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3. The role of the department chair/program director/ Office of the Registrar will be responsible for maintaining
coordinator is: appropriate storage. Deans, Chairs of Departments and
faculty will have read-only access to these records.
• to collaborate with faculty members in developing
assessment guidelines and procedures that are Back up files will be updated regularly, with another set of
appropriate to their major fields; files stored in an external and secure location in fire proof
cabinets.
• to ensure that faculty members implement these
guidelines and procedures;
• to ensure that faculty members inform students Academic Standing
of assessment criteria; If the student’s CGPA drops below 2.0 after completing at
• to review assessment methods and criteria; and least 30 credit hours, he/she will be placed on academic
probation in the following semesters until the student’s
• to ensure that assessment results are used for CGPA improves to 2.0 or higher. As long as the student
continuous improvement of learning and instruction remains on probation, he or she will be limited to 12 credit
hours in course credits per semester. Any student who is
4. The role of faculty members is: under academic probation is allowed to change major only
• to inform students at the beginning of the semester of once.
the assessment methods and criteria that will be used If at the end of the Spring semester in the following
in assessing their performance and achievement;
academic year the student’s CGPA remains below 2.0,
• to provide students with feedback on their the student will be dismissed from the university and will
performance and how it can be improved. Effective become eligible to apply for re-admission to the university
feedback should be provided in a timely and as specified in the re-admission policy.
constructive manner and includes both comments
and grades. Student Attendance Policy

Late Submission Coursework When the student’s absence in a given course reaches or
exceeds 30%, he/she will be withdrawn from the course.
The due date for each class assignment or project should Absences will not be waived under any circumstances.
be clearly indicated to the students in the course outline.
Students will be considered absent if they do not arrive on
Assignments received more than two weeks after the due time for a lesson. Taking attendance will start on the first
date should not be accepted. day of classes and will continue until the last day of classes
1. Submission dates may be extended in exceptional in the semester.
circumstances. The College or Instructor may use their
discretion in approving such requests. Submission of Warnings will be posted on the Abu Dhabi University
the coursework should not normally exceed the last Student Portal when a student’s absence reaches 10%
day of classes. and 20%. At the 30% absence limit, a withdrawal due to
absence (WA) will be posted on the Abu Dhabi University
2. Assignments or projects can be turned in any time up Student Portal.
to two weeks after the due date will be graded, but a
penalty may be applied. All attendance rules and requirements apply equally to
courses delivered in both face-to-face mode and e-learning/
a. Assignments submitted at any time up to one hybrid delivery modes. Students should connect at the start
week after the due date should have the grade of the session and should remain connected, with adequate
awarded reduced by 2% for each calendar engagement and participation for a minimum of 75% of
day the assignment is late.
the session duration. If technical difficulties or exceptional
b. Assignments submitted more than one week but circumstances prevent the student from complying with
not more than two weeks after the due date the attendance rule, the student should send an email
should have the grade reduced by 5% for each to the faculty member no later than 24 hours after the
calendar day the assignment is late. session, including any relevant proofs or explanation.
Further details regarding application of attendance policy
Student Archives to e-learning courses is provided in the Distance Learning
Procedural Guidelines.
The final course result at the end of the semester will The Registrar’s Office will accept excuses only from
remain in Abu Dhabi University’s records in perpetuity. The
students missing an exam/major assignment due to

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