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10.0  Courses to be taken

10.1  The courses to be offered to the bridging students are as on Table 2.

Table 2: Bridging Course by Kulliyyah

Kulliyyah Code	Kulliyyah Description	Courses to be offered
BICT	BRIDGING PROGRAMME FOR INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY	Maths, Basic programming, Basic Application of ICT, Computer Network and Applications
BENGIN	BRIDGING PROGRAMME FOR ENGINEERING	Maths, Maths2, Physic, Chemistry, Basic Programming.
BAED	BRIDGING PROGRAMME FOR ARCHITECTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN	Basic Application of ICT, Graphic Communication, Intro to Built Environment, Maths
BMEDIC	BRIDGING PROGRAMME FOR MEDICINE	Biology, Chemistry, Maths,  Physics, Basic Application of ICT
BNURSING	BRIDGING PROGRAMME FOR NURSING	Biology, Chemistry, Maths,  Physics, Basic Application of ICT
BDENT	BRIDGING PROGRAMME FOR DENTISTRYY	Biology, Chemistry, Maths,  Physics, Basic Application of ICT
BOS	BRIDGING PROGRAMME FOR SCIENCE	Biology, Chemistry, Maths,  Physics, Basic Application of ICT
BAHS	BRIDGING PROGRAMME FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES	Biology, Chemistry, Maths,  Physics, Basic Application of ICT

11.0  Registration / Drop / Withdrawal

11.1  All Bridging students must register for the relevant LE and/or LQ language proficiency courses every semester until they fulfill the language requirements of the programme

11.2    Students are allowed to add courses during the add and drop period.

11.3    Students are not allowed to drop or withdraw from language proficiency courses but for the bridging courses they may do so, provided they maintain the minimum workload upon approval of the respective kulliyyah.

11.4    The withdrawal fee is RM150 per course (during the 5^th -10^th week) and RM 250 per course (11^th -13^th week).

12.0  Workload

12.1  Minimum

12.1.1 The minimum workload for bridging students will be three (3) courses per semester including university required courses.

12.2  Maximum

12.2.1 Students are allowed to take a maximum of five (5) courses per semester.

13.0  Progression of Study

13.1  The CGPA requirement for progression from one semester to another shall be at least 2.00

14.0  Repeat of failed courses

14.1  A student is allowed to repeat a bridging course only once.

15.0 Good Academic Standing

15.1 A student is on good academic standing if he maintains a CGPA of 2.0 or better.

15.2 For a student who registers a combination of proficiency language courses and programme required courses will have his academic status determined only after he has attempted at least nine (9) credit hours of the programme required courses.

16.0 Academic Probation

16.1 A student may be allowed to be on probation when he fails to earn a CGPA of 2.00 or better but not less than 1.67 at the end of the semester, on condition that:-

16.1.1 He carries a workload of not more than 15 credit hours in

       the following semester.

       

17.0 Academic Dismissal

17.1 A student shall be dismissed from the University if:

         17.1.1 he receives a CGPA of less than 1.67 or

17.1.2 he fails to earn a CGPA of 2.00 or better  while on

          probationary status or

17.1.3 he fails a course (with a grade of “F” or “Y”) on the

          second attempt or

17.1.4 he fails (with a grade of “F” or “Y”) in more than 1

         Kulliyyah course and the CGPA ia in the range of

         1.67 < CGPA < 2.00.

17.1.5 he receives a 1.67 < CGPA < 2.00 for the second

          time which is non-consecutive during his period of

          studies.

17.2 The University also reserves the right to bar,   suspend or dismiss any student from the University or any of its classes whenever, in the interest of the University, such action is deemed advisable.

18.0  Minimum CGPA Requirements Into Undergraduate Programme

18.1  The minimum CGPA requirements for admission into undergraduate programme are as follows:

Table 3: The minimum CGPA requirement for enrolment into each Kulliyyah

KULLIYYAH`	CGPA
Engineering (minimum B in Math, Physic and Chemistry)	2.50
Architecture and Environmental Design (As attached in Table 4)	2.50
Medicine	3.50
Pharmacy	3.50
Science	2.50
Nursing	2.50
Allied Health Sciences	2.50
Dentistry	3.50
Information and Communication Technology	2.30

Table 4: Entry requirements from Bridging to enrolment into KAED

Program	Graphic Comm. (GC)	Intro. To Built Enviro (IBE)	Basic Application of ICT	Maths
Architecture	B+	B+	B	B
Landscape Architecture	B	B	B	C+
Urban and Regional Planning	B	B	B	B
Quantity Surveying	B	B	B	B+
Applied Arts and Design	B	B	B	C+

19.0  Failure to Meet the Minimum CGPA Requirements

19.1  Students who failed to meet the minimum CGPA requirements into the undergraduate programme concerned but obtained a CGPA of 2.0 or above, are allowed to repeat the passing bridging courses once to make up the grade provided that the total period of study does not exceed 2 ½ years.

