University Academic Regulations

Semester Duration

There shall be two semesters of 18 weeks each in a year. i.e.
Spring Semester: January to May
Fall Semester: August to December
The Semester break up shall be as follows:
16 weeks teaching
2 weeks for examination and declaration of results
The semester break and summer session shall be observed in the University as promulgated by the University.

General

    • The medium of instruction as well as of examination shall be in English for all subjects except Islamic Studies and Pakistan Studies, for which medium shall be either Urdu or English.
    • Non-Muslim students may be allowed to take Ethical Studies course in lieu of Islamic Studies.

Semester Schedule

  1. Registration and orientation 1 day
  2. Classes 8 weeks
  3. Mid-Semester Examination 9th week
  4. Classes 8 weeks
  5. Final Examination 18th week
  6. Semester Break 2 weeks
  7. Internships/Makeup During summer
  8. Courses/Industrial visits Vacation
  9. Gazetted holidays as per Govt. announcement.

Program Duration

    • Students shall be required to complete four-year undergraduate degree programs in minimum of 8 regular semesters (four years) and maximum of 12 regular semesters (six years).
    • At the expiry of 12th semester from the date of enrollment, students shall not be allowed to appear in any subsequent university examination.

Degree Requirements

All four-year undergraduate degree programs consist of 130-136 credit hours of approved courses depending upon the requirements of a particular discipline.
Graduation Rules
The degree shall be awarded to those students who will satisfy the following conditions:

  • Successful completion of total number of courses approved by the Board of Studies.
  • There should not be ‘F’ grade in any course.
  • Maintain a minimum CGPA of 2.00 during the entire period of his/her studies in the University.
  • Achieve a minimum of "C" grade in Project/Thesis work. (Refer to thesis/ project rules).
  • Passing the comprehensive viva voce examination.
  • Fulfill other requirements outlined in the academic and disciplinary rules & regulations.

Course Registration

Students shall be required to register for the courses before the start of each semester on the prescribed registration form. Course/s registration shall be allowed only within the first week of the start of a semester or as announced by the University. Any change of the course/s shall be allowed only within the first week from the date of commencement of the semester

Maximum/Minimum Course load in a Semester

  • The Maximum course load for an undergraduate student in a regular (Fall & Spring) semester shall be 18 credit hours (six courses) and minimum course load shall be 9 credit hours (three courses).
  • Students can take up to 6 credit hours (two courses) during summer semester

Adding/Withdrawing Course

  • A student, with the consent of Dean/concerned HOD, may be allowed to drop a course/s within 4 weeks of the commencement of semester.
  • Student shall be awarded grade 'W' for the respective course/s if with drawn within the 4 weeks of the semester with prior permission from the University.
  • Course/s withdrawn after 4 weeks shall be recorded on the transcript with a grade 'F'.
  • Non attendance will not constitute an official withdrawal.

Attendance Requirements

  • Students are required to adhere to the University academic calendar and attend regularly all lectures, laboratory sessions, seminars, discussions, library sessions and fieldwork as may be specified for each course in a semester.
  • Students shall be required to maintain minimum of 75% of class attendance in each course.
  • Failure to meet attendance requirement shall render the student ineligible for appearing in the final examination of the concerned course and he/she shall be awarded 'F' grade in that particular course.

Incomplete Course (for projects seminars, and special cases only)

  • An ‘I’ grade is given to a student in a project/ seminar, if he/she does not complete course requirements within the prescribed time-limit, and the supervisory/ advisory committee is satisfied that it was because of circumstances beyond his/her control (special case), and that only a minor Component of the course is outstanding.
  • Incomplete grade ‘I’ shall not be considered in SGPA/CGPA calculations. However, it is responsibility of the student to complete the remaining work of ‘I’ grade course not later than 3rd week of the next semester. Failing this ‘I’ shall be converted to grade ‘F’.
  • If a student obtained "F" grade in final year project, he must register it again with 6 credit hours in the next semester.

Repetition / Improvement of grades

  • Students generally may not be allowed to repeat courses for improvement of their grades except probationer students with 'D' and 'D+' grades only.
  • In case a student repeats the course which has already been taken, the old grade will be substituted with the new grade (for CGPA calculation), but in case a student takes a new course in lieu of the course in which he/she failed, both the grades will reflect on his/her transcript, i.e old course grade and new course grade.
  • A student can be allowed to repeat a maximum of six courses (18 credit hours) to improve his/her grade.

 

 
 
 
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