*All degree programmes of SCE follow the same requirements as the UGC-funded degree programmes. Programmes include:
- Top-up degree programmes - same as "Direct year 3 entrant" as shown in the above table
- Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) Programme
- Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education Programme - follows the same starting from the 2022 intake
The deadlines stated above are in terms of the student's normal study period at HKBU. Exchange period, suspension or special leave of study period duly approved by the Academic Registry for 1 semester or more will be excluded from the required time frame of U-Life completion. In such cases, the deadline will be extended accordingly by semester(s).
* In terms of U-Life Programme requirement, the end of the First Semester of an academic year is defined as 31 December; the end of the Second Semester is defined as 31 May. The deadline of U-Life Programme completion is either 31 December or 31 May.
Penalty for Incompletion of U-Life Requirement by the Deadline
Students who fail to complete ANY of the U-Life Programme requirement by the respective deadline may be barred from access to course grades, registration for courses, and adding/dropping courses during the Add/Drop Period until they make up for the U-Life deficiency concerned. Any request for extension of deadline is usually not entertained.