Page 21 - Buku_Panduan_Program_SME_Versi BI_Sesi_20172018

BACHELOR’S DEGREE CLASSIFICATION
UNDER THE SEMESTER SYSTEM

Degree Awarded CGPA Intake : Session 2002/2003 onwards
Pass With Honours 2.0 < 3.7 The senate has decided that a student
who achieve a final CGPA of 3.7 and
Pass With Honours 3.7 and above above is qualified for the degree Pass
(With Distinction) With Honours (With Distinction)

CGPA : Cumulative Grade Point Average (Maximum = 4.00)

Remarks :

1. The Marking Scheme as approved by the Senate is applicable to all Bachelor’s
degree programme under the Semester System, University of Malaya except for
the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and the degree of
Bachelor of Dental Surgery.

2. According to UM (First Degree Studies) Regulation 2017; Regulation 5(9)

Redemption of Course Grade

(a) A student may submit an application to redeem a grade C- for any
category of courses subject to the following conditions and approval of the
Dean of the Faculty of the programme of the study:

(i) an application to redeem grade C- shall be made within two (2)
weeks after the date of the official examination results;
(ii) redemption may be carried out through assignment, test or other
assessment methods determined by the examiner of the course
concerned;
(iii) redemption may be done for one (1) course only for the semester
concerned;
(iv) the increase marks may be given if the student completed the
assignment with satisfactory and approved by the course examiner;
and
(v) the course concerned may be redeemed to a grade C only.

3. The degree awarded is based in the final CGPA obtained by a student. To qualify
for the award of an honour’s degree a student must achieve a final CGPA of not
less than 2.0. The degree awarded with a final CGPA of 3.7 and above is
considered equivalent and qualified for Pass Honours (With Distinction).

20