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(g) Students are not allowed to repeat any courses taken
except those graded ‘F’.
(2) Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory (S/U) Option
Programme
3-year programmes
4-year programmes
- For students admitted to
Yr 1
- For students admitted
directly to Yr 2
Minimum
AU of
Graded Courses obtained
from NTU
52 AU
69 AU
69 AU
Programme
3-year programmes
4-year programmes
- For students admitted to
Yr 1
- For students admitted
directly to Yr 2
Minimum
AU of
Graded Courses obtained
from NTU
66 AU
77AU
66AU
For all students in the Sport Science & Management
programme and full-time students admitted to Year 1 with
effect from AY 2011-12
For students admitted before AY 2011-12 (except students in
the Sport Science & Management programme), full-time
students admitted directly to Year 2 in AY 2011-12 and
part-time students admitted in AY 2011-12
The balance AU may consist of AU earned from courses with
Pass (P), Exempted (EX) and Satisfactory (S) notations. This
would include AU earned through participation in exchange
and other similar programmes (such as Global Immersion
Programme, Global Summer Studies).
(d)
[Grade Point x AU for Course 1]+ [Grade Point x AU for Course X]+...
[ Total AU attempted in an academic year ]
The method of computing the YGPA is similar to that for
computing the CGPA. Please refer to the examples for
computing CGPA for illustration. Courses attempted in
the Special Terms are not included in the computation
of the YGPA.
(e) The CGPA will be reflected in students’ transcripts.
(f) An ‘F’ grade obtained in a course and a new grade
attained for the subsequent attempt will both be
reflected in the transcript. Both grades will also be
counted in the computation of YGPA (if they are taken
within the same academic year) and CGPA.
The S/U option allows a student to take a course on an
ungraded basis (i.e. no letter grade e.g. A, B, etc). For a
course taken on S/U basis, a student will receive AU for
the course only if he attains a ‘Satisfactory’ (S) notation. A
course will be indicated as ‘S’ if the final grade obtained is
a ‘C’ or better (i.e. grade point of 2.0 and above). Similarly,
if the final grade is lower than a ‘C’, an ‘Unsatisfactory’ (U)
notation will be assigned to the course. The descriptor
‘Satisfactory’ or ‘Unsatisfactory’ will appear in the result
slip and the transcript issued by the University. Pass/Fail
(P/F) courses including courses taken at host universities
during exchange programme are excluded from the S/U
option.
The ‘S’ or ‘U’ notation has no effect on the CGPA since it
carries no grade point. The AU associated with a course
with an ‘S’ notation will count towards the total number of
AU required to be awarded a degree. A course with a ‘U’
notation earns no AU.
Students who obtain a ‘U’ notation for a course can retake
the course. However, the ‘U’ notation they got for their first
attempt will still remain in their academic record and will
appear in the transcript issued by the University.
Once a course has been placed under the S/U option, the
repeat attempt(s) of the same course will also fall under
the S/U option. However, if students select another course
to replace the course that has been awarded ‘U’, they are
required to opt S/U again if they wish to exercise S/U on
the ‘replacement’ course.
Similarly, once a course has NOT been placed under the
S/U option, the repeat attempt(s) of the same course will
also NOT fall under the S/U option.
The S/U option is NOT available to exchange and
non-graduating students at NTU. Only students who
follow the GPA system may exercise the S/U option. The
following categories of students are eligible to exercise
the option:
• Students admitted to Year 1 wef AY 2005-2006
• Students admitted directly to Year 2 wef AY
2006-2007
• Students admitted to Year 1 of the Economics
programme in AY 2004-2005
The S/U policy allows a student to opt for up to:
• 12 AU for the 4-year programme (9 AU for students
admitted directly to the second year of a 4-year
programme)
• 12 AU for the Accountancy and Business
programmes
• 9 AU for the Biomedical Sciences and Chinese
Medicine programme
Students must fulfill the following minimum number
of AU of graded courses in order to be awarded
their degree:
Course
AA101
3
3
3
4
3
AB102
AC103
AD104
AE105
AU
B
B -
C
A
EX
Grade
3.50
3.00
2.00
5.00
N.A
Grade Point
CPGA=
= 3.50
Example 5
(If a student is exempted from AE105, the grade ‘EX’ will be
shown for this course. This course is excluded from the
computation of the CGPA.)
[3.50x3] + [3.00x3] + [2.00x3] + [5.00x4]
[3 + 3 + 3 + 4 ]