UNIVERSITY RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK

UNIVERSITY RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK 

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UNIKL Rules & Regulations Handbook 

LIST OF CONTENT 

NO MAIN TOPICS PAGE 

Preface 

Student’s Responsibilities 

Glossary 

i 

ii 

iii 

ACADEMIC RULES AND REGULATIONS 

1.0 The Academic Year 1 

2.0 Student Status 2 

3.0 Semester Registration 2 

4.0 Subject Registration 2 

5.0 Change of Academic Programme 4 

6.0 Types of Subject 4 

7.0 Credit Evaluation Scheme 5 

8.0 Credit Exemptions 7 

9.0 Credit Replacements 8 

10.0 Credit Transfer 8 

11.0 Application Procedures for Credit Exemptions and Credit Transfers 8 

12.0 The Principles of Transferring and Exempting Credits 9 

13.0 Grade System 9 

14.0 Attendance 12 

15.0 Eligibility to Sit for Examinations 13 

16.0 Evaluation Scheme 13 

17.0 Academic Standing 14 

18.0 Dean’s List 16 

19.0 Graduating 16 

20.0 Deferment of Study 16 

21.0 Re-admission after withdrawal or termination of studies 18 

22.0 General Allocations 18 

Appendix 1 20-21 

LIST OF CONTENT 

EXAMINATION RULES AND REGULATIONS 

1.0 Commission of an Academic Offence 22 

2.0 Examination Rules and Regulations 23 

3.0 Examination Misconduct 26 

4.0 Penalty 27 

STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT 

1.0 Principles 28 

2.0 Objectives 28 

3.0 The Use of Code (Application) 29 

4.0 Definition of Terms 29 

5.0 Responsibilities 31

NO MAIN TOPICS PAGE 

6.0 Authority 31 

7.0 Attitude Desired in a Student 32 

8.0 Rules 33 

9.0 Principles for Determining Wrongdoing 54 

10.0 Procedures for Disciplinary Action 54 

11.0 Disciplinary Action 58 

12.0 Appeal against Disciplinary Action 59 

Appendix A Student’s Declaration 61


 

PREFACE 

Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) Rules and Regulations Handbook (7th edition)- 

the UniKL Rules and Regulations (URR) Handbook for Diploma and Bachelor’s 

(Honours) Degree programmes. 

The UniKL Rules and Regulations Handbook (URR) (7th edition) provides the 

framework for the conduct of academic activities and the code of conduct of 

students of UniKL. 

The URR was endorsed for adoption in the UniKL Senate Meeting No. 30 (3/2010 

meeting on 20 May 2010. 

The UniKL Rules and Regulations are implemented on the Diploma and Bachelor’s 

(Honours) Degree Programme students starting with the July 2010 academic 

session. 

PREFACE

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STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY 

Students of Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) are bound to abide by all sections of 

the Academic Rules and Regulations and to observe the procedures that govern 

their relations with the University. 

STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY 

Each student of UniKL is required to: 

1. Understand, appreciate, and comply with all regulations stipulated in this 

University Rules and Regulations (URR) handbook. 

2. Be responsible and proactive in obtaining guidance and advice from the 

lecturers, Student Academic Advisors, Coordinators, Section Heads, 

administrative staff and the Administration of Institutes for any form of 

predicaments. 

3. Take appropriate actions pertaining to the stipulated regulations stated in 

this University Rules and Regulations (URR) handbook which are (and not 

limited to): 

a) to fulfill all the academic requirements stipulated in the curriculum of the 

Academic Programme enrolled at the UniKL; 

b) to attend lectures/practical training/industrial training/practicum/clinical 

training specified by the University. 

c) to complete the registration exercises in the course enrolled within the 

specified time; 

d) to pay the stipulated amount of the University’s fees within the stipulated 

time. 

4. Be responsible to fulfill all requirements of his diploma or bachelor’s degree 

programme and of his own progress towards the completion of those 

requirements. 

5. Avoid reproducing or imitating closely the work and/or opinion of others 

obtained through prints or electronic materials without acknowledging or 

disclosing their source(s).


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GLOSSARY 

The ‘Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)’ was incorporated and established in 2002 

as a private institution of higher learning under the Private Higher Education Act 

1995 (Act 555). 

The ‘University’ is the Universiti Kuala Lumpur. 

The ‘Constitution’ refers to the Constitution of Universiti Kuala Lumpur. 

The ‘Senate’ refers to the Senate of Universiti Kuala Lumpur which is the highest 

authority on academic matters at the University constituted under Article 23 of the 

UniKL Constitution. 

The ‘President’ is the Chief Executive Officer or whomsoever who holds the office 

of the Chief Executive as per Article 10 of the UniKL Constitution. He is the highest 

executive appointed by the Board of Directors of UniKL to manage and administer 

the operations of UniKL 

The ‘Institute’ is the learning centre where the academic programmes of the 

Universiti are delivered. 

The ‘Dean’ is appointed by the Universiti as the head of academic at the institute. 

GLOSSARY 

An ‘Academic Programme’ is the programme of study specified by UniKL for the 

conferment of a diploma or a bachelor’s degree. 

An ‘Academic Staff’ is a teaching professional appointed by University. These 

include professors, associate professors, senior lecturers, lecturers, assistant 

lecturers, specialists, instructors and any person who is hired to teach at the 

Universiti. 

‘Credit Hours’ is a quantitative measure reflecting the volume and the learning load 

to attain the required learning outcome. 

‘Credit’ is the measure of students’ academic load in order to attain a set of learning 

outcomes. An academic load is a quantitative measure of all students learning 

time (SLT) which are guided and independent learning activities. The 40 hours of 

notional learning time is valued as 1 (one) credit.1 

1 Malaysian Qualification Framework, 2007 page 18 & 19 

The academic loading based on credit is applicable to the July semester 2010 intake of UniKL MIIT 

and will be applicable to all new intakes beginning January semester 2011 onwards. 

The ‘University Academic Committee’ is the committee elected by the Senate to 

manage issues pertaining to academic matters. 

The ‘University Examination Board Committee’ is the committee elected by the 

Senate to approve results and grades of the Universiti’s assessments.

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The ‘Institute Examination Board’ refers to the committee formed by the Institute 

to handle all matters pertaining to examinations. 

A ‘Subject’ is a component of the programme structure which bears a unique code. 

A ‘course’ also refers to a subject. 

A student’s academic performance is evaluated in the form of coursework throughout 

a semester and a final examination at the end of the semester. However, in some 

subjects, the assessment, are based on coursework. 

‘Coursework’ refers to assignments that are assessed and evaluated in which the 

results contribute to the final grade. 

‘Examinations’ refer to form of evaluation based on a list of questions administered 

to students assess their academic achievement. 

GLOSSARY 

‘Students’ refer to those who are registered with the University for a particular 

academic programme. 

‘New students’ are students who are registered with the Universiti for the first time 

in a particular programme. 

‘Returning Students’ are students who are allowed to proceed to the next semester 

of their studies. 

He/Him/His 

The usage of these terms applies to male and female students/staff. 

One ‘Academic Year’ consists of two semesters of 17 academic weeks (14 weeks 

of classes, 2 weeks of examinations and 1 week of revision) and a semester of 

8 weeks (7 weeks of classes and 1 week for exams). However, certain academic 

programmes may follow different forms of the academic year. 

A ‘Semester’ is a study session allocated by the Universiti’s Senate for lectures, 

assessments and similar instructional activities. 

‘Semester Registration’ is the process to confirm the status of the student for the 

semester. 

‘GPA’ (Grade Point Average) is the average of grade points received in a particular 

semester. 

‘CGPA’ (Cumulative Grade Point Average) is the accumulated average of grade 

points received in all semesters attended. 

The ‘Academic Affairs’ manages the academic administration of students’ 

admissions, records and examinations


 

ACADEMIC RULES AND REGULATION 

1.0 THE ACADEMIC YEAR 

1.1 The University’s Academic Year is divided into two semesters that are the 

January Semester and the July Semester and a short semester in May. 

1.2 The academic year is divided as illustrated in Table 1: 

Table 1: The Academic Year* 

Orientation/Induction Week/Re-registration 

JANUARY SEMESTER 

Classes 

Mid-semester Break 

Classes 

Revision Week 

Examinations 

Total Academic Week in the January semester 

MAY SEMESTER 

Classes 

Examinations 

Total Academic Week in the May Semester 

1 week 

7 weeks 

1 week 

7 weeks 

1 week 

2 weeks 

18 weeks 

7 weeks 

1 week 

8 weeks 

ACADEMIC RULES & REGULATIONS 

Orientation/Induction Week/Re-registration*** 

1 week 

JULY SEMESTER 

Classes 

Mid-semester Break 

Classes 

Revision Week 

Examinations 

7 weeks 

1 week 

7 weeks 

1 week 

2 weeks 

Total Academic Week in the July Semester 

Semester Break 

TOTAL 

18 weeks 

6 weeks 

52 weeks 

* Subject to amendment and applicable from academic year 2011. 

