Exemption Policy

Exemption application will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Only courses completed at postgraduate level (and achieved a satisfactory grade) from a recognized tertiary institution within the past 5 years and with similar contents can be used to claim for exemption for core and elective courses.
Only courses completed at undergraduate level (and achieved a satisfactory grade) from a recognized tertiary institution within the past 5 years and with similar contents can be used to claim for exemption for pre-core programme courses.
A maximum of seven pre-core programme courses may be exempted.
In general, a maximum of one-sixth of the total unit-requirement may be exempted and students are required to pay the tuition fees for exempted courses. A student may receive a block exemption for 6 courses provided that the student had successfully completed the HKBU Postgrauate Diploma in Professional Accounting (PgD in PA) programme. In addition, a student may receive a maximum exemption for 4 courses provided that the student had successfully completed the HKBU Master of Science in Applied Accounting and Finance (MSc in AAF) programme. Graduates of HKBU PgD in PA and MSc in AAF are not required to pay the tuition fees for exempted courses.
Students are required to provide a copy of academic transcript and relevant course outline/syllabus for course exemption application. Otherwise, applicaion for exemption will not be considered.

Exemption Policy