{"id":10990,"date":"2021-07-12T16:41:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T08:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/st\/?page_id=10990"},"modified":"2023-06-05T09:46:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T01:46:21","slug":"credit-exemption","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/st\/computing\/programmes\/part-time\/credit-exemption\/","title":{"rendered":"Credit Exemption"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10990\" class=\"elementor elementor-10990\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfe73fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfe73fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eef963f\" data-id=\"eef963f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ad74c computingcreditexemption elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42ad74c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"heading-1\" data-magellan-target=\"heading-1\">Credit Exemption in Part-time Programmes<\/h3><p>There are two methods of applying for credit exemption in part-time programmes:<\/p><ul class=\"star\"><li>Advanced Standing: general method for any recognised qualification or partially completed qualification<\/li><li>Pathways: specifically for holders of local Higher Diploma\/Associate Degree in computing area to apply for the undergraduate computing degree programmes<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfc4156 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfc4156\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3772af6\" data-id=\"3772af6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ab15c computingcreditexemption elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4ab15c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #979998;\"><b style=\"font-size: 20px; color: white;\">Postgraduate<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #979998;\" colspan=\"2\"><b style=\"font-size: 20px; color: white;\">Undergraduate<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\">\n<td width=\"33.3%\"><b>Advanced Standing<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"33.3%\"><b>Pathways<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"33.3%\"><b>Advanced Standing<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><p class=\"\">Credit exemption is available for application towards the MSCITIA programme with a prior recognised postgraduate qualification. The application type is called Block Credit Transfer (BCT).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/reg\/bct-precedents-for-postgraduate-diplomas-and-masters-degree-programmes\/\" target=\"linkwin\">Precedents for Postgraduate Diplomas and Master&#8217;s degree programmes<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"\">Apply to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/postgraduate-students\/advanced-standing\/\" target=\"linkwin\">Advanced Standing Office<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/postgraduate-students\/advanced-standing\/application-for-advanced-standing\/\" target=\"linkwin\">How to Apply?<\/a><\/td><\/p>\n<td><p class=\"\">Only suitable for an assessed list of local recognized Higher Diploma and Associate Degree in computing area. Application procedure is simplified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\nApply directly for admisson into the pathway programmes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/st\/computing\/programmes\/part-time\/admission-requirement\/\">Accessed Qualifications Recognized for Pathway Entry<\/a>\n<\/p><p class=\"\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/st\/computing\/programmes\/part-time\/pathways\/\">Pathways<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.hkmu.edu.hk\/dl\/online-application\/\" target=\"linkwin\">Online Application<\/a><\/p><\/td>\n<td><p class=\"\">Suitable for any other qualification not recognized by the pathways. Normally only post-secondary academic qualifications (those with QF level 4 or above) will be accepted.\n<\/p><p class=\"\">\nApply to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/distance-learning-students\/advanced-standing\/\" target=\"linkwin\">Advanced Standing Office<\/a>\n<\/p><p class=\"\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/distance-learning-students\/advanced-standing\/application-for-as\/\" target=\"linkwin\">How to Apply?<\/a><\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f6550e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f6550e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13664cd\" data-id=\"13664cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6636469 computingcreditexemption elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6636469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Advanced standing is the conventional method of obtaining credit exemption at the MUHK. The Advanced Standing Committee and the University Senate are the final approving bodies.<\/p><p>The amount of credits exempted depend on a number of factors:<\/p><ul class=\"star\"><li>The intitution awarding the qualification.<\/li><li>Entry requirement of the qualification and the Level of study (only post-secondary level is considered)<\/li><li>Study duration and exit standard (e.g. whether there are examinations)<\/li><li>Relevancy to computing<\/li><li>The QF level<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22f8383 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22f8383\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f551d7\" data-id=\"9f551d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b0536 computingcreditexemption elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b0536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"heading-1-5\" data-magellan-target=\"heading-1-5\"><b class=\"bold\">Precedence<\/b><\/h6><p>The MUHK credit exemption system largely follows a precedence-based practice.<\/p><p>A qualification that exactly matches a precedent case will usually be granted the same amount of credit exemption as the precedent case. The qualification to consider must be post-secondary of academic nature (with QF Level 4 or above).