SCHOOL-BASED ADMISSION
First-year students admitted via School-based Admission to four year programs of one of the four Schools (i.e. Science, Engineering, Business and Management, and Humanities and Social Science) may choose to declare an interdisciplinary major upon completion of one year of study at one of the Schools.
- BEng/BSc and BBA Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management (T&M-DDP)
- BEng in one of the 10 School of Engineering majors & one of the 5 BBA majors OR
- BSc in Biotechnology & one of the 5 BBA majors - BSc in Environmental Management and Technology Program (EVMT)
- BSc in Individualized Interdisciplinary Major Program (IIM)*
* Students who are interested in IIM should refer to the application procedure here
For details, please refer to IPO Undergraduate Programs. Introduction of IPO majors will be given in Schools' introductory sessions during the orientation. IPO Major Selection Exercise Info Session will also be conducted in March/ April. Announcement will be made via email and IPO social media.
Students who apply to declare T&M-DDP as their major will choose BEng or BSc major at their Year 1 Spring Term and BBA major at their Year 2 Spring Term.
First-year 4-year students from the following Schools can apply for enrollment in IPO majors in the second year of study:
- School of Science (SSCI) *
- School of Engineering (SENG) #
- School of Business & Management (SBM)
- School of Humanities & Social Science (SHSS)
Interested students should submit the major selection application via their respective Schools. SHSS students should apply via Program Transfer and submit the application form to IPO directly by the application deadline. The detailed timeline will be announced at the beginning of the Spring term of every year.
| School | Application Period | Application Procedure |
|---|---|---|
| SSCI | 1 March-26 April | Students should submit the application online via SSCI by 26 April 2021 |
| SENG | 30 March-2 May | Students should submit the application online via SENG by 2 May 2021 |
| SBM | 1 April-23 April (TBC) |
Students should submit the application online via SBM by 23 April 2021, together with the followings:
|
| SHSS | 1 April-26 April |
Students should apply via Program Transfer. The following materials:
should be submitted to the General Office of IPO (Room 4376, Lift 17/18) by 26 April 2021. |
Interview Period: EVMT : mid-late May (1st round), mid-June (2nd round)
T&M-DDP : mid-June
Announcement of Results: Late June
Ms Fiona WONG, Tel: 2358 5823, Email: ipofiona@ust.hk
Students interested in enrolling in interdisciplinary majors are required and recommended to complete certain pre-major courses during the first year of study. Please click here for the required & recommended pre-major course list.
Students who are interested in T&M-DDP BEng & BBA should also satisfy individual BEngmajor specific requirements. Please click here for reference.
For the 2020/21 cohort, any student holding renewable recruitment scholarships that were given at the time of admission to HKUST can carry the scholarships to IPO if he/she successfully enrolls in / transfer to IPO programs and meet the scholarship renewal conditions.
Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management (T&M-DDP)
Prof Chi Ming CHAN, techmgmt@ust.hk
Ms Cici CHEONG, Tel: 2358 8261
BSc in Environmental Management and Technology Program (EVMT)
Prof. Arthur LAU, joinevmt@ust.hk
Ms Sharon CHONG, Tel: 2358 8989
BSc in Individualized Interdisciplinary Major Program(IIM)
Prof. King L CHOW, iim@ust.hk
Mr Matthew CHIK, Tel: 3469 2071