Information for New Students

The CUHK curriculum is built on a credit-unit system, with flexibility and choices both in the selection of courses and in the sequence and pace of electives. The normative period of study is four years, and students have to complete 123 units and satisfy requirements under separate categories.  

 

 

 

• Faculty Package
  

• University Core Requirements and Exemption 

• Undergraduate Student Handbook 
  (including Requirements of University Core and Faculty Package, Study Schemes of Major/Minor & Recommended Course Pattern, and University Regulations and Rules)

• Full-Time Undergraduate Teaching Timetable 
  (including details of courses offering in Term 1 & 2 of the coming academic year) 

 

Major Declaration for SCIENCE (BSCIN) Students 

Students admitted via SCIENCE Broad-based Admission Scheme (JS4601) can declare their major at the time of entry or at the end of Year 1 or 2, and admission is guaranteed. Details please click HERE. 

 

Course Selection and Add/Drop

• Plan your study schedule for Term 1 and 2 of the coming academic year (FAQ for Course Selection)
• Check time appointment for course selection in “Term Information” under CUSIS and use ‘Plan’ and ‘Validate’, and put the intended courses in the ‘Shopping Cart’ (starting from 24 Aug)
• Enroll courses under CUSIS (Computer-based Training Video) during the assigned date and time
• Finalize your course selection by 2nd week of each term
• Remove your name from the wait list as soon as possible if you do not want to “auto-enroll” into a class when quotas exist again
• Always check “View My Classes” under CUSIS to get the most updated course enrolment records since departments may make changes to their class schedules or cancel a course
• No Add/Drop would be allowed after the Special Add/Drop period (i.e. after 27 Sep 2021 for Term 1 and after 28 Jan 2022 for Term 2) 

 

• Contacts of Course Offering Units and related administrative units

Units	Telephone, Email, Website & Office Location
Faculty Office of Science	3943-6327  sfo@cuhk.edu.hk   Room G30, Science Centre
Department of Chemistry	3943-6344 chemistry@cuhk.edu.hk  [Website] Room G59, Science Centre
Earth System Science Programme	3943-9624 essc@cuhk.edu.hk  [Website] Room 303, Mong Man Wai Building
School of Life Sciences	3943-1004 lifesciences@cuhk.edu.hk  [Website]  Room 132, Science Centre
Department of Mathematics	3943-7989 dept@math.cuhk.edu.hk  [Website]  Room 220, Lady Shaw Building
Department of Physics	3943-6154 physics@cuhk.edu.hk  [Website]  Room 108, Science Centre
Department of Statistics	3943-7931 statdept@cuhk.edu.hk  [Website]  Room 119, Lady Shaw Building
Department of Chinese Language and Literature	3943-7095 chilan@cuhk.edu.hk [Website] Room 523, Fung King Hey Building
English Language Teaching Unit	3943-5958 sa.eltu@cuhk.edu.hk  [Website] Room 436, Li Dak Sum Building
Office of the IT Foundation Course	3943-4252 engg1000@cuhk.edu.hk  [Website] Room 1207, Yasumoto International Academic Park
Office of University  General Education	UGFN/UGFH 3943-3730 gef-info@cuhk.edu.hk  [Website] 7/F, Hui Yeung Shing Building UGEA/B/C/D 3943-7075 uge-info@cuhk.edu.hk  [Website] 8/F, Hui Yeung Shing Building
Physical Education Unit	3943-6097  peunit@cuhk.edu.hk  [Website] G/F, University Sports Centre
Registration & Examinations Section (RES)	3943-9888 ugadmin@cuhk.edu.hk  [Website] 10/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park

 

Timeline of Major Events

19 Aug	Academic Counselling Session for New Full-time Undergraduate Students  (For Mainland JEE students)
20 Aug	Academic Counselling Session for New Full-time Undergraduate Students  (For non-local students and students admitted with advanced standing)
24 Aug	Academic Counselling Session for New Full-time Undergraduate Students  [link]  (For local students)
31 Aug	Course Registration - Term 1 (under CUSIS from 10:00 – 22:00)  [link] (Students admitted with advanced standing start at 10:00; others start at 11:00)
13-19 Sep	e-Add/Drop Period under CUSIS  [link]
20-27 Sep	Special Add/Drop Period at Course Offering Units  [link] (No Add/Drop would be allowed after 27 Sep)
27 Sep (Tentative)	Deadline for Survey of Potential Major for BSCIN Students (from 6-27 Sep) (Academic advisor will be assigned based on your potential major)
Early/Mid Oct	Declaration of Major (Phase 1) for BSCIN Students (under CUSIS)
Early Nov	Assignment of Academic Advisor (Level 1)
22-23 Nov	Course Registration – Term 2 (under CUSIS from 20:30 on 22 Nov – 20:30 on 23 Nov)  [link] (For Year 1 students admitted with advanced standing)
25-26 Nov	Course Registration – Term 2 (under CUSIS from 20:30 on 25 Nov – 20:30 on 26 Nov)  [link] (For Year 1 students EXCEPT those admitted with advanced standing)
Jun 2022	Declaration of Major (Phase 2) for BSCIN Students (After the release of Term 2 results)

 

Useful Links

Academic and Quality Section (AQS)	Website Honesty in Academic Work: A Guide for Students and Teachers   Undergraduate Student Handbook
CU Link Card Centre	Website
Office of Student Affairs (OSA)	Website Learning and Cultural Enhancement Section Online Application for Virtual Orientation Activities Orientation for New Students  Support Services for Students with Disabilities Wellness and Counselling Centre
Registration & Examinations Section (RES)	Website Course Selection and Add/Drop CUSIS System Functions  FAQ for Course Selection Full-Time Undergraduate Teaching Timetable  Information for New Students  Rules to be Observed by Candidates at Examination Centre