Registration
Students are required to complete their registration formalities before a trimester starts. A student has to register in-person. The Admission Office will notify the newly admitted students about the time and place of their registration. Students should consult their advisors for planning their courses and to be familiar with UIU policies and procedures related to registration.
Late Registration and Add-Drop of Courses
A student seeking to register after the scheduled date has to take permission of the concerned respective Head of the Department. A student given permission to register late has to pay late registration fee. A student may drop course(s) only within the date mentioned in the Academic Calendar with the approval of the Head of the department. The last day of dropping a course in a trimester, with and without a record (i.e., "W") in the transcript, is mentioned in the academic calendar.
Students' Advising
Faculty Advisors, prior to registration, will advise students of the undergraduate and graduate programs. Students of undergraduate & graduate programs shall have to register a minimum of 9 (nine) credits and 6 (six) credits respectively in a single Trimester.
Registration Procedures
Advising Forms will be available at the concerned Departmant. A Completed Advising Form is to be submitted to the concerned Deparatment.
Prerequisite Courses
Prerequisite course(s) (if any), must be completed before registering for any particular course. Without the completion of the prerequisite course(s), students will not be allowed to register course(s).
Registration of ENG 101/ ENG 1101 & MATH 151
Students will not be allowed to register ENG 101: English I (SoSE) / ENG 1101 (SoB): Basic English Course until and unless ENG 002 (SoSE) / ENG 1000 (SoB): Pre English Course is completed.
MATH 151 will not be offered individually any more. Instead a combination of 2 (two) courses i.e. MATH 003 (3 credits) & MATH 151 (3 credits) will be offered as a package. Students will get full tuition fee waiver for the courses ENG 003/MATH 003 for the 1st time. However, students who need to repeat/retake the above-mentioned course(s), have to pay full tuition fee for the package courses. Students will not be allowed to register any core course before completion of package courses.
Change of Program/Department
Students may change his/her program/Department by submitting written requests to the Concerned Heads of the Departments. If permitted by the Heads of the Departments, the Registrar's Office will make the necessary change to the student's record.
Minimum Attendance in the Class
Students are expected to attend classes regularly. A student would be required to attend at least 80% of classes in every course in order to sit for the Final Exam.
Withdrawal of Course(s)
Students, willing to “Withdraw” any course due to sickness or other unavoidable circumstances, must collect a form for “W” grade from the Registrar’s Office. Students have to collect signature(s) for endorsement of the respective course teacher(s) and submit it to the concerned Head of the Department for final approval. The duly approved application must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office within 7th day of the ending of the Mid-Term II Exam (as per academic calendar).
Repeat & Retake of Course(s)
Absence in Final Examination without permission from proper authorities of the University shall result in “F” grade in the course. A student obtaining “F” grade in any course in any Trimester will have to “Repeat” the course with full payment of tuition fee for that particular course. Students desiring to improve their grade(s) may again take up course(s) which are termed as “Retake”.
Fees for retaking course(s) are as follows:
“C” & Above 25% of Tuition Fee for the course(s)
Below “C” 50% of Tuition Fee for the course(s)
Eligible students will be entitled to discount of tuition fee for a particular course once only.
Trimester Drop
A student may drop a Trimester only before Mid-2 Exam with valid reason(s). Students have to apply in writing to the respective Head of the Department for dropping the Trimester. Applications for ‘Trimester Drop’ will only be approved on ‘Medical Ground’ for the students of undergraduate programs. For the students of graduate programs, approval will be accorded either on the ground of ‘Transfer of Workplace outside Dhaka’ or on ‘Medical Ground’ wherever applicable. If the case is found genuine by UIU authorities, the student may be allowed to drop the current Trimester after making payment of Trimester Fee and an additional charge of Tk 1000/-. After Mid-2 Exam, no application seeking to drop the Trimester will be entertained. In those cases, students may, however, apply for “I” (Incomplete) grade.
I” (Incomplete) Grade
“I” (Incomplete) grade is granted only in exceptional cases. “I” (Incomplete) grade may be assigned to students in special circumstances after Mid-2 Exam. A student must appear in the Exam in which he/she is given “I” grade within one month of the following Trimester, otherwise “I” will turn into “F” automatically. In case of absence of concerned course teacher from whom a student receives an “I” grade, the disposition of the case involving “I” (Incomplete) grade(s) resides with the concerned Head of the Department.
Thesis/Project/Internship
Undergraduate students taking Project/Thesis will be given 1 (one) additional trimester to remove ‘I’ grade. Besides, the students, who will take Internship, will be given 1 (one) additional trimester to complete their Internship. Students would be required to make registration for doing Internship.
Besides, graduate students willing to take Thesis will not be able to register more than 12 credits out of a total of 18 credits in a single trimester. Thesis Group students will be required to furnish their works within 3 (three) following trimesters of their last registration for Thesis. After 3 (three) trimesters, their registration will stand as cancelled. On the other hand, Project students shall have to complete their works within 2 (two) following trimesters of their last registration for Project. After 2 (two) trimesters, their registration will be considered as cancelled.
Self-Study System:
A student can take course(s) under Self-Study System if only 20 credits out of the total credits remain to be completed. However, a student will not be allowed to take a course under self-study system if that course is offered by the department in that particular trimester. Maximum number of students shall not exceed 6 (six) in a particular course under Self-Study System. The courses taken under Self-Study System should be completed within the trimester in which the registration of courses has been made. If the courses are not completed within the scheduled trimester, concerned students will be given “F” grade for the respective Self-Study courses.
Period of Time for Completion of Degree
The maximum allowable time for completion of any undergraduate degree will be 6 (six) years and for any graduate degree 4 (four) years.
Academic Probation
A student would be required to earn a minimum CGPA of 2.25 for Undergraduate Program and 2.50 for Graduate Program for achieving the Degree. A minimum CGPA of 2.00 or above is required to stay in good academic standing. If a student’s CGPA falls below 2.0 at any time, he/she will be placed on academic probation. The student must come out of probation within next three Trimesters. Otherwise, he/she will be dismissed from the Program and will not be readmitted.
Punishment for adopting Unfair Means
Following types of punishment will be meted out for adopting unfair means in the examination:
Adopting Unfair Means for the 1st time:
i) Class Test: Course Expulsion
ii) Mid-Term (1/2) & Final Exam: Trimester Expulsion
· Adopting Unfair Means for the 2nd time:
i) Any type of Test/Exam: Trimester Expulsion
· Adopting Unfair Means for the 3rd time:
i) Any type of Test/Exam: Expulsion from the University
Course Waiver / Credit Transfer:
Applications for course waiver/credit transfer have to be produced before Course Advisor(s) during submission of ‘Course Advising Request Form’ in the 1st Trimester. All supporting documents must be submitted before completion of 1st Trimester.
Besides, transferred students may take the advantage of “Course Retake” to improve their grades obtained from their previous institutions.
Fees for retaking course(s) are as follows:
“C” & Above 25% of Tuition Fee for the course(s)
Below “C” 50% of Tuition Fee for the course(s)
Eligible students will be entitled to discount of tuition fee for a particular course once only.
