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For returning exchange students

  1. Normally, a student’s transferred units (units granted at the point of admission and units obtained through exchange programmes) should NOT exceed half of the total units required for graduation.
  2. Senior Year Entrants admitted directly to Year 3 of study before 2021/22 may receive an additional unit transfer of up to 16 units if they subsequently participate in an exchange programme.
  3. Senior Year Entrants admitted directly to Year 3 of study in 2021/22 and thereafter may receive transferred units of up to two-thirds of the unit requirement if they subsequently participate in an exchange programme.
  4. Students completing any exchange activities after graduation are NOT eligible to apply for transfer of units.
  5. Units transferred from other institutions will be excluded from the calculation of Grade Point Average (GPA).
  6. The University reserves the right to refuse granting units for courses with grades below the equivalence of grade C in the University grading system, and for courses which are not at post-secondary level.

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  1. No dropping of course / course withdrawal arising from approval of unit transfer will be allowed after the course withdrawal deadline, which is normally four weeks before the semester examination. As such, students should complete the unit transfer procedures by submitting the verified official transcript to the Academic Registry as early as possible.
  2. Students who have successfully completed the Extended Study Programme at Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (BNU-HKBU UIC) should submit the application form for transfer of units instead of submitting application via the Online Form system on BUniPort. Please click HERE for the details.
  1. Students who wish to apply for transfer of units after exchange should submit application to the Academic Registry via the Online Form system on BUniPort (Studies > My e-Application > Online Form) for consideration and recommendation by the Academy Director/Department Head/Programme Director or General Education Office. The final approval rests with the Academic Registrar.
  2. Students can apply for unit transfer of the following type of courses after exchange:
     Type of coursesExamples
    Transfer Type (I)Courses with a specific HKBU courseBUSIXXXX, SOCIXXXX,  VARTXXXX, etc.
    Transfer Type (II)Courses without a specific HKBU courseAny free elective course which counts towards fulfilment of Free Elective course requirement.
    Transfer Type (III)Courses which count towards fulfilment of University Core / General Education requirementGFHC, GFQR, GFVM, GT, GCAP, etc.
  3. Students who wish to apply for unit transfer of different transfer types should submit separate application forms for consideration and approval.
  4. Supporting documents which include official transcript verified by the International Office**, course outlines/syllabuses and course assessment methods should be uploaded in your application.
  5. If the application is approved, you will be exempted from taking such course(s) and no course replacement is required.

** Applications with unverified student transcript will not be processed.  Students may be subject to spot checks to produce their original official transcript for verification.  Any alterations to the official/verified copy will be subject to disciplinary action. 

 

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