Calendar 2002–03

Full-timeUndergraduateStudies 423 4.2 A student shall register for courses on the specified date/s in each academic year. Anyone who fails to register for courses after a lapse of two weeks from the specified date/sshall be considered to have withdrawn from studies at the University. 4.3 A student who is unable to register for courses on the specified date/s must apply for deferment in writing to the Registrar beforehand. 4.4 A student shall not be registered simultaneously in another course of study or research leading to the award of a degree, diploma or certificate at this university or any other tertiary institution except by prior permission of the board of the f aculty to which he belongs. A studen t in breach of this regulation shall be required to discontinue his studies at the University. 4.5 A student registered for a full-time course of study shall not take up any full-time employment, paid or unpaid, during term time except by prior permission of the board of the faculty to which he belongs. 4.6 A student shall register in the name which appears in hisHong Kong Identity Card or passport. 4.7 A student shall inform the Registrar immediately of any change of name, address or other particulars entered in the student’s registration record. 4.8 No application for changing a student’s registered particulars shall be accep ted af ter h e has been r ecommen ded by th e Un derg radu ate Examinations Board for graduation or his withdrawal fromthe University. 4.9 A student who has withdrawn from the University may, under very special cir cumstances, apply in writing to the Registrar f or reinstatement as a student. Such applications shall be considered by the board of the faculty concerned.No students who have been required to discontinue their studies at the University because of unsatisfactory academic performanceor have withdrawn to avoid such discontinuation shallbe reinstated. 5.0 Pe riod of Study 5.1 Except for stud ents in courses o f study which prescribe o therwise, a Secondary 6 and a Secondary 7 entrant* shall beexpected to graduate after four and three years of attend ance respectively save as provided for in Regulation 5.2. 5.2 A student may apply on a prescribed form to the Registrar for an alteration of his period of study. No such application, however, shall be accepted after the commencement of his expected term of graduation. 5.3 Notwithstanding Regulation 5.2, no student shall graduate without having completed at least three years of attendance. 5.4 Notwithstanding Regulation 5.3, a transfer student or any other student who has been granted course and unit exemptions on the basis o f post- secondary qualifications may graduate in less than three years, provided that: (a) he shall have attended this university for at least two years; and (b) his total period of attendance at this university and another university or institution of higher learning recognized by the Senate shall have been not less than three years. * A Secondary6 (or 7)en trant means a student who has been admitted to theUniversity after completion of Second ary 6 (or 7)in a school or on equival ent qualifications.