a. Credit Load Per Semester

• The total credit hours for part time students shall normally be 9 credit hours in a semester.
• The total credit hours for full time students shall normally be 15 credit hours in a semester.
• Students are allowed to register for more credit hours in a semester with the approval of the Dean subject to the students’ academic performance.
• For programmes in modular mode, the total credit hours at each registration shall normally be 6 credit hours.

b. Registration Period

• Registration is open until the fifth week of the semester.

• Students may add subjects within two (2) weeks of the commencement of the semester.
• Students may drop subjects within seven (7) weeks of the commencement of the semester.

• Students may withdraw subjects within the eighth (8th) to the thirteenth (13th) week of the semester.
• Withdrawals made within the specified period will be recorded in the academic transcript as W, and this grade will not be included in the GPA for the respective semester.
• Students who have been allowed to withdraw are required to re-register for the subject in the next semester and pay the necessary fees.

For undergraduate programmes:

• Students who wish to change programmes may have their grades obtained for subjects in the previous programme transferred to the new programme. The grades will be counted in the computation of GPA and CGPA.
• Students may apply to change programme within two (2) weeks after the commencement of the semester. A payment of RM 50.00 (USD 15) is required for the application.

For postgraduate programmes:

• If a student wishes to change the programme he is pursuing, his grades obtained for subjects taken in the previous programme may be transferred to the new programme and they will be counted in the GPA and CGPA calculations.
• Grades are transferred based on the structure of the new programme.
• A student will be registering as a first semester student of the new programme or the semester status will be determined based on the number of subjects of which grade transfer is approved.
• Students can apply to change programme within two weeks after the beginning of the semester and a payment of RM 50.00 (USD 15) is required for each application.

• Students may apply for deferment of study anytime before the final examination week. Each application is for one semester of deferment.
• Students are required to inform the University in writing within 2 weeks after the registration of the new semester if they wish to apply for a second deferment.
• Activation fee of RM 50.00 (USD 15) will be charged for each deferred semester upon registration of new semester.

• Students may apply for credit transfer for the purpose of obtaining an exemption from one or more subjects required by their programmes because they have taken and passed similar subjects of the same credit value in other institutions.
• Applications for credit transfer shall normally be made within seven (7) weeks of the first semester at the University for new students.
• Applications for credit transfer must be accompanied by the transcripts of examination results and syllabus or outline of the subjects pursued at the relevant institutions.

Get the AeU Student Handbook for details information regarding your credit transfer.