To: All BASc(AppliedAI) (admitted in 2024-25 or before), BSc, BSc&LLB (Year 1-3), BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) (admitted in 2024-25 or before) students / All BSc exchange students
Second Semester Examination 2025-2026
With the end of semester examinations approaching, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:
(A) Announcement of examination results
Examination grades for BASc(AppliedAI) (Year 2 or above), BSc of all years, BSc&LLB (Year 1-3), BSc&MRes of all years and BSc(ActuarSc) (Year 2 or above) are expected to be announced via the SIS on June 17, 2026.
(B) Absence from examination
- A candidate who is unable to attend an examination due to illness, or if he/she believes that his/her health status immediately before or during the examination has significantly affected his/her performance, the candidate should consult a doctor and obtain a sick leave certificate covering the examination date(s). The candidate should complete Part I of the Form of Medical Certificate and have his/her doctor complete Part II with a request that it be completed on the same day of the examination concerned; and submit the completed Form, together with the original sick leave certificate, to the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned (the examination date is counted as the first day). The Form of Medical Certificate could be downloaded from http://www.hku.hk/exam/. The leave granted by the attending doctor must cover the examination session that the candidate was absent from, otherwise supplementary examination will not be arranged.
- The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I & II duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered.
- If for any reason other than illness a candidate has been unable to attend for any paper in an examination, the candidate must, within seven calendar days of the examination concerned (the examination date is counted as the first day), write to the Examinations Secretary at the Registry (email: exam@hku.hk), stating the reasons for his/her absence with supporting documents.
- Only those students who are permitted by the Board to take a supplementary examination will be individually informed of such an outcome. The Department will arrange the supplementary examination as early as practicable, in consultation with the student concerned. For students who are absent from the supplementary examination, no further supplementary examination will be arranged. Other students who are absent from examinations and are not permitted to take the supplementary examinations will result in an automatic failure in the examination component.
(C) Appeal of examination results
All examination papers are carefully marked by examiners and the results are duly approved by the Board of Examiners. The University’s position is that student appeals against examination results which are academic judgments are disallowed. However, if students who wish to apply for checking of procedural irregularity or technical error of the assessment result should submit an application within 7 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 11:59 pm June 24, 2026, if the examination results are announced on June 17, 2026. Applications received after that date will not be considered. The application fee is HK$200 for each assessment result to be checked. Students have to submit one application for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment. For details, please refer to the website:
https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment (Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)
(D) Unsatisfactory performance
Please be reminded that students who do not perform satisfactorily may be required to discontinue from their studies in accordance with regulation AAI10, Sc5(h), ScL14, BM6(d) or AS5(g) and General Regulation G11.
BASc(AppliedAI) Students (admitted in 2024-25 or before)
AAI10 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
(i) failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
(ii) failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
(iii) exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AAI3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc Students
Sc5(h) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
(i) failed to complete successfully 36 credits or more in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the given two semester, or
(ii) failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
(iii) exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc&LLB Students
ScL14 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
(i) failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
(ii) failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
(iii) exceeded the maximum period of registration.
BSc&MRes Students
BM6(d) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their BSc and MRes studies if they have:
(i) failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits of their BSc studies in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
(ii) failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
(iii) exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in BM3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc(ActuarSc) Students (admitted in 2024-25 or before)
AS5(g) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
(i) failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semester, or
(ii) failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
(iii) exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AS3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
For all students
G11 Unsatisfactory performance or progress:
A student whose performance at examinations or in continuous assessment as may be held from time to time is unsatisfactory, or in the case of a higher degree student whose progress is unsatisfactory, may be required by the Senate (a) to discontinue his studies…
I wish you luck at the examinations.
(Ms) June Tse
Administrative Manager
Faculty of Science
April 24, 2026
To: All BASc(AppliedAI) (admitted in 2024-25 or before), BSc, BSc&LLB (Year 1-3), BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) (admitted in 2024-25 or before) students / All BSc exchange students
First Semester Examination 2025-2026
With the end of semester examinations approaching, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:
(A) Announcement of examination results
Examination grades for BASc(AppliedAI) (Year 2 or above), BSc of all years, BSc&LLB (Year 1-3), BSc&MRes of all years and BSc(ActuarSc) (Year 2 or above) are expected to be announced via the SIS on January 16, 2026.
