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v A local student in a programme with thesis who is in full-time
employment in the public or private sector may register for the part-time mode, subject to
the Dean’s approval. Senate 573.05
21. Registration of New Students
i A new student must register within two 2 weeks before the
commencement of the semester. ii
Failure to register within the stipulated time shall result in the offer of admission being automatically withdrawn, unless Rule 18 is
applicable.
22. Registration of Continuing Students
A continuing student must register within three 3 weeks before the commencement of the semester.
23. Late Registration
i New Students
a Late registration for those in non-thesis degree programmes is permitted up to two 2 weeks after the commencement of a
semester subject to the Dean’s approval.
b For those approved for admission in a programme with thesis, late registration is permitted up to the seventh week of a
semester subject to the Dean’s approval.
Senate 531.09 ii
Continuing Students
a Late registration is permitted up to two 2 weeks after the commencement of a semester upon payment of a late
registration fee of RM100. The candidature of a student who does not register by the beginning of the third week of the
semester shall be automatically dropped.
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b A student may appeal for reinstatement within two 2 semesters after his candidature has been dropped. If the
appeal is successful, the student is required to pay a penalty amounting to RM600 per reinstatement. If the
‘dropped’ status is for not more than two consecutive semesters, the student
will be considered as having deferred the said semesters. An appeal made after the stipulated period shall not be
considered. However, the student may apply for fresh admission to the University.
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24. Course Registration
While the University offers courses at the 1000 to 6000 series levels, only the following apply for course registration at the graduate level:
i only 4000 and 5000 series courses shall be credited as a
graduation requirement for all Master ’s degree programmes, whilst
only 5000 and 6000 series courses shall be credited for the PhD degree programme;
Senate 463.08 ii
a course that is registered as “Audit” shall not be included in the computation of the Cumulative Grade Point Average CGPA. The
course shall be graded as either “M” i.e. Satisfactory or “TM” i.e. Unsatisfactory; and
iii all international students except for students from Brunei and
Indonesia must register and pass the Malay Language course BBM1401 or its equivalent as Audit during the first semester.
25. Residential Requirements
