REGISTRATION
Before undergoing academic instruction, a student must complete registration at the beginning of each trimester in accordance with the guidelines issued by the University. A student will not be allowed to register if there are unpaid fees from a previous trimester. A student is required to pay his/her fees or make financial arrangements before he/she can register for a given trimester.

WITHDRAWAL
A student, within first two weeks after his/her registration, may withdraw from a course upon the approval of the Dean of the respective Faculty / Head of the Dept. as per procedure of IBAIS University.

CREDIT
Credit will be given only after registering for a course and satisfactory completion of the required work.

REPEATING A COURSE
A course passed with a grade less than "B" may be repeated for improvement of the relevant grade. When a course is repeated, the transcript will show the amended grades. A student failing to succeed in a course, will be allowed to repeat the course twice at the most. However, a student has to register his/her name by paying 70% of the total fees of the respective course if he/she wants to repeat any course.

CREDIT TRANSFER
A student studying or having completed another program in another institution or transferring from one program to another within IBAIS University may apply for credit transfer. Transfer of credits for the relevant courses are subjected to the approval of the equivalence committee of the respective department.

SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE
A student is deemed to have a passing grade if he/she earns at least a GPA of 2.5 for undergraduate and 3.0 for graduate programs.

ACADEMIC PROBATION
A student whose CGPA is less than 2.5 but not less than 2.40 is placed on academic probation during the following year as well as the following trimester for undergraduate programs. On the other hand, a student whose CGPA is less than 3.0 but not less than 2.90 is placed on academic probation during the following year as well as the following trimester for graduate programs. A student on academic probation may be restricted in the number or type of courses for which he/she is permitted to register during the probationary period.

STUDENT CONDUCT
Each student must know the rules, regulations, academic requirements and disciplinary policies of the university. He/she is expected to conduct himself/herself in accordance with good moral values and abide by the rules and regulations of IBAlS University either on campus or outside. Politics and smoking are completely prohibited on campus.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Should a student find it necessary to interrupt active pursuit of his/her study, he/she must request in writing for leave of absence for a specific period. A student who discontinues active enrolment without getting granted leave of absence, or a student who is granted the leave but does not do active study, at the end of the period of approved absences, must apply for readmission to IBAIS University before he/she can continue to complete the program. Student on leave of absence will pay no fees for the period of leave.

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Withdrawal from the educational programs requires the approval of IBAIS University. Permission to withdraw is not granted to a student who has not fulfilled all financial obligations to the University.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
IBAIS University provides access to the international students for all the programs provided they fulfill the admission requirements as laid down for the local students. However, the requirement of board interview may be waived. In that case, evaluation of students is done on the basis of previous academic records.

FAILED STUDENTS
The University may allow failed students to re-sit their examinations or resubmit their dissertation/thesis for examination provided the examiner(s) has/have made such recommendations, and all recommendations for the improvement of a dissertation/thesis have been carried out by the candidate. Each student has to pay a re-examination fee of Tk.1000 and Tk.500 for the final or mid-term examination respectively if he/she wants to re-sit the examination mentioned for such reasons as sickness or improving grade point etc.

DISMISSAL OF STUDENT FROM DEGREE PROGRAM
A student may be dismissed from an IBAIS University degree program for the following reasons:

• The student's GPA (Grade Point Average) falls below minimum accepted levels as shown below:

Undergraduate Programs: 2.5

Graduate Programs: 3.0

And is not brought to acceptable levels following a two - trimester probationary period.

• The student fails to complete his or her degree program within the maximum allowable time unless mitigating circumstances prevail.

DISMISSAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY

A student may be dismissed from the University for any of the following reasons:

• Providing the University with false application or enrolment information.
• Repeated disruptive behavior in classes or on University ground.
• Cheating or helping others to cheat on course work, exams, assignments or written tests.
• Failure to maintain the minimum acceptable GPA for the degree program following a two trimester probationary period.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Students attending classes on-campus are required to attend all scheduled class sessions unless excused by the instructor. Reasons for an excused absence include: illness of student or of a member of the student's immediate family, death in the student's immediate family, work-related activities resulting in the student being required to miss class, weather conditions making travel hazardous.

A student who misses three or more class sessions for unexcused reasons will be notified in writing that he or she will be dropped from the class roster and will be awarded a "W" (withdrawal) grade unless:

• The student notifies the university of his or her intention to continue the course; and
• The student makes satisfactory arrangements with the instructor to make up for missed assignments.

COUNSELING REGARDING CAREER PLANNING

Every student enrolled must receive necessary assistance in regard to their career planning and making decisions about their employment.

THE CREDIT HOUR SYSTEM

The procedure of Credit Hour Trimester System, practised in the academic programs at IBAlS University involves 13 weeks of classroom instruction in each trimester. Courses may have different credit hours. For theoretical courses, one lecture per week per trimester is equivalent to one credit. Credits for laboratory courses are half of one class hour per week per trimester. Credits are also assigned to dissertation, project and thesis work.

Under the present system, students have to complete the total number of credit hours under a program for all subjects. But they are not bound to complete the total credit hours within the scheduled trimester, as there is some flexibility. The number of credit hours a student wants to take in a trimester or in different trimester will depend on the capability and choice of the student following some rules and regulations of IBAIS University regarding this.

THE TRIMESTER SYSTEM AND TRIMESTER SCHEDULES

An academic year comprises three trimesters, each trimester spanning over 4 months: 13 weeks of instruction and 3 weeks for registration and examination. Trimester starts at January (Spring Trimester) May (Summer Trimester) and September (Fall Trimester).

Foundation Program:
The foundation program is compulsory for all IBAIS University students. Our foundation program consists of the following courses:

(i) Basic Mathematics
(ii) Basic English
(iii) Computers Fundamentals

Completing the Foundation program, our students can easily minimize their deficiencies of English, Mathematics and computer science throughout the program.

EARNED CREDITS

The course in which a student has obtained 'D-' or higher grade is counted as credit earned by the student. 'F' grade is not counted towards a student's earned credits. A student who obtains an 'F' grade in any core course has to repeat the course. If a student obtains an 'F' grade in an optional course, he/she may choose to repeat the course or take a substitute course if available. 'F' grade is not counted for GPA calculations but will show on the Grade Sheet and Transcript. Students can appear in the supplementary examination to improve their grades. However, a student is permitted to appear in supplementary examinations not more than twice for a course and his/her credit is determined by averaging the marks obtained in the supplementary and original examination.

THE EVALUATION PROCEDURE

Evaluation of students' performance will be based on final examination, assignments, mid-term examination and classroom participation. Classroom evaluation including class tests and assignments will cover 55% of total marks and the remaining 45% are reserved for the final examination. The distribution of marks is as follows: