Course Substitution for COSC Students

Elective requirements for COSC from COSC Curriculum:

18 Credits of COMP Elective(s)

COMP 2000-level or above Electives [Any 6 courses of the subject and level as specified. For students who have taken the 6-credit course COMP 4981 or COMP 4981H to fulfill this elective requirement, the minimum number of courses required to satisfy this requirement may be reduced by one. With approval by the Dean or the Dean's designate, students may use up to 3 computer science related courses (9 credits) offered by non-CSE department(s) to count towards this requirement.]

A partial list of non-COMP courses that may be so used is appended below. This list is not meant to be comprehensive. If a course is NOT on the list but you think it might be appropriate, please ask the COSC coordinator.

Also note that the substitution of non-COMP courses for COMP electives is NOT automatically done by the HKUST computer system. You must submit Form GR-23 (Application for Deviation from Curriculum) to the CSE admin office in order to get the substitution approved.

Finally, the rules state that you may request approval to use up to 3 non-COMP courses. Those 3 courses CAN add up to more than 9 credits. But, if they do, you will still only effectively receive 9 credits of COMP elective for them. That is, you will still need to complete 3 more COMP courses (or two courses, one of which is COMP 4981/4981H) worth at least 9 credits.