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Timetable of Events for Current BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&LLB, BSc&MRes & BSc(ActuarSc) Students (June - September 2023)

May 8, 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

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc / BSc&MRes Students – Schedule for change of ED class in the Second Semester

December 6, 2022

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc(ActuarSc) Students - Schedule for change of ED class in the Second Semester

December 6, 2022

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BASc(AppliedAI) Students - Schedule for change of ED class in the Second Semester

December 6, 2022

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:

1. Fever (body temperature of 38ºC or above); or
2. Any respiratory symptoms, such as cough, fatigue, shortness of breath; or
3. Sudden loss of taste or smell.

In addition, candidates should not attend the examination at the examination venues if they:

1. are tested positive for COVID-19 with either the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) or the Polymerase Chain Reaction test (PCR); or
2. are close contact of a confirmed case of COVID-19; or
3. 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

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc Students

July 6, 2022

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc&MRes Students

July 6, 2022

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc(ActuarSc) Students

July 6, 2022

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BASc(AppliedAI) Students

July 6, 2022

Timetable of Events for Current BASc(AppliedAI), BSc & BSc(ActuarSc) Students (June - September 2022)

May 5, 2022

To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) students

Second Semester Examination 2021-2022

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&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on June 17, 2022.

(B) Online examinations

Students are strongly advised to read the information related to the online examination via the following navigation path:

http://www.exam.hku.hk/> University Examinations & Examination Timetables > Mock Exam Timetable

or via the following link: http://www.exam.hku.hk/olex_mock.php,

which includes the mock examination timetable, instructions to candidates for online examinations, PowerPoint presentation of the briefing to students and the PowerPoint and training videos of the introductory sessions on online examinations via OLEX or OLEX Moodle.

(C) Illness during the examination period

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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 sent by the attending doctor direct 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.

2. The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I, II & III 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.

3. 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 July 4, 2022, if the examination results are announced on June 17, 2022. 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), 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or

3. exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.

BSc&MRes Students 

BM6(d) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their BSc and MRes studies if they have:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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 29, 2022

To: All BSc exchange students

Second Semester Examination 2021-2022

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&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on June 17, 2022.

(B) Online examinations

Students are strongly advised to read the information related to the online examination via the following navigation path:

http://www.exam.hku.hk/> University Examinations & Examination Timetables > Mock Exam Timetable

or via the following link: http://www.exam.hku.hk/olex_mock.php,

which includes the mock examination timetable, instructions to candidates for online examinations, PowerPoint presentation of the briefing to students and the PowerPoint and training videos of the introductory sessions on online examinations via OLEX or OLEX Moodle.

(C) Illness during the examination period

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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 sent by the attending doctor direct 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.

2. The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I, II & III 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.

3. 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 fill in an application form and send it to the Faculty Office within 14 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 11:59 pm July 4, 2022, if the examination results are announced on June 17, 2022. 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 form 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)

I wish you luck at the examinations.

(Ms) June Tse

Administrative Manager

Faculty of Science

April 29, 2022

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc Students - Schedule for change of ED class in the Second Semester

December 6, 2021

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc(ActuarSc) Students - Schedule for change of ED class in the Second Semester

December 6, 2021

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BASc(AppliedAI) Students - Schedule for change of ED class in the Second Semester

December 6, 2021

To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc, BSc&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) students

First Semester Examination 2021-2022

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&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on January 14, 2022.

(B) In-hall examinations

In view of the COVID-19 epidemic situation, a number of infection control measures will be taken at the examination venue. Students should read the “Guidelines on Infection Control Measures for In-person Examinations” (http://www.exam.hku.hk/getProtected.php?tname=protected/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:

1. Fever (body temperature of 37.5ºC or above); or
2. Any respiratory symptoms, such as cough, fatigue, shortness of breath; or
3. Sudden loss of taste or smell.

(C) Illness during the examination period

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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 within 2 days of the date of the examination concerned and sent by the attending doctor direct to the Director, University Health Service. The completed Form must reach the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of examination. 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.

2. The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I, II & III duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of the examination of the course concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.

3. 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 fill in an application form and send it to the Faculty Office within 14 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 6:00 pm January 28, 2022, if the examination results are announced on January 14, 2022. 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 form for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment by email to science@hku.hk. 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), 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or

3. exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty.

