HKUST School of Science Updates on JUPAS Admissions
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Get to Know – School of Science
HKUST School of Science
JUPAS Admission Scores – 2020 intake
JS5102Science (Group A)Program(SSCI‐A)
JS5101International Research Enrichment Program (IRE)
JS5811Biotechnology and Business Program(BIBU)
JS5813Mathematics andEconomics Program(MAEC)
Best 5
Best 6
English Chinese Math(Comp)
Liberal Studies Elective 1 Elective 2 Elective 3 M1/M2 Weighted
Score#
Highest Attainable Weighted Score
Median 3 3 5 4 4 3 ‐ 4 27.552.5
Lower Quartile 4 4 4 4 4 3 ‐ 3 26
Median 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ‐ 3052.5
Lower Quartile 3 4 4 3 4 4 ‐ ‐ 28.5
Median 5 4 5* 5* 5** 5* 5* 5* 3035
Lower Quartile 4 4 5** 3 5* 5 4 5** 29
Median 5 5* 4 5 5* 5 5 ‐ 42.559.5
Lower Quartile 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 ‐ 41.5
Median 4 4 5 5* 5* 5 5 5 4563
Lower Quartile 4 4 5* 3 5 5 5 ‐ 44
Remarks:# For weighted score calculation, please refer to HKUST JUPAS Calculator https://join.ust.hk/jupas‐score .
JS5103Science (Group B)Program(SSCI‐B)
Admission Requirements and Admission Score (IRE)
The University general admission requirement:i. 4C + 2X (four core subjects plus two electives), orii. 4C + M1/M2 + 1X (four core subjects with M1/M2 plus one elective)
Minimum Level RequirementIRE (JS5101)
MinimumLevel
Requirement
English Language 3
Chinese Language 3
Mathematics (Compulsory Part) 2
Liberal Studies 2
Elective 1 (Science Elective)Must be one of: Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Combined Science/ M1/M2
3
Elective 2Any one Category A subject OR M1/M2
3
JUPAS score calculation for IRE (JS5101)
Unweighted best 5 subjects which include:
Subject 1 English Language
Subject 2 Mathematics (Compulsory Part)
Subject 3 & 4 Best Two Science ElectivesMust be two subjects from: Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Combined Science/ M1/M2
Subject 5 Next Best One SubjectCan be core, M1/M2 or any Category A subjects
For 2021 intake
Admission Requirements and Admission Score (SSCI‐A / SSCI‐A (AI) / SSCI‐B)
The University general admission requirement:i. 4C + 2X (four core subjects plus two electives), orii. 4C + M1/M2 + 1X (four core subjects with M1/M2 plus one elective)
Minimum Level RequirementSSCI‐A (JS5102)SSCI‐B (JS5103)
MinimumLevel
Requirement
English Language 3
Chinese Language 3
Mathematics (Compulsory Part) 2
Liberal Studies 2
Elective 1 (Science Elective)Must be one of: Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Combined Science/ M1/M2
3
Elective 2Any one Category A subject OR M1/M2
3
Minimum Level RequirementSSCI‐A (AI)
MinimumLevel
Requirement
English Language 3
Chinese Language 3
Mathematics (Compulsory Part) 3
Liberal Studies 2
Elective 1 (Science Elective)Must be one of: Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Combined Science/ M1/M2
3
Elective 2Any one Category A subject OR M1/M2
3
For 2021 intake
JUPAS score calculation for SSCI‐A, SSCI‐A (AI) and SSCI‐B
Best 5 subjects: (1) Eng + (2) Math + (3) Best weighted science elective + (4) Best weighted/other elective + (5) Best other elective
with weighting which include:
1.5 x English Language
2 x Respective Science Elective(s) Respective science subject under the particular stream (e.g. Physics/M1/M2 for SSCI‐A / SSCI‐A (AI) and Chemistry/Biology for SSCI‐B)
