Credit Distribution Summary

(Applicable to students of 2024 entry and thereafter)

Components	Required Credit Units
	Normative 4-year degree	Advanced Standing I	Advanced Standing II (Senior-year Entry)
Gateway Education
English	6	6	3
Chinese Civilisation – History and Philosophy	3	3	Not compulsory
Distributional Area Requirements	12	6	3
College/School-specified Requirements	9	6	6

College Requirement Courses	6	6	Fully exempted

Major Requirement
	Major in Linguistics and Language Applications [LLA]: Core courses: 30; Core Electives courses: 3-9; Elective courses: 18-24.

Free electives / Minor (if applicable)
	27	6	0

Total no. of credit units
Minimum required	120	90	69
Maximum permitted	144	114	84

Students are also required to satisfy the University’s English Attainment Requirement and Chinese Language Requirement. Please refer to the website of College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences website (https://www.cityu.edu.hk/class) for details. More information about GE courses can be found at the University's Gateway Education page (https://www.cityu.edu.hk/ted/GE).

Enquiry: LTenquiry@cityu.edu.hk

Page last updated: 16 April 2024