BSc&MRes Students

BM6(d) Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their BSc and MRes studies if they have:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or
3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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 Assistant

Faculty of Science

December 2, 2021

To: All BSc exchange students

First Semester Examination 2021-2022

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&MRes and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on January 14, 2022.

(B) In-hall examinations

In view of the COVID-19 epidemic situation, a number of infection control measures will be taken at the examination venue. Students should read the “Guidelines on Infection Control Measures for In-person Examinations” (http://www.exam.hku.hk/getProtected.php?tname=protected/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:

1. Fever (body temperature of 37.5ºC or above); or
2. Any respiratory symptoms, such as cough, fatigue, shortness of breath; or
3. Sudden loss of taste or smell.

(C) Illness during the examination period

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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 within 2 days of the date of the examination concerned and sent by the attending doctor direct to the Director, University Health Service. The completed Form must reach the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of examination. 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.

2. The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I, II & III duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of the examination of the course concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.

3. 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 fill in an application form and send it to the Faculty Office within 14 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 6:00 pm January 28, 2022, if the examination results are announced on January 14, 2022. 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 form for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment by email to science@hku.hk. For details, please refer to the website:

https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment(Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)

I wish you luck at the examinations.

(Ms) June Tse

Administrative Assistant

Faculty of Science

December 2, 2021

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc Students

July 22, 2021

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc(ActuarSc) Students

July 22, 2021

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BASc(AppliedAI) Students

July 22, 2021

Timetable of Events for Current BASc(AppliedAI), BSc & BSc(ActuarSc) Students (June - September 2021)

May 3, 2021

To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc & BSc(ActuarSc) students

Second Semester Examination 2020-2021

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 and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on June 29, 2021.

(B) Online examinations

Students are also strongly advised to read the information related to the online examination via the following navigation path:

http://www.exam.hku.hk/ > University Examinations & Examination Timetables > Online Examinations

or via the following link: http://www.exam.hku.hk/onlineexams.htm.

(C) In-hall examinations

In view of the COVID-19 epidemic situation, a number of infection control measures will be taken at the examination venue. Students should read the “Guidelines on Infection Control Measures for In-person Examinations” (http://www.exam.hku.hk/getProtected.php?tname=protected/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:

1. Fever (tympanic temperature of 37.5ºC or above); or
2. Any respiratory symptoms in the past 7 days, such as cough, fatigue, shortness of breath; or
3. Sudden loss of taste or smell.

(D) Illness during the examination period

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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 within 2 days of the date of the examination concerned and sent by the attending doctor direct to the Director, University Health Service. The completed Form must reach the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of examination. 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.

2. The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I, II & III duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of the examination of the course concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.

3. 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.

(E) 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 July 13, 2021, if the examination results are announced on June 29, 2021. 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)

(F) 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) or AS5(g) and General Regulation G11.

BASc(AppliedAI) Students

AAI10 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or

3. exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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 Assistant

Faculty of Science

May 3, 2021

To: All BSc exchange students

Second Semester Examination 2020-2021

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 BSc exchange students are expected to be announced via the SIS on June 29, 2021.

(B) Online examinations

Students are also strongly advised to read the information related to the online examination via the following navigation path:

http://www.exam.hku.hk/ > University Examinations & Examination Timetables > Online Examinations

or via the following link: http://www.exam.hku.hk/onlineexams.htm.

(C) In-hall examinations

In view of the COVID-19 epidemic situation, a number of infection control measures will be taken at the examination venue. Students should read the “Guidelines on Infection Control Measures for In-person Examinations” (http://www.exam.hku.hk/getProtected.php?tname=protected/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:

1. Fever (tympanic temperature of 37.5ºC or above); or
2. Any respiratory symptoms in the past 7 days, such as cough, fatigue, shortness of breath; or
3. Sudden loss of taste or smell.

(D) Illness during the examination period

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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 within 2 days of the date of the examination concerned and sent by the attending doctor direct to the Director, University Health Service. The completed Form must reach the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of examination. 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.

2. The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I, II & III duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of the examination of the course concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.

3. 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.

(E) 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 July 13, 2021, if the examination results are announced on June 29, 2021. 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)

I wish you luck at the examinations.

