Graduation Requirements
All students must have fulfilled both academic and non-academic graduation requirements stipulated by the University in order to graduate.
Academic Graduation Requirements
Students must have obtained the required number of credits and cGPA according to the curriculum structure of their respective programmes and cohorts within the normative/maximum period of study in order to graduate from the undergraduate programme:
120 credits for the undergraduate programmes:
o Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Finance and Banking (BBA-FB)
*The requirement of obtaining 120 credits for graduation applies only to cohorts admitted in AY2015/16 and thereafter.
Students are also required to fulfill the following language competency exit requirements:
English | Putonghua |
Attempt the IELTS (Academic) Test to attain a score of 6.0 or above |
Attempt the Putonghua Proficiency Test (普通話水平測試) to attain the level of “Third Class Grade B”(三級乙等)or above
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Students who fail to meet this requirement have to take and pass *ENG4000 English Proficiency Course, a 14-week (42 contact hours) non-credit bearing course, at their own cost to make up for the exit requirement
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Students who fail to meet this requirement have to take and pass *CHN4000 Putonghua Oral Training Enhancement Course, a 7-week (42 contact hours) non-credit bearing course, at their own cost to make up for the exit requirement
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*ENG4000 and CHN4000 are NOT alternative arrangements for IELTS or PSC. Only Year-4 students who have attempted IELTS/PSC at least once before can enrol in respective enhancement course.
Students are required to fulfill the Information Technology requirements during their studies at the University. Students should refer to the website of the IT Learning Centre for the details of the relevant policy and scope of programmes offered to students.
Non-Academic Graduation Requirements (starting from 2019/20 cohort Year 1 students)
What is iGPS Unit?
iGPS unit is equivalent to voluntary participation in a non-credit bearing co-curricular activity or event, which is not a course requirement, in relation to the development of iGPS.
Duration of Participation |
Equivalent to iGPS Unit |
1 – 3 hour(s) |
1 iGPS Unit |
> 3 – 6 hours |
1.5 iGPS Units |
> 6 hours |
2 iGPS Units |
To be achieved before graduation* |
Year 1 Entry Student |
Total No. of iGPS unit |
12 |
No. of College Assembly – HSUHK Liberal Agora |
5 |
*Not more than nine iGPS units would be counted as the fulfilment of iGPS Unit requirement in a particular academic year.
*Two College Assembly – HSUHK Liberal Agora of which should be attended during the second to fourth years of study.