Course Registration

Course registration deals with the selection of and enrolment in appropriate courses for a specific semester. Course registration for a semester requires approval from the major department, without which the student's programme registration will be revoked. Students should ensure that they have properly registered in the courses specified for a semester.

Students whose names are not on the class enrolment list will not be allowed to sit for examination(s) of the specific course(s) concerned and will not be awarded any grades for the course(s).

Students should acquaint themselves with the general rules for postgraduate course registration and departmental course requirements for the programme. They should also read the course description and requirements carefully before selecting a course.

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS

Other than courses that are graded Pass or Fail as indicated in the course description, students from the School of Engineering may make request at course registration time (up to the end of add/drop period) for a course to be graded Pass or Fail provided that the course is not counted towards their graduation requirements. Special approval must be obtained from the major department and the course instructor concerned.

2.1 Course Requirements

Credit requirements for postgraduate degrees apply only to courses and project work, not to thesis research. Unless restricted by departmental regulations, a maximum of two undergraduate courses at the 300-level may be used for postgraduate degree credit. Of the two courses, only one may be from the student’s major department. Additional stipulations on the use of 300-level courses to gain advanced standing credits can be found under Section 3.

For all postgraduate programmes, the average course grade obtained for satisfying degree requirements must at least be ‘B’. The study load requirements for postgraduate programmes are as follows:

Taught master’s programmes

The normal study load for full-time students on taught master’s programmes is twelve credits per semester, with nine credits being the minimun. The MBA and the Msc programmes offered by the School of Business and Management, however, have a heavier study load than other taught postgraduate programmes.

For part-time students, the maximum study load is six credits per semester.

Research degree programmes

The normal study load of full-time research degree students is ten credits per semester whereas the maximum study load for those in part-time mode is six credits per semester.

2.2 Course Repeats

A course with a grade less than C shall not be credited towards a degree although it will be reflected in the student's record. Only two courses (excluding audited courses) in a degree programme may be retaken, and each may be repeated only once. The new grade obtained after repeating a course will replace the previous grade in the calculation of the cumulative and graduation grade averages.

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2.3 Course Enrolment Changes

(a) Course add/drop

Students may make changes to their course enrolment during the "add/drop"

period which is scheduled at the beginning of each semester. Changes made in this period will not be reflected in the student's record. Requests for adding courses after the "add/drop" period will not be accepted except under extenuating circumstances.

(b) Course withdrawal

A student who wishes to withdraw from a course after the "add/drop" period may do so up to six weeks before the commencement of the examination period. Withdrawal beyond the six-week deadline will not be accepted except when the application is made due to medical reasons or withdrawal from the University. Students are cautioned that late withdrawal may affect their academic progress and result in less than the specified credits being earned in the semester. Such withdrawal is entirely the responsibility of the student who should seek advice from the major department.The Withdrawal without Penalty (W) grade will be recorded as the course grade. Special arrangements pertain to half-semester courses in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme.

2.4 Corequisites, Prerequisites, Exclusions and Background

For a course with a corequisite designated, both courses should be taken concurrently; alternatively the corequisite may be taken and passed previously.

If a course designates other courses as its prerequisites, students must have taken and passed the prerequisite(s) before they may register in the course, unless exemption is granted by the department offering the course.

If a course has exclusions specified, students are not allowed to register in the course if they have already taken and passed any of the stated exclusions.

Also students are not allowed to enrol in a course together with any of its stated exclusions in the same semester.

A course may require a certain general level of desired prior knowledge as background. Students should ensure that they have the necessary background to undertake a course, and may seek help from their departmental advisors.

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2.5 Course Auditing

With the permission of the course instructor, a full-time student may register in a course as an auditor, that is, to attend a course and to participate in activities up to and including writing the final examination but not receiving a formal grade. Subject to satisfactory completion of requirements set at registration by the instructor, the course will be designated AU on the student's transcript.

Otherwise the course will be removed from the registration record. No course credit is given for audited courses.