Postgraduate Programmes
2-term programmes
| First term | 7 September 2020 (Mon) – 5 December 2020 (Sat) |
| Add/Drop | 7 September 2020 (Mon) – 21 September 2020 (Mon) |
| Grade submission deadline | 6 January 2021 (Wed) |
| Second term | 11 January 2021 (Mon) – 24 April 2021 (Sat) |
| Add/Drop | 11 January 2021 (Mon) – 25 January 2021 (Mon) |
| Grade submission deadline | 27 May 2021 (Thu) |
| Summer term | 17 May 2021 (Mon) – 3 July 2021 (Sat) |
| Add/Drop | 17 May 2021 (Mon) – 31 May 2021 (Mon) |
| Grade submission deadline | 14 July 2021 (Wed) |
3-term programmes
| Type A | Type B | |
| First term | 7 September 2020 (Mon) – 5 December 2020 (Sat) | 7 September 2020 (Mon) – 5 December 2020 (Sat) |
| Add/Drop | 7 September 2020 (Mon) – 21 September 2020 (Mon) | 7 September 2020 (Mon) – 21 September 2020 (Mon) |
| Grade submission deadline | 6 January 2021 (Wed) | 14 December 2020 (Mon) |
| Second term | 11 January 2021 (Mon) – 10 April 2021 (Sat) | 7 December 2020 (Mon) – 6 March 2021 (Sat) |
| Add/Drop | 11 January 2021 (Mon) – 25 January 2021 (Mon) | 7 December 2020 (Mon) – 21 December 2020 (Mon) |
| Grade submission deadline | 19 April 2021 (Mon) | 15 March 2021 (Mon) |
| Third term | 12 April 2021 (Mon) – 19 June 2021 (Sat) | 8 March 2021 (Mon) – 19 June 2021 (Sat) |
| Add/Drop | 12 April 2021 (Mon) – 26 April 2021 (Mon) | 8 March 2021 (Mon) – 22 March 2021 (Mon) |
| Grade submission deadline | 28 June 2021 (Mon) | 28 June 2021 (Mon) |
| Summer term | 21 June 2021 (Mon) – 31 July 2021 (Sat) |
| Add/Drop | 21 June 2021 (Mon) – 5 July 2021 (Mon) |
| Grade submission deadline | 9 August 2021 (Mon) |
4-term programmes
| First term | 7 September 2020 (Mon) – 14 November 2020 (Sat) |
| Add/Drop | 7 September 2020 (Mon) – 21 September 2020 (Mon) |
| Grade submission deadline | 23 November 2020 (Mon) |
| Second term | 16 November 2020 (Mon) – 20 February 2021 (Sat) |
| Add/Drop | 16 November 2020 (Mon) – 30 November 2020 (Mon) |
| Grade submission deadline | 1 March 2021 (Mon) |
| Third term | 22 February 2021 (Mon) – 15 May 2021 (Sat) |
| Add/Drop | 22 February 2021 (Mon) – 8 March 2021 (Mon) |
| Grade submission deadline | 25 May 2021 (Tue) |
| Fourth term | 17 May 2021 (Mon) – 31 July 2021 (Sat) |
| Add/Drop | 17 May 2021 (Mon) – 31 May 2021 (Mon) |
| Grade submission deadline | 9 August 2021 (Mon) |
| Thesis/Portfolio Submission Deadline | |
| Doctoral students | 31 May 2021 (Mon) |
| Master’s students (research programmes) | 30 June 2021 (Wed) |
Note: The above are the general teaching term dates for postgraduate programmes. Some programmes may have specific term dates, please refer to the Graduate School homepage (www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk) for details.
