Academic Planning and Major Selection Exercise (MSE)Fall 2020 - 21(For 2019 - 20 Entry Students)

Prof. Allen HUANGAssociate DeanSBM UG Programs OfficeSept 22, 2020

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Curriculum Structure - Credits

Minimum 120 credits required for graduation

Common Core(36 Credits)

Business Core (33-46 Credits)

Major (20-50 Credits)

Additional Major/Minor/

Free Electives(0-19 Credits)

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Curriculum Structure – TimelineM

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4University Common Core / Free Electives

Business Core

BSc/BBA Global Business Major

BBA Major

Additional Major/Minor (Optional)

For 2019 - 20 Entry Students

Major Selection Exercise

Program Choices

Eligibility

Minimum Requirements & Ranking Criteria

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Major Selection Exercise (MSE)

▰ Every student must have a major by the end of the 3rd regular term

▰ Choosing an additional major is optional in Year 2 Spring, except for General Business Management (GBM) students.

▰ Application for Fall MSE: Dec 21, 2020 – Jan 3, 2021

▰ If you have taken study leave, you should contact your Academic Affairs and Advising Counselor for the arrangement.

You CANNOT decline an offer from MSE. Do NOT include any major that you don’t want in program choices.Late application will NOT be accepted.

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Important Notesfor 2019 - 20 Entry Students

▰ All students, EXCEPT the following students, whether admitted to School (SBA) or to Program (PBA) upon admission, can join MSE to declare or change your major: ECOF and QFIN program-based students (admitted in 2019 - 20) Students who have already received a major offer through MSE in the last

academic year.

▰ This is your final term to join MSE. If no offer is received, you will be assignedBBA General Business Management (GBM).

▰ PBA students will give up your major quota once you submit your application. Think carefully before you apply.

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Program Choicesfor 2019 - 20 Entry Students

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Professional Accounting(ACCT)

Information Systems (IS)

Economics and Finance (ECOF)

Economics (ECON)

Marketing (MARK)

Quantitative Finance (QFIN)

Finance (FINA)

Management (MGMT)

General Business Management (GBM)

Operations Management(OM)

Global Business (GBUS)

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Eligibility

ECOF, GBUS, QFIN• Completed ≥ 29 credits (including transferred credits)

ACCT, ECON, FINA, IS, OM, MARK, MGMT• Completed ≥43 credits (including transferred credits) AND• Completed at least 5 out of 7 Major Foundation Courses:

ACCT2010, ECON2103/2113/2123, FINA2303, ISOM2010, ISOM2700, MARK2120, MGMT2110

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Minimum Requirements & Ranking Criteriafor 2019 - 20 Entry Students

*A group of shortlisted students will be invited to attend an interview and to take a MATH test.Note: Credits transferred for the corresponding required courses are considered meeting the requirements.#In Fall MSE, students in the first term of study who have taken LANG1002 only may be considered by GBUS and ECOF.

QFINECOFGBUS

• CGA 3.0 or above; • C+ or above in any MATH course

(B+ or above in ISOM2500 for those who fail to meet the Math course requirement);

• B- or above in LANG 1002 & 1003#

• CGA 3.0 or above; • B- or above in any MATH course*; • C+ or above in LANG 1002 & 1003#

• CGA 3.0 or above; • B- or above in MATH

1012/1013/1020/1023; • C+ or above in LANG 1002 & 1003

Holistic assessment based on CGA, selected course performance, CV profile, personal statement and interview performance

Holistic assessment based on CGA, selected course performance, CV profile and interview performance

Holistic assessment based on CGA,selected course performance, CV profile, personal statement and interview performance

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Minimum Requirements & Ranking Criteriafor 2019 - 20 Entry Students

ACCT ECON MGMTMARKOMFINA IS

C+ in ACCT2010

C+ in ECON2103/2113 or ECON2123*

C+ in MGMT2110

C+ in MARK2120

C+ in ISOM2700

C+ in FINA2303#

C+ in ISOM2010

ACCT2010,then BCGA

Holistic assessment based on ECON2103/2113, ECON2123 (if taken), BCGA, selected course performance and CV profile

MGMT2110,then BCGA

MARK2120,then BCGA

ISOM2700,then BCGA

FINA 2303, then BCGA

ISOM2010,then BCGA

* C- or below in any of ECON2103/2113/2123 will not be considered.# FINA: For students with credit transfer for FINA 2303, a holistic assessment based on written exam, BCGA, selected course performance, CV, personal statement and interview performance is requiredCredits transferred for the corresponding required courses are considered meeting the requirements.

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Courses counted towards BCGA

ACCT2010 ECON2103/ECON2113 ECON2123 FINA2303

ISOM2010 ISOM2020 ISOM2500 ISOM2600

ISOM2700 MARK2120 MGMT2110 MGMT2010

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Application Timeline

Fall 2020 MSE

Application period Dec 21, 2020 – Jan 3, 2021

Interview (where applicable) Jan 6 - 7, 2021

Result Announcement Jan 11, 2021

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Application Procedure

Major Selection Application Link:To be announced by email

Part I: • Preference of Programs in order of

priority(choose at least 1 program)

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Application Procedure

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Part II:• Personal Statement (for the following programs

only)• FINA (for students with credit transfer for FINA 2303)• GBUS• QFIN

Part III, IV and V (if applicable)• CV• Post-secondary Transcript• Remarks

Additional Major (Optional)

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Program Choices

ACCT ECON

MARK

MGMT

IS

FINA

OM

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Eligibility for 2019 - 20 Entry Students

Year 2 students with a BBA major except GBM

Meet the same requirements for major selection

CGA ≥2.3

• ACCT2010• ACCT2200• ECON2103/2113• ECON2123• FINA2303• ISOM2010• ISOM2020• ISOM2500• ISOM2600• ISOM2700• MARK2120• MGMT2110• MGMT2010• MATH1003/1012/1013/1020/1023

Passed or have credit transfer for the following business core courses at the application term

*The program requirements and ranking criteria for additional major are the same as major selection.

