CHOOSINGELECTIVES
1. UNDERSTAND
YOURSELF
WHAT TO CONSIDER
•Interest
•Ability
•Future Career
OVER 150 JOBS
•Job Description
•Job Entry
•Job Nature
•Job Requirements
•Job Future
ASK PEOPLE WHO KNOW YOU WELL
•Parents •Teachers •Friends
2.UNDERSTAND THE ELECTIVES
•SPC Course Catalogue
•Teachers
•Senior Form Students
•EDB – Curriculum and Assessment Guide
1.3 Interface with Junior
Secondary Education and Post-secondary Pathways…
The study of Geography in senior
secondary schools provides
students who will study
Geography in the universities with
a solid conceptual foundation.
… For those who will enter
university to study other subjects
(such as Arts or Social and
Environmental Sciences) …
…a range of career choices in
which a global perspective,
environmental ethics … sound
sense of space and region are
needed. The most obvious
examples …urban and transport
planning, resources and
environmental management, tourism and recreation…
3.UNDERSTAND HOW THE ELECTIVES AND
M1/M2 ARE RELATED TO UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
REQUIRED/PREFERRED SUBJECTS
• CityU http://www.admo.cityu.edu.hk/jupas/entreq/bd
• CU http://www.oafa.cuhk.edu.hk/adm/jupas/hkdse/admission-requirements/programme-specific
• UST http://join.ust.hk/en/admissions/applicant/jupas
• BU http://ar.hkbu.edu.hk/pros/admiss_schemes/jupas_hkdse/uni_admiss_req_policies/arts/
• EdUHK http://www.ied.edu.hk/degree/app_jupas_dse.htm
• HKU http://www.aal.hku.hk/admissions/local/admissions-information?page=programme-admissions-information
• LingU http://www.ln.edu.hk/admissions/ug/jupas/requirements.php
• PolyU http://www51.polyu.edu.hk/eprospectus/ug/jupas/programme-requirements (clink program names)
• OpenU http://www.ouhk.edu.hk/wcsprd/Satellite?pagename=OUHK/tcSubWeb&c=C_ETPU&cid=191151075800&l=C_CFTS&lid=1385174509933
• Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors http://www.jupas.edu.hk/en/programme/sssdp/
Course Requires
CityU
JS1205
Department
of Electronic
Engineering
One elective subject
from: Biology,
Chemistry, Physics,
Information and
Communication
Technology (ICT)
M1/M2
Course RequiresCU
JS4719
Risk
Management
Science
M1/M2
Level 3
Course Requires
CU
JS4525
Pharmacy
Chemistry
Level 3
Course Requires
CU
JS4501
Medicine
(MBChB)
Bio + Chem (pref)
Chem + Bio (pref)
* 3rd elective or
M1/2 strongly
recommended
Course Requires
HKU
JS6951
JS6963
Engineering
Physics +
M1/2
Level 3
(Preferred)
Course RequiresHKU
JS6456
Bachelor of
Medicine and
Bachelor of
Surgery
Chemistry
Course Requires
HKU
JS6107
Bachelor of
Dental Surgery
Biology/Chemistry/
Physics
Course Requires
UST
JS5200
Engineering
Biology/Chemistry/
Physics/Combined
Science/Information
and Communication
Technology
Course RequiresPolyU
JS3612
BSc (Hons)
in
Radiography
Preferred subj.
with highest
weighting:
English, Math.,
M1/M2, science
subjects
Course Requires
PolyU
JS3648
BSc (Hons)
in Nursing
Preferred subj.
with highest
weighting: Chi,
Eng, Math, LS,
Biology
Course RequiresEdUHK
Bachelor of
Education
(Honours)
(Primary) -
Mathematics
M1/ M2
INCLUDING M1/M2 IN ADMISSION SCORES CALCULATION
Can Must
CityU All 0
BU 2 0
LingU 0 0
CUHK All 3
EdUHK 0 2
INCLUDING M1/M2 IN ADMISSION SCORES CALCULATION
Can Must
PolyU All 0
HKUST All 0
HKU (2016) 11
OU 0 0
SCIENCE / M1 / M2 =MORE OPTIONS?
YES, BUT ARE YOU AT LEAST SOMEWHAT INTERESTED IN AND/ OR QUITE GOOD AT THEM?
1. UNDERSTAND
YOURSELF
2.UNDERSTAND THE ELECTIVES
3.UNDERSTAND HOW THE ELECTIVES AND
M1/M2 ARE RELATED TO UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
SENIOR SECONDARY SUBJECT CHOICE & FURTHER STUDIES GUIDE (PUBLISHED IN MARCH)
HTTP://HYC.ORG.HK/PUBLISH/INDEX.PHP
Who are the target students
for the GCE group?
1. Adequate to strong Maths
2. Adequate to strong Science
3. Limited interest in language oriented subjects
4. Possible interest in studying overseas
5. Those who DO NOT plan to go boarding school,
but would still like to try the GCE curriculum
6. Students who do well in maths and science style
testing rather than project based or language
oriented testing
THE NON-JUPAS ROUTE AT HKU
Application
Deadlines
Min. Admission
Requirements
HKU Fast Track
16 Nov 2016
Main Round
30 Dec 2016http://www.aal.hku.hk/
admissions/international
/admissions-
information?page=en/
university-entrance-
requirements
1. Passes in three GCE
AL / IAL subjects
with CCC, not
including Eng/Chi
2. SAT/TOEFL/IELTS
3. 2nd lang. e.g. GCE
AL Chi/French, etc.
THE NON-JUPAS ROUTE AT HKU
HKU
6406
Bachelor
of Laws
Program Specific
Admission Requirements
GCE A-level:
A*A*A in three A-level
subjects, excluding any
language subjects in
English / Chinese.
THE NON-JUPAS ROUTE AT HKU
HKU
6456
Bachelor of
Medicine
and Bachelor
of Surgery
Program Specific
Admission
Requirements
GCE A-level:
Must take Chemistry at
A-level.
THE NON-JUPAS ROUTE AT CUHK
Application
Deadlines
Min. Admission
Requirements
CU Advance
15 Nov 2016
Regular
4 Jan 2017http://www.oafa.cuhk.edu.h
k/adm/nonjupas/first-year-
admissions/admission-requirements/general-
entrance-requirements
1. GCE AL / IAL: 3AL/
2AL+2AS in one
sitting
2. SAT/TOEFL/IELTS/
DSE English
3. GCE/IGCSE/DSE
Chinese
THE NON-JUPAS ROUTE AT CUHK
CU
Global
Business
Studies
Program Specific
Admission Requirements
A minimum TOEFL score at
600 (paper) / 250
(computer) / 100 (internet)
or a minimum IELTS score
at 7.0* Case by case.
THE NON-JUPAS ROUTE AT CUHK
CU
Bachelor
of
Pharmacy
Program Specific
Admission Requirements
GCE AL / IAL: Offers are
conditional to obtaining 3
subjects including
Chemistry at A-level, with
marks over 90%.
THE NON-JUPAS ROUTE AT HKUST
Application
Deadlines
Min. Admission
Requirements
UST Early Round
15 Nov 2016
Main Round
5 Jan 2017https://join.ust.hk/ad
missions/internation
al-
qualifications/#britis
h-patterned
1. Passes in at least
three GCE AL / IAL
subjects
2. SAT/TOEFL/IELTS
3. School/program
specific
requirements
PARENTS ASSISTSTUDENTS IN
MAKING CHOICES
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