19.2 The better grade of the two attempts will be used in the computation of CGPA.

19.3  During the repeat semester students will be allowed to do a maximum of three (3) courses including university required courses.

19.4 In the event of Change of Programme, bridging student will

       not be allowed to repeat

               

20.0  Minimum Language Requirements Into Undergraduate Programme

20.1 Students of all kulliyyahs with the exception of BENL, BARB and BIRKH have to obtain Band 6.0 in the EPT or its equivalent TOEFL or IELTS scores as an admission requirement into all kulliyyahs.

20.2 BENL students must obtain a minimum of Band 6.5 in the EPT.

20.3 BARB and BIRKH students must obtain a minimum of band  

       5.5 in the EPT and band 6.0 in the APT (CELPAD).

20.4 LLB_S students must obtain a minimum of band 6.0 in the

       EPT and APT.

20.5 IRK and BARB programmes have to fulfill the APT with Band

        6.0 and pass EPT Core LE 0520 as an admission

       requirement. The LE 0620 (SFC : LSRW) course is a

       graduation requirement

21.0  Period of study

21.1  The actual duration of study depends on the placement level based on the English Placement Test and Qualifying Test. However, students shall be allowed to spend a maximum of two and a half (2 ½) years to complete the bridging programme (5 regular and 2 short semesters).

22.0  Termination of Studies

                                   

22.1  A student shall be terminated from his studies if he:

(i)  Fail to register without any valid reason(s) in a   particular semester, or

(ii)   Exhausted his study period

23.0  READMISSION

23.1  No readmission is allowed.

24.0  Fresh Admission

24.1  Students may apply for fresh admission into another programme that they have not attempted before, and subject to meeting the minimum entry requirement of the programme applied for.

25.0 Leave of Absence

25.1  Students may apply for leave of absence for a maximum period of two regular semesters. The application will have to be approved by the Dean/Director of the Kulliyyah and the decision is to be reported to the Senate.

25.2   Student who wishes to spend a period of time away from University may request a leave of absence. In order to be considered for such leave, a student must submit a letter to the Dean of the Kulliyyah stating his reasons for the request and the length of leave desired.

25.3 A student may request an extension of his leave of absence by writing to the Dean/Director of the Kulliyyah for further approval by the Kulliyyah of Board Appeals. 

BRIDGING PROGRAMME RULES AND REGULATIONS

1.0    Identification

1.1.    These rules shall be known as Bridging Programme Rules and Regulations. This shall be read together with Student Academic Performance Evaluation Rules (SAPER), Schedule I (Administrative Order on the Conduct of Examination) and Schedule II (Standing Order against Cheating in Examination).

1.2.         A bridging student shall considered as a Pre-Sessional student if has level of English is four (4) or below. This student shall be subjected to the Pre-Sessional academic policy.

1.3.    A bridging student who was placed in level five (5) or above in the English Placement Test or its equivalent shall be subjected to the Bridging academic policy.

2.0    Application

These rules and regulations shall apply to all bridging students.

3.0    Date of Implementation

These rules and regulations shall come into upon approval of the University Senate.

4.0    Definition

4.1    Bridging Programme refers to a programme conducted by

        the University for students with certificates that are not

        equivalent to ‘A’ level but higher than O Level.

5.0    Certificates for Bridging Programme

5.1    Qualified students with certificates from the following countries will be required to follow the bridging programme.