(Ms) June Tse

Administrative Assistant

Faculty of Science

May 3, 2021

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc Students - Schedule for change of ED class in the Second Semester

December 7, 2020

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BSc(ActuarSc) Students - Schedule for change of ED class in the Second Semester

December 7, 2020

English in the Discipline (ED) Course for BASc(AppliedAI) Students - Schedule for change of ED class in the Second Semester

December 7, 2020

To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc & BSc(ActuarSc) students

First Semester Examination 2020-2021

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 and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on January 15, 2021.

(B) Online examinations

Online examinations will be conducted via the HKU Online Examination System (OLEX) and Exam Moodle. Students should check the examination timetable (http://www.exam.hku.hk/faclist.htm), take note of the online examination platform and read the instructions carefully before taking the online examination (http://www.exam.hku.hk/pdf/onlinetimetables2019S2.pdf).

Students are also strongly advised to access the Drill Platform at https://drill-olex.hku.hk/exam/login.html or https://124.71.11.233:8073/exam/login.html (for students in Mainland China who have problems in accessing the drill platform via Internet). A Step-by-Step user guide for students using OLEX and Exam Moodle can be found on the ITS website at https://www.its.hku.hk/olex/user-guide. Demonstration videos can also be found at http://hku.to/Student-Before-Exam and http://hku.to/Student-During-Exam.

(C) In-hall examinations

In view of the COVID-19 epidemic situation, a number of infection control measures will be taken at the examination venue. Students should read the “Guidelines on Infection Control Measures for In-person Examinations” (http://www.exam.hku.hk/getProtected.php?tname=protected/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:

1. Fever (tympanic temperature of 37.5ºC or above); or
2. Any respiratory symptoms in the past 7 days, such as cough, fatigue, shortness of breath; or
3. Sudden loss of taste or smell.

(D) Illness during the examination period

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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 within 2 days of the date of the examination concerned and sent by the attending doctor direct to the Director, University Health Service. The completed Form must reach the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of examination. 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.

2. The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I, II & III duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of the examination of the course concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.

3. 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.

(E) 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 fill in an application form and send it to the Faculty Office within 14 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 6:00 pm January 29, 2021, if the examination results are announced on January 15, 2021. 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 form for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment by email to science@hku.hk. For details, please refer to the website:

https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment (Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)

(F) 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) or AS5(g) and General Regulation G11.

BASc(AppliedAI) Students

AAI10 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or

3. exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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 Assistant

Faculty of Science

December 1, 2020

Timetable of Events for Current BSc, BSc(ActuarSc) & BASc(AppliedAI) Students (June - September 2020)

May 28, 2020

To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc & BSc(ActuarSc) students

Second Semester Examination 2019-2020

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 and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on June 30, 2020.

(B) Online Examinations via OLEX

Students should check the examination timetable (http://www.exam.hku.hk/faclist.htm) and take note of the online examination platform.  For online examinations conducted via the Online Examination (OLEX) platform, students are strongly advised to read the instructions carefully (http://www.exam.hku.hk/pdf/onlinetimetables2019S2.pdf), access the drill site (https://drill-olex.hku.hk/exam/drill.html) and demonstration videos (https://hku.to/exam1920_training) before taking the examinations.

(C) Illness during the examination period

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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 within 2 days of the date of the examination concerned and sent by the attending doctor direct to the Director, University Health Service. The completed Form must reach the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of examination. 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.

2. The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I, II & III duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of the examination of the course concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.

3. 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 fill in an application form and send it to the Faculty Office within 14 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 6:00 pm July 14, 2020, if the examination results are announced on June 30, 2020. 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 form for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment by email to science@hku.hk. 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) or AS5(g) and General Regulation G11.

BASc(AppliedAI) Students

AAI10 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:       

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or

3. exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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 Assistant

Faculty of Science

May 8, 2020

To: All BSc exchange students

Second Semester Examination 2019-2020

With the end of semester examinations approaching, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:

(A) Announcement of examination results

Examination grades are expected to be announced via the SIS on June 30, 2020.