1.5 x Other Science Elective Other science subject under the particular stream (e.g. Chemistry/Biology/Combined Science for SSCI‐A / SSCI‐A (AI) and Physics/M1/M2/Combined Science for SSCI‐B)
Remarks:We will take the highest score of the TWO weighted science elective
SSCI‐A
•PHYS•MATH•DASC•OST•MAEC•DSCT•RMBI•EVMT•IIM
SSCI‐A (A
I)
•MATH•OST•PHYS
SSCI‐B
•BCB•BISC•BIOT•CHEM•OST•BIBU•EVMT•IIM•DDP
HKDSE Science SubjectsM1/M2/ Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Combined ScienceRespective Science Subjects
Major Selection
SSCI‐A
SSCI‐A (A
I)
•Physics•M1/M2
SSCI‐B •Biology
•Chemistry
List of majors for SSCI‐A, SSCI‐B and SSCI‐A (AI) studentsScience (Group A) Program Science (Group B) Program
MathematicsPhysicsData Analytics in ScienceMathematics and EconomicsData Science and TechnologyRisk Management and Business Intelligence
Biochemistry and Cell BiologyBiological ScienceBiotechnologyBiotechnology and BusinessChemistryDual Degree Program in Technology and Management
Ocean Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Management and TechnologyIndividualized Interdisciplinary Major Program
Science (Group A) with Extended Major in Artificial Intelligence Program
Mathematics with Extended Major in Artificial IntelligencePhysics with Extended Major in Artificial IntelligenceOcean Science and Technology with Extended Major in Artificial Intelligence
Admission Requirements (BIBU and MAEC) Minimum Level requirement for BIBU (JS5811) and MAEC (JS5813) programs:
SubjectMinimum Level Requirement
BIBU MAEC
English Language 4
Chinese Language 3
Mathematics (Compulsory Module) 3
Liberal Studies 2
Elective 1 (For BIBU)Must be Biology or Chemistry 3 ‐‐
Elective 1 (For MAEC)Must be one of Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics/ Combined Science/ OR M1/M2
‐‐ 3
Elective 2Any Category A subjects OR M1/M2
3
For 2021 intake
JUPAS score calculation for BIBU (JS5811)
Best 6 subjects with weighting
English & Math (Comp) x 2
Best Elective:Biology / Chemistry x 1.5
Subject 1 Weighted English Language
Subject 2 Weighted Mathematics (Compulsory Module)
Subject 3 Weighted Best ElectiveBiology OR Chemistry
Subject 4, 5 & 6 Next best 3 subjectsCan be core OR any Category A subjects
Best 6 subjects with weightingBest Elective x 1.5
Economics/ Biology / Chemistry / Physics /Combined Science
Best Elective x 2M1/M2 Other Elective x 1.5
Economics
English x 2Math (Comp) x 2
Subject 1 Weighted English Language
Subject 2 Weighted Mathematics (Compulsory Module)
Subject 3 Weighted Best ElectiveM1/M2 / Economics/ Biology/ Chemistry/Physics/ Combined Science
Subject 4, 5 & 6 Next best 3 subjectsCan be core OR any Category A subjects
JUPAS score calculation for MAEC (JS5813)For 2021 intake
Scholarship SchemesScholarship Scheme for JUPAS – HKDSEStudents with any subject achieved Level 5**
HKDSE Requirements Exchange ScholarshipDSE score achieved 31 or above HK$10,000
Students in SSCI program with the weighted DSE score achieved 31 or above
HKDSE Requirements Total Award Level
6 subjects or above with 5** Full tuition plus living allowance of $55,000, renewable for normal duration of study
5 subjects with 5** Full tuition plus living allowance of $55,000, renewable for normal duration of study
4 subjects with 5** Full tuition, one‐off and HK$40,000, one‐off
3 subjects with 5** Half tuition, one‐off and HK$30,000, one‐off
2 subjects with 5** HK$30,000, one‐off
1 subject with 5** HK$15,000, one‐off
For 2021 intake