**Some programmes conducted at UniKL may follow different academic 

calendar(s). 

*** The orientation week coincides with the semester break for the May 

semester.


2.0 STUDENT STATUS 

2.1 Student status is based on the following conditions: 

2.1.1 registered as a student with the University for the academic 

programme on the stipulated registration duration; 


2.1.2 registered for subjects stipulated in the study plan for the said 

semester within the specified duration; and 

2.1.3 paid for his tuition fees. 

3.0 SEMESTER REGISTRATION 

3.1 All students must register their academic semester online within the 

time indicated by the University but all related payments must be paid 

prior to registration. 

3.2 Registration Period 

3.2.1 Registrations are opened until the Friday of the first week of 

the new academic semester. 

3.3 Late Registration 

3.3.1 Late registrations are opened until the Friday of the second 

week of the new academic semester and will be subjected to a 

fine of RM50. 

3.4 If a student fails to register his academic semester within the specified 

period without any valid reasons given, his student status will be deferred 

or he will dismissed from the University. 

3.4.1 The deferred semester will be included in the duration of his 

study. 

3.5 Deferment and termination of study is provided for in item 20.9. 

4.0 SUBJECT REGISTRATION 

4.1 All students must register their subjects online before the academic 

semester begins. Students will not be allowed to attempt examinations 

forun registered subjects. 

4.1.1 A student’s semester registration will be revoked and 

his ‘student’ status will be deferred or terminated if he fails to 

register his subjects within the specified period, unless he 

provides valid reasons acceptable by the Dean.


 

4.2 Adding Subjects. 

Students may add subjects before the end of week 1 of an academic 

semester but the approval to do so is subject to the availability of places 

in the classes concerned. 

4.3 Dropping Subjects. 

4.3.1 Subjects may be dropped before the end of week 4 of an 

academic semester. 

4.3.2 Students must apply to drop their subjects; not attending 

lectures or tutorials or failure to submit coursework will not be 

considered as the subjects being dropped. 

4.4 Withdrawing Subjects (W). 

4.4.1 Applications to withdraw registered subjects must be made 

from week 5 to week 9 of an academic semester. Withdrawals 

are not allowed after week 9. 

4.4.2 Subjects withdrawn within the specified period will be 

recorded in the results slip as ‘W’, and this grade will not be 

calculated in the GPA for the respective semester. 


4.5 Repeat Subject for Grade Improvement. 

4.5.1 Students who received grade C- and D for a subject will be 

given ONE chance to improve those grades. For the purpose 

of CGPA calculation, the better grade will be counted. 

However, the new grade received will be taken in the GPA 

calculation for the current semester. 

4.6 Verification of Subject Registration 

4.6.1 Students are responsible to verify the correctness of 

their subject registration records by week 4 and to print a copy 

of their online subjects’ registration. 

4.6.2 After week 4, any corrections of subject registration record 

can only be done for: 

a) subjects registered with the wrong subject codes; or 

b) change of grouping 

4.6.3 Corrections in 4.6.2 must be done with the approval of the Dean 

based on the support by the lecturer concerned and students 

will be penalized RM50 for each request.


4.6.4 The Academic Affairs must be informed of any corrections. 

4.6.5 After week 9, no correction to the subject registration record is 

allowed. 

5.0 CHANGE OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMME 


5.1 Students can only change their academic programme once and are 

only allowed to do so before the third admissions semester of their 

study in the current academic programme. 

5.2 The approval to change from one academic programme to another 

must be obtained from the Dean(s) of Institute(s) before the new 

semester begins. 

5.3 The student who applies for a change of his academic programme must 

be in good academic standing or pass. 

5.4 Students will be registered as a first semester student of the new 

academic programme or will join an advanced semester depending on 

the amount of credits allowed to be transferred for the same or equivalent 

subjects taken at the previous academic programme. 

5.5 Details of all subjects attempted (credits, grades, GPA and CGPA) 

in the former academic programme will be transferred to the new 

academic programme upon the approval of the change of academic 

programme by the Deans of Institutes. 

5.6 The receiving institute shall decide which subject which may be 

used to satisfy the relevant graduation requirements. Upon graduation, 

the student may have earned more credits than that required for 

graduation. 

5.7 The student will follow the same programme structure that is being 

followed by the cohort that he joined in the new academic programme. 

5.8 The maximum study duration is based on the new academic programme. 

6.0 TYPES OF SUBJECTS 

6.1 MQA Compulsory. 

6.1.1 Students are required to take these subjects as a condition 

to graduate. MQA Compulsory subjects are Bahasa 

Kebangsaan A (only for students who did not obtain credit 

in the subject at SPM level), Pengajian Malaysia and 

Pendidikan Islam / Moral.


 

6.1.2 International students are exempted from taking the Mata 

Pelajaran Wajib (MPW) MQA. However, they are required to 

take up other subjects to attain the minimum credit required for 

graduation. 

6.2 University Compulsory Subjects. 

6.2.1 These subjects are deemed compulsory by the University. All 

students are required to pass these subjects before they can 

be considered for graduation. 

6.3 Major Foundation. 

6.3.1 Major foundation subjects are designed to provide students 

with the basic knowledge in their areas of study and to 

enhance their understanding of the subjects which they will 

pursue in their academic programmes. 

6.4 Major Core 

6.5 Elective. 

6.4.1 Major subjects provide students with knowledge pertaining 

to their area of specialization. The knowledge will provide 

students with clearer understanding of their field of study. 


6.5.1 Elective subjects are related to the core subjects. The elective 

subjects enhance students’ understanding of their programme 

of study. 

7.0 CREDIT EVALUATION SCHEME 

7.1 The credit evaluation scheme below (from 7.2 to 7.4) is applicable to all 

UniKL students except the July semester 2010 intakes of UniKL City 

Campus MIIT. 

7.2 Credit Hours 

Each subject will carry a specific credit value.


7.3 Credit Evaluation 

With the exception of specific cases, the credit value for each subject is 

as outlined in Table 2. 

Table 2: Credit Evaluation 


Class types Contact Contact hours Credit 

hours per semester hours 

per week 

Lecture 1 14 1 

Practical/ 

laboratory/ 2-3 28-42 1 

Projects / field work 

Tutorial 1 21 1 

7.4 Credit Load per Semester 

Students are advised to register not more than 18 credit hours per 

semester. Students are only allowed to register more than 18 credit 

hours in specific situations where a written approval is obtained from 

the Dean responsible. The approval must then be produced during 

registration. 

7.5 Credit Scheme 

The credit scheme below (from 7.6 to 7.8) is applicable to the July 

semester 2010 intake of UniKL MIIT and will be applicable to all new 

intakes beginning January semester 2011 onwards. 

7.6 Credit. 

Each subject will carry a specific credit value. 

7.7 Credit Evaluation 

One (1) credit is equivalent to forty (40) notional hours of student’s 

learning time per subject. Student learning time is calculated based on 

all learning activities, face to face and non-face to face/independent 

student learning time. Examples of learning activities are shown in the list 

below: 

i) Face to face interaction/Guided Learning with lecturers/instructors for 

example: 

- tests / quizzes 

- examinations 

- seminars / invited speakers 

- tutorials 

- laboratory work 

- field work


 

- studio work / clinical work 

- project presentation 

- industrial placements 

ii) 

Independent Student Learning Time, for example: 

- Preparing for lessons/ tutorials/ practical 

- Completing Assignments 

- Completing Project Work/ Final Year Project/ /Preparing for 

Presentation 

- Revising for Examination & Sitting for examination 

7.8 Credit Load per Semester 

Students are advised to register not more than 21 credits per semester. 

Students are only allowed to register more than 21 credits in specific 

situations where a written approval is obtained from the Dean responsible. 

The approval must then be produced during registration. 

7.9 Programme Credit Requirements. 

7.9.1 The number of minimum credits needed to complete a diploma 

or a bachelor’s degree depends on the requirement of each 

programme. 

7.10 The Maximum Period of Study 


7.10.1 The maximum period of study for students including 

those who have obtained credit exemptions /credit replacement 

is six (6) years for diploma and eight (8) years for 

bachelor’s degree programmes. 