Table 1 :

APPENDIX A

Qualifications that are Required to go for Bridging Programme

NO.	COUNTRY	SCHOOLING YEARS	QUALIFICATIONS/NAME OF HSC
1.	Afghanistan	12 Years	Baccalauria/Baccalaureate Cert
2.	Albania	12 Years	Certificate of Maturity/ Sec Sch Leaving Cert
3.	Algeria	12 Years	Baccalaureat de l’Enseignement Secondaire
4.	Argentina	12 Years	Titulo de Bachillerato
5.	Armenia	12 Years	Certificate of Completed Secondary Education (Mijnakarg Yndhanur Krtoutian Attestat)
6.	Bahrain	12 Years	Secondary Sch Leaving Cert/Tawjahiya
7.	Bangladesh	12 Years	-Higher Secondary School Cert (HSC)/ Intermediate Cert -Alim from Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board
8.	Belarus	12 Years	Certificate of General Secondary Education
9.	Botswana	12 Years	Cambridge Overseas Sch Cert
10.	Bulgaria	12 Years	Sec Sch Leaving Qualifications (Diploma of Completed Secondary Education/Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie)
11.	Cambodia	12 Years	The Diploma of Upper Secondary Education/ Baccalaureat
12.	China	12 Years	Senior High Sch Diploma/ Chinese Uni Entrance Exams
13.	D R Congo, the	12 Years	Diplome d’Etat d’Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long
14.	Egypt	12 Years	General Secondary School Certificate
15.	El Salvador	12 Years	Bachiller/Bachillerato (academic)
16.	Eritrea	11 Years	Eritrean Sch Education Certificate Examination (ESECE)
17.	Ethiopia	12 Years	Ethiopian Sch Leaving Cert Examination (ESLCE)
18.	Gambia, the	12 Years	Sen Sec Sch Leaving Cert from WAEC
19.	Ghana	12 Years	Sen Sec Sch Cert Examination (SSSCE)
20.	Haiti	12 Years	Baccalaureat II
21.	Indonesia	12 Years	STTB SMA
22.	Iraq	12 Years	Certificate of Preparatory Education/Six Form Baccalaureat
23.	Japan	12 Years	Unified First Stage Exam.
24.	Jordan	12 Years	Cert of General Sec Education
25.	Kenya	12 Years	Kenya Cert of Sec Education
26.	Kuwait	12 Years	Shahadat-al-thanawia-al-a’ama (General Sec Sch Cert)
27.	Lebanon	12 Years	Baccalaureat General
28.	Lesotho	12 Years	Cambridge Overseas Sch Cert
29.	Liberia	12 Years	Senior High Sch Cert
30.	Libya	12 Years	Sec Education Cert
31.	Lithuania	12 Years	Sec Sch Maturity Cert/ Brandos Atestatas (Cert of Maturity) (from a Gymnasium or Sec Sch)
32.	Malawi	12 Years	Malawi Sch Cert of Education (MSCE)
33.	Mali	12 Years	Baccalaureat
34.	Mauritania	12 Years	Diplome de Bachelier de l’Enseignement du Second Degre (Baccalaureat)
35.	Morocco	12 Years	Diplome du Baccalaureat
36.	Mozambique	12 Years	Certificado de Habilitacoes Literarias (Sec Sch Leaving Cert)
37.	Namibia	12 Years	HIGCSE (Higher Intern. Gen. Cert of Sec Educ)
38.	Nepal	12 Years	Higher Secondary School Certificate
39.	Nigeria	12 Years	-West African Examination Council (WAEC)
40.	Oman	12 Years	General Sec School Leaving Certificate
41.	Pakistan	12 Years	Higher Secondary School Certificate
42.	Palestine	12 Years	General Secondary Certificate
43.	Papua New Guinea	12 Years	Higher Sch Cert-Grade 12 only. If grade 10, must study for a foundation year.
44.	Qatar	12 Years	General Secondary Certificate
45.	Saudi Arabia	12 Years	General Secondary Certificate
46.	Solomon Islands, the	12 Years	Pacific Senior Sec Cert
47.	Somalia	12 Years	Secondary Sch Leaving Cert
48.	Sudan	11 Years	Sudan Sch Cert (formerly called the Sec Sch Cert or Higher Sec Sch Cert)
49.	Syria	12 Years	-Gen Sec Cert (Shahada al-Thanawiyya al-cAmma/ baccalaureat) -Religious Sec Cert (al-shahada al-Thanawiyya al-cThanawiyya al sharciyya)
50.	Taiwan	12 Years	Senior High Sch Leaving Cert
51.	Thailand	12 Years	Maw 6
52.	Turkey	12 Years	Devlet Lise Diplomasi (State High Sch Diploma)
53.	Ukraine	12 Years	Ateastat pro Povnu Zagal’nu Sersdniu Osvitu (Cert of complete general Secondary education)
54.	United Arab Emirates, the	12 Years	General Secondary School Certificate/ Tawjihiyya
55.	Vietnam	12 Years	Sec Sch Graduation
56.	West Bank and Gaza, the	12 Years	Tawjihi (General Sec Educ Cert)
57.	Yemen	12 Years	Al Thanawiya (general Sec Educ cert)
58.	Zambia	12 Years	Zambia Sch Cert