(B) Absence from examination
- A candidate who is unable to attend an examination due to illness, or if he/she believes that his/her health status immediately before or during the examination has significantly affected his/her performance, the candidate should consult a doctor and obtain a sick leave certificate covering the examination date(s). The candidate should complete Part I of the Form of Medical Certificate and have his/her doctor complete Part II with a request that it be completed on the same day of the examination concerned; and submit the completed Form, together with the original sick leave certificate, to the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned (the examination date is counted as the first day). The Form of Medical Certificate could be downloaded from http://www.hku.hk/exam/. The leave granted by the attending doctor must cover the examination session that the candidate was absent from, otherwise supplementary examination will not be arranged.
- The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I & II duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered.
- If for any reason other than illness a candidate has been unable to attend for any paper in an examination, the candidate must, within seven calendar days of the examination concerned (the examination date is counted as the first day), write to the Examinations Secretary at the Registry (email: exam@hku.hk), stating the reasons for his/her absence with supporting documents.
- Only those students who are permitted by the Board to take a supplementary examination will be individually informed of such an outcome. The Department will arrange the supplementary examination as early as practicable, in consultation with the student concerned. For students who are absent from the supplementary examination, no further supplementary examination will be arranged. Other students who are absent from examinations and are not permitted to take the supplementary examinations will result in an automatic failure in the examination component.
(C) Appeal of examination results
All examination papers are carefully marked by examiners and the results are duly approved by the Board of Examiners. The University’s position is that student appeals against examination results which are academic judgments are disallowed. However, if students who wish to apply for checking of procedural irregularity or technical error of the assessment result should submit an application within 7 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 11:59 pm January 23, 2026, if the examination results are announced on January 16, 2026. Applications received after that date will not be considered. The application fee is HK$200 for each assessment result to be checked. Students have to submit one application for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment. For details, please refer to the website:
https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment (Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)
(D) Unsatisfactory performance
Please be reminded that students who do not perform satisfactorily may be required to discontinue from their studies in accordance with regulation AAI10, Sc5(h), ScL14, BM6(d) or AS5(g) and General Regulation G11.
BASc(AppliedAI) Students (admitted in 2024-25 or before)
AAI10 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
(i) failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
(ii) failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
(iii) exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AAI3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc Students
Sc5(h) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
(i) failed to complete successfully 36 credits or more in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the given two semester, or
(ii) failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
(iii) exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc&LLB Students
ScL14 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
(i) failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
(ii) failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
(iii) exceeded the maximum period of registration.
BSc&MRes Students
BM6(d) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their BSc and MRes studies if they have:
(i) failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits of their BSc studies in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
(ii) failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
(iii) exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in BM3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc(ActuarSc) Students (admitted in 2024-25 or before)
AS5(g) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
(i) failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semester, or
(ii) failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
(iii) exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AS3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
For all students
G11 Unsatisfactory performance or progress:
A student whose performance at examinations or in continuous assessment as may be held from time to time is unsatisfactory, or in the case of a higher degree student whose progress is unsatisfactory, may be required by the Senate (a) to discontinue his studies…
I wish you luck at the examinations.
(Ms) June Tse
Administrative Manager
Faculty of Science
November 27, 2025
English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc Students
July 18, 2025
To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) students / All BSc exchange students
Second Semester Examination 2024-2025
With the end of semester examinations approaching, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:
(A) Announcement of examination results
Examination grades for BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on June 20, 2025.
(B) Absence from examination
- A candidate who is unable because of illness to be present for any paper in the examination or who believes that the state of his/her health either immediately before or during the examination has significantly affected his/her performance should arrange to submit a Form of Medical Certificate. The candidate should complete Part I and then give or send the form to the attending doctor with a request that it be completed on the same day of the examination concerned and should be submitted to the Examinations Office. The completed Form must reach the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned. Please note that the date of the examination concerned is counted as one calendar day of the seven-calendar-day submission period. The Form of Medical Certificate could be downloaded from http://www.hku.hk/exam/. The leave granted by the attending doctor must cover the examination session that the candidate was absent from, otherwise supplementary examination will not be arranged.
