Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

Candidates who wish to exceed the normal load of 30 credits in each of the third to the sixth semestersshall be allowed to take up to 6 additional credits in a course or courses from thedepartments/programmes listed in Regulation A9(b) in the major.73Assessment and gradesA 12 Candidates shall be assessed for each of the courses for which they have registered, andassessment may be conducted in any combination of: coursework, written examinations or tests,continuous assessment of class performance, field work, research or project reports, or in any othermanner as specified in the syllabuses. Only those satisfactorily completed courses will earn credits.Grades shall be awarded in accordance with UG 5 of the Regulations for First Degree Curricula.A 13 Written examinations or tests shall normally be held at the end of the semester in which it istaught unless otherwise provided for in the syllabuses. Candidates may be required to sit writtenexaminations or tests for more than one course on any particular date.A 14 Courses in which a candidate is given an F grade shall be recorded on the transcript, togetherwith the new grade obtained if the candidate chooses to repeat the failed course. Any failed grade(s)shall be included in calculating the Semester GPA and shall be taken into account for the purposes ofdetermining eligibility for award of the BA degree, honours classification and whether a candidate bediscontinued from studies in the Faculty.A 15 Candidates shall not be permitted to repeat a course for which they have received a D grade orabove for upgrading purposes.A 16Candidates shall be required to discontinue their studies in the Faculty if they have:(a)(b)(c)(d)failed to pass at least 18 credits in each of the first and second semesters or achieved aGPA of less than 1.00 at the end of the second semester; orfailed to pass at least 24 credits in each of the third and fourth semesters or achieved aGPA of less than 1.00 at the end of the fourth semester; orfailed to pass at least 24 credits in each of the fifth and sixth semesters or achieved aGPA of less than 1.00 at the end of the sixth semester; orexceeded the maximum period of registration.A 17 Candidates who are unable, because of illness, to be present for any paper of any course mayapply for permission to present themselves at a re-examination in the paper to be held before thebeginning of the First Semester of the following academic year. Any such application shall be made onthe form prescribed within two weeks of the first day of the candidate's absence from any examination.Any re-examination shall be part of that academic year's examinations, and the provisions made in theseregulations for failure at the first attempt shall apply accordingly.Advanced standingA 18 Advanced standing may be granted to candidates in recognition of studies completedsuccessfully in an approved institution of higher education elsewhere in accordance with UG 2 of theRegulations for First Degree Curricula. Advanced credits granted may be recorded in the transcript ofthe candidate, but shall not be included in the calculation of the Semester GPA or Cumulative GPA.