6.0    Language Proficiency Test Requirements

6.1    All Direct Intake students are to be given language proficiency tests in English and Arabic

6.2        English Proficiency Test (EPT)”refers to the test administered by the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD) of the university to determine the English proficiency of a student.

6.3        “Arabic Placement Test (APT)” refers to the test administered by the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD) of the university to determine the Arabic proficiency of a student.

7.0    Short semester for Bridging Programme

7.1    Students who receive financial assistance from the university are required to register in the short semester.

7.2        Students who receive financial assistance from the university must apply for leave of absence from CELPAD if they opt not to register in the short semester.

8.0    Change of Kulliyyah Intended Programme

8.1    Students who meet the minimum requirements of the intended programme are allowed to apply for:

8.1.1          Change of offer :

i.  Before enrollment OR

ii. Within a week after enrollment

8.1.2          Change of Bridging Programme (after first sem/ block 2[medical and dental student]).

8.2        Students who do not meet the minimum entry requirement of the intended bridging programme may apply for change of programme after completing one semester of bridging courses provided they fulfill the CGPA requirement of the kulliyyah concerned and upon completing level 4 of the English courses (Refer to Table 2).

Table 1: Minimum CGPA for Change of Programme

NO	CURRENT KULL	KULLIYYAH APPLIED FOR
		LLB	ENM	ICT*	IRKHS	ENGIN*	KOS*	AED*	MEDIC*	PHARM*	AHS	DENT	NUR
1.	AIKOL	-	2.5	2.5	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	Not Allowed	Not Allowed	Not Allowed	Not Allowed	3.0
2.	ENM	3.0	-	2.5	2.0	2.5	2.5	2.5					3.0
3.	ICT	3.5	2.5	-	2.0	2.5	2.5	2.5					2.5
4.	IRKHS	3.0	3.0	3.0	-	3.5	3.5	3.5					3.0
5.	ENGIN	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.0	-	2.5	2.5					2.5
6.	SCIENCE	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.0	2.5	-	2.5		3.5			2.5
7.	AED	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.0	2.5	2.5	-		Not Allowed			2.5
8.	MEDIC	-	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.5		2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
9.	PHARM	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.0	2.5	2.0	2.5		-	2.0	2.0	2.5
10.	NURS	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.0	2.5	2.0	2.5		2.5	2.5	2.5	-
11.	DENTISTRY	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.0	2.5	2.0	2.5		2.5	2.5	-	2.5
12.	AHS	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.0	2.5	2.0	2.5		2.5	-	2.5	2.0

8.3    Applicants who fulfill the stipulated conditions will be placed on the provisional status in which they are required to do both the intended courses and the courses of the current programme.

8.4    In the event that the students take the bridging courses of the intended programme and then achieve the required CGPA, they are exempted from completing their current/original programme.

8.5    Only students who fulfilled the minimum CGPA requirement for enrollment into the respective kulliyyah will be accepted into the new programme (Refer to Table 3).

8.6    The minimum CGPA requirement is calculated based on their performance in English proficiency courses and the bridging courses of the intended programme.

8.7    Students are allowed a change of programme once.

8.8    Membership of Change of Programme Committee

Chairman: Dean ANR

Members: Deputy Dean Academic Affairs (current & intended programmes)

9.0    Qualifying Test (QT)

9.1      Upon completing Level 4 of English proficiency course, students may attempt the QT for each course under the intended bridging programme except Graphic Communication and Introduction to Built Environment.

9.2        Students shall be exempted from the corresponding bridging courses if they achieve a grade point that is not lower than the entry requirements of the respective kulliyyah (Refer table 3).

9.3        There will be one QT in a semester.