- The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I & II duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.
- If for any reason other than illness a candidate has been unable to attend for any paper in an examination, the candidate must, within seven calendar days of the examination concerned, write to the Examinations Secretary at the Registry giving reasons for his/her absence.
- Only those students who are permitted by the Board to take a supplementary examination will be individually informed of such an outcome. The Department will arrange the supplementary examination as early as practicable, in consultation with the student concerned. For students who are absent from the supplementary examination, no further supplementary examination will be arranged. Other students who are absent from examinations and are not permitted to take the supplementary examinations will result in an automatic failure in the examination component.
(C) Appeal of examination results
All examination papers are carefully marked by examiners and the results are duly approved by the Board of Examiners. The University’s position is that student appeals against examination results which are academic judgments are disallowed. However, if students who wish to apply for checking of procedural irregularity or technical error of the assessment result should submit an application within 7 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 11:59 pm June 27, 2025, if the examination results are announced on June 20, 2025. Applications received after that date will not be considered. The application fee is HK$200 for each assessment result to be checked. Students have to submit one application for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment. For details, please refer to the website:
https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment (Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)
(D) Unsatisfactory performance
Please be reminded that students who do not perform satisfactorily may be required to discontinue from their studies in accordance with regulation AAI10, Sc5(g), ScL14, BM6(e) or AS5(g) and General Regulation G11.
BASc(AppliedAI) Students
AAI10 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AAI 3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc Students
Sc5 (h) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 credits or more in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the given two semester, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc&LLB Students
ScL14 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration.
BSc&MRes Students
BM6(d) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their BSc and MRes studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits of their BSc studies in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in BM3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc(ActuarSc) Students
AS5 (g) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semester, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AS3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
For all students
G11 Unsatisfactory performance or progress:
A student whose performance at examinations or in coursework or in such class tests as may be held from time to time is unsatisfactory, or in the case of a higher degree student whose progress is unsatisfactory, may be required by the Senate (a) to discontinue his studies…
I wish you luck at the examinations.
(Ms) June Tse
Administrative Manager
Faculty of Science
April 25, 2025
To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) students / All BSc exchange students
First Semester Examination 2024-2025
With the end of semester examinations approaching, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:
(A) Announcement of examination results
Examination grades for BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on January 16, 2025.
(B) Illness during the examination period
- A candidate who is unable because of illness to be present for any paper in the examination or who believes that the state of his/her health either immediately before or during the examination has significantly affected his/her performance should
- write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and
- arrange to submit a Form of Medical Certificate. The candidate should complete Part I and then give or send the form to the attending doctor with a request that it be completed on the same day of the examination concerned and should be submitted to the Examinations Office. The completed Form must reach the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned.Please note that the date of the examination concerned is counted as one calendar day of the seven-calendar-day submission period. The Form of Medical Certificate could be downloaded from http://www.hku.hk/exam/. The leave granted by the attending doctor must cover the examination session that the candidate was absent from, otherwise supplementary examination will not be arranged.
- The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I & II duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.
- Only those students who are permitted by the Board to take a supplementary examination will be individually informed of such an outcome. The Department will arrange the supplementary examination as early as practicable, in consultation with the student concerned. For students who are absent from the supplementary examination, no further supplementary examination will be arranged. Other students who are absent from examinations and are not permitted to take the supplementary examinations will result in an automatic failure in the examination component.
(C) Appeal of examination results
All examination papers are carefully marked by examiners and the results are duly approved by the Board of Examiners. The University’s position is that student appeals against examination results which are academic judgments are disallowed. However, if students who wish to apply for checking of procedural irregularity or technical error of the assessment result should submit an application within 7 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 11:59 pm January 23, 2025, if the examination results are announced on January 16, 2025. Applications received after that date will not be considered. The application fee is HK$200 for each assessment result to be checked. Students have to submit one application for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment. For details, please refer to the website:
https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment (Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)
(D) Unsatisfactory performance
Please be reminded that students who do not perform satisfactorily may be required to discontinue from their studies in accordance with regulation AAI10, Sc5(g), ScL14, BM6(e) or AS5(g) and General Regulation G11.
BASc(AppliedAI) Students
AAI10 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AAI 3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc Students
Sc5 (h) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 credits or more in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the given two semester, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc&LLB Students
ScL14 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration.