8.0 CREDIT EXEMPTIONS 

8.1 A student may apply for credit exemptions for subjects already taken 

at another academic programme prior to his admission into UniKL, under 

the following conditions: 

a) subjects taken and passed in the previous academic 

programme of the same level without him completing or 

graduating from that programme; or 

b) subjects taken in a previous academic programme of a lower 

level provided he has completed and graduated in that 

previous programme. 

8.2 The value and grade of a subject eligible for credit exemption will not 

be calculated into the student’s GPA and CGPA in the new academic 

programme.


8.3 For a combination of subjects from the previous academic programme 

to be considered for credit exemptions to one (1) University subject, 

the student must have obtained a minimum of grade C in each of the 

subjects being combined. 


8.4 Credit exemptions will not be allowed for subjects taken at Foundation/ 

Matriculation/STPM/A-level for bachelor‘s degree programmes, except 

for MQA compulsory subjects which have the same subject codes. 

9.0 CREDIT REPLACEMENTS 

9.1 Students may receive ‘Credit Replacements’ for certain subject(s) 

based on the results attained for a subject taken at another institution 

while still studying at the University. These subjects will be included in the 

GPA and CGPA calculations. 

9.2 Applications for Credit Replacement. 

9.2.1 Students wishing to undergo temporary studies in a different 

institution recognized by the University must obtain a prior 

written approval from the respective Deans. 

9.2.2 Applications for credit replacements must be done within the first 

semester after returning to the University. 

10.0 CREDIT TRANSFER 

10.1 Students may apply for credit transfer for all subjects attempted in 

earlier programmes which may have equivalency to the subjects offered 

in the new programmes. 

10.1.1 The credits, grades, GPA and CGPA will be transferred to 

the new programme. These subjects will be included in the 

CGPA calculations for graduation purposes. Credit transfer is 

common for a student who has successfully changed his 

academic programme. 

11.0 APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR CREDIT EXEMPTIONS AND 

CREDIT TRANSFER. 

11.1 All applications must be accompanied by the certified copies of the 

original transcript of examination results and syllabus or outline of the 

subjects at the relevant institutions. 

11.2 Applications must be made within the first semester at the University for 

new students or for a new programme.


 

12.0 THE PRINCIPLES OF TRANSFERRING AND EXEMPTING CREDITS. 

The credit of a subject may be transferred or exempted if: 

12.1 the subject(s) are of the same credit value or equivalent or more to 

the subject(s) in the new programme; 

12.2 the subjects must be equivalent/similar to 75% in content based on 

subject to subject comparison, 

12.3 the subject must affirm the achievement of similar learning outcomes 

12.4 the subject must be from an accredited programme; and 

12.5 the student must have obtained at least a grade C or equivalent in the 

subjects. 

12.6 The maximum amount of credit exempted is 30% of the total credit hours 

to graduate, not including the MQA compulsory subjects. 

13.0 GRADE SYSTEM 

13.1 Grade and Point Values 

13.2 A student’s performance in a subject is reflected by the grade received. 


13.3 The relationship between the grade and the point value is as shown in 

Table 3: 

Table 3 : The Relationship between Grade and Point Value 

Mark Grade Point Value Status 

80 – 100 A 4.00 Pass 

75 – 79 A- 3.67 

70 – 74 B+ 3.33 

65 – 69 B 3.00 Pass 

60 – 64 B- 2.67 

55 – 59 C+ 2.33 

50 – 54 C 2.00 Pass 

45 – 49 C- 1.67 

40 – 44 D 1.00 

0 – 39 F 0.00 Fail

10 UNIKL Rules & Regulations Handbook 

Table 4: The Relationship between Grade and Status for Industrial Training 

Mark Grade Status 

80-100 M Merit Pass 

40-79 S Satisfactory Pass 

0-39 F Fail Fail 


13.4 Passing Grade 

13.4.1 The general passing grade in all subjects is D and above, 

except for Industrial Training and Co-curriculum. However, in 

some UniKL programmes, the passing grade for each subject 

may depend on the requirements of the institute with 

approval from the Senate. 

13.4.2 The passing grade for all MQA Compulsory subjects is Grade 

C. 

13.5 Grade Points. 

13.5.1 The points are counted by taking the total credit for a 

particular subject and multiplying it with the grade received 

for a particular subject. For example a student who receives 

an A in Calculus which carries 3 credit hours/credit receives 12 

grade points for the subject (3 credit hours/credit x 4.00 point 

value for an A). 

13.5.2 The semester grade point is the total grade points from all 

subjects taken in one semester. 

13.6 Calculating the GPA and CGPA. 

13.6.1 The Grade Point Average (GPA) is defined as the total grade 

point received by a student in a semester divided by the number 

of credit hours/credit counted in that semester. 

Semester Grade Point 

Total Credit hour/Credit calculated for that semester 

13.6.2 The Cumulative Grade Point Average.(CGPA) is defined as the 

sum of all the semester grade points divided by the total credit 

hours/credit counted for all semesters. 

Total Semester Grade Points for All Semester 

Total Credit hour/Credit Calculated for All Semesters 

Please refer to Appendix 1 for examples.

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13.7 Repeating Subjects. 

13.7.1 Students who failed a subject are required to repeat the failed 

subject during their study. For the purpose of calculating the 

CGPA, the failed subject will be replaced with the best grade 

received. 

13.7.2 Status Other Than Grades. Other than the A, B, C, D, F above, 

the following status are also used: 

13.7.2.1 I = Incomplete - this status is awarded to students who 

fail to sit for an examination or fail to complete assignments 

such as projects and such, in the time given, due to illness 

and supported by verifications by a medical doctor 

or a specialist or for other reasons with the approval 

of the Dean. The student is required to sit for a special 

examination as replacement for the initialexamination or 

complete the required assignment. An appropriate time 

extension will be considered but the grade for the 

subject must be available to be endorsed in the next Senate 

meeting. 

13.7.2.2 IP = In Progress. This status is given to students at the end of 

the first semester of their Final Year Project. This 

status indicates the work progress of the students 

before a final grade is awarded in the later semester. This 

grade is applicable to all bachelor degree students who 

register for WPB49806 Final Year Project. 


13.7.2.3 IS = Incomplete due to an alleged commission of an Academic 

Offence pending results of enquiries. 

13.7.2.4 CE/CR = Credit Exemptions/Replacements. This status is 

given to students who have been granted credit exemption/ 

replacement for certain subjects in accordance to relevant 

regulations. In such cases, students will be regarded as having 

received the credit hours for the relevant University subjects. 

13.7.2.5 S = Satisfactory and F = Failed. This status is given to 

subjects such as Industrial Training and Co-Curriculum. 

S will be given to students who have fulfilled the requirements 

of the subjects satisfactorily. The S status is not calculated 

in the GPA and CGPA. A studentwho obtains an ‘F’ status is 

required to repeat the subject to qualify for an ‘S’ status.


13.7.2.6 M = Merit. This status is given to students who obtained > 

80%in the Industrial Training assessment. The status M will 

be given to students who have fulfilled the requirements 

excellently. The ‘M’ status is not calculated in the GPA and 

CGPA. 


13.7.2.7 W = Subject Withdrawal. This status is given to students who 

withdrew a registered subject within the allocated time, as 

provided for in 4.4. The subject will not be calculated in the 

GPA. 

13.7.2.8 AU = Audit. This status will be given to students who have 

registered for a subject but do not take part in the 

assessments as provided in the programme structure or study 

plan. 

13.7.2.9 XB = Bar from Assessments. This status will be 

given to students who fail to attend more than 80% of 

the total contact time per subject. Students with this status 

are considered to have failed in the final examination and 

also in the overall assessment of the subject. 

13.7.2.10 XA = Absent during Final Examination. This status will be 

given to students who fail to attend the final examination 

without medical reason or approval from the Dean. 

13.7.2.11 XM = Examination Misconduct/Academic Misconduct. This 

status is given to students who are failed due to examination 

misconduct or who have committed academic misconduct in 

their coursework. 

13.7.2.12 Students with Grade XB, XA and XM will be given grade point 

of 0.00 

13.7.2.13 The XB, XA and XM will appear in their examination results 

slips but will not appear in their academic transcript. 

14.0. ATTENDANCE 

14.1 Students must attend all classes and other instructional activities 

conducted by the University. 

