The UGC-Funded Teaching & Learning Project: “Enriching Senior Year Admissions Students’ Learning Experience through Curricular and Co-curricular activities in Hong Kong Universities” (SYA project) launched a new search function on April 1,  which helps students to navigate the articulation information regarding the preferred degree program.

The searching function is a well-organized and user-friendly tool for the students who use it, including both Senior Year Admission (SYA) and sub-degree students. Students are now able to search for information to better understand the designated study pattern and reduced curriculum structure of different degree programs. The tool enables students to explore the historical credit transfer records from the sub-degree to degree programs and the credit transfer arrangement of articulation by simply entering three pieces of information, including 1) the name of the sub-degree program, 2) the institution where they took the course, and 3) the name of the degree program offered by UGC-funded universities.

With the student’s needs in mind, students can find out where they might receive block credit transfer and subject-to-subject credit transfer for the course they have already taken and determine if they can be exempt from taking a similar course by using this function. They are also going to be able to know the remaining credits they have to make up for the graduation requirement. For easier navigation, those remaining credits will be marked on the site with their subject title, suggested study year, and advanced study semester.

The newly added search function will hopefully benefit for students to find quick and accurate information regarding how their credits meet degree requirements. It offers students a user-friendly tool for exploring different programs and finding out if their current institution has an equivalent course. Comparing transferrable credits among sub-degree and degree programs increases the transparency of transfer credit policies and help students to facilitate the ideas of credit transfer. Students may make a more informed decision about their academic planning and make better arrangements for their future.