REGISTRATION
Students are scheduled into classes on a one-to-one basis through their Advisor. Registration and pre-registration take place each semester. The student must apply for registration on the prescribed form stating the subjects to be studied during the semester. The last date for registration is posted by the registrar. Registration will not be considered complete until the course fees due and all other dues till date have been settled. Students will not receive credits for courses in which they are not registered. Inquiries regarding registration should be directed to the Registrar’s office.
Late Registration
Registration is necessary within the dates specified on the academic calendar. Students will not be admitted to a course after the 1st week of class. A late registration fine of AED 100 will be imposed on all students who register after the last date.
Registration Discrepancies
If a student finds that he or she is not listed in the official class list or if a student’s schedule does not reflect the class being attended he or she should report to the Registrar’s office immediately in order to clarify and / or rectify the discrepancies. Only the Registrar’s office is authorized to make changes in a student’s registration status.
Add/Drop
Students may make course changes without financial penalty during each term’s Add/Drop period, which is the first week of the semester to add a course and the first two weeks of the semester to drop a course. Adding or dropping of courses is not allowed outside this period, and there are no refunds for classes dropped after the end of the Add/Drop period. Each Add/Drop form requires a processing fee of AED 10/-.Courses may be added or dropped with the permission of the student’s Course Advisor.
Withdrawal from Course(s)
There is no academic penalty for withdrawing from courses prior to the 11th week of a course (in a 15-week course) or prior to the 4th week of the course (in a 7-week course). In these cases, the letter ‘W’ will be noted in the student's file alongside the course. The student's quality point average (CGPA) will not be affected. However, if a student withdraws after the 2nd week, he or she will have to pay the full amount for repeating the course whenever he/she decides to take the course again.
If a student withdraws from a course after the 11th or 4th week, he or she shall be a given a mark of ‘WP’ or ‘WF’, which shall mean that the student would have achieved either a pass or fail score at the date on which he or she withdrew from the course. A score of ‘WP’ shall have no influence on the grade point average, but a score of ‘WF’ shall count as an ‘F’ (0.0 grade point). Thus, the decision of timing the withdrawal from a course is important if it should become apparent to the student that he or she is failing the course.
A student leaving a course must fill out the Withdrawal form, failing which, it will be assumed that the student is continuing in the course and will be graded as per the academic policies. The form must be signed by the student and handed to the Registrar’s office on time.
Aside from voluntary withdrawal from a course as set out above, a lecturer might require a student to withdraw from a course as a result of harmful conduct or failure to complete assignments. As in the case of voluntary withdrawal, a mark of ‘W’, ‘WP’, or ‘WF’ shall be awarded in accordance with the date of withdrawal and the student's achievement.
Withdrawal from Semester / College
A student who wishes to withdraw from the academic program for a semester or leave college must indicate this intent by filling out the Withdrawal form and submitting it to the Registrar’s office. If the student wishes to have a transcript showing the academic work completed up to the date of withdrawal, he or she must fill out the Transcript Request form and pay the applicable fee. Transcripts, grade reports or other official documents will be released to the student only after all financial dues have been cleared.
If the student does not enroll for classes for two consecutive semesters, he or she will in due course be withdrawn from his or her selected program of study. To continue the program, the student will have to re-activate enrollment by filling out the Enrollment Re-activation form.
Change of Schedule
Students making changes that affect their full-time status should first check with the Manager for Administration and Business Services to determine the financial effect of such changes.
A student who wishes to change his or her class schedule must fill out a Change of Schedule form that is available in the Registrar’s office, before doing so. Schedule changes from one section to another of the same course are made routinely during the first week of class, after which written permission from the faculty member and appropriate division chairperson is required for changing sections.