BSc&MRes Students
BM6(d) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their BSc and MRes studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits of their BSc studies in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in BM3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc(ActuarSc) Students
AS5 (g) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semester, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AS3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
For all students
G11 Unsatisfactory performance or progress:
A student whose performance at examinations or in coursework or in such class tests as may be held from time to time is unsatisfactory, or in the case of a higher degree student whose progress is unsatisfactory, may be required by the Senate (a) to discontinue his studies…
I wish you luck at the examinations.
(Ms) June Tse
Administrative Manager
Faculty of Science
November 27, 2024
English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc Students
August 2, 2024
To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) students / All BSc exchange students
Second Semester Examination 2023-2024
With the end of semester examinations approaching, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:
(A) Announcement of examination results
Examination grades for BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on June 14, 2024.
(B) Illness during the examination period
- A candidate who is unable because of illness to be present for any paper in the examination or who believes that the state of his/her health either immediately before or during the examination has significantly affected his/her performance should
- write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and
- arrange to submit a Form of Medical Certificate. The candidate should complete Part I and then give or send the form to the attending doctor with a request that it be completed on the same day of the examination concerned and should be submitted to the Examinations Office. The completed Form must reach the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned.Please note that the date of the examination concerned is counted as one calendar day of the seven-calendar-day submission period. The Form of Medical Certificate could be downloaded from http://www.hku.hk/exam/. The leave granted by the attending doctor must cover the examination session that the candidate was absent from, otherwise supplementary examination will not be arranged.
- The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I & II duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.
- Only those students who are permitted by the Board to take a supplementary examination will be individually informed of such an outcome. The Department will arrange the supplementary examination as early as practicable, in consultation with the student concerned. For students who are absent from the supplementary examination, no further supplementary examination will be arranged. Other students who are absent from examinations and are not permitted to take the supplementary examinations will result in an automatic failure in the examination component.
(C) Appeal of examination results
All examination papers are carefully marked by examiners and the results are duly approved by the Board of Examiners. The University’s position is that student appeals against examination results which are academic judgments are disallowed. However, if students who wish to apply for checking of procedural irregularity or technical error of the assessment result should submit an application within 7 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 11:59 pm June 21, 2024, if the examination results are announced on June 14, 2024. Applications received after that date will not be considered. The application fee is HK$200 for each assessment result to be checked. Students have to submit one application for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment. For details, please refer to the website:
https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment(Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)
(D) Unsatisfactory performance
Please be reminded that students who do not perform satisfactorily may be required to discontinue from their studies in accordance with regulation AAI10, Sc5(g), ScL14, BM6(e) or AS5(g) and General Regulation G11.
BASc(AppliedAI) Students
AAI10 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AAI 3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc Students
Sc5 (h) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 credits or more in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the given two semester, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc&LLB Students
ScL14 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration.
BSc&MRes Students
BM6(d) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their BSc and MRes studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits of their BSc studies in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in BM3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc(ActuarSc) Students
AS5 (g) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semester, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AS3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
For all students
G11 Unsatisfactory performance or progress:
A student whose performance at examinations or in coursework or in such class tests as may be held from time to time is unsatisfactory, or in the case of a higher degree student whose progress is unsatisfactory, may be required by the Senate (a) to discontinue his studies…
I wish you luck at the examinations.
(Ms) June Tse
Administrative Manager
Faculty of Science
April 26, 2024
To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) students / All BSc exchange students
First Semester Examination 2023-2024
With the end of semester examinations approaching, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:
(A) Announcement of examination results
Examination grades for BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on January 12, 2024.
(B) Illness during the examination period
- A candidate who is unable because of illness to be present for any paper in the examination or who believes that the state of his/her health either immediately before or during the examination has significantly affected his/her performance should
- write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and
- arrange to submit a Form of Medical Certificate. The candidate should complete Part I and then give or send the form to the attending doctor with a request that it be completed on the same day of the examination concerned and should be submit to the Examinations Office. The completed Form must reach the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned.Please note that the date of the examination concerned is counted as one calendar day of the seven-calendar-day submission period. The Form of Medical Certificate could be downloaded from http://www.hku.hk/exam/. The leave granted by the attending doctor must cover the examination session that the candidate was absent from, otherwise supplementary examination will not be arranged.
