Academic Regulations and Records Office
Academic Regulations and Records Office

Declare a Home Major

(for year one normative 4-year degree students admitted in with an undeclared major)

Eligibility

Yes
Bachelor’s degree students admitted in with an undeclared major
(Except for students in School of Creative Media, School of Data Science and Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences)

Yes
Students who are admitted in Semester B , or on leave of absence in either Semester A or Semester B
(These students will be allocated a major in Phase Two majors allocation.)

No
Students who are on leave in both Semesters A and B
(They will be invited to participate in a future majors allocation exercise, and shall be subject to the selection criteria for majors allocation stipulated for the future exercise that they will participate in.)

A Two-Phase Process for Majors Allocation and Selection Criteria

Based on the stipulated by the University, the top 40% of students in the relevant academic units will be allocated their first choice major, irrespective of the intake plan number for individual majors (please note that once a major is allocated, no further changes to the choice of majors can be made).

Phase One
The Phase Two majors allocation exercise is arranged in the order of the student’s choice of priority and the academic unit’s prioritisation, subject to availability of places for individual majors.

Phase One
CityU students please click to view the required courses for phase one and the selection criteria for phase two specified by individual academic units.
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Timeline for Majors Allocation

Date
Event
Students to indicate their choice of majors in AIMS [Study Plan > Declaring a Home Major > Indicate Choice of Majors]
Phase One majors allocation exercise
Students being allocated a major to view the allocation result in AIMS [Study Plan > Declaring a Home Major > Majors Allocation Result]
  • Colleges/School to stipulate a quota for each major for the Phase Two majors allocation exercise

  • School/Departments to prioritise the remaining students who have not been allocated a major in the Phase One majors allocation exercise
Phase Two majors allocation exercise
Remaining students to view the allocated major in AIMS [Study Plan > Declaring a Home Major > Majors Allocation Result]

After the majors allocation exercise, a Change of Home Major exercise will be conducted in . Students who wish to change to a major offered by another College/School/Department may apply for it. For details, please visit: Change of Home Major.

Frequently Asked Questions

    • The entry qualifications are as follows:
      Normative 4-year degree Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination, 12-year school-leaving qualification

       
      Advanced Standing I 13-year school-leaving qualification [e.g. an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, a General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCEAL)], Associate Degree/Higher Diploma graduates admitted to a non-senior year place
      Advanced Standing II Associate Degree/Higher Diploma graduates admitted to a senior year place
      As the degree requirements for the above three types of students vary, please check your admission offer letter to ascertain your ‘student type’. Please also refer to the Academic Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees for the relevant degree requirements.

    • If you have fulfilled the minimum credit unit requirement specified by your major and degree as well as the University Language Requirements, you may apply for graduation. Alternatively, you can choose to take further courses for personal or career interests as long as your credit load does not exceed the maximum credit units permitted for a degree, and you have not reached the maximum period of study.

    • Students who have completed the maximum credit units permitted as mentioned above cannot register for further courses in subsequent semesters/terms except for (a) those pursuing a double major paying the extra credits exceeding the above maximum credit limit on a self-financing basis; (b) those pursuing a double degree paying the additional year(s) of study on a self-financing basis; or (c) students who have been granted special permission to exceed the maximum credit limit.
    • Please note that except for the above, students who cannot complete all the degree requirements for graduation within the maximum number of credit units permitted will be required to discontinue their studies.

    • In mid to late May of your first year of study.
    • Through a majors allocation exercise in May-June, you will be allocated a major, which will take effect from Semester A of your second year of study.
    • For details of the timeline and related procedures, please visit: Declaring a Home Major.

    • Bachelor’s degrees students of the following categories are eligible to apply for change of home major during the specified round(s) of applications: 
      Category of Students Majors for Selection
      Application Round
      Year One Normative 4-year degree students

      Any majors except those within the students’ home academic units
      2
      Year Two or above Normative 4-year degree students and those admitted with advanced standing Any majors except those not open for application as stipulated by individual academic units
      1 and 2
    • For details of the application periods and related procedures, please visit: Change of Home Major.

    • Eligible students can submit add/drop of second major request in AIMS within the periods specified by the University. For details of the add/drop periods and related procedures, please visit: Second Major
    • The second major can be any major offered by an academic unit, including the student’s home academic unit.

    • If you are a bachelor’s degree student with a home major and have not been granted any extra credit units above the maximum credit limit permitted by the University, you can declare a minor during the specified application periods. This also applies to students admitted with advanced standing.
    • A minor consists of a structured group of courses (15 to 18 credit units) that focuses on a particular academic discipline, allowing students to develop some depth of understanding in a subject area or topic of professional interest. Please refer to the Minor Catalogue for a full list of minors and their curriculum requirements.

    • Students who have already been granted extra credits above the maximum credit limit (i.e. 144 for normative 4-year degree / 114 for Advanced Standing I / 84 for Advanced Standing II) will not be allowed to declare a minor.

    • You can submit your add/drop of minors request in AIMS within the periods specified by the University. For details of the add/drop periods and related procedures, please visit: Minors.

    • You can add only one minor in each application round. If you wish to declare two minors, you can do so in two separate application rounds.

    • No, late requests for add/drop of minors will not be accepted. You have to submit your request for add/drop of minors in the next round of exercise.

    • No. Double counting of courses is permissible between minor and college/school requirements, as well as minor and College/School-specified courses under the Gateway Education (GE) requirement only.

    • Yes, you can. In fact your application for graduation previously submitted will be automatically withdrawn as you cannot complete the requirements for your confirmed academic curriculum. For details, please visit: Application for Graduation.

    • Yes, you can do so by submitting an “Application for Change of Academic Curriculum and Graduation” by the specified deadline, indicating your intention to drop the minor and graduate as originally planned. For details, please visit: Application for Graduation.

If there is any inconsistency or ambiguity between the page contents and the Academic Regulations (AR), rules and guidelines, the AR, rules and guidelines shall prevail.