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Credit Hours Cumulative Grade Point Average

Courses are calculated in credit hours. Each course carries A student’s cumulative grade point average (CGPA)
a certain number of credit hours that are awarded after the indicates a student’s achievement in all courses taken
successful completion of that course. at ADU until the end of a given semester. The CGPA is
obtained by dividing the total quality points earned from
Students admitted to a Postgraduate Degree must the initial enrollment at ADU to the end of the given
complete the required number of credit hours of courses semester by the total number of credit hours taken until
taught according to a program approved by the College the end of that semester. Courses with grades “P”, “I”, “IP”,
Council. “W”, “WA”, and “H” are excluded from computing the CGPA.
Students must successfully pass any remedial or other Courses transferred from another college/university will
courses during the first academic year. The pre-core appear on the student’s transcript with a “T” grade and will
courses are not counted towards the GPA, although they be excluded from computing the CGPA.
appear on student’s transcripts.
One semester credit hour of lecture/tutorial is defined Mid-Semester Advisory Grades
as 70 minutes per week for 13 weeks. One credit hour By the end of the seventh week of classes, during each
of laboratory is defined as 140 minutes per week for academic semester, mid-semester advisory grades will be
13 weeks. Customarily, weekly quizzes and mid-term submitted by instructors of all undergraduate courses.
examinations are included in the 13 week semester, with Valid mid-semester advisory grade entries will include A,
final examinations occurring in a special 14th week set B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, F, and P. Grade reports for all students
aside just for these exams. will be made available to the students and the advisors
Some programs/courses may be offered in a time- of the students. The University will use the mid-semester
shortened period not less than 6 weeks, often called a advisory grades to identify “at-risk” students and take
term, which nonetheless offers class contact time and out- remedial action.
of-class assignments equivalent to a semester course.
Transcripts
Grade Change
Transcripts are the chronological, permanent and the most
Two events may result in a change of the final grade of the complete student educational record. Incompletes, failures
students: and withdrawals; academic standing and all academic
awards; majors, minors and concentrations are recorded
1. A grade appeal request by the student (after an thereon.
“informal” discussion with the faculty College Dean), Students who have not settled their financial tuition/fees or
2. An error in calculating the student’s grade (after an other obligations to Abu Dhabi University will not be issued
“informal” discussion with the faculty College Dean). transcripts.

The time limit for changing a grade is one semester from Grade Appeals
the date the grades are posted by the Registrar.
Students have the right to appeal their final grade in a
Semester Grade Point Average course during the period announced by the Office of the
Registrar.
A student’s semester grade point average (SGPA) is The following is the Grade Appeal Procedure to be followed
obtained by dividing the total quality points earned in a
given semester by the total number of credit hours taken in by the students:
that semester. Quality points of any course are calculated Consultation:
by multiplying the number of credit hours of that course by
the earned grade points of the same course. In an attempt to resolve a grade appeal, the student must
first meet with the following individuals, in the order listed,
Courses with grades of “P”, “I”, “IP”, “T”, “W”, “WA”, and “H” are to discuss the matter:
excluded from computing the SGPA. The semester credit
hours for which a grade of “I”, “IP” or “H” is assigned are 1. Faculty member teaching the course;
excluded from computing the grade-point average until it 2. Chairperson of the department in which the course is
is replaced by a letter grade. offered, and

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