<\/p><ul class=\"star\"><li>View the\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bpms.hkmu.edu.hk\/oli_search2.php?cS=School%20of%20Science%20and%20Technology&amp;cP=Bachelor%20of%20Computing\" target=\"linkwin\">Precedent Cases of Exemption towards BCOMPHIT\/BCOMP<\/a><\/li><li>View the\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.hkmu.edu.hk\/oli_search2.php?cS=School%20of%20Science%20and%20Technology&amp;cP=Bachelor%20of%20Science%20in%20Computing%20and%20Networking\" target=\"linkwin\">Precedent Cases of Exemption towards BSCHCN\/BSCCN<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Some qualifications have been assessed and given 0 credits of exemptions. They may be found in the\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ouhk.edu.hk\/wcsprd\/Satellite?pagename=OUHK\/tcAdmSing&amp;sch=REG&amp;c=C_REG&amp;cid=191209010200&amp;lang=eng\" target=\"linkwin\">Total Credit Value (TCV) Lists<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b61dbc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b61dbc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b45943\" data-id=\"8b45943\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dccca49 computingcreditexemption elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dccca49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"heading-1-6\" data-magellan-target=\"heading-1-6\"><b class=\"bold\">Top-up Lists<\/b><\/h6><p>A topup list contains rules about how to complete the remaining credits after some other credits have been exempted.<\/p><p>Successful applicants will be given a top-up list.<\/p><p>The topup list contains regulations governing how to complete the remaining credits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b91f665 computingcreditexemption elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b91f665\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a8879b\" data-id=\"4a8879b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80c68f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f80c68f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\" label \">BCOMP (120 credits)<\/span><br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/COMP-01.html\" target=\"linkwin\">COMP-01<\/a>\u00a0(80 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/COMP-05.html\" target=\"linkwin\">COMP-05<\/a>\u00a0(70 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/COMP-04.html\" target=\"linkwin\">COMP-04<\/a>\u00a0(60 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/COMP-03.html\" target=\"linkwin\">COMP-03<\/a>\u00a0(50 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/COMP-02.html\" target=\"linkwin\">COMP-02<\/a>\u00a0(40 credits exempted)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eaad7d1\" data-id=\"eaad7d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a28f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5a28f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\" label \">BCOMPHIT (160 credits)<\/span><br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/COMPHIT-01.html\" target=\"linkwin\">COMPHIT-01<\/a>\u00a0(80 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/COMPHIT-05.html\" target=\"linkwin\">COMPHIT-05<\/a>\u00a0(70 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/COMPHIT-04.html\" target=\"linkwin\">COMPHIT-04<\/a>\u00a0(60 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/COMPHIT-03.html\" target=\"linkwin\">COMPHIT-03<\/a>\u00a0(50 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/COMPHIT-02.html\" target=\"linkwin\">COMPHIT-02<\/a>\u00a0(40 credits exempted)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96fafa6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96fafa6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-517c0ba\" data-id=\"517c0ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44810c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44810c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\" label \">BSCCN (120 credits)<\/span><br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/CN-09.html\" target=\"linkwin\">CN-09<\/a>\u00a0(80 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/CN-07.html\" target=\"linkwin\">CN-07<\/a>\u00a0(70 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/CN-05.html\" target=\"linkwin\">CN-05<\/a>\u00a0(60 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/CN-03.html\" target=\"linkwin\">CN-03<\/a>\u00a0(50 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/CN-01.html\" target=\"linkwin\">CN-01<\/a>\u00a0(40 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/CN-11.html\" target=\"linkwin\">CN-11<\/a>\u00a0(30 credits exempted)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3ae732\" data-id=\"d3ae732\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23247da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23247da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\" label \">BSCHCN (160 credits)<\/span><br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/CN-10.html\" target=\"linkwin\">CN-10<\/a>\u00a0(80 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/CN-08.html\" target=\"linkwin\">CN-08<\/a>\u00a0(70 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/CN-06.html\" target=\"linkwin\">CN-06<\/a>\u00a0(60 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/CN-04.html\" target=\"linkwin\">CN-04<\/a>\u00a0(50 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/CN-02.html\" target=\"linkwin\">CN-02<\/a>\u00a0(40 credits exempted)<br \/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bpms.ouhk.edu.hk\/TopUpList\/CN-12.html\" target=\"linkwin\">CN-12<\/a>\u00a0(30 credits exempted)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit Exemption in Part-time ProgrammesThere are two methods of applying for credit exemption in part-time programmes:Advanced Standing: general method for any recognised qualification or partially completed qualificationPathways: specifically for holders of local Higher Diploma\/Associate Degree in computing area to apply for the undergraduate computing degree programmes Postgraduate Undergraduate Advanced Standing Pathways Advanced Standing Credit 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