14.2. Students with less than 80% attendance from the total contact hours for 

every subject without reasons acceptable by the Dean, will be barred from 

taking part in any forms of assessments. For subjects without final 

examinations, the coursework will not be evaluated. Students will be given 

Grade XB.


14.2.1 Some programmes conducted at UniKL may follow different 

percentage of attendance requirement. 

15.0 ELIGIBILITY TO SIT FOR EXAMINATIONS 

15.1 Students shall not be allowed to attempt the examination for subjects 

which they have not registered for. 

15.2 Students shall only be allowed to sit for the final examinations for the 

subjects that they have registered if they can produce the official 

Examination Entry Slips. 

15.3 Students must pay for their tuition fees prior to sitting for their 

examination. Otherwise, students will be barred from taking the 

examinations. 

16.0 EVALUATION SCHEME 

16.1 Subject Evaluation 

16.1.1 Assessments for each subject will be carried out 

periodically and continuously based on work done within 

the academic weeks in a semester in the manner determined 

by the Institute or in accordance with University’s approval. 


16.2 Types of Assessment 

Students’ performance is assessed in the following manner: 

16.2.1 Coursework through tests, assignments / project and quizzes. 

Contribution from coursework should not be more than 60% 

except for subjects which are assessed entirely based on 

coursework. 

16.2.2 Final Examinations will be held at the end of each semester 

for each subject taken. Not less than 40% from the total 

marks are to be allocated for the final examinations. 

16.2.3 Final examinations must be held within the allocated time 

and in modes approved by the University. 

16.2.4 All students, with the exception of barred students, are 

required to sit for subjects with final examination which they 

have registered for.


16.2.5 Students who failed to sit for the final examinations, 

a) with reasons acceptable to the Dean, will be given an ‘I’ 

(Incomplete) grade for the subject that semester and is required 

to sit for a special examination session to change that status. 


b) without reasons or with reasons but not acceptable to the 

Dean, will be given an ‘XA’ for the subject that semester and is 

required to repeat the subject. 

c) due to poor attendance record and are barred from 

examinations, will be awarded with grade ‘XB’ for the subject 

that semester and is required to repeat the subject. 

16.3 Announcements of the Provisional Examination Results. 

16.3.1 Provisional Results of ‘Pass’ or ‘Fail’ may be released to 

students after the University Examination Board meeting. 

However the results are subject to the Senate’s approval. 

16.3.2 Students who wish to appeal against their academic standing 

may do so based on the Provisional Results. 

16.4 Announcement of the Official Examination Results. 

16.4.1 The Official Examination Results will be announced after the 

endorsement by the Senate of the University. 

16.4.2 The Official Examination Results can only be released to 

students concerned if he does not have any outstanding 

University fees. 

16.4.3 The student’s results may be released to a third party agreed 

by the student in writing and if the student has no outstanding 

University fees. 

17.0 ACADEMIC STANDING 

17.1 Students’ academic performance and standing are evaluated using the 

Grade Point Average (GPA). 

17.2 The term “Good Standing” (GS) or “Pass” is given to students with 

GPA >2.00. 

17.3 “Probation” (PB) is for students with GPA< 2.00. 

17.4 Students with PB status will be placed under Academic Probation Period 

in the following semester.


17.5 The Academic Probation Period will end when the student achieves 

GPA> 2.00. 

17.6 Status of Probation (PB) is divided into three (3) categories 

17.6.1 PB1- First Probation. 

The student has acquired a GPA of less than 2.00 in a semester 

for the first time. 

17.6.2 PB2- Second Probation. 

The student has acquired a GPA of less than 2.00 in the 

consecutive semester after he has obtained a PB1 status. 

17.6.3 PB3 -Third Probation. 

The student has acquired a GPA of less than 2.00 but 

maintained a CGPA above 2.0 after PB2. No appeal is allowed 

after PB3 status if he still attains GPA


17.10 Breach of the Examination Rules and Regulations 

The subject attempted by the student who has been reported to have 

breached the examination rules and regulations will be given the status 

of ‘IS’ pending the results of enquiries. If the reported breach is proven 

and the student is penalised, the grade ‘XM’ will be awarded to that 

subject. 


18.0 DEAN’S LIST 

18.1 Students with GPA > 3.50 and have not obtained less than C for any 

subjects in the current semester. Students must have registered for a 

subject load of not less than 12 credit hours/ credits. 

18.2 The respective Institute will issue a Dean’s List certificate to the students 

receiving the awards. 

18.3 Students’ results slips will carry the Dean’s List award notation. 

19.0 GRADUATING 

19.1 Graduation Requirements 

19.1.1 Students are awarded the Diploma/Bachelor’s Degree when 

they fulfill the following criteria: 

a) Passed all the required subjects and complete the minimum 

credit to graduate for the academic programme; 

b) Obtained an overall CGPA ≥2.00 ; and 

c) Fulfilled all academic requirements to graduate. 

19.2 Verifying study completion status 

19.2.1 Students in their final semester are required to verify their 

study completion status for graduation purposes. 

20.0 DEFERMENT OF STUDY 

20.1 Students with illness certified by a medical doctor and /or 

specialist can apply for study deferment. The deferment can only 

be for two semesters and will not be included in the duration of his 

study. 

20.2 Students who represent the University at an event at national or 

international level may defer their studies. The deferment can be for 

a maximum of two semesters and will not be included in the duration of 

their studies.


20.3 Application for deferment is allowed for reasons other than medical ground. 

The application can be made: 

a) before the beginning of the semester; 

b) before week 4 of the semester; or 

c) between week 5 to week 9 

20.3.1 Students who deferred in (b) will have to pay their tuition 

fees accordingly and the record of their subject registrations 

will be nullified. 

20.3.2 Students who deferred in (c) will have to pay the full tuition 

fees; and his subject grades will be recorded as ‘W’. 

20.4 Any applications to defer must not be based on: 

a) student performance; 

b) lack of preparation for examinations; 

c) dissatisfaction with the mode or method of delivery of 

lessons. 

20.5 Notwithstanding 20.3, first semester students are not allowed to defer 

their studies except for medical reasons. 


20.6 No application to defer shall be entertained when the examination 

sessions have commenced. 

20.7 The deferred semester will be included in the duration of a student’s 

study. The maximum duration allowed for each deferment is one year 

or two consecutive semesters provided that the student can still 

complete his academic programme within the total duration of study 

allowed. (Refer to 7.10 for maximum period of study) 

20.8 Students instructed to defer his studies or have been suspended due to 

disciplinary action will have the deferred or suspended semester included 

in his duration of study. 

20.9 Deferment for unregistered students. 

Students who did not register their semester and/or subjects can be 

deferred for a maximum of two consecutive semesters. If they still fail to 

register in the following semester, they will be dismissed from the 

University.


20.10 Change of Status from Deferment to Active in Study. 

Students may apply to re-activate their registration status from ‘Defer’ 

to‘Active-In Study’. 


20.10.1 Any requests to activate the student registration status from 

‘Defer’ to ‘Active-In Study’ within the same semester, must 

be made to the Dean of the institute. This must be done by 

week 4. 

20.10.2 For cases involving mental health, any requests to activate 

the student’s status from ‘Defer’ to ‘Active-In Study’ must be 

made to the Dean of the institute and must be accompanied 

with the certificate of mental healthiness. 

21.0 RE-ADMISSION AFTER WITHDRAWAL OR TERMINATION OF 

STUDIES 

21.1 Only ONE re-admission is allowed for students: 

21.1.1 who withdrew from an academic programme; or 

21.1.2 who have been terminated by the University on academic 

reasons. 

21.2 Students whose studies have been terminated based on academic 

reasons can appeal to the Dean of the respective institute within two 

weeks after the official announcement of the provisional results. 

21.3 A further appeal to the Senate may be possible. Decision made by 

the Senate on appeals is final. 

21.4 A student who has withdrawn or was terminated from an academic 

programme may apply for re-admission after a semester. 

22.0 GENERAL ALLOCATIONS 

22.1 Any mode and administrative procedure codes can be made to the 

University rules under this provision. Such modes and administrative 

procedures must be obeyed. However the Senate reserves the right to 

make amendments to them from time to time as deemed necessary. 

22.2 Provision to this rule is applicable to students entering University Kuala 

Lumpur in the period this edition is enforced. However the University 

reserves the right to require that the application of the terms amended 

from time to time, for acceptable reasons.


22.3 President/Chief Executive can consider appeals on any regulations 

provided for herein and on his / her discretion allows for exemptions 

where appropriate. 

