BBA in Finance

For current HKUST SBM students who are eligible to join the major selection exercise. This program is suitable for students who have strong interest in having a career in finance related roles.

For more information about School-Based Admission, please refer to the website here.

For more information about Major Selection Exercise, please refer to the website here.

First Major Quota: 110 students for 2022-23 intake

Second Major Quota: 30 students for 2022-23 intake

Notes:

1. The first major quota indicated above includes students admitted to FINA program via program-based admissions. For example, if we have already admitted 40 FINA students via program-based admission, the quota for students who want to join FINA via major selection exercise will be 70.  
2. For the major selection exercise, the ranking criteria for FINA major are the grade of FINA 2303 and BCGA. Students with credit transfer for FINA 2303, a holistic assessment based on written exam, BCGA, selected course performance, CV, personal statement, and interview performance is required. The written test will mainly cover the syllabus of FINA 2303 (Please click HERE to view course syllabus)

HKUST students who already have their first majors but consider changing their first majors to FINA can apply for a program transfer.

For SBM students who wish to transfer to FINA, application will only be considered in or after student’s 4th term. In addition, the program transfer applications are considered after the main round of major selection exercise is completed so that it is fair to all students as such requests should normally be accepted when there is still quota left for the intake cohort.

For cross-school transfer, program transfer application will only be considered by the end of student’s Year 2 Fall or Year 2 Spring term.

Program Transfer to FINA is only considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants must achieve a minimum BCGA of 3.0 in the latest academic year/semester, and taken FINA 2203 for non-SBM students/FINA 2303 for SBM students in order to be considered. In addition, applicants must be

• able to demonstrate strong interest in finance.
• possess abilities to succeed in finance-related career
• possess abilities to perform well academically in FINA Program.

PBA students who want to apply for program transfer to BBA FINA before the end of the add/drop period of the fourth term has to do so by joining the Major Selection Exercise.

Application Deadline

• For program transfer to be effective in Fall term, all relevant documents must be submitted by July 15.
• For program transfer to be effective in Spring term, all relevant documents must be submitted by January 2.

Application Procedure

Please submit an online application via HERE and upload the following materials:

• Student’s latest unofficial transcript
• Resume
• Study Plan [Click HERE to download]. Study plan must show that it is feasible to graduate within a normal 4-year period.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview. You will hear from the Department about the interview within 2 weeks after application deadline.

For SBM Students

SBM students who want to declare additional major in FINA must join the Major Selection Exercise.  For more information about Major Selection Exercise, please refer to the website here.

Second Major Quota: 30 students for 2022-23 intake

For non-SBM Students

Due to the quota limitation, FINA program will only accept few applications for program transfer and declaring additional major in FINA.  Applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants must achieve a minimum CGA of 3.5 or above in the latest academic year/semester, and have already taken FINA 2203 in order to be considered. In addition, applicants must be

• able to demonstrate strong interest in finance
• possess abilities to succeed in finance-related career
• possess abilities to perform well academically in FINA program

Requirements on non-SBM students Applying for Additional Major

• To graduate with an additional major, students must complete at least 20 single-counted credits. These 20 credits cannot be used to fulfill any other requirements for graduation except for the 120-credit degree requirement.
• Students should be able to finish all major and additional major courses within the normative 4 years of study with a normal credit load (18 credits per term or up to 21 credits if over CGA at 3.3).

Application Deadline

• For additional major to be effective in Fall term, all relevant documents must be submitted by July 15.
• For additional major to be effective in Spring term, all relevant documents must be submitted by January 3.

Shortlisted candidates will receive interview invitations by July 22 for Fall term, and January 10 for Spring term.

Application Procedure

Please submit the following documents to Ms. Miki YEUNG by the application deadline:

• Completed application form for declaring additional major. The form can be downloaded here
• Latest unofficial transcript
• Curriculum of both the first major and additional major programs
• Resume
• Study plan (please contact Ms. Miki YEUNG at mikiyeung@ust.hk for the study plan template). Study plan must show that it is feasible for you to graduate within a normal 4-year period.