Class Schedule
University Class Hours
| Monday to Friday | Saturday | |
| 9:00 am - 6:50 pm | ||
| 7:00 pm - 10:50 pm |
- All classes start on the hour and finish at 10 minutes to the hour.
- Evening classes normally start at 7:00pm. Classes with a duration of more than 3 hours can start earlier at 6:30 pm or extend to 10:50 pm if applicable)
Personal Class Schedule
Students can view their own personal class schedule via:
- Portal » Academic & Research » My Courses » Student Schedule, or AIMS [Course Registration > Weekly Schedule]
After submitting the chosen term, there comes the weekly schedule. At the bottom of the weekly class schedule, there is a button to "View Detail Schedule".
Master Class Schedule
The University's Master Class Schedule is published annually to enable students to plan their studies for the academic year. The class schedules are subject to changes prior to the start of the respective semester/term. Students can view the Master Class Schedule via:
- Portal » Academic & Research » Academic Services » Master Class Schedule
Narrow down the search using the selection criteria available. Click “Search Class” to excute the search and “Reset” to restore the default settings.
| Subject Code | Alphabets denoting code for the academic unit or for a particular study programme (see Subject Code). |
| Course Code | Subject code plus a numeric code up to 4 or 5 digits, the first digit being the level of the course. |
| CRN | Course Reference Number. A unique number assigned to a particular section of a class for a specific course for identification purposes when adding or dropping a course. |
| Section | A 3-character code (e.g. C01) to denote different sections of the same course (see Courses and Sections). |
| Credit | Credit Units. The credit value of a course will only appear in the gradable sections, normally the lecture sections. The credits for the associated tutorial and laboratory sections, if any, will be 0. |
| Campus | Students enrolled in Main Campus. |
| WEB | Description “Y” under the heading means they are web-enabled and students can add/drop such courses via the Web Add/Drop form. Description “N” under the heading means they are NOT web-enabled. Students can obtain the course-offering unit’s approval via the electronic form to add/drop such courses. |
| Level | Eligible student level for taking the course: A – Associate Degree Level, B – Bachelor's Degree Level, P – Postgraduate Degree level, D – Professional Doctorate level, or R – Research Degree level. |
| Cap | Capacity. Maximum quota for the course or course section. |
| Avail | Available Places. The number of seats remaining. Description "Full" under the heading means no seats left in the course section. |
| Waitlist Avail | Waitlist quota available for a course or course section: Description “Y” under the heading means waitlist available. Description “N” under the heading means waitlist NOT available. Description “Full” under the heading means waitlist full. |
| Medium of Instruction | In general, the medium of instruction at the University is English. For specific courses approved to use other languages, students can view further information from the course list and the course section details. Please refer to the syllabus of individual courses for more detailed information. |
| Day | Day of the Week. M (Monday) T (Tuesday) W (Wednesday) R (Thursday) F (Friday) S (Saturday) U (Sunday) |
| TBA | To Be Announced. Description “TBA” under the "Instructors" heading means the information is not yet available and will be announced later. |
| Part of Term | Most courses last for one semester and are classified as "regular term". Description “1” under the heading means the course is regular term. Description “Y” under the heading means the course is extended to more than one semester and are classified as "year-long". Description “S” under the heading means the course does not follow the regular term. The start/end dates are different. They are classified as "special term". |
| Registration Restrictions | Students who are eligible/ineligible to add specific course section online (see Registration Restrictions). |
| Subject Code | Offering Academic Unit/Programme |
|---|---|
| AC | Accountancy |
| BIOS | Biostatistics |
| BME | Biomedical Engineering |
| BMS | Biomedical Sciences |
| BST | Division of Building Science and Technology |
| CA | Architecture and Civil Engineering |
| CAH | Chinese and History |
| CB | College of Business |
| CE | Optional language courses offered by School of Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE) |
| CHEM | Chemistry |
| CHIN | University Chinese offered by School of Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE) |
| CLA | Internship courses offered by College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences |
| COM | Media and Communication |
| CS | Computer Science |
| CSCI | College of Science |
| EC | Courses in MSc Electronic Commerce jointly offered by Department of Computer Science and Department of Information Systems |
| EE | Electrical Engineering |
| EF | Economics and Finance |
| EG | College of Engineering |
| EN | English |
| FB | College of Business |
| FS | College of Engineering |
| GE | Gateway Education courses |
| IS | Information Systems |
| JC | Joint courses |
| LC | Chan Feng Men-ling Chan Shuk-lin Language Centre |
| LT | Linguistics and Translation |
| LW | School of Law |
| MA | Mathematics |
| MGT | Management |
| MKT | Marketing |
| MNE | Mechanical Engineering |
| MS | Management Sciences |
| MSE | Materials Science and Engineering |
| NS | Neuroscience |
| PED | Physical education courses offered by Student Development Services |
| PH | Infectious Diseases and Public Health |
| PHY | Physics |
| PIA | Public and International Affairs |
| PLE | Courses in Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) offered by School of Law |
| SDSC | Data Science |
| SEE | School of Energy and Environment |
| SG | Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies |
| SM | School of Creative Media |
| SS | Social and Behavioural Sciences |
| SYE | Systems Engineering |
| VM | Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences |
Frequently Asked Questions
- In each semester, full-time students must register for courses summing to a total of at least 12 credit units, and for not more than 18 credit units; and part-time students must register for courses summing to a total of no more than 11 credit units. In the Summer Term, students may register for courses but the total load must not exceed seven credit units.