Approved with the latest revision on 20 May 2010 by the Universiti Kuala Lumpur 

Senate and shall apply to all students in the diploma and bachelor degree 

programmes from July 2010 semester onwards except otherwise provided. 

ACADEMIC RULES & REGULATIONS


Appendix 1 

1. Calculation of the Grade Point Average (GPA) is as shown below: 


Example 1 

Semester 1 

a) The Grade Point Average (GPA) is defined as the total 

grade point received by a student in a semester divided by the 

number of credit hours/credit counted in that semester. 

b) The semester grade point is the total grade points from all 

subjects taken in one semester 

GPA = 

Semester Grade Points 

Total Credit Hours/Credit calculated for that semester 

Subject Grade Point Credit Point Value 

Value Hours/ x Credit 

Credit Hours/Credit 

(Grade Point) 

ABC123 A 4.00 3 12.00 

DEF 456 C 2.00 2 4.00 

GHI 789 B+ 3.33 3 9.99 

JKL 1011 D 1.00 3 3.00 

MNO B+ 3.33 2 6.66 

13 35.65 

GPA = 35.6 = 2.74 

13 

2. Calculation of the Cumulative Grade Point Average is shown below 

The Cumulative Grade Point Average. (CGPA) is defined as the sum of 

all the semester grade points divided by the total credit hours/credit 

counted for all semesters. 

GPA = 

Total Semester Grade Points for All Semesters 

Total Credit Hours/Credit calculated for all semesters


Example 2 

Semester 1 

Semester 2 




(Grade Point) 

ABC123 A 4.00 3 12.00 

DEF 456 C 2.00 2 4.00 

GHI 789 B+ 3.33 3 9.99 

JKL 1011 D 1.00 3 3.00 

MNO B+ 3.33 2 6.66 

13 35.65 




(Grade Point) 

MFI 123 B 3.00 3 9.00 

MIIT 012 B+ 3.33 2 6.66 

BMI 345 A 4.00 3 12.00 

MSI 678 A 4.00 2 8.00 

CTL 910 C+ 2.33 2 4.66 

12 39.66 


CGPA up to 

the second 

semester = 

(35.65 + 39.66) 

25 

= 3.01


EXAMINATIONS RULES AND REGULATIONS 

ACADEMIC OFFENCE 

1.0 COMMISSION OF AN ACADEMIC OFFENCE 

1.1 Academic offence is actions which would have the effect of unfairly 

promoting or enhancing one’s academic standing within the entire 

community at an Institute of Universiti Kuala Lumpur. 

1.2 There are two categories of academic offences. 

1.2.1 Academic Misconduct 

1.2.2 Examination Misconduct 

1.3 The Academic Misconducts are as listed below, the list is however, not 

exhaustive. 

1.3.1 Plagiarism: 

Plagiarism consists of, but is not limited to, copying portions 

of the writing of others with only minor changes in wording, 

with (a) inadequate footnotes, quotes, or other reference forms 

of citation or (b) only a list of references. Paraphrasing without 

appropriate citation is also plagiarism. 

With group work, where individual members submit parts of 

the total assignment, each member of a group must take 

responsibility for checking the legitimacy of the work submitted 

in his/her name. If even one part of work contains plagiarised 

materials, penalties will normally be imposed on all group 

members, equally. 

1.3.2 Collusion 

Collusion is when a student or students collaborate with 

another student or students as an individual or group with the 

intention of cheating to gain a mark or grade to which they are 

not entitled. Students who allow another to copy their work 

are also committing collusion and both copier and the provider 

of the work are liable to be penalised. 

1.3.3 Fraud and forgery 

The commission of fraud and forgery include but not limited 

to falsification of University academic records, including 

attendance records, regarding oneself or others, forging the 

signature of academic officers on any official University forms, 

altering or changing an examination results or like document 

so as to mislead other or causing false information to be 

presented at an academic proceeding.


1.3.4 Abuse of Resources 

Infringing upon the right of other students to fair and equal 

access to any University library materials and comparable or 

related academic resources. This may include, but not limited 

to, theft, mutilation, unreasonably delayed responses when 

materials are requested by the University Library Management 

or not returning materials upon deadline. 

Attempting deliberately to prevent other user’s access to their 

work or to prevent other user’s access to the University’s 

computer system, depriving them of resources, and degrading 

the system’s performance, or copying or destroying files or 

programmes without consent. 

2.0 EXAMINATION RULES AND REGULATIONS 

2.1 CONDUCT DURING EXAMINATION 

Students must adhere strictly to the examination rules and regulations as 

listed below 

2.1.1 Check the examination schedule and take note of examination 

serial number and dates well in advance. 

2.1.2 Bring the Identity Card, Student Card and the Examination 

Entry Slip to the examination venue. A student will not be 

allowed in if he did not bring any of these documents. 


2.1.3 Be present outside the Examination Hall or venue at least 

fifteen (15) minutes prior to the commencement of the 

examination. 

2.1.4 Enter the examination hall after the announcement made by 

the Chief Invigilator fifteen (15) minutes prior to the 

commencement of the examination. Candidates are required 

to enter the hall using the assigned entrance/s. 

2.1.5 Candidates who arrive within the first thirty (30) minutes 

after the examination has commenced, will be allowed to take 

the examination. However, no additional time will be given to 

this candidate. 

2.1.6 Candidates who arrives more than thirty (30) minutes after 

the examination has commenced will not be allowed to take 

the examination. 

2.1.7 Candidates are strictly prohibited from bringing into the 

examination hall any of the following: books, papers, pictures, 

notes, ‘programmable calculator’, and handbag, handphone


or any other devices or equipments, unless allowed by the 

Chief Invigilator. 


2.1.8 Candidates are not allowed to bring or consume food and 

drinks in the Examination Hall. Candidates are not allowed 

to drink, eat or smoke in the Examination Hall. 

2.1.9 Upon taking their seats in the examination hall, candidates are 

required to: 

2.1.9.1 Check their pockets, pencil case, calculator sleeve and their 

persons to ensure that they have not mistakenly brought in 

items which are not allowed to be brought into the 

examination hall; if there are such items, they have to be 

removed from the candidates by the invigilators. 

2.1.9.2 Switch off their handphones (if they had brought them in due 

to security reason); and 

2.1.9.3 Produce their Identity Card, Student Card and their 

Examination Entry Slip and place them on the top right hand 

corner of the table throughout duration of the examination 

for inspection by the invigilators. 

2.1.9.4 Candidates without a valid Identity Card/Student Card or 

Examination Entry Slip will not be allowed to take the 

examination unless they have a written approval from the 

Examination Unit, Academic Affairs Department. 

2.1.10 Ten (10) minutes prior to the commencement of the 

examination, candidates are allowed to: 

2.1.10.1 Read and follow the instructions on the COVER PAGE OF 

THE ANSWER BOOKLET SHEET only, write examination 

student number/serial number on the answer booklet, 

answer sheets and other attachments submitted as or part of 

the answer. 

2.1.10.2 fill-in particulars in the examination attendance slip on the 

cover of the examination answer booklet and other 

information as required or as advised by the Chief Invigilator. 

2.1.10.3 ensure that the correct question paper is supplied, with 

sufficient pages as stated before attempting to answer the 

questions. 

2.1.10.4 immediately inform the invigilators present in the event that 

the candidate has been supplied with an incorrect examination 

paper.


2.1.11 Candidates are strictly not allowed to either answer the 

questions before the announcement of the commencement 

of the examination nor to continue writing after the 

announcement made by the invigilators on the expiry of the 

examination duration. 

2.1.12 Candidates are not permitted to leave the examination 

hall within the first thirty (30) minutes after the commencement 

of the examination and fifteen (15) minutes before the 

completion of the examination. 

2.1.13 Candidates are not allowed to receive any books, 

papers, pictures, notes, ‘programmable calculator’ and other 

materials or devices through anyone unless the Invigilator 

authorizes them. 

2.1.14 Any form of communication among candidates as well as 

between candidates and other parties is strictly prohibited. 

2.1.15 Candidates are not permitted to render or receive any form 

of assistance on matters that pertain to the examination, when 

the examination is in progress. 

2.1.16 Candidates must adhere to the instructions of the invigilators. 


2.1.17 Candidates who fall ill or are not able to continue with the 

examination must report to the Invigilator. 

2.1.18 At the end of the examination period, the answer booklet 

cover sheet and/ or the answer scripts must be arranged and 

tied as instructed. 

2.1.19 Blank, used and spoiled answer sheets and/ or answer 

booklet cover sheet are not allowed to be brought out of the 

examination hall. 

