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43. (1) A candidate may register to audit any course after obtaining the approval of the lecturer
in charge of the said course and the Dean of the Faculty concerned.

(2) The Dean of the Faculty where the candidate is auditing the course shall certify that the
candidate has fulfilled the minimum 80% attendance to qualify the candidate for a Grade R for
the course for which he is auditing and which shall be noted as such in the transcript.

(3) An auditing candidate is not required to sit for the examination for the course concerned.
Where the candidate has sat for the examination, after approval from the Dean of the Faculty
concerned, the actual grade shall be noted and if the candidate fails, the Grade R will be
noted on the transcript. Any grade that is noted shall not be taken into account in the
calculation of the GPA/CGPA.

(4) In certain circumstances and subject to the provisions of the Degree programme of study
concerned, the course audited can be regarded as fulfilling a pre-requisite of the course or a
pre-requisite of the Degree programme of study.

Non-graduating students

44. The Dean of the Faculty has the power to admit any student as a non-graduating student subject to
the following conditions:

(a) Not more than one calendar year if he is conducting research or not more than one academic
session if he is attending a course; and

(b) The total number of courses that can be taken by an observer student is not more than two-
thirds of the total maximum credit hours stipulated for a candidate of a Degree programme of
study in any one semester.

Made this …………………………………… by the Senate of the University of Malaya

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