Information on Academic Affairs

With regard to common academic affairs students need to know, the School of Management and Economics has sorted out relevant guidelines for reference. For students consulting information on majors and courses, major declaration, credit transfer, leave of absence, suspension/resumption of study, scholarships, etc., please click here to download the Guideline. Should you have any questions and suggestions, please e-mail us at smeug@cuhk.edu.cn，The site will be updated in real-time.

Academic Advisory

 

Student advising is an important component of students’ university education, as it helps them plan for a rewarding undergraduate experience. Our priority is to assist students to achieve their academic goals and to gain a positive learning experience, and more importantly, enhance students' self-awareness and initiate their self-assistance.

Academic advising helps students develop a plan of study, informs students of resources available, addresses any problems that arise, and develops a good communication channel between School and students on academic matters.

 

Start with the first-year, every student will be assigned to a group with an academic advisor that will help students explore academic resources, curriculum and understand the academic regulations and requirements. After students declare their major at the end of year-one, they will be assigned to a designated academic advisor from the respective major programme for further support. 

The roles of academic advisors are:

· To meet with students for the purpose of providing guidance on various applications, such as course late-drop and suspension of studies

· To meet with marginal students with study difficulties to provide academic support to the students concerned and hopefully help avert potential academic problems 

· To provide advice to help students in constructing a suitable academic plan of study and how to achieve their academic plan

· To refer problem cases to the appropriate units for other suitable assistance, e.g. Colleges, counselling service, health service. If necessary, the case should be referred to the senior management of the School concerned.