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“degree” means the Bachelor’s Degree or the First Degree of the University;

“Department” means any Department of Study of the Faculty and includes any
Division of Study of the Faculty;

“Faculty” means any Faculty of the University and includes any School, Centre,
Academy and Institute established under subsection 24(1) of the Constitution
of the University of Malaya;

“field of study” means the area of specialisation offered in a programme of
study;

“GPA” means Grade Point Average which is determined by dividing the total
grade points obtained by the total number of credits taken in a semester;

“Internal Examiner” means a full-time or part time teacher of the University
appointed by the Faculty to assess the teaching and learning activities of any
course or part thereof;

“major” means a course package offered by a Faculty totaling between 50% to
60% from the total credit specified for a programme of study;

“minor” means a course package offered by a Faculty totaling between 25% to
30% of the total credit specified for a programme of study;

“Normal Semester” means Semester I or Semester II as stated in the Study
Calendar;

“professional programme” means a programme of study that requires
accreditation or is accredited by a professional body;

“programme of study” means a group of courses and/or training that is planned
and prepared for purposes of fulfilling the requirements for the award of a
degree;

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

“semester” means a period determined by the University to be an Academic
Session comprising of weekly classes, lectures, final examination week and
holidays;

“Senate” means the Senate of the University established in accordance with
subsection 22 (1) of the Constitution of the University of Malaya;

“Special Semester” means the semester held after Semester II with a shorter
period compared to a Normal Semester;

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