Appeals
Academic Matter
Appeals
Fail and Out (F&O)
A student who has attained the status of Failed and Out (F&O) will be terminated from his/her studies. However, he is allowed to appeal for a re-admission and if his appeal is successful he will be given one chance to continue his/her studies.
Only one re-admission is allowed. The appeal must be made to the Dean of his/ her institute within 14 days after the announcement of the Official Final Examination results.
If his/her appeal is accepted, then he/she is re-admitted at the semester stated in the reply letter. The semester which he had attained the Failed and Out status is nullified and student must repeat the semester. If the appeal is not accepted, the student can still proceed to appeal to the Senate Appeal Committee.
If the Senate Appeal Committee accepts the appeal, student will be allowed to continue at the semester instructed by the Senate Appeal Committee .The semester which he had attained the Failed and Out status will be nullified and student must repeat the semester.
If the student failed again after the re-admission, his study at UniKL will be discontinued.
Review of Assessment
If a student is not satisfied with his grade, he/she may appeal against the grade within 14 days after the announcement of the official final examination results.
The student’s answer scripts will be re-assessed. Student must complete the Appeal on Examination Grade form and pay RM100.The payment is refundable if the advised grade is higher from the grade obtained earlier. However, if the revised grade is lower or unchanged, the processing fee will not be refunded.
Once the final results have been released, the review coursework are not allowed for coursework already released via the official student portal, by lecturers during the semester.
However, the review of coursework may be allowed if the student can show that the coursework in question has not been released via the official student portal.
The review above can be allowed only with the Dean’s permission.
Student will informed of the change in the marks via a Reply Letter on mark changes. A new prints new semester result slip and a copy to be kept in the student’s file.
Exceeding Maximum Duration of Study
Student will not be allowed to register for a subject and semster if he/she exceeded the maximum duration of study. The maximum duration of study for students including those who obtained credit exemptions / credit replacement is six (6) years for diploma and eight (8) years for bachelor’s degree programmes.
However, student will be allowed to appeal for continue study if his appeal is successful. The appeal must be made to the Dean of the institute, who in turn, will require the endorsement of the Senate.
Termination Due to Non-registration
If a student fails to register his academic semester within the specified period without any valid reason given, his student status will be deferred or he will be terminated from his study.
Student must appeal to the respective Dean of UniKL Institute to continue his study.
For the Examination Misconduct, if a student is found to have committed examination misconduct, he/she can be imposed with any of the following penalties.
i. Given “F” for that particular subject and suspension for one semester,
ii. Expulsion from the University.
A student who has been penalized by the institute for committing examination misconduct may appeal to the Senate Appeal Committee (SAC).
The decision of the SAC will be communicated directly to the student by the SAC and a copy of the decision will be submitted to the institute.
Appeal to change programme only can be made ONCE. The application attempt is not counted if the application made during the orientation week.
Change of Academic Programme for New Student
Student is required to fill up the form which he/she can obtain it from the Academic Services Sections of UnIKL Institute. The application must be approved by the Dean of the institute before the new semester begins.
Change of Academic Programme for Returning Student
Student is required to fill up the form which he/she can obtain it from the Academic Services Sections of UnIKL Institute. The application must be approved by the Dean of the institute before the new semester begins. Student will be registered as a first semester student of the new academic programme.
A student, who changes his academic programme, will follow the same programme structure followed by the cohort that he joins in the new academic programme and the study duration will be based on the new academic programme.
Academic records (credits, grades, GPA and CGPA) from the former programme will not be considered in the new programme and student is allowed to apply for credit transfer.
