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8. In the case that a student is required to repeat a course or take another course as a substitute, the
credit (s) of such a course will be accumulated only once.
9. A student who misses an examination due to an uncontrollable cause must immediately submit evidence
stating the cause of his/her obstacle to the instructor and his/her advisor for initial consideration. If the
matter is deemed adequate and approved by the instructor, the instructor and the advisor will submit the
matter to obtain the director’s approval for arranging an appropriate process in accordance with the SIIT
Examination Regulations for SIIT students.
10. The maximum time limit to complete a bachelor’s degree is 7 years.
Warning and Probation Status
1. The Institute will evaluate the status of each student based on his/her academic performance at the end
of every semester. Each student must maintain CGPA of at least 2.00. Otherwise, he/she will be issued
a “warning 1,” “warning 2,” or “probation” status in the following semester, wherever appropriate. Grades
of the summer session are considered as a part of the second semester’s grades. However, for students
who are dismissed at the completion of the second semester, their registration of the following summer
session will be void.
2. At the end of the first two semesters of his/her undergraduate study, the student must possess a CGPA of
at least 1.50. Otherwise he/she will be dismissed from the Institute.
3. A “warning 1” status will be issued in the following semester if the CGPA falls below 2.00 for the first time.
A “warning 2” status is issued in the following semester if a student is under the “warning 1” status and
still cannot improve the CGPA to 2.00 or above.
4. If a student has a “warning 2” status and still possesses a CGPA below 2.00, he/she will be issued a
“probation” status in the following semester which will be recorded in the student’s academic record.
5. A student under the “probation” status must improve his/her CGPA to 2.00 or above by the end of that
semester. Otherwise, he/she will be dismissed from the Institute.
6. If a student has completed all the courses required by the curriculum but his/her CGPA is below 2.00 but
not less than 1.80, then he/she is allowed to continue taking courses for no more than 3 semesters
(subject to a total time limit of 7 years for the entire enrollment) to improve the CGPA to 2.00 or above.
Class Attendance
Students are required to attend a class for not less than 70 percent of the total class periods throughout a
semester. If the attendance is less than 70 percent, he/she may not be allowed to take the final examination
of that course.
Transfer Students
A student may be admitted as a transfer student if he/she has previously enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree
program. The total number of transfer credits cannot exceed half of the total number of credits required by
the SIIT program.
A request for transferring credits must be done within the first registered semester. No transfer credits can be
granted if the student has been dismissed from an institution.
Application for Graduation
1. To qualify for graduation, a student must fulfill the course requirements of the curriculum with a minimum
CGPA of 2.00, and demonstrate his/her English proficiency with:
• a paper-based TOEFL score of at least 500 (or 173 for computer-based test or 61 for Internet-based
test or 500 for Institutional TOEFL), or
• IELTS of at least 5.5, or
• TUGET of at least 500, or
• TOEIC of at least 650, or
• First Certificate in the English (FCE) in Cambridge ESOL Exam, or
• Level B2, Grade “B” in the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), or
• Grade “S” in GTS401 Intensive English Proficiency.
In addition, the student must have been enrolled for no fewer than 7 regular semesters, except for transfer
students.
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