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Program-based Admission
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# Program-based Admission

**Source**: https://bibu.hkust.edu.hk/curriculum/study-pathways/program-based/1b
**Parent**: https://bibu.hkust.edu.hk/curriculum/study-pathways

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- [1A](https://bibu.hkust.edu.hk/curriculum/study-pathways/program-based/1a)
- [1B (w.o. Bio)](https://bibu.hkust.edu.hk/curriculum/study-pathways/program-based/1b)
- [1C (w.o. Chem)](https://bibu.hkust.edu.hk/curriculum/study-pathways/program-based/1c)

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Sample Study Pathway 1B (Without L3 in HKDSE 1x Biology; Program-based Admission)

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| |  | FALL | (16-17 credit) | | --- | --- | --- | | FALL(16-17 credit) | | | | --- | --- | --- | | HMAW 1905A | Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness | 1 | | LANG 1402 | English Language for University Studies | 3 | | ECON 2103/2113 | (Principles of) Microeconomics | 3 | | MATH | Calculus I | 3-4 | | CHEM 1011 | General Chemistry A: Reactions, Thermodynamics, and Reaction Kinetics | 3 | | LIFS 1901 | General Biology I | 3 | | |  | SPRING | (15 credit) | | --- | --- | --- | | SPRING(15 credit) | | | | --- | --- | --- | | HMAW 1905A | Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness | 2 | | LANG 1406/1409 | Academic English for Business Studies/Academic English for Science Studies | 3 | | ISOM 2500 | Business Statistics | 3 | | CHEM 1012 | General Chemistry B: Atomic Structure, Molecules, and Bonding Theories | 3 | | LIFS 1902 | General Biology II | 3 | | LIFS 1904 | Lab for General Biology II | 1 | |

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| |  | FALL | (18-19 credit) | | --- | --- | --- | | FALL (18-19 credit) | | | | --- | --- | --- | | LANG 2010 | English for Science I | 3 | | LIFS 2070 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 3 | | LIFS 2210 | Biochemistry I | 3 | | PHYS | General Physics | 3-4 | | UCC | Common Core | 6 | | |  | SPRING | (16 credit) | | --- | --- | --- | | SPRING (16 credit) | | | | --- | --- | --- | | ACCT 2200 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 | | BIBU 1010 | Biotechnology and Business Seminar | 1 | | ECON 2123 | Macroeconomics | 3 | | ISOM 2010 | Introduction to Information Systems | 3 | | LIFS 2040 | Cell Biology | 3 | | UCC | Common Core | 3 | |

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| |  | FALL | (15 credit) | | --- | --- | --- | | FALL (15 credit) | | | | --- | --- | --- | | FINA 2203 | Fundamentals of Business Finance | 3 | | LIFS 3110 | Biotech Application of Recombinant DNA Tech | 3 | | MARK 2120 | Marketing Management | 3 | | / | Biotech/Business elective | 3 | | UCC | Common Core | 3 | | |  | SPRING | (14 credit) | | --- | --- | --- | | SPRING (14 credit) | | | | --- | --- | --- | | ISOM 2700 | Operations Management | 3 | | MGMT 2110 | Organizational Behavior | 3 | | MGMT 2130 | Business ethics | 2 | | / | Biotech/Business elective | 3 | | UCC | Common Core | 3 | |

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| |  | FALL | (15-18 credit) | | --- | --- | --- | | FALL (15-18 credit) | | | | --- | --- | --- | | BIBU 4820 | Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and Business Operations | 3 | | BIBU 4840 / 4850 | Biotech & Business Capstone Project or Project Research | 0-3 | | LIFS 4150 | Plant Biotechnology | 3 | | LIFS 4200 | Concepts and Issues in Contemporary Biotech | 3 | | / | Biotech/Business elective | 3 | | UCC | Common Core | 3 | | | SPRING |  | (9-12 credit) | | --- | --- | --- | | SPRING (9-12 credit) | | | | --- | --- | --- | | BIBU 4830 | Biotechnology Management | 3 | | BIBU 4840 / 4850 | Biotech & Business Capstone Project or Project Research [or nil] | 0-3 | | LABU 2060 | Effective Communication in Business | 3 | | UCC | Common Core | 3 | |