2.1.20 Items that are loaned to students by the University for 

purpose of use during the examination must be returned to 

the invigilators at the end of the examination. 

2.1.21 Candidates must remain seated in the examination hall unless 

allowed otherwise by the Invigilator. 

2.1.22 Candidates must leave the examination hall in an orderly 

manner.


3.0 EXAMINATION MISCONDUCT 


3.1 An examination misconduct is any attempt to give or obtain assistance in a 

formal academic exercise (for example: an examination) without due 

acknowledgment by the organiser) 

3.2 A student is said to have committed a breach of the examination rules or 

regulations if he has committed any of these actions: 

3.2.1 Bringing in or possessing any unauthorised materials or 

devices in examination venue. These unauthorised materials 

or devices may include, but not limited to: 

a) Bringing a bag, writing paper, books, manuscript or other than 

the specified material; 

b) A mobile telephone or other communication devices or any 

type of playback devices, (If these are allowed into the 

examination hall due to safety reasons, such devices must 

be switched off and placed under the candidate’s seat for the 

duration of the examination); 

c) Written or printed notes of any kind or size; 

d) Writing on any part of the body or items of clothing; 

e) Writing on a ruler or any other instruments; 

f) A calculator or a hand-held computer where these are not 

permitted or where calculators are supplied by the University 

for the examination 

g) Use of stored memory capability of a calculator or other 

electronic devices where this is not permitted. 

3.2.2 Giving or receiving or possessing any material which is related 

to the examination questions during the conduct of 

examination. 

3.2.3 Referring and using any prohibited reference materials 

in or outside the Examination Hall/Room for the purpose of 

cheating during theexamination. 

3.2.4 Communicating to other candidates for the purpose of 

cheating during the examination. 

3.2.5 Soliciting, obtaining, possessing, or distributing to another 

person an examination document prior to or subsequent to the 

administration of the examination.


3.2.6 Altering or changing an examination or comparable 

document so as to mislead other users or the reader. 

3.2.7 Substituting for, arranging for substitution by another student, 

or otherwise representing oneself as another person during 

an examination session or comparable circumstances. 

3.2.8 The above list is not exhaustive and other instances of 

academic offence may occur. Their identification will require 

prudent review by the Academic Disciplinary Committee. The 

above definition and examples apply to all schools and 

institutes in Universiti Kuala Lumpur. 

3.3 Candidates who have been alleged to breach any part of the Examination 

Rules and Regulations will be referred to the Academic Disciplinary 

Committee. 

4.0 PENALTY 

4.1 For academic misconduct, the penalty can be any one or a combination 

of two or more of the following penalties ranging from: 

a) reprimanding students in writing; 

b) re-doing of assignment with reduced marks; 


c) Student’s work is given 0 mark; 

d) reducing 50% marks for student’s coursework; 

e) Suspension for one semester; 

f) Expulsion from the University 

4.2 For examination misconduct during examinations; if the student is 

found to have committed a breach of the examination rules and 

regulations, the student can be imposed with any of the following 

penalties 

(a) 

(b) 

Given ‘F’ grade for that particular subject and suspension from 

the University for one semester; or 

Expulsion from the University. 

4.3 If the penalty to be imposed is suspension or expulsion, the decision 

must be endorsed by Senate 

Approved with the latest revision on 20 May 2010 by the Universiti Kuala Lumpur Senate and shall 

apply to all UniKL students in the diploma and bachelor degree programmes from July 2010 semester 

onwards unless otherwise provided.


1.0 PRINCIPLES 

1.1 The Student Code of Conduct was drawn based on 

a) The laws of the country 

b) The official national philosophies, mainly 


i) The National Principles (Rukun Negara), that are: 

Belief in God 

Loyalty to King and Country 

The Supremacy of the Constitution 

The Rule of Law 

Courtesy and Morality 

ii) 

The National Education Philosophy, 

“Education in Malaysia is a continuous effort to further develop 

individual potentials in a general and integrated manner 

in order to create an intellectually, spiritually, physically and 

emotionally strong individual who believes in God and strictly 

adheres to her/his respective religious teachings. These 

efforts are meant to inculcate praiseworthy values such as 

being knowledgeable, skilled, morally strong and responsible. 

This will surely contribute to the well-being, racial harmony 

and prosperity of the country and nation.” 

1.2 The universal norms of national culture. 

1.3 The concept of emphasizing on the prevention of wrongdoing 

2.0 OBJECTIVES 

The Universiti Kuala Lumpur Students Code of Conduct (hereafter 

referred to as the Code) was formed with the following objectives: 

2.1 To provide a guideline to UniKL students as to how they should behave 

and to explain the type of disciplinary action that would be taken if they 

break the provisions of the code. 

2.2 To develop a disciplined community of students with high moral 

consciousness, that possesses qualities like compassion, high aims, 

mutual respect and a love for the environment. 

2.3 To instill a sense of harmony / peace among all residents of UniKL


3.0 THE USE OF THE CODE (APPLICATION) 

This code applies to students of UniKL, especially within the UniKL 

campus. It is not meant to replace the provisions made by the laws of 

the country. Whatever action that is taken under the provisions made by 

this Code is not meant to substitute the action that should be taken 

under the provisions made by the country’s law. Even though legal action 

has been taken in accordance with the country’s law, action can still be 

taken under the provisions of the Code. 

4.0 DEFINITION OF TERMS 

4.1 “President” refers to the President of the Universiti Kuala Lumpur 

4.2 “Dean” refers to an Officer appointed by the University as the head of 

Campus. 

4.3 “University/UniKL” refers to the Universiti Kuala Lumpur 

4.4 “IPTS” means Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Swasta 

4.5 “Code” refers to the UniKL Student Code of Conduct, inclusive of rules 

and regulations or present and future laws implemented by UniKL 

4.6 “Campus” refers to any area, or areas, developed or otherwise where 

UniKL operates, and which includes buildings and properties. 


4.7 “Student” refers to a local or foreign person who is officially registered 

to study in any UniKL Certificate, Diploma, Under Graduate or Post 

Graduate programmes that involve the application of this Code. 

4.8 “The Chief Registrar of IPTS” refers to the Chief Registrar of IPTS, who 

was appointed by the Minister of Education under the provisions of the 

IPTS Act 1996. 

4.9 “Disciplinary Action Committee” or DAC refers to a Committee appointed 

by the Dean and chaired by the Deputy Dean for Academic to handle 

students’ disciplinary cases and to make the relevant decisions 

pertaining to punishments and actions. 

4.10 “Disciplinary Council” or DC refers to a committee appointed by 

the President to manage issues pertaining to Disciplinary matters and to 

decide on dismissal cases recommended by the Disciplinary Action 

Committee. 

4.11 “Appeal Committee” refers to a committee at branch campus appointed 

by the Dean to manage any appeal issues by the student pertaining to the 

sanction decided by the DAC.


4.12 “Appeal Council” refers to a committee at Chancellery appointed 

by the President to manage any appeal issues by the student pertaining 

to the decision for dismissal referred by the DAC and sanctioned by the 

DC respectively. 

4.13 “Disciplinary Action Committee Secretariat” refers to the Head of Student 

Affairs Department to initiate disciplinary action and hearing for Major 

Offences and to handle cases for Minor Offences. 


4.14 “Disciplinary Council Secretariat” refers to the Head of Student Affairs 

Division to initiate disciplinary action for dismissal cases only. 

4.15 “Minor Offences” refer to offences whereby if a student is found guilty of 

the offence, the said student would receive a warning or reprimand or 

fine. 

4.16 “Major Offences” refer to serious offences, whereby, if a student is 

convicted he or she can be deprived of the use of UniKL facilities, or be 

suspended or even dismissed from the university. 

4.17 “Prima facie” refers to a case that appears to have some evidence in 

support of the allegation made against the offender. 

4.18 “UniKL Campus / Premises” refer to all UniKL campuses nationwide 

and UniKL branch campus shall refer to a specific branch campus of 

UniKL. 

4.19 “UniKL resident” refers to an individual whose activities involve learning 

or working in UniKL including students, course participants, trainers, 

UniKL staff and employees of other organizations who work in UniKL. 

4.20 “UniKL Staff” refers to the permanent employees of UniKL who are not 

students, contract employees or consultants. 

4.21 “UniKL authority/ies” refers to the following UniKL staff empowered to 

enforce this Code :- 

i. Management of UniKL; 

ii. DAC, DACS, DC and DCS 

iii. Dean, Deputy Dean, Heads of Department or Units or equivalent 

iv. Managers, Deputy Managers and Assistant Managers 

v. Executives 

vi. Lecturers, Assistant Lecturers and Tutors 

vii. Security consultant and staff 

4.22 “International Students” refer to students who are non Malaysian.