- The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I & II duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.
- Only those students who are permitted by the Board to take a supplementary examination will be individually informed of such an outcome. The Department will arrange the supplementary examination as early as practicable, in consultation with the student concerned. For students who are absent from the supplementary examination, no further supplementary examination will be arranged. Other students who are absent from examinations and are not permitted to take the supplementary examinations will result in an automatic failure in the examination component.
(C) Appeal of examination results
All examination papers are carefully marked by examiners and the results are duly approved by the Board of Examiners. The University’s position is that student appeals against examination results which are academic judgments are disallowed. However, if students who wish to apply for checking of procedural irregularity or technical error of the assessment result should submit an application within 7 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 11:59 pm January 19, 2024, if the examination results are announced on January 12, 2024. Applications received after that date will not be considered. The application fee is HK$200 for each assessment result to be checked. Students have to submit one application for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment. For details, please refer to the website:
https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment (Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)
(D) Unsatisfactory performance
Please be reminded that students who do not perform satisfactorily may be required to discontinue from their studies in accordance with regulation AAI10, Sc5(g), ScL14, BM6(e) or AS5(g) and General Regulation G11.
BASc(AppliedAI) Students
AAI10 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AAI 3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc Students
Sc5 (h) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 credits or more in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the given two semester, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc&LLB Students
ScL14 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration.
BSc&MRes Students
BM6(d) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their BSc and MRes studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits of their BSc studies in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in BM3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc(ActuarSc) Students
AS5 (g) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semester, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AS3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
For all students
G11 Unsatisfactory performance or progress:
A student whose performance at examinations or in coursework or in such class tests as may be held from time to time is unsatisfactory, or in the case of a higher degree student whose progress is unsatisfactory, may be required by the Senate (a) to discontinue his studies…
I wish you luck at the examinations.
(Ms) June Tse
Administrative Manager
Faculty of Science
December 1, 2023
To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) students / All BSc exchange students
Second Semester Examination 2022-2023
With the end of semester examinations approaching, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:
(A) Announcement of examination results
Examination grades for BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on June 16, 2023.
(B) Illness during the examination period
- A candidate who is unable because of illness to be present for any paper in the examination or who believes that the state of his/her health either immediately before or during the examination has significantly affected his/her performance should
- write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and
- arrange to submit a Form of Medical Certificate. The candidate should complete Part I and then give or send the form to the attending doctor with a request that it be completed on the same day of the examination concerned and should be submit to the Examinations Office. The completed Form must reach the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned.Please note that the date of the examination concerned is counted as one calendar day of the seven-calendar-day submission period. The Form of Medical Certificate could be downloaded from http://www.hku.hk/exam/. The leave granted by the attending doctor must cover the examination session that the candidate was absent from, otherwise supplementary examination will not be arranged.
- The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I & II duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.
- Only those students who are permitted by the Board to take a supplementary examination will be individually informed of such an outcome. The Department will arrange the supplementary examination as early as practicable, in consultation with the student concerned. For students who are absent from the supplementary examination, no further supplementary examination will be arranged. Other students who are absent from examinations and are not permitted to take the supplementary examinations will result in an automatic failure in the examination component.
(C) Unsatisfactory performance
Please be reminded that students who do not perform satisfactorily may be required to discontinue from their studies in accordance with regulation AAI10, Sc5(g), ScL14, BM6(e) or AS5(g) and General Regulation G11.
BASc(AppliedAI) Students
AAI10 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AAI 3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc Students
Sc5 (h) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 credits or more in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the given two semester, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc&LLB Students
ScL14 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration.
BSc&MRes Students
BM6(d) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their BSc and MRes studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits of their BSc studies in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in BM3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc(ActuarSc) Students
AS5 (g) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semester, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AS3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
For all students
G11 Unsatisfactory performance or progress:
A student whose performance at examinations or in coursework or in such class tests as may be held from time to time is unsatisfactory, or in the case of a higher degree student whose progress is unsatisfactory, may be required by the Senate (a) to discontinue his studies…
I wish you luck at the examinations.
