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REDEMPTION OF COURSE GRADE

A student may submit an application to redeem a C- grade for any category of course subject to the following
conditions and the approval of the Dean:
 The course concerned may be redeemed to a grade C only;

 The marks are to be added to the existing marks;
 Redemption may be done for one course only for the semester concerned; and

 An application to redeem a C- grade shall be made within one week after the date of the official
examination results.

REPEATING A COURSE:

A student who obtains a grade lower than the passing grade for a course and does not choose to redeem the
course grade shall be required to repeat the course concerned until he achieves at least the passing grade,
subject to the structure of the programme of study and the maximum period of study.

IMPROVEMENT OF COURSE GRADE AND/OR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

A student may be permitted to repeat only once any course which he/she has passed to improve the course
grade to a better grade. The better grade shall be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the CGPA.

To improve his/her academic performance, a student may be permitted to take another course in the same
category as a substitute.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR A PROGRAMME OF STUDY/ACADEMIC PROBATION

To fulfil the minimum requirement of a programme of study, a student has to obtain a minimum GPA and CGPA
of not less than 2.0 every semester. A student who obtains a GPA of below 2.0 shall be placed under an Academic
Probationary Period in the following Normal Semester.

FAILED AND TERMINATED

A student can be terminated from his/her programme if he/she:

 Is placed under an Academic Probationary Period and later obtains a GPA of 1.3 or less for two
consecutive semesters;
 Obtains a GPA lower than 2.0 in four consecutive semesters;

 Obtains a grade F three times or more for the same course;
 Obtains a CGPA of less than 1.0 in two consecutive semesters; and
 Fails to complete the requirements of his/her programme of study within the prescribed maximum

period.

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