4.23 “Offensive items” refer to letters, pictures, remarks, words, prints, 

publications, writings, comments, things or items that may offend 

certain quarters of the public or any reasonable person. 

5.0 RESPONSIBILITIES 

5.1 The student should bear the responsibility to always observe good 

behaviours, concentrate fully on the programme of study, and attend all 

compulsory activities and abide by UniKL regulations. 

5.2 The student shall uphold UniKL’s name, goodwill and integrity at all times 

and shall subject to all the rules, regulations, codes, requirements and bylaws 

of UniKL. 

5.3 The student shall not act in any manner that constitutes or appears to 

constitute contempt of UniKL authority of an official body or an officer of 

UniKL. 

5.4 No student shall conduct himself, whether within or outside the UniKL 

campus, in any manner that is detrimental or prejudicial to the interests, 

well-being or good name of any of the students, staff, officers or 

employees of UniKL, or to public order, safety or security, or to morality, 

decency or discipline that may smear the good name of UniKL. 

5.5 No student nor organisation, body or group of students, shall make in 

relation to any matter pertaining to UniKL or to the staff in their capacity 

as such or to himself in his capacity as a student there of, any 

representation or other communication, whether orally or in writing or in 

any other manner, to any public officer or the press or the public in the 

course of any lecture, speech or public statement or in the course of any 

broadcast by sound or vision. 


6.0 AUTHORITY 

6.1 The President has the power to make final decisions pertaining to student 

discipline and conduct, including the enforcement of the code. 

6.2 Dean is an officer authorised to act on behalf of the President, empowered 

to make decisions pertaining to student discipline and conduct, including 

the enforcement of the code except decision to terminate student and 

decision on student’s appeal after dismissal. 

6.3 Any UniKL Authorities is authorised by the President to enforce the rules 

of this Code against any students who is caught or deemed or reported to 

breach or be in default or in violation of the Code or suspected to breach, 

disobey, default or contravene the Code.


7.0 ATTITUDE DESIRED IN A STUDENT 

In line with the principles outlined above, some of the traits or attitudes that 

are desired in a student are as given here: 

7.1 Strive to develop oneself 

Students shall strive to develop and improve their positive talents or 

abilities and to attain leadership abilities. 


7.2 Strive to become a balanced and harmonious individual 

Students shall strive to become balanced and harmonious individuals 

in terms of intellect, spiritual aspects, physical ability, philosophy of life 

and good behaviour. 

7.3 Strive to develop one’s intellectual capacity 

Students shall strive to develop their intellectual capacity, especially in the 

following aspects: 

a. Creative and innovative thinking 

b. Logical and analytical thinking 

7.4 Strive to widen one’s knowledge 

Students shall strive to widen their knowledge to bring about truth and 

benefit to society. 

7.5 Strive to develop spiritual capacities 

Students shall strive to become dutiful individuals with sense of 

responsibility towards religion, race and the country by observing the 

following: 

a) Faith in religion 

b) Integrity of the soul 

7.6 Strive to portray good behaviour/character 

Students shall strive to portray the best possible behaviour, which should 

display the following qualities: 

a) Observation of the norms and values of society 

b) Mutual respect 

c) Readiness to serve 

d) Polite and disciplined 

7.7 Strive to improve physical well-being 

Students shall strive to be physically fit and healthy to enable them to 

live independently in a society.


7.8 Strive to practise a matured and harmonious philosophy of life 

Students shall strive to practise a philosophy that is both matured and 

harmonious in nature. Students should always observe tolerance for 

others and have mutual respect for one another in order to achieve integrity 

in a multiethnic, multicultural and multi religious community. 

Students shall also observe the philosophy to enable them to live in 

peace, and ready to meet and overcome tests and challenges of life. 

7.9 Wealth Creation and Entrepreneurship 

In line with UniKL’s ideals, the students shall endeavour to create wealth 

by entrepreneurship. 

8.0 RULES 

A. General Rules 

8.1 Obey the laws of the country 

8.1.1 Students are required to obey Malaysian laws at all times. 

8.1.2 In the event that a student shall be found guilty of a crime 

by any court of law in Malaysia or in any other country, 

regardless of the severity of the punishment as a result of 

such guilt, the student shall be considered to have breached 

the rules of UniKL and such breach shall be determined as a 

major offence. 


8.1.3 Any kind of work, business or similar activity whether full-time 

or part-time by an International Student which is prohibited by 

the Immigration Act 1959/63 or by any other statute. 

8.1.4 The student is also prohibited in participating in any kind of 

activity that could affect or jeopardize his or her study. 

8.2 Obey the UniKL code 

8.2.3 Students must obey all UniKL Codes that are being enforced 

now and hereinafter. 

8.2.4 It is an offence for a student to break any UniKL Code or act 

in contravention of the Code. An offence is deemed ‘major’ or 

‘minor’ depending on the seriousness of each offence and 

shall be determined by the DAC. 

8.2.5 Notwithstanding the discretion of the DAC to determine the 

nature of the offence, it is considered a major offence if a


student commits the same minor offence more than three 

times within six (6) months, or if the student commits three 

different minor offences within one (1) month. 

8.3 Cooperation with the UniKL authority(s) when disciplinary action is 

taken 

The Student shall :- 


8.3.1 cooperate with the UniKL Authorties in all kinds of 

disciplinary action, whether on behalf of one’s own self or 

others, when summoned, questioned,requested to provide 

evidence by the UniKL Authorities. 

8.3.2 obey the directives given by UniKL lecturers, executives or 

staff who are authorized with a particular duty. 

8.3.3 not obstruct, detain, interfere or prevent in any way, or cause 

a delay, interrupt, or hinder any UniKL staff or Authorities from 

carrying out their duties and responsibilities. 

8.3.4 not permitted (whether individually or in a group) to 

deliberately refuse to answer questions, or show a lack of 

cooperation in any other way, when UniKL Authorities carry 

out investigations or perform other duties related to student 

conduct and offences. 

8.3.5 not refuse to communicate with UniKL Authorities on matters 

pertaining to rules, guidelines or laws or anything of a similar 

nature that aims to safeguard the interests, peace and discipline 

in UniKL. 

8.3.6 not refuse to be checked or questioned by the security unit or 

by other parties acting under the directive of UniKL or any of 

UniKL’s Authorities. 

8.3.7 not make false confession during an investigation by UniKL 

Authorities or any false statement or evidence during 

examination in chief, cross examination or re-examination by 

the Disciplinary Prosecuting Officer. 

8.3.8 not cause any circumstances to exist or make any false entry 

in any book or record, or make any documents containing 

false statement for any reason whatsoever shall be in 

contravention with this Code and shall be said to fabricate 

false evidence.


8.3.9 not cause any evidence to disappear or be destroyed or 

be faked with the intention to screen the offender from any 

punishment or to be intended for a consequential punishment 

for an innocent person. 

8.3.10 be obligated to inform the UniKL Authorities of such offence 

in the event that he/she shall have information of any offence 

being made or shall be made by any student or UniKL staff. 

No student shall withhold any information of a crime or offence 

or any evidence. 

8.3.11 not refuse or contravene any legitimate order, instruction, 

direction or requirement given or made by any officer or 

employee of UniKL authorized to such instruction of the UniKL 

Campus. 

8.4 Reasonable Care and Safety 

8.4.2 Students are responsible for their own safety in all aspects 

whether they are inside or outside campus premises. 

Reasonable care shall be practised to ensure that personal 

items are not damaged, lost or stolen. UniKL shall not be 

responsible for any incidents or matters that arise out of 

students’ carelessness. 


8.4.3 Students shall exercise due care and are responsible for the 

safety of all UniKL properties when being used and are 

prohibited from damaging any property belonging to UniKL. 

8.4.4 No students shall use toolbar equipment that could cause 

danger to persons or properties in the campus. 

8.4.5 Negligence in handling machineries, toolbar, equipment, 

furniture or other property of UniKL that had been entrusted 

to him/her to the extend it results in a loss for UniKL or injury 

to any person or damage to any property belonging to UniKL 

or any other person shall tantamount to an offence under this 

Code. 

8.4.6 Failure to adhere to the safety rules or cause damages to 

safety equipment shall tantamount to an offence under this 

Code. 

8.4.7 Students shall not do anything within or outside campus 

premises that could ruin or cause damages to the interests, 

peace, safety or reputation of UniKL.


