Student Evaluation

 

a.   Criteria and Grade

Evaluating student’s academic achievement uses the following criteria:

  1.  The grading of the result of examination is done by each lecturer (or a team of lecturers) by using letters and numbers as the following;

Value

Letter

Number

Ability Classification

>80 – 100

A

4

Very Good

>75 – 80

B+

3.5

Very Good – Good

> 69 – 75

B

3

Good

> 60 – 69

C+

2.5

Good – Fair

> 55 – 60

C

2

Fair

> 50 – 55

D+

1.5

Fair – Bad

> 44 – 50

D

1

Bad

0 – 44

E

0

Very Bad
  1. Final grade of a subject taught by a team of lectures is the average of grades from all lecturers. The coordinator of the team is responsible for compiling and computing the grades.
    3. The final grade for a subject is the combination of structured assignment and/or independent assignment, the result of mid-term test and final test. The final grade is determined using the above criteria.
    4. If a student fails to submit a structured and/or independent assignment, sit on a mid-term and final test of a certain subject, the final grade for the subject is K (stands for Score not available). The student must retake the subject later on.

b. Evaluation for students admitted before 2014-2015 academic yea

  1. Students who cannot obtain a GPA of 2.75 on their first semester for 8 credit units with the highest grades will be given a letter of warning for poor performance. The letter is intended that they improve their academic achievement in the following semester.
  2. Students who fail to obtain a GPA of 2.75 on their second semester for 16 credit units with the highest grades will be pronounced failed in their study and not be allowed to continue their study in the program.
  3. Subjects with “D” grades MUST be retaken, while those with “C” MAY are retaken. Subject retake can only be done once. The highest grade for a retake subject is B. Grade for a retake subject is taken on the value basis, not on the order of occurrence, meaning that the grade put in the academic transcript is the one with the higher value.
  4. Students, who have taken 24 credit units with a GPA of 3.00 and no “D” grade for any of the subjects, may propose a research for their thesis.(UB Academic Rule of Master Program 2012).
  5. Research proposal has to be approved by the thesis advisor committee, defended and passed the examination conducted by a team of research proposal evaluation (thesis advisor committee and thesis examiners appointed by the dean of faculty of medicine)
  6. Students passing the thesis proposal examination, completing all required revision, and having their thesis proposal approved by thesis advisor committee may commence their research.