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GPA Scale Valid mid-semester advisory grade entries will include A, Registrar. The following is the Grade Appeal Procedure to Double Major
be followed by the students:
B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, F, and P. Grade reports for all students
will be made available to the students and the advisors Any undergraduate student may declare and complete
At Abu Dhabi University, the GPA scale ranges from 0.0 to of the students. The University will use the mid-semester Consultation:
4.0, and a minimum GPA of 2.0 is required to be awarded a advisory grades to identify “at-risk” students and take two undergraduate majors, with the understanding that
bachelor’s and postgraduate diploma degrees. In an attempt to resolve a grade appeal, the student must the student receives one baccalaureate degree upon
remedial action.
first meet with the following individuals, in the order listed, graduation. In situations where a student completes
Grade Change Transcripts to discuss the matter: majors under two different degrees (e.g., B.A. and B.S.),
the student must declare the degree he or she wishes
These events may result in a change of the final grade of Transcripts are the chronological, permanent and the most 1. Faculty member teaching the course; to receive upon graduation at the time when the second
major is declared. Students who wish to complete two
students: 2. Chairperson of the department in which the course is
complete student educational record. Incompletes, failures offered; and majors must first satisfy the entry requirements of both
1. A grade appeal request by the student (after an and withdrawals; academic standing and all academic 3. Dean of the college in which the course is offered. majors and then must take all the courses required for
“informal” discussion with the faculty member); and awards; majors, minors and concentrations are recorded both majors. The total number of credits a student must
thereon. The consultation(s) should take place as soon as possible take to complete the two majors can be no less than 30
2. An error in calculating the student’s final grade is after the final grade or the relevant component grade is credits above the number of credit hours in the major with
discovered. Students who have not settled their financial tuition/fees released. It is assumed that the department chairpersons the greater number of required credits.
or other obligations to ADU will not be issued transcripts. and the deans will make every effort to resolve the grade
3. An “I” or “IP” grade will be changed when the actual
grade is released. appeal.
The time limit for changing a grade is one semester from Graduation with Honors In the case of a final course grade appeal, if the matter is
the date the grades are posted by the Registrar. ADU grants Latin honors to eligible students graduating not resolved, the student may proceed to the Committee
Grade Appeal process as soon as possible but no later than
from undergraduate programs. The eligibility requirement the start of the early registration period in the following
Semester Grade Point Average is to achieve a CGPA of 3.5 or above. regular semester.
A student’s semester grade point average (SGPA) is The titles of the Latin honors and the corresponding CGPA’s Committee Grade Appeal Process:
obtained by dividing the total quality points earned in a are as follows:
given semester by the total number of credit hours taken in Cum laude: 3.50-3.69 The student may initiate a Committee Appeal Process
by filing the Grade Appeal Form with the Office of the
that semester. Quality points of any course are calculated Magna cum laude: 3.70-3.89 Registrar. The form must be submitted prior to the
by multiplying the number of credit hours of that course by beginning of the early registration period in the regular
the earned grade points of the same course. Summa cum laude: 3.90-4.00 semester subsequent to the semester in which the grade
Courses with grades of “P”, “I”, “IP”, “T”, “W”, “WA”, and “H” are Honors are listed in the student transcript and the diploma in question was given.
excluded from computing the SGPA. The semester credit certificate. The Office of the Registrar will forward the form to the
hours for which a grade of “I”, “IP” or “H” is assigned are Non-honors Academic Classification for Undergraduates college dean, who will refer the Grade Appeal Form to a
excluded from computing the grade-point average until it according to student’s CGPA upon graduation: committee of faculty selected by the dean. The committee
is replaced by a letter grade.
Satisfactory: 2.0 - 2.49 will review the student’s performance in the course. This
review may include interviews with the student and the
Cumulative Grade Point Average Good: 2.5 - 2.99 faculty member teaching the course. The chair of the
Very Good: 3.0 - 3.49
committee will forward the grade recommendation to the
A student’s cumulative grade point average (CGPA) college dean for final approval. There are three possible
indicates a student’s achievement in all courses taken Dean’s List outcomes to an individual grade appeal:
at ADU until the end of a given semester. The CGPA is
obtained by dividing the total quality points earned from ADU is committed to recognizing academic excellence by 1. The original grade is upheld;
the initial enrollment at ADU to the end of the given publishing the Dean’s List at the beginning of every regular 2. The grade is lowered relative to the original; and
semester by the total number of credit hours taken until semester according to the Semester Grade Point Average
the end of that semester. Courses with grades “P”, “I”, “IP”, (SGPA) attained by outstanding students. Any student who 3. The grade is raised relative to the original.
“W”, “WA”, and “H” are excluded from computing the CGPA. is registered with full-time status and achieves an SGPA of
Courses transferred from another college/university will 3.50 or above, with no Incompletes (I) in that given semester, The decision of the dean is final. The Grade Appeal Form
appear on the student’s transcript with a “T” grade and will no disciplinary action and/or no academic integrity violation will be returned to the Office of the Registrar to inform the
be excluded from computing the CGPA. will be eligible for the Dean’s List. Students on the Dean’s student of the decision.
List will receive a certificate of recognition.
The entire process should be concluded before the end of
Mid-Semester Advisory Grades Grade Appeals the semester during which the appeal form was submitted.
By the end of the seventh week of classes, during each
academic semester, mid-semester advisory grades will be Students have the right to appeal their final grade in a
submitted by instructors of all undergraduate courses. course during the period announced by the Office of the

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