8.4.8 Students with access to poisonous material or substances 

as prescribed by UniKL for permitted usage, shall not act in 

any manner that may likely to cause hurt or injury to other 

person, or knowingly or negligently act or omits to handle the 

poisonous material or substance with reasonable care shall 

be in contravention with this Code as being negligent. 


8.4.9 Students who do, with fire and any other combustible matter 

including explosive substance, acting negligently or rashly as 

to endanger human life or property, or to be likely to cause 

hurt or injury to any person or being, negligently fails to guard 

against any probable danger shall be guilty of an offence 

under this Code. 

B. Appearance 

8.5 Attire 

8.5.1 Students must be decently dressed when in lecture halls, 

administration offices, labs, on practical trainings, library, 

religious places and any place within UniKL Campus 

compounds at all times. 

8.5.2 Students must be neatly attired and shall not wear indecent 

clothing, including attires that are flimsy, see-through, with 

slits, tight fitting or revealing. 

8.5.3 Students must always dress in a proper manner. No worn-out 

jeans or shirts, _ jeans length, miniskirts, shorts, slippers or 

display of offensive items are allowed. 

8.5.4 Female students must dress neatly and appropriately (e.g. 

wear long gowns, slacks with blouse) at all times in campus. 

8.5.5 Female students must dress in a manner that does not attract 

unwarranted attention or invite danger. 

8.5.6 Students must dress appropriately and wear shoes at all 

times while being in the dining area. Night dresses, sarong, 

“pelekat”, shorts and sleeveless attires are prohibited. 

8.5.7 Students shall observe modesty and decency in their attire 

and dress so as not to attract undue attention to themselves 

while in UniKL campus and premises. 

8.5.8 Without prejudice to the existing Rules, the Dean may issue 

orders, policies or directives as it deems fit for the purpose of 

ensuring the decency of the students and any orders, policies 

of directives shall be a continuance to this Code.


8.6 Personal hygiene and grooming 

8.6.1 Students must always maintain personal hygiene. 

8.6.2 Students’ hair must be neatly groomed. 

8.6.3 Male students should not keep long hair. As a guideline, the 

hair should not reach the collars. 

8.6.4 Students are prohibited to have strange or improper haircut 

or hairstyle including Mohican style, punk or skinhead except 

for tie-up or using hair bands. 

8.6.5 Students are prohibited to have extreme use of jewelry and 

accessory. The guidelines are as follows: 

a. Male students are PROHIBITED from wearing any kind of 

earrings or practice “body piercing” and having tattoos. 

b. Female students are PROHIBITED from wearing earrings on 

any other body parts except earlobes, practice “body piercing” 

or adorn themselves with tattoos. Nose rings are only allowed 

for Indian (female) students 

C. Indecent Behaviour 


8.7 Coupling 

A student is not allowed to be in a pair with a partner in a secluded or hidden 

place or behave in a manner that may cause suspicion of a possible sexual 

activity. 

8.8 Indecent Behaviour 

8.8.1 No student shall conduct himself, whether within or outside 

the Campus, in any manner that is detrimental or prejudicial 

to the interests, well-being or good name of any of the 

students, staff, officers or employees of the University, or to 

public order, safety or security, or to morality, decency or 

discipline that may smear the good name of the University. 

8.8.2 Students shall not act, display or perform any behaviour that 

can be categorized as indecent or perform sexual activities 

between students or between student and non-student of an 

opposite sex or be alone with a partner in a suspicious manner 

or in a discreet location out of wedlock.


8.8.3 Students shall not perform sexual activity between unmarried 

students or between student and non-student of same sex 

or co-habitation between students of different sexes or 

indulge in homosexual or lesbian or gay behaviour. 

8.8.4 Students shall not display behaviour that is deemed as 

indecent or lewd in public. 


8.8.5 Students are prohibited to be pregnant or cause pregnancy 

out of wedlock tantamount to a breach of the rules of this 

Code. 

8.8.6 Students shall not commit or behave indecently that may 

cause public nuisance including but not limited to utterance 

or act of obscenities or chaos that may embarrass UniKL or 

any of its staff and students. 

8.8.7 No Students shall be allowed to engage in a business or profit 

making by indecent manner. 

D. Specific Rules 

8.9 Behavioural 

8.9.1 Students must be well behaved and well mannered at all times 

towards all people. 

8.9.2 Students must never show disrespect, display or act or use 

words that are rude, impolite or vulgar to any party in UniKL. 

8.9.3 Students shall not do anything that endangers the life and 

safety of his/her own or others. 

8.9.4 Students shall not steal or attempt to steal, cheat or attempt to 

cheat, or conspire or attempt to conspire to steal any property 

of UniKL or properties belonging to any person. 

8.9.5 Students shall not do anything to a student or UniKL resident 

or behave in such a manner that could be interpreted as a 

deliberate attempt to defame the good name of the said 

student or to UniKL. 

8.9.6 Students shall not perform an act of fraud or forgery. 

8.9.7 Students shall not damage any property which is not his/her 

own.


8.9.8 Students should not be involved in any activity or displayed 

any behaviour within or outside UniKL campus that could ruin 

the good name of UniKL including attending political rallies 

or demonstration or involved in any group, legal or illegal., that 

may cause embarrassment to UniKL or any of its staff and 

students shall tantamount to an offence under this Code. 

8.9.9 Students shall not act in any manner that constitutes or 

appears to constitute a threat or intimidation or is injurious, 

physically or mentally, to the well-being and safety of any other 

students or any members of staff of UniKL or the security and 

harmony of Campus life in UniKL. 

8.9.10 Students should not disrupt or in any manner interfere with, or 

cause to be disrupted or in any manner interfered with, any 

teaching, study, research, administrative work, or any activity 

carried out by or under the direction of or with the permission 

of UniKL, or do any act which may cause such disruption or 

interference shall be an offence under this Code. 

8.9.11 Any prevention, obstruction, or interference with, or cause to 

be prevented, obstructed or interfered with, any officer or 

employee of UniKL or any person acting under the direction 

or permission of such officer or employee, from carrying out 

his work, duty or function, or do any act which may cause 

such prevention, obstruction or interference shall be an 

offence under this Code. 


8.9.12 Any prevention or obstruction, or cause to be prevented or 

obstructed, any student from attending any lecture, tutorial or 

class, or from engaging in any legitimate activity, or do any 

act which may cause such prevention or obstruction shall be an 

offence under this Code. 

8.9.13 Students shall not organize, incite or participate in the boycott 

of any examination, lecture, tutorial, class or other legitimate 

activities carried out by or under the direction or with the 

permission of UniKL or boycott any of he staff of UniKL. 

8.10 Making disturbances and nuisance 

The Students shall not : 

8.10.1 make any sound or noise or cause the sound or noise to be 

made that causes disturbance to any party in campus. 

8.10.2 do any act or illegal omission which causes injury, obstruction,


danger or annoyance to the public, or to the people in general 

within the vicinity of UniKL campus compound. 

8.10.3 voluntarily cause disturbances to any lawful assembly engaged 

in the performance of religious worship or ceremonies or 

destroy, damage or defile any places of worship or any object 

held sacred by any class of persons with knowledge that such 

damage or destruction shall be regarded as an insult to their 

religion. 


8.10.4 cause or promote to cause any disharmony, disunity or feelings 

of enmity, hatred or ill-will, or prejudice, by words or by writing 

or by conduct or by influence on any grounds. 

8.10.5 own or use or have in his or her possession, custody or control, 

any loudspeaker, loud-hailer, amplifier, or other similar 

appliance. 

8.10.5 invade the privacy of any party whether physically or 

electronically that may cause nuisance to the other party. 

8.11 Cleanliness on campus 

8.11.1 Students shall observe cleanliness and neatness of the 

campus including the hostels, lecture halls, buildings or other 

constructions, roads or any area within the campus. 

8.12 Smoking, Drunkenness and Intoxication 

8.12.1 A Student shall contravene this Code if the student:- 

8.12.1.1 is smoking cigarettes in UniKL campus. 

8.12.1.2 is in possession of cigarettes, lighters, matches or other 

inflammable materials within UniKL campus which is labeled 

as fire prone area. 

8.12.1.3 is in a state of intoxication or intoxicated in UniKL campus 

and premises. 

8.12.1.4 consumes liquor or any substance that shall intoxicate the 

student or injects or inserts any intoxicated substance in any 

manner into his/her own body or into the body of others 

anything that could cause paranoia, drunkenness, inebriation 

or any elements of intoxicated state. No student shall consume, 

drink