With the implementation of the new Common Core Program, a comprehensive set of criteria and guidelines will be established for evaluating course proposals and overseeing the delivery of Common Core courses.

General Criteria for Common Core Courses in Foundations and Broadening Groups

In alignment with the goals and objectives of the Common Core Program, the following general criteria will serve as guiding principles for Common Core courses within the Foundations and Broadening groups:

Common Core Application Systems [HKUST Account Login Required]

• Course Review System (CRS)
• Instructor Self-Review Form (ISR Form)
• Instructor Self-Review Form (ISR System Admin only)

Other HKUST Units

The Common Core Program is a key part of the undergraduate education, complementing studies in specialist disciplines and other learning opportunities. The high academic quality of the Program is ensured and sustained through the adoption and implementation of the Quality Assurance (QA) Framework. The framework sets out the organizational structure and establishes the role for all parties involved in the QA processes and activities. It covers the full spectrum of course level processes, including planning, approving, delivering, modifying, and reviewing a common core course.

In view of the course approval process, Schools are reminded to follow the schedule for submitting course proposals to Undergraduate Core Education (UCE) Team, Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies such that the proposed new courses or course changes can be approved in good time to take effect in the term as planned.

Although common core courses are offered after a critical evaluation and review process, changes may be introduced to approved courses as a result of an on-going self-review process for improvement; and some may be removed from the common core course list.