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Application Timelinefor 2019 - 20 Entry Students

Spring 2021 Additional MSEApplication period Late June – July, 2021

Interview(where applicable) Early July, 2021

Result Announcement Mid July, 2021

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Special Note for Additional Major

▰ To graduate with an additional major▻ Must satisfy the major requirement▻ Must complete at least 20 single-counted credits.

▻ These 20 credits cannot be used to fulfill any other requirements for graduation except for the 120-credit degree requirement.

Notes:

▻ For ACCT students with additional major in MGMT and FINA students with additional major in IS, please pay attention to the extra credit requirement.

▻ For details, please seek advice from Major and Additional Major Department(s).

Major and Additional Major Program Quotas

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Major and Additional Major Quotasfor 2019 - 20 entry students

Major Total QuotaMajor Additional Major

Total Quota Quota in Fall 2020 Total Quota Quota in Spring 2021

SBM

ECOF 55 55 7

GBUS 55 55 3

QFIN 40 40 2

ACCT 200 160 68 40 39

ECON 100 55 32 45 44

FINA 130 100 50 30 27

IS 180 100 55 80 75

OM 140 70 54 70 64

MARK 205 150 99 55 48

MGMT 190 70 35 120 103

Note:“Total Quota” and “Major Total Quota” include PBA studentsAdditional major quota in Spring 2021 will be adjusted by adding unfilled major quota in Fall 2020.

Reference Materials

22Note: All data exclude WBB program

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SBM Program Credit Requirementsfor 2019 - 20 entry students

Degree MajorUniversityCommon

Core

Business Core

Major Required

Major Elective

Free Electives

BBA

ACCT

36

45-46

28 - 10-11

ECON 12 11 15-16

FINA 17-20 9 9-13

GBM - 29 9-10

IS 10-11 10 17-19

MARK 12 12 14-15

MGMT 11-12 9 17-19

OM 8 12 18-19

GBUS 14-15 9-11 12-16

BScECOF

33-3423 17 10-11

QFIN 23-27 18-23 0-10

Based on 2019 - 20 graduates:

40+ combinations of single BBA/ BSc ordouble BBA majors

78.5% of BBA students* (67.8% of total SBM students) graduated with dual majors

*Excluding BBA in GBM students who do not have the option to declare anadditional major.

SBM Major Combination Statistics

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Major Combinationsof 2019 - 20 Graduates

Program SingleMajor

Additional Major

ACCT ECON FINA IS OM MARK MGMTCOSC

(SENG)

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ACCT 28 9 16 30 20 16 39 -ECON 13 1 6 2 6 3 -FINA 15 12 8 28 11 4 6 -

IS 17 7 9 2 17 20 21 -OM 8 5 5 2 19 15 10 -

MARK 34 1 2 23 4 39 -MGMT 12 1 2 1 4 4 11GBUS 7 8 9 16 3 10 3 -GBM 12ECOF 50QFIN 33 4(1)

Note:(1) One student majored in QFIN & COSC had a third major in MATH.

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Minor Program Choices

• Actuarial Mathematics• Astrophysics and

Cosmology• Biological Science• Biotechnology• Chemistry• Environmental Science• Mathematics• Physics

• Aeronautical Engineering

• Big Data Technology• Bioengineering• Design• Environmental

Sustainability and Management

• Information Technology• Robotics• Sustainable Energy

Engineering• Technology

Management

• China Studies• Humanities• Social Science

• Sustainability • Psychological and Behavioral Science

• Entrepreneurship

Minor Programspursued by 2019 - 20 GraduatesMinor Offering Schools Minor Programs Total No. of Minors

SBM, SSCI & SENG Entrepreneurship 7

SENGBig Data Technology 2

Design 1Information Technology 5

SHSSHumanities 24

Social Science 25China Studies 3

SSCI

Actuarial Mathematics 5Chemistry 1

Mathematics 6Physics 1

Total: 80

Note:(1)10.1% of 2019 - 20 SBM graduates completed at least 1 minor. 27

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Single/Multiple Major(s) and Minor(s)of 2019 - 20 Graduates

Degree No. of Students Combination No. of Graduates

BSc 87

Single major (BSc) 69Single major (BSc) plus one minor 12Single major (BSc) plus two minors 2Double majors 3Triple majors 1

BBA 636

Single major 98Single major plus one minor 43Single major plus two minors 5Double majors 479Double majors plus one minor 11

Total: 723

Questions? Contact your AAAC orUG Faculty Advisors!

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Academic Affairs and Advising Counselor (AAAC)

SBMT1111 Session Name Telephone Email (@ust.hk)

LA01 Forrest KAM 2358-6073 bmforrest

LA02 Bowie YU 2358-8296 bmbowie

LA03 Isabella FU 2358-7536 bmbsfu

LA04 Samson CHUI 3469-2128 bmschui

LA05 Maggie YIM 2358-6900 maggieyim

LA06 Wendy CHEUNG 2358-8047 bmwendy

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UG Faculty Advisors

*UG Coordinator

Good luck!

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