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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2018-19

2. Due to the limitation of quotas and class schedules, students will not be guaranteed a
place on any Minor course.

3. With effect from 2017/18, Associate Degree / Higher Diploma holders who are admitted
to Year 2 can express their intention to pursue a Minor during the admission / registration
period.

Minor Programme Enrolment and Declaration

1. Students enrolled on a Minor will start to take Minor courses from Year 2 onwards.
2. Double counting of overlapping courses (with Major) is allowed for up to 6 credits. These

credits will only count once towards the total credits attained by the student. Exceeding
this limit of 6 credits, students should take replacement courses chosen from the list of
Minor courses to fulfil the Minor credit requirement.
3. Credit transfer for Minor courses from recognised prior academic study or study abroad
should not exceed 6 credits, and is subject to the discretion of the Head of Department of
the student’s chosen Minor Programme.
4. Students will be invited to declare the progress of the completion of Minors in the second
semester of Year 3 via Moodle. Those who have completed 60% or more will be given
priority in Year 4 to register for courses to complete their Minors.
5. Students who have completed or are on the verge of completing their Minors will be
required to make a formal declaration to the Registry via Moodle in the Second Semester
of Year 4 by the stipulated deadline (usually in March of the year).
6. Students must pass all Minor courses in order to graduate with a Minor.
7. Level 1 course(s) taken as part of the Minor during Years 3 and 4 will not be counted
towards FGPA for the purpose of the determination of final Honours Classification.
8. In the case of students who do not declare a Minor before the stipulated deadline and
students who withdraw from or discontinue the Minor, courses already completed for the
Minor will be counted as free electives component of the Major programme.
9. Successfully completed Minors will be specified in the Academic Transcript, but not on
the Graduation Certificate.

Course Lists of Minor Programmes

Department of Accounting

Minor Programme Offered: Minor in Accounting

Course Code Course Title Credits Pre-requisite(s)

Choose 5 courses out of 8 3 Nil
3 ACCT 101
ACCT 101 Introductory Accounting I 3 ACCT 101-2
3 ACCT 101-2
ACCT 102 Introductory Accounting II 3 Nil
3 ACCT 201-2
ACCT 201 Intermediate Financial Accounting I

ACCT 202 Intermediate Financial Accounting II

ACCT 210 Cost and Management Accounting

ACCT 300 Advanced Financial Accounting

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