The applications should be approved by the Faculty Deans on the recommendation of the Departments concerned. Assessment of Students 1. Comprehensive Examination A Comprehensive Examination, although not mandatory in the design of a Major programme, is recommended as it encourages students to acquire an integrative and comprehensive understanding of a discipline. There is no promotion from year to year per se. The year designation for a student only indicates his cumulative years of attendance at the University and not his level of study.
Academic performance is assessed on a term basis.
A student who has obtained a GPA of below 1.5 in a term shall be put on academic probation in the following term. He shall be required to discontinue his study at the University if he still fails to lift his probation after having been put on academic probation for two consecutive terms of attendance. A student who fails to meet the minimum grade requirement in specific courses, if any, as prescribed by his Major programme after two attempts shall be required to discontinue his study, unless he can obtain transfer to another Major programme in the next term or his Faculty Board decides otherwise. Academic reports and transcripts will show all courses taken and retaken, no matter passed or failed. The same applies in the calculation of all GPA, including GPA for degree classification.