To: Students Admitted to the SCIENCE Programme (Entrants in 2020-21)
Re: SCIENCE Programme – Declaration of Major (Phase I)
Dear Student,
Declaration of Major (Phase I) will take place from 7 to 13 October 2020. Students who have fulfilled the following prescribed requirements would be eligible to register their major via CUSIS under “Science Major Registration” within the above-mentioned period. System will check the fulfilment of the requirement for registration of the major.
A) Students who have obtained Level 5 or above in a HKDSE subject specified below by the Major Programme.
Major Programme | HKDSE Subject |
Chemistry | Chemistry or Combined Science (Component - Chemistry) * |
Earth System Science | Chemistry or Physics or Combined Science or Mathematics (Module 1) or Mathematics (Module 2) |
Mathematics | Mathematics (Module 2) |
Physics | Physics or Combined Science (Component - Physics) * |
Statistics | Mathematics or Mathematics (Module 1) or Mathematics (Module 2) |
Biochemistry Biology Cell and Molecular Biology Environmental Science Food and Nutritional Sciences Molecular Biotechnology |
Biology or Chemistry or Combined Science (Component - Chemistry or Biology) * or Integrated Science or Technology and Living (Food Science and Technology) (applies to Food and Nutritional Sciences only) |
* Both subject and specified component have to be Level 5 or above
B) Students who have been granted course exemption for the course specified below by the Major Programme.
Major Programme | Faculty Package Course |
Chemistry | CHEM1070 |
Earth System Science |
CHEM1070 or LSCI1002 or MATH1010 or PHYS1111 or PHYS1113 or STAT1011 |
Mathematics | MATH1010 or MATH1030 |
Physics | PHYS1111 or PHYS1113 |
Statistics | STAT1011 or STAT1012 |
Biochemistry Biology Cell and Molecular Biology Environmental Science Food and Nutritional Sciences Molecular Biotechnology |
LSCI1002 |
C) Students admitted via “Gao Kao” who have obtained 88% or above in JEE total score.
Please note that this major registration is irrevocable. Should you wish to change to another major subject after this exercise, you must apply in accordance with the guidelines and procedures of the University, which will be announced around mid-May 2021. Students wishing to take more time to explore their interest and aptitude can opt to register their major subject at a later time, i.e. at the end of Year 1 or Year 2. For details, please refer to the Science Faculty website (http://www.sci.cuhk.edu.hk/en-gb/academic/ug/curriculum/major-declaration).
If you have any further enquiries to the procedures under CUSIS, please contact Registration & Examinations Section of the Registry at 3943 5794. For academic advice, please contact Science Faculty Office at 3943 6185.
Yours sincerely,
Registration and Examinations Section
28 September 2020