@Students may refer to the Academic Registry website for more information
+Those who have applied for retention of student status, with four weeks of non-fee-paying period, for taking their thesis examinations
*Years of study in students’ HKUST RPg career, including MPhil and PhD, is cumulative under the housing admission policy (e.g. a 1st year PhD student who have completed a 2-year MPhil program in HKUST will not be guaranteed residence); no guaranteed residence is provided for students in HKUST-SUSTech, HKUST-SZBL, HKUST-GML, and HKUST & SML-Zhuhai Joint PhD Programs.
^Definition of in-time RPgs:
2 years for MPhil;
3 years for PhDs who have obtained a relevant MPhil degree prior to entering the PhD program;
4 years for PhDs who do not have a relevant MPhil degree prior to entering the PhD program
#Out-time RPgs are students studying beyond the period as defined as “In-time RPgs”
The Student Housing and Residential Life Office (SHRLO) also provides general assistance for HKUST students who are looking for off-campus accommodation.