Form AS 84 (c)

APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION

(Not applicable to Research programmes and PolyU award programmes administered by SPEED)

Please read the notes below before completing this form.

I. PARTICULARS OF STUDENT

Name : Student No. :

(in block letters)

Name in Chinese : Day-time Contact Number :

II. PROGRAMME/SCHEME ATTENDED

Year : 20 ____ / ____ Semester 1 / 2 / 3*

1st Programme/Scheme Title:
1st Programme-Stream: / -
2nd Programme/Scheme Title:
(applicable to students following double degree study route)
2nd Programme-Stream: / -
1st Programme/Scheme Title

III.  TYPE OF AWARD

I wish to apply for graduation with the following award(s) upon completion of my study in the _____ Semester of the 20 _____ / _____ academic year.

(Please tick the appropriate box(es) and specify the award title(s) in the space provided.)

FOR OFFICE USE

Programme Stream

Master’s degree in
Postgraduate Diploma in
Minor in
Other levels (please specify) ______
The following awards, if available, are only applicable to students following double degree study route and who wish to change their study streams for graduation (the eligibility for the exit option lies entirely with the decision of the Board of Examiners concerned):
FOR OFFICE USE
Programme / Stream
A. Two Full Degrees
1st Bachelor’s degree in
2nd Bachelor’s degree in
B. Double Majors
1st Major in
2nd Major in
C. A Single-Discipline Degree and a Major
1st Bachelor’s degree in
2nd Major in

Signature of Student: Date :

* Delete as appropriate

......

FOR OFFICE USE
Action taken by 1st Degree programme/Major Programme Offering Department
Date received : Update Programme-Stream(s)/Create record of Minor study application
on by
Copy sent to the Minor Programme Offering Department (applicable to students following Major/Minor study route)/the 2nd Degree programme (applicable to students following Double Degree study route) on by
Remarks, if any :
Action taken by Minor Programme Offering Department
Programme / Stream
o For approved application of the Minor programme / –
Approval/Reject updated in Student Record System on ______by ______


Notes for completing the form

Students who are required to apply for graduation

1.  Students of 3-year curriculum undergraduate degree programmes with major and minor study option to opt for a specific Minor for graduation.

2.  Students of 3-year curriculum undergraduate degree programmes following double degree study option changing their study streams for graduation, i.e. to other double degree study pathway (the eligibility for the exit option lies entirely with the decision of the Board of Examiners concerned).

3.  Student enrolled on programmes with nested awards, i.e. programmes with more than one stream of study, to opt for a specific award for graduation.

Deadline for application

3. Application for graduation upon completion of study for 2016/17 academic year should be submitted by 2 December 2016 for Semester 1, 21 April 2017 for Semester 2 and 14 July 2017 for Summer Term in order to synchronise with the processing of examination results for the semester concerned. Please refer to the section on “Application for Graduation” in the Student Handbook for more details.

4. IMPORTANT: Please note that it is the responsibility of the students as specified in part 1 to apply for graduation upon completion of their studies. Any late or omission in submitting the applications may cause unnecessary delay in their graduation.

5. Students should complete all parts of this form.

6. (a) Major students opting for specific Minor award are requested to apply to graduate with a specific Minor award. Please go to the Major/Minor Study homepage (location: eStudent > Information General Information 3-year curriculum > Major/Minor Study Route) to check whether you have/will have fulfilled the graduation requirement of the specific Minor award and state the programme-stream of the specific Minor award in the boxes provided in Section III. The completed Application Form AS84(c) together with the hardcopies of their cumulative subject result and the subject registration record should be submitted to your Major Programme Offering Department. Students who opt to graduate without any specific Minor will not be required to submit any application.

(b) Students will be notified of the application results by e-mail within 3 weeks after the close of the application period. Please login to eStudent (http://www.polyu.edu.hk/student > My Profile > Study Information) to check whether their programme study streams (sub-code) have been updated as approved and report any incorrectness to your programme offering department. If you do not receive any e-mail notification, you should contact your programme offering department for clarification.

(c) Students following Double Degree study route and who wish to change their study streams for graduation should return the form by mail or by fax to the department offering the 1st Degree programme.

7.  Other than students listed in 6, students will NOT be informed separately of the application results. Students who are unsuccessful in this application should submit another application for graduation in subsequent semester/academic year.

(Nov/2016)