Highlights on - Credit Hour Load - Credit Transfer - Exemption - English Policy Section 3: Course Registration > Credit Hour Load for Course Registration
3.4.1 & 3.4.2
A full-time and part-time student must register course(s) according to the credit hour load as prescribed in the table below; except otherwise stated in the programme structure: CREDIT HOUR LOAD PER CREDIT HOUR LOAD PER SEMESTER SEMESTER FULL-TIME STUDENT (All Programes) PART-TIME STUDENT (All Programes)
MINIMUM MAXIMUM MINIMUM MAXIMUM
SHORT SEMESTER 6 10 SHORT SEMESTER 3 6
REGULAR 15 20 REGULAR 9 6
3.4.3 A student may register for less than the minimum or more than the maximum credit hours with the approval of the Dean/ Director/Head of the respective Faculty.
3.4.4 A student in the final semester of study may register up to a maximum of twenty (20) credit hours required to complete the programme of study.
1 1 Section 4: Curriculum Policy > Credit Transfer
4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.4
Credit Transfer refer to a situation where A course that is Application for credit transfer academic credit is given to a student given credit transfer should be lodged in writing not based on Equivalent Course(s) taken at does not need to later than three (3) working other Higher Education Institution be a replaced by days of the commencement of recognized by the University. another course. the student’s first (1st) semester of study. 4.4.5 4.4.6 The following are general rulings for Credit Transfer: There are two (2) types of Credit a) The student must obtain at least a minimum ‘C’ grade Transfer given by the University: for the course; a) Vertical Credit Transfer – from b) The credit hours must be equivalent to the credit hours the lower level programme to of the courses offered by the University; the higher level programme; c) The course content must be at least eighty percent and (80%) similar to the course offered by the University; b) Horizontal Credit Transfer – from d) The course must be from an accredited programme a programme of the same level of study; and such as certificate or foundation to foundation or diploma to e) Subject to a credit transfer fee as prescribed in the diploma or bachelor to Student Financial Handbook. bachelor.
2 2 Section 4: Curriculum Policy > Exemption
4.5.1 4.5.3 Exemption refer to a situation where student is Application for exemption should be exempted from taking certain course(s) but the lodged in writing not later than three course(s) is/are to be replaced with other course(s) to (3) working days of the fulfill the total credit hours required for the completion commencement of the student’s first of the programme of study enrolled by the student. (1st) semester of study.
4.5.2 The following are general rules and regulations on Exemption: a) Exemption will not result in a student getting credit for the course he/she is exempted from; b) Exemption will require a student to replace the course with another course in order to fulfill the total credit hours required to complete from the respective programme; c) Student who have pass MPW courses at the certificate/foundation level is not allowed to re- take the course at the Diploma level; d) Students who have passed MPW courses at certificate/foundation/diploma are allowed to re-take the courses at the Bachelor’s degree level. Otherwise student may take other replacement courses offered; e) MPU courses are optional to the international students but students are highly encouraged to take the courses. Alternatively international students may replace the MPU courses with other courses, as advised by the Faculty or School; f) Subject to an exemption fee as prescribed in the Student Financial Handbook. 3 3 GENERAL RULES FOR EXEMPTIONS (DIPLOMA)
PROGRAM LEVEL: DIPLOMA
Course that can be exempted: MPU2213 - Bahasa Kebangsaan A
Rules: Student must obtain Credit Replacement course : (C- & above) for Bahasa Melayu MPU2223 - Skills Enhancement during SPM
Student is required to take
MPU2213 Bahasa Kebangsaan A instead of Skills Enhancement if the student not eligible for exemption.
4 4 GENERAL RULES FOR EXEMPTIONS (BACHELOR)
PROGRAM LEVEL: BACHELOR
Course that can be exempted: MPU3213 - Bahasa Kebangsaan A
Replacement course : Rules: MPU3233 – Design Thinking Student must obtain Credit (C- & above) for Bahasa Melayu Student is required to take during SPM or pass the course MPU3213 Bahasa Kebangsaan A during Diploma/ Certicate/ instead of Study Skills, if the Foundation level student not eligible for exemption.
5 5 ENGLISH POLICY
The English language entry requirement, for Malaysian Students:
Bachelor Programmes ▪ Malaysian students who enroll in UNITAR Bachelor programmes must fulfil the following English proficiency requirements: ▪ Students who have a distinction in English Language at the SPM/SPMV level or Band 4, 5 and 6 in MUET, are not required to take additional English Courses. ▪ Students with a credit in English Language at the SPM/SPMV level are required to sit for English Preparatory 2 only. ▪ Students without a credit in English Language at the SPM/SPMV level are required to sit for English Preparatory 1 and upon completion, they will proceed to English Preparatory 2. ▪ Students who have sat and passed their English Courses previously from a different institution are automatically exempted from sitting for English Preparatory 1 and English Preparatory 2. They may proceed to their academic programme structure. ▪ For Bachelor of Accounting, a minimum of Band 2 in Malaysian University English Test (MUET) is compulsory.
6 6 ENGLISH POLICY
NO SPM MUET PLACEMENT
D (7D) 1 E (8E) N/A English Preparatory 1 G (9G) B+ (3B) Band 1 B (4B) 2 Band 2 English Preparatory 2 C+ (5C) Band 3 C (6C)
• Students entering a degree programme will be placed according to
whichever higher of qualification (SPM/SPMV/MUET) shown in the table above. • The courses will have a SATISFACTORY/ UNSATISFACTORY system respectively which will be endorsed and captured in student’s Academic Transcript. • Students must pass the course in order to graduate. • This ruling is applicable to students enrolled from April 2019.
