| Selected students will study a broad range of Science courses in Year 1 and 2, in order to best prepare themselves for their Cambridge studies. | Students taking Master degree at Cambridge | Students NOT taking Master degree at Cambridge | |
| CREDITS SUMMARY AT HKU | 4 Common Core Courses + 2 English language enhancement requirements + 1 Chinese language enhancement requirement | 42 | 42 |
| Disciplinary Courses in the BSc Major | 48 | 48 | |
| 3-4 Mathematics courses to align with Cambridge# | 18 or 24 | 18 or 24 | |
| Free Electives# | 36 or 30 | 36 or 30 | |
| Research internships | 0 | 24 | |
| Sub-total | 144 | 168 | |
| CREDITS TRANSFERRED FROM CAMBRIDGE | 2 Years of undergraduate study | 120 | 120 |
| 1 Year of taught postgraduate study | 24 | nil | |
| Sub-total | 144 | 120 | |
| Total | 288 | ||
#The total number of credits of Mathematics courses plus free electives is 54. | |||