Calendar 2005–06

526 Part 7 • University Ordinance and Regulations 7.0 Course Requirements and Exemptions 7.1 A student shall take the required courses and/or units in any academic year as specified in the programme of studies concerned. 7.2 A student who has completed comparable courses may be exempted from some courses and/or units according to the prescribed procedure, but in no case will a student’s normative period of study be shortened, except as provided in 5.2 and 14.3. 8.0 Selection of Courses 8.1 A student shall complete the prescribed procedure for course registration. 8.2 A student shall select courses according to the programme of studies concerned, and shall be responsible for ensuring the timely completion of all programme requirements. 9.0 Course Withdrawals and Additions 9.1 A student who wishes to apply for withdrawal or addition of course/s shall complete the prescribed procedure within two weeks after the beginning of the teaching term. 9.2 In very special cases, the head of the graduate division concerned may, after examining the student’s written application, grant permission for withdrawal from a course or addition of a course after the second week of the teaching term. 9.3 A student who withdraws from a course without going through the prescribed procedure shall be given a failure grade for the course. 10.0 Residence Requirements 10.1 Definition of residence (a) A student is classified as being in residence if he is attending courses as prescribed by his programme, and in the case of research postgraduate students, also receiving supervision on a regular basis. (b) A student who is in Hong Kong except for absences not exceeding three weeks continuously and not exceeding one month aggregate in any one academic year shall be deemed to be receiving regular supervision, and provided he is also attending courses, if required, shall be regarded as in residence. (c) A student who is not in Hong Kong shall normally be deemed to be not receiving supervision, and shall be regarded as not being in residence. In cases where the student would nevertheless receive adequate supervision on a regular basis while away from Hong Kong, or where the absence from Hong Kong is related to an academic purpose, an application should be made beforehand to the head of the graduate division concerned, with the endorsement of the supervisor, to regard the student as being in residence during that period of absence. (d) A student may also be regarded as being in residence while away from Hong Kong if the programme of studies approved by the Graduate Council and the Senate so provides.