(B) Online Examinations via OLEX

Students should check the examination timetable (http://www.exam.hku.hk/faclist.htm) and take note of the online examination platform.  For online examinations conducted via the Online Examination (OLEX) platform, students are strongly advised to read the instructions carefully (http://www.exam.hku.hk/pdf/onlinetimetables2019S2.pdf), access the drill site (https://drill-olex.hku.hk/exam/drill.html) and demonstration videos (https://hku.to/exam1920_training) before taking the examinations.

(C) Illness during the examination period

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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 within 2 days of the date of the examination concerned and sent by the attending doctor direct to the Director, University Health Service. The completed Form must reach the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of examination. 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.

2. The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I, II & III duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of the examination of the course concerned. Late submissions will not be considered. 

3. 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 fill in an application form and send it to the Faculty Office within 14 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 6:00 pm July 14, 2020, if the examination results are announced on June 30, 2020. 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 form for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment by email to science@hku.hk. For details, please refer to the website:

https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment (Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)

I wish you luck at the examinations. 

(Ms) June Tse

Administrative Assistant

Faculty of Science

May 8, 2020

Dear students

Choices on the Second Semester Course Assessment

Further to the email from Professor Ian Holliday dated March 5, 2020, please be informed that you can indicate your intended arrangements for the second semester courses (i.e. Pass/Fail grading, Letter grading and Late drop) on SIS starting from 10:00 am, March 23, 2020 (Monday)via the following navigation path:

HKU Portal > SIS Menu > Useful Links > Choice on Assessment,

or directly via this link https://sweb.hku.hk/student/servlet/MyChoice/Status.

You may wish to note that:

1.     Core or compulsory courses have to be completed by all students taking a programme, so the Late Drop option should be exercised with extreme caution.

2.     Courses that are prerequisite for subsequent courses within a programme affect academic progression, so again the Late Drop option should be exercised with extreme caution.

3.    The Common Core Special Proviso for GPA calculation operates only when there are six graded courses (https://commoncore.hku.hk/special-proviso/).

4.     In order to be eligible for inclusion on the Dean’s Honour List, students should take and pass at least 48 credits of courses in both semester 1 and 2.  Courses with Pass/Fail basis will normally not be taken into account when the Faculty determines the Dean’s Honors List this year.

5.     If you opt for pass/fail grading to be applied to all second semester courses, there will be no Semester GPA in semester 2. It might affect your application for exchange study/internship/scholarship etc., depending on the relevant terms and conditions of application and selection criteria.

6.     The option in converting to letter grade does not apply to courses that are originally assessed on pass/fail grade basis such as internship courses.

7.   The year-long course cannot be dropped in this stage.

Please also be reminded that you have to indicate your choices via SIS by 11:59 pm, April 30, 2020 (Thursday). Late indication of choices will not be entertained.  If you do not make change to any choices by the abovementioned deadline, we shall assume that the original grading system would be applied to all courses you have enrolled in the second semester.

Regards,

Faculty of Science          

March 20, 2020

Dear BSc(Exchange) students

Choices on the Second Semester Course Assessment

Further to the email from Professor Ian Holliday dated March 5, 2020, please be informed that you can indicate your intended arrangements for the second semester courses (i.e. Pass/Fail grading, Letter grading and Late drop) on SIS starting from 10:00 am, March 23, 2020 (Monday)via the following navigation path:

HKU Portal > SIS Menu > Useful Links > Choice on Assessment,

or directly via this link https://sweb.hku.hk/student/servlet/MyChoice/Status.

You may wish to note that:

1.     If you opt for pass/fail grading to be applied to all second semester courses, there will be no Semester GPA in semester 2.

2.     The option in converting to letter grade does not apply to courses that are originally assessed on pass/fail grade basis such as internship courses.

Please also be reminded that you have to indicate your choices via SIS by 11:59 pm, April 30, 2020 (Thursday). Late indication of choices will not be entertained.  If you do not make change to any choices by the abovementioned deadline, we shall assume that the original grading system would be applied to all courses you have enrolled in the second semester.

Regards,

Faculty of Science          

March 20, 2020

To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc & BSc(ActuarSc) students

Further to my circular issued on December 6, 2019, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:

(A) Announcement of examination results

Examination grades for BASc(AppliedAI), BSc and BSc(ActuarSc) of all years are expected to be announced via the SIS on February 4, 2020.

