students Applicants who have completed at least one year of study of a 3-year degree programme or two years of study of a 4-year degree programme Transfer of students from UGC-funded programmes is considered on a case-by-case basis

Holders of Bachelor’s/ Master’s/ Doctoral Degree Degree Holders Students studying in the final year of a degree programme are also considered under this category Summer Programme Opportunities

To alleviate senior year entrants’ study load during the normal semesters and to facilitate their participation in the exchange programme/ internship training, senior year entrants are invited to enrol in the Summer Programme which will take place around July 2018. They are also welcome to enrol in the Summer Programme before graduation.

For details, please visit http://ar.hkbu.edu.hk/summer.

HKBU Admission Scholarship Scheme for Outstanding Local Senior Year Entrants*

Students attaining a final normalised cGPA of 3.80 or above (normalised to a maximum cGPA of 4.00) will be awarded a one-off scholarship equivalent to the annual tuition fee, i.e. HK$42,100. No separate application is required. The University will identify outstanding students for the award of scholarships upon successful admission. Recipients of this scholarship are not eligible to receive other admission scholarships offered by Faculties/ Schools/ Academy concurrently.

Other scholarship opportunities are also available to outstanding students. For more information, please visit http://sa.hkbu.edu.hk/sfa/ scholarships/introduction.

* Details of the Scholarship are to be confirmed