(Ms) June Tse
Administrative Manager
Faculty of Science
May 5, 2023
To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) students / All BSc exchange students
First Semester Examination 2022-2023
With the end of semester examinations approaching, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:
(A) Announcement of examination results
Examination grades for BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on January 13, 2023.
(B) In-hall examinations
To protect the health of students and examination personnel attending the examinations, infection control measures will be implemented at the examination venues. Students should read the “Guidelines on Infection Control Measures for In-person Examinations” (http://www.exam.hku.hk/pdf/guidelines.on.infection.control.pdf) before taking any in-hall examinations, and should strictly follow the instructions set out in the document.
Students with the following conditions should NOT attend any examination and should consult a doctor immediately:
- Fever (body temperature of 38ºC or above); or
- Any respiratory symptoms, such as cough, fatigue, shortness of breath; or
- Sudden loss of taste or smell.
In addition, candidates should not attend the examination at the examination venues if they:
- are tested positive for COVID-19 with either the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) or the Polymerase Chain Reaction test (PCR); or
- are close contact of a confirmed case of COVID-19; or
- are required by the HKSAR Government to undergo compulsory quarantine on the day of the examination.
For students whose examinations have been scheduled to be held at the Flora Ho Sports Centre and the Loke Yew Hall, they are required to scan the “LeaveHomeSafe” (LHS) QR code with the LHS mobile application before entering the venues. Same as other examination venues, “Blue Code” and “Amber Code” holders of the Government’s Vaccine Pass can enter the Flora Ho Sports Centre and the Loke Yew Hall for university examinations.
(C) Illness during the examination period
- A candidate who is unable because of illness to be present for any paper in the examination or who believes that the state of his/her health either immediately before or during the examination has significantly affected his/her performance should
- write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and
- arrange to submit a Form of Medical Certificate. The candidate should complete Part I and then give or send the form to the attending doctor with a request that it be completed on the same day of the examination concerned and should be submit to the Examinations Office. The completed Form must reach the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned.Please note that the date of the examination concerned is counted as one calendar day of the seven-calendar-day submission period. The Form of Medical Certificate could be downloaded from http://www.hku.hk/exam/. The leave granted by the attending doctor must cover the examination session that the candidate was absent from, otherwise supplementary examination will not be arranged.
- The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I & II duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Examinations Office within seven calendar days of the examination concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.
- Only those students who are permitted by the Board to take a supplementary examination will be individually informed of such an outcome. The Department will arrange the supplementary examination as early as practicable, in consultation with the student concerned. For students who are absent from the supplementary examination, no further supplementary examination will be arranged. Other students who are absent from examinations and are not permitted to take the supplementary examinations will result in an automatic failure in the examination component.
(D) Appeal of examination results
All examination papers are carefully marked by examiners and the results are duly approved by the Board of Examiners. The University’s position is that student appeals against examination results which are academic judgments are disallowed. However, if students who wish to apply for checking of procedural irregularity or technical error of the assessment result should submit an application within 14 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 11:59 pm January 27, 2023, if the examination results are announced on January 13, 2023. Applications received after that date will not be considered. The application fee is HK$200 for each assessment result to be checked. Students have to submit one application for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment. For details, please refer to the website:
https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment (Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)
(E) Unsatisfactory performance
Please be reminded that students who do not perform satisfactorily may be required to discontinue from their studies in accordance with regulation AAI10, Sc5(g), ScL14, BM6(e) or AS5(g) and General Regulation G11.
BASc(AppliedAI) Students
AAI10 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AAI 3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc Students
Sc5 (h) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 credits or more in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the given two semester, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc&LLB Students
ScL14 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration.
BSc&MRes Students
BM6(d) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their BSc and MRes studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits of their BSc studies in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semesters, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in BM3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
BSc(ActuarSc) Students
AS5 (g) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:
- failed to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take such a number of credits in the two given semester, or
- failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
- exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in AS3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.
For all students
G11 Unsatisfactory performance or progress:
A student whose performance at examinations or in coursework or in such class tests as may be held from time to time is unsatisfactory, or in the case of a higher degree student whose progress is unsatisfactory, may be required by the Senate (a) to discontinue his studies…
I wish you luck at the examinations.
(Ms) June Tse
Administrative Manager
Faculty of Science
December 2, 2022