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GENERAL INFORMATION
(BASED ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA (FIRST DEGREE STUDIES)
RULES & REGULATIONS 2017)

PROGRAMME AND GRADUATION

The Faculty of Business and Accountancy (FBA) offers the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor
of Accounting (BAcc) and Bachelor of Finance (BFIN) undergraduate programmes. For entry into these
programmes, candidates must have acquired the Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) or its equivalent.
Malaysian candidates are also required to take the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) whereas
international candidates are required to have IELTS/TOEFL

The University of Malaya (UM) will confer the degree upon successful completion of the programme. The table
below summarises the credit requirements and study period required to complete the programme:

Study period
Programme Minimum accumulated credits
Min Max

BAcc 137 8 12
BBA 122 7 11

BFin 131 7 11

STUDENT EVALUATION

The grading system and the calculation of Grade Point Average (GPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average
(CGPA) adopted by the BBA, BAcc and the BFin programmes are those that are implemented throughout the
University.

The courses offered are assessed through continuous assessment and final examination. The continuous
assessment may consist of quizzes, assignments, a mid-semester examination and other forms of assessment.

The table below illustrates the assessment structure for each programme:

Programme Continuous Assessment (%) Final examination (%)
BAcc 40 60

BBA 50 50
BFin 50 50

FBA has adopted a semester system whereby there are two (2) normal semesters and one (1) special semester
in an academic year. A normal semester lasts 14 weeks while a special semester lasts 7 weeks.
Students are required to register for a minimum of 12 credits for each semester, except for cases of impending
graduation. Students who have obtained a:

GPA of 2.0 and above are permitted to register for up to 20 credits;
GPA of less than 2.0 are only allowed to register for up to 12 credits.

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