Bachelor of Science in
Environmental Management and Technology (EVMT)

Credit Transfer & Waiver

Procedure for review before Exchange-Out:

Before taking a course elsewhere, students may make reference to the Credit Transfer Course Equivalence Database for information on the transfer credits approved in the past. For students who plan to take courses elsewhere which have never been approved before, they may submit an assessment request before the actual study.

Students who wish to apply for assessment for new course mappings should follow the procedure below:

1. Consult the EVMT Program Office for advice on the study plan.

2. Submit the following documents to ARR, Academic Registry:

• Completed assessment form – Assessment of Course Equivalence for Credit Transfer (For 4Y Undergraduate Studies) – Form-GR22;
• Official confirmation of elsewhere study – issued by HKUST or host institution with clear indication of study period; AND
• Course information – course outline including class schedules with topics, assessment criteria and the number of contact hours (lecture/tutorials), and any other information relevant to the assessment.

Students can only seek assessment for the courses they plan to study, normally not more than 6 to 8 courses (or 18 credits) for each term of study at each institution. Assessment requests with incomplete information or missing supporting documents will NOT be processed.

The processing time for an assessment is at least one month. Students are advised to submit the assessment well before the class enrollment deadline of the host institution. Students will be informed of the results by email and they may then check the details from the Credit Transfer Course Equivalence Database.

This is only an assessment of course equivalence and no transfer credit is granted yet. Upon completion of the elsewhere study, students who would like to apply for credit transfer are required to complete the Application Procedure described below.

 

Procedure for review after Exchange-Out:

Students who would like to apply for credit transfer during study should follow the procedure below:

1. Consult the EVMT Program Office for advice on the equivalent HKUST credits to apply.

2. Submit the application, including course information and official transcript, to the Academic Registry via the Credit Transfer Application System:

• Course information – course outline including class schedules with topics, assessment criteria and the number of contact hours (lecture/tutorials), and any other information relevant to the application. The documents must be obtained directly from the courses at the time of the outside study.
• Official transcript – original copy or true copies certified with finalized results and transcript notes from the external institution no later than one month after a student’s return to study at HKUST, or within one month upon the issuance date by the external institution.

Only courses with a passing grade or above will be considered and applications with incomplete information or missing supporting documents will NOT be processed.

The processing time for an application is at least one month. Students may check the details of the results from the Student Information System or the Credit Transfer Application System.