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Withdrawal from Semester
Withdrawal from a semester is allowed under the provision stipulated in the University
of Malaya (Degree of Doctoral of Philosophy) Regulations 2019.

Category Normal Special Fee Charges Calculated Grade
Semester Semester for the Duration of
Study

Personal Reason* Week 1 –2 Week 2 No Yes -

Week 3 –7 Week 2 Yes Yes Grade W1

Mobility Week1 -2 Week1 -2 No No Grade W3
Programme
Reason* Week 3 -14 Week 3 -7 Yes No Grade W1

Medical Reason* Week 1 -7 Week 1 -3 No No Grade W3

Week 8 –14 Week 4 -7 Yes No Grade W1

Note: *Candidate who withdraws from the semester will be charged a minimum payment to
retain the candidature.

Repeating a Failed Course
A student who fails any Elective course, may repeat the same course or take another
course from the same category as a replacement to the failed course.

A student who fails any core course is required to repeat the same course until he
achieves at least a passing grade (maximum of three attempts), subject to the
maximum duration of his candidature. The best grade will be taken into account for
the calculation of the CGPA.

For a student repeating the same course, the best grade point will be taken into
account.

For a student taking a different course as a replacement, the grade point of that
course will be calculated cumulatively.

If a student obtains a fail grade three (3) times for the same course, the student shall
be terminated from his programme of study.

Conferment of Degree with Distinction
The candidate will be conferred of degree with distinction when he/she passes all the
coursework modules with distinctions within four semesters from the date of
registration. In addition, the candidate has to submit the dissertation and pass the
viva-voce within two (2) semesters right after finishing all the modules in semester four.

Termination of Candidature
Candidature will be terminated if a student:

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