There are two groups of general education courses, namely the Common Core Courses and the Designated General Education (GEE) Courses, which serve different structures of the undergraduate degree curriculum for students admitted in different years. Designated General Education (GEE) Courses are for students admitted in 2009-10 or before; while Common Core Courses are for those admitted in 2010-11 or after. Courses on these two lists are similar but not identical. Students should select courses from the list appropriate to their year of admission.

Notes for selecting common core courses

• Common core courses are applicable to students entering in 2010-11 or after, or students admitted to the preparatory year of the 120-credit programs in 2009-10.
  
  
• Different Common Core course lists apply to students admitted in 2010-11, 2011-12, or 2012-13. And, for the 2012-13 intake, there are two separate common core course lists for students studying the 3-year (3Y) and 4-year (4Y) programs. Courses on these lists are similar but not identical. Students should select courses from the common core course list appropriate to their year of admission and program of study.
  
  
• Only common core courses taken in the year when they are listed as such can be used to satisfy the Common Core requirement. As the Common Core course list may be changed from time to time, students should check the course list (appropriate to their year of admission and program of study) before course registration to ensure that they are selecting current Common Core courses to satisfy the Common Core requirement.
  
  
• Some common core courses may be listed under more than one common core area. Students taking these courses can choose to count them towards one of the listed areas, but not all.
  
  
• Common core courses may be used to satisfy other graduation requirements, subject to other restrictions as specified by the student’s major program (if any). Students should consult their major program what these restrictions are.