General Regulations

Class Attendance and Leave of Absence

1. All students are required to attend at least 80% of classes. However, each course may, at the discretion of the lecturer, have additional requirements for student attendance.

2. A student should attend required lectures and other class activities, tests and examinations and complete the work assigned by the lecturers of the courses in which the student has enrolled.

3. Students are expected to attend classes and other class activities punctually and regularly, to the satisfaction of the lecturers of courses. Each course may have specific requirements for student attendance. Appropriate sanctions, where necessary, would be approved by the Board of Examiners concerned.

4. For any reasons (e.g. illness or other serious emergencies), student who is unable to attend lectures should provide the Programme Office all relevant supporting documents (e.g. medical certificate and company letter) for leave of absence two weeks in advance.

5. In the case of tests missed or assignments delayed, application for make-up work shall be subject to the approval of the lecturer concerned.

6. Leave of absence may be granted for a maximum period of 12 months. Any periods of leave of absence taken shall be included as part of the period of study.

7. A student may be required to take leave of absence if the condition of the student's health will constitute a definite hazard to the University community. Such a student should seek appropriate treatment. After the prescribed period of absence and before the student applies to resume classes, he/she should obtain a certificate signed by a registered medical doctor, stating that the student no longer constitutes a hazard to the University community.

Credit Transfer and Course Exemption

1. A student who has passed public, professional, or other examinations recognised by the University or has successfully completed a similar course at an appropriate level offered by another tertiary institution may apply for credit transfer/course exemption.

2. Credit Transfer - the student will be exempted from taking the corresponding course offered by the University and granted with equivalent credits, if the application is approved.

3. Course Exemption - the student will be exempted from taking the corresponding course offered by the University, if the application is approved. However, credits are not granted, and the student has to take another course (may be a specified course or any other course) to make up for the total number of credits required for graduation. No grade will be given but all exempted courses and the number of credits transferred will be shown in the student's transcript.

4. No grade will be given but all exempted courses and the number of credits transferred will be shown in the student's transcript.

5. Normally, a student may not be granted credit transfer/course exemption for more than 6 credits for the academic award.

6. The student is required to obtain from the Registry an application form for credit transfer/course exemption, complete and submit the application to the Programme Office before the beginning of a semester. All such applications must be accompanied by original supporting documents and their photocopies. The Programme Office will return the original supporting documents to the applicant after inspection.

7. A student should not enrol in a course for which he/she has been granted exemption (with or without credits). If the student has enrolled in a course and is subsequently granted exemption (with or without credits), he/she is not required to apply to drop the exempted course.

　

According to Regulations Governing University Examinations, all examination sessions will be postponed when the Pre-No. 8 Typhoon Warning Signal/Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above is issued; or if any of the above warning/signal/the Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is still in force within two hours before the commencement of an examination; or upon announcement by the University through broadcasting. A re-schedule of the examination sessions affected will be announced through notice from the Programme Office.

All staff who have examination duties and students are required to take note of the above-mentioned arrangements and act accordingly.

Withdrawal

1. A student who wishes to leave the University before graduation must seek official withdrawal from the University. The student should complete and submit an application form obtainable from the Registry.

2. Approval will be granted by the Registrar only after proper clearance by the Director of Student Services, the Librarian and the Comptroller.

3. A student who leaves the University without prior approval by the Registrar will be considered as having unofficially withdrawn from the University effective on the last day of the teaching semester concerned.

4. An unofficially withdrawn student will not be issued any official documents of the University and will not be re-admitted.

Disciplinary Action

The Student Disciplinary Committee may, as a result of its inquiry or investigation, take disciplinary action against a student who violates any rule or regulation of the University or commit any misconduct, such as:

(a) collusion, falsification of data, and plagiarism in written assignments/thesis writing;

(b) dishonesty in connection with tests or examinations, or violation of any rules or regulations governing the conduct of examinations;

(c) falsification or misuse of University documents or records;

(d) wilful misrepresentations or false statements made in any application or document submitted to the University or to other organisations via the University;

(e) defamation of or assault on or battery against any student or staff member of the University;

(f) failure to comply with any regulations or orders by authorised persons or bodies prohibiting any conduct which disrupts teaching, study, research or administration of the University;

(g) damage to or defacement of any property of the University;

(h) fraud, theft, or misuse of University funds or property of any kind;

(i) any conduct which is detrimental to the reputation and well-being of the University;

(j) an offence of an immoral or disgraceful nature of which the student has been convicted in a court of law.