- Your pre-registration schedule is mainly compiled with the essential courses for fulfilling your degree requirements. You may use this as a draft version to further compile your class schedule in accordance with your study plan. However, you are advised to meet your Advisor before making any adjustments to the pre-registration schedule.
- Your pre-registration class schedule may be used as a blueprint for you to build your class schedule according to your curriculum requirements and study plan. When your course grades for the previous semester are released, you might need to make adjustments to your class schedule.
- If the course is web-enabled, simply drop the course through the web. If the course is not web-enabled, please use the electronic form on AIMS [Course Registration > Application for Add/Drop of Non-Web-enabled Course & Study Load Adjustment] and provide reason(s) and supporting document(s), e.g. the approval for credit transfer/excemption obtained, for approval by the course-offering academic unit.
- You can check for the list of courses being offered for the entire academic year from the Master Class Schedule which is accessible from the CityU Portal. Please note that the class schedules are subject to changes prior to the start of the respective semester/term.
- Portal » Academic & Research » Academic Services » Master Class Schedule. Click Show Gateway Education (GE) Courses ONLY and press Search Class. The master list of Gateway Education courses available for the semester will be displayed.
- Students who wish to take a reduced study load in a semester (full-time students less than 12 credits) due to special circumstances may make an application via an electronic form available AIMS [Course Registration > Application for Add/Drop of Non-Web-enabled Course & Study Load Adjustment]. Once you submit an application, it will be forwarded to your home academic unit for consideration.
- Students who wish to increase the study load due to special circumstances may make an application via an electronic form available in AIMS [Course Registration > Application for Add/Drop of Non-Web-enabled Course & Study Load Adjustment]. Once you submit an application, it will be forwarded to your home academic unit for consideration.
- Check if there is any time conflict resulting from the change. If no, you can drop the original tutorial section and add the new tutorial section at the same time when submitting the add/drop request via AIMS.
As the enrolment numbers are real-time dynamic data, several students may be competing for the few remaining seats at the same time. If the capacity of the course section is almost full, students are advised not to attempt to swap into those sections. - This means the registration page is under a large number of accesses during the peak course registration period, especially at the commencement of each time slot. As a measure of network traffic control, it is a standard measure to restrict the number of accesses to the server to maintain the operation of the server. This will result in some users failing to log into AIMS temporarily. Please be patience and try again later.
- You may submit a request for late add/drop of courses for approval by the Head of the course-offering academic units. However, the request will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will not necessarily be approved.
- Please note that late requests for dropping courses after the add/drop deadline must be submitted no later than the end of the teaching period for the relevant semester/term, and approval of such requests will only be granted under exceptional circumstances. For approved late drop of courses, an X grade representing the late drop of the course will be assigned and shown on your academic transcript.
- If you are studying in a programme with tuition fees charged by credit unit basis, tuition fees are chargeable for courses approved for dropping after the end of Week 2 of the semester/term. For details, please refer to the Regulations on Tuition Fees.
- You have to apply for a leave of absence by the end of the course add/drop period of the semester. If your application is approved, you will need to pay a continuation fee during the period of your leave of absence. For details, please visit: Leave of Absence.
- These courses are non-credit bearing and will not contribute to your semester's study load. For the physical education courses, pass grade or "Not Completed" will be recorded in your transcript. For the optional language courses offered by SCOPE, no grade will be recorded in your transcript.
Enquiries
Course Registration matters (Undergraduate)
3442 2300
Online Enquiry Form
Online Enquiry Form
Taught Postgraduate programmes
3442 9014
Online Enquiry Form
Online Enquiry Form
Professional Doctorate and Research Degree programmes
3442 9076
Online Enquiry Form
Online Enquiry Form
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses
3442 7607
language.centre@cityu.edu.hk
language.centre@cityu.edu.hk
Non-credit bearing optional language courses
3442 7423
scope@cityu.edu.hk
scope@cityu.edu.hk
Physical education courses
3442 8025
sope@cityu.edu.hk
sope@cityu.edu.hk
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