(B) 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 fill in an application form and send it to the Faculty Office within 14 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 5:00 pm February 18, 2020, if the examination results are announced on February 4, 2020. 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 form for each of the course to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment to the Faculty Office. Application sent by email will not be accepted. For details, please refer to the website: https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment (Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)

(Ms) June Tse

Administrative Assistant

Faculty of Science

January 8, 2020

To: All BSc exchange students

Further to my circular issued on December 6, 2019, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:

(A) Announcement of examination results

Examination grades for BSc exchange students are expected to be announced via the SIS on February 4, 2020 (Hong Kong Time).

(B) 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 fill in an application form and send it to the Faculty Office within 14 days after the examination results are announced, i.e. on or before 5:00 pm February 18, 2020 (Hong Kong Time), if the examination results are announced on February 4, 2020. 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 send one application form for each of the course to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment to the Faculty Office. For details, please refer to the website: https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment (Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)

(Ms) June Tse

Administrative Assistant

Faculty of Science

January 8, 2020

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December 31, 2019

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December 31, 2019

To: All BASc(AppliedAI), BSc & BSc(ActuarSc) students

First Semester Examination 2019-2020

With the end of semester examinations approaching, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:

(A) Illness during the examination period

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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 within 2 days of the date of the examination concerned and sent by the attending doctor direct to the Director, University Health Service. The completed Form must reach the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of examination. 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.

2. The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I, II & III duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of the examination of the course concerned. Late submissions will not be considered.

3. 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.

(B) 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 fill in an application form and send it to the Faculty Office within 14 days after the examination results are announced. 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 form for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment to the Faculty Office. For details, please refer to the website:

https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment (Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)

(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) or AS5(g) and General Regulation G11.

BASc(AppliedAI) Students

AAI10 Candidates shall be recommended for discontinuation of their studies if they have:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for the two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester); or

3. exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in Sc3, 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:

1. 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

2. failed to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), or

3. 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 Assistant

Faculty of Science

December 6, 2019

To: All BSc exchange students

First Semester Examination 2019-2020(BSc exchange students)

With the end of semester examinations approaching, I wish to draw your attention to the following issues:

(A) Illness during the examination period

1. 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

1. write to the Examinations Secretary immediately setting out the case; and

2. 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 within 2 days of the date of the examination concerned and sent by the attending doctor direct to the Director, University Health Service. The completed Form must reach the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of examination. 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.

2. The Board of Examiners (the Board) only considers the University’s Form of Medical Certificate with Parts I, II & III duly completed. Students must ensure that the Form, with Parts I & II completed, be sent to the Director of the University Health Service not later than 14 days after the date of the examination of the course concerned. Late submissions will not be considered. 

3. 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.

(B) 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 fill in an application form and send it to the Faculty Office within 14 days after the examination results are announced. 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 form for each of the assessment result to be checked together with the receipt of fee payment to the Faculty Office. For details, please refer to the website:

https://www.scifac.hku.hk/current/ug/academic/assessment (Examination > Appeal on Examination Results)

I wish you luck at the examinations. 

(Ms) June Tse

Administrative Assistant

Faculty of Science

December 6, 2019

Dear BASc(AppliedAI), BSc and BSc(ActuarSc) students
 

Student Option Form on the First Semester Course Assessment Arrangements for BASc(AppliedAI), BSc and BSc(ActuarSc) Students
 

Further to the email from Professor Ian Holliday dated November19, 2019 (https://tl.hku.hk/2019/11/online-teaching-and-learning-for-final-weeks-of-semester-1-2019-20/), please be informed that you can indicate your intended arrangements for the first semester courses (i.e. Pass/Fail grading, Letter grading and Late drop) in SIS via the following navigation path starting from 10:00am, December 2, 2019 (Monday):
 

HKU Portal > SIS Menu > Useful Links > Choice on Assessment
 

You may wish to note that:

1.     Core or compulsory courses have to be completed by all students taking a programme, so the Late Drop option should be exercised with extreme caution.

2.     Courses that are prerequisite for subsequent courses within a programme affect academic progression, so again the Late Drop option should be exercised with extreme caution.

3.     The Common Core Special Proviso for GPA calculation operates only when there are six graded courses (https://commoncore.hku.hk/special-proviso/).