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Faculty Language Requirement


English

(a)
Physics Major students who have obained Grade "E9" or below in HKALE* AS "Use of English" are required to take and pass one of the following English courses to fulfil the Faculty Language requirement in their first year of attendance:

ELT 1106 Grammar for University Studies
ELT 1110 Communication for Business Studies
ELT 2000 English for Career Preparation
ELT 2400 Concepts of Writing (Course offered in 2001-02 and before)

Students are encouraged to take ELT 1106 as their first choice, then ELT 2000 or 2400 and lastly ELT 1110.

(2)
Where there are time table clashes, students may enrol on other ELT courses, subject to the advice of the English Language Teaching Unit and approval of the Department/Programme concerned.


Chinese

Physics Majors who have obtained Grade "E9" or below in HKSLE* AS "Chinese Language and Culture" are required to take and pass a one-unit Chinese course, "CHI 1420 Chinese for Faculty of Science", in their first year of attendance.

*
Only applicable to students admitted on the strength of HKALE results. Their HKALE results to be deemed acceptable for the Faculty language requirement must be obtained in that particular sitting of HKALE which the University has used to assess the admission qualification of the students concerned.