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JS6901

Bachelor of Science 理學士

BSc

Short Description

The Programme is a comprehensive training in science that:

  • Develops students’ capabilities in quantitative and logical reasoning
  • Cultivates students’ ability to tackle novel situations and solve complex problems

Features

  • One entry in application for a choice of 11 Science Majors and 7 Intensive Majors
  • Up to 2 years’ time to choose a Major
  • Flexibility in changing Majors
  • No quota for any Science Major
  • Students may take a 2nd Major or a Minor or 2nd Minors in Science and non-Science disciplines
  • One-on-one academic advising

Intensive Majors

  • Allow students to specialise in a science discipline with enriched subject knowledge
  • Seven intensive major programmes are offered
    • Biological Sciences (Intensive) (144 credits)
    • Chemistry (Intensive) (144 credits)
    • Ecology & Biodiversity (Intensive) (144 credits)
    • Geology (Intensive) (150 credits)
    • Mathematics (Intensive) (144 credits)
    • Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (Intensive) (144 credits)
    • Physics (Intensive) (144 credits)

Minor in Science Entrepreneurship

  • placing strong emphasis on practical experience and students are required to:
    • acquire entrepreneurship-related internship experience and
    • carry out a capstone project
  • mentoring and internship opportunities offered by our Science alumni
  • taking new courses tailor-made for this Minor and related courses currently offered by other Faculties

Articulation Pathways

  • To Taught Postgraduate programmes at HKU Science
    • An articulation pathway of attaching 6901 Bachelor of Science to the master programmes at HKU Science for outstanding students
    • Students who are awarded the highest amount of scholarship will only need to pay 50% of tuition fee
    • There is no quota for the aforementioned articulation pathway except for the one of Master of Data Science, of which a maximum of 2 places will be offered each year
  • To Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) at University of Melbourne (UoMelb)
    • In collaboration with University of Melbourne (UoMelb) in Australia, HKU Science will provide a pathway to BSc 6901 students majoring in Biological Sciences, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Ecology & Biodiversity, Food & Nutritional Science, and Biochemistry to articulate into the DVM of the UoMelb
    • Provides a new pathway to talented students who aspire to pursue a career in veterinary; students can obtain 2 degrees from the 2 universities – the HKU BSc degree and DVM in UoMelb in a minimum of 7 years
    • Graduates can register as veterinary surgeons and practise in HK through Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong

Remarks:
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Programme Website

Requirements

  • Programme Entrance Requirements
  • General Entrance Requirements
Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGE 3
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT1 Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING)2 3
BIOLOGY or CHEMISTRY or PHYSICS 3
Or
MATHEMATICS EXTENDED MODULE 1 OR 2 3
BIOLOGY or CHEMISTRY or PHYSICS 3

Remark:

  1. Level 2 in Liberal Studies achieved in previous sitting(s) will be considered in lieu of Citizenship and Social Development.
  2. Other Language subjects will be used as unspecified elective subjects. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for the minimum requirement.

The calculation of programme score considers category A subjects and M1/M2 only. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for details.

The result(s) of Liberal Studies, Combined Science and Integrated Science achieved in previous sitting(s) will also be considered.

Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGE 3
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT3 Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) 3
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING)4 3
Or
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) 3
MATHEMATICS EXTENDED MODULE 1 OR 2 3

Remark:

  1. "Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education” is referred to as “HKDSE”.
  2. "Attained with Distinction" obtained prior to 2018, or "Attained with Distinction (I)" or "Attained with Distinction (II)" obtained in or after 2018, in Applied Learning subjects (other than Applied Learning Chinese) will be used as additional supporting information. In the meantime, student learning experiences in Applied Learning subjects may be considered within the context of other learning experiences in their application.
  3. Level 2 in Liberal Studies achieved in previous sitting will be considered in lieu of Citizenship and Social Development.
  4. Other Language subjects will be used as unspecified elective subjects. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for details.
  5. The result(s) of Combined Science and Integrated Science achieved in previous sitting(s) will also be considered.

Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination

In general, most of the programmes offered by HKU consider the best results achieved by candidates in different combination of sittings, except for a few programmes which only consider the latest results.  Few programmes may also impose a penalty on HKDSE repeaters.  Please refer to https://www.hku.hk/dse for details.

First Year Tuition Fee

HK$ 44,500

Subject to approval

Contacts

Faculty of Science

Email: sci.ug.admission@hku.hk

Tel: +852 3917 2683

Statistics

Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2024 1473 859 886 939 690 4847
2023 1172 812 736 837 649 4206
2022 1074 839 847 912 729 4401
2021 1157 1070 1043 1120 817 5207
2020 1198 1107 1132 1264 884 5585
2019 1229 1246 1350 1392 1046 6263
2018 1153 1123 1279 1326 962 5843
2017 1086 1083 1208 1334 1045 5756
2016 1037 894 1194 1386 1183 5694
2015 1181 1065 1140 1392 1259 6037
2014 1062 971 1083 1485 1368 5969
2013 1139 859 933 1221 1285 5437
2012 1170 747 1053 1452 1606 6028

Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2024 211 0 0 0 0 211
2023 256 0 0 0 0 256
2022 252 1 0 0 0 253
2021 243 0 0 0 0 243
2020 375 6 0 0 0 381
2019 296 14 0 0 0 310
2018 301 1 0 0 0 302
2017 313 7 0 0 0 320
2016 318 5 0 0 0 323
2015 318 0 0 0 0 318
2014 326 9 0 0 0 335
2013 338 7 0 0 0 345
2012 340 5 0 0 0 345
Footnote(s)

1As the 2025/26 academic year is the beginning of the 2025/26 - 2027/28 triennium for which the allocation of UGC-funded places is still subject to the Government's approval, the number of intake places shown above is indicative only and subject to changes or confirmation.