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“Admission Session” means a session when a student is admitted into a
programme of study;

“Study Calendar” means a period of study comprising lectures, tutorials and
examination weeks including leave within the semester, the dates for the
commencement and the end of which shall be determined by the Vice–
Chancellor;

“audited course” means a course registered and attended by a student without
sitting for examination;

“Bursar” means an officer of the University appointed under section 14 of the
Constitution of the University of Malaya;

“Calendar Year” means a period of twelve (12) months;

“CGPA” means Cumulative Grade Point Average which is determined by
dividing the total grade points obtained by the total number of credits taken from
the first semester to the current semester;

“Committee of Examiners” means the committee established by the Senate on
the recommendation of the Faculty for the purpose of considering and
assessing the examination results and implementing any other powers
conferred upon it according to these Rules or related regulations;

“course” means a unit of education or training conducted over a prescribed
period of time; usually one semester, which contributes credits to a programme
of study;

“credit” means the quantitative measure which reflects the volume of learning
or learning load to achieve the specific learning outcomes;

“credit counted” means a credit obtained by a student for any course studied in
a programme of study where the grade obtained for that particular course is
included in the calculation of the GPA and CGPA;

“credit obtained” means a credit obtained by a student for a course studied in a
programme of study for the purpose of fulfillment of a degree;

“Degree Study Structure” means a list of courses together with the requisite
number of credits that needs to be completed by a student before he can be
awarded a degree;

“Dean of the Faculty” means the Dean of a Faculty of the University, and
includes any Director or Head of an Academy, Centre, School and Institute,
appointed under subsections 24(4) and (5) of the Constitution of the University
of Malaya;

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