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

75Admission to the BA degreeA 2To be eligible for admission to the BA degree, candidates shall:(a)(b)(c)comply with the General Regulations;comply with the Regulations for First Degree Curricula; andsatisfy all the requirements of the curriculum in accordance with these regulations andthe syllabuses.Length of StudyA 3 The curriculum for the BA degree shall require six semesters of full-time study, extending overnot less than three academic years, and shall include examinations to be held at the end of eachsemester.A 4 The number and length of written examinations shall be as laid down in the syllabuses.Dissertations, field-work, class tests, oral, aural and practical tests may also be prescribed. Courseworkassessment shall be taken into account as prescribed in the syllabuses.Selection of coursesA 5 Candidates shall select their courses in accordance with these regulations and the guidelinesspecified in the syllabuses before the beginning of each semester. Changes to the selection of coursesmay be made only during the first two weeks of the semester in which the course begins, and suchchanges shall not be reflected in the transcript of the candidate. Requests for changes after the first twoweeks of the semester shall not normally be considered.A 6 Candidates in any semester shall select courses only after obtaining approval from the Heads ofthe Departments concerned, and the selection shall be subject to confirmation by the Board of theFaculty.Curriculum requirementsA 7To complete the curriculum, candidates shall(a)(b)satisfy the requirements prescribed in UG 3 of the Regulations of First DegreeCurricula, andtake not less than 180 credits, in the manner specified in these regulations and thesyllabuses.A 8 Candidates shall not normally take less than 24, nor more than 36, credits in each semester,unless otherwise permitted or required by the Board of the Faculty.A 9 To complete the first academic year of the curriculum, candidates shall follow instruction andsatisfy the examiners in:(a)four 3-credit courses: Academic English for Arts Students; Chinese LanguageEnhancement; Information Technology; and one 3-credit course in Science andTechnology studies for non-science students 2 ;2This regulation is applicable to candidates admitted to the first year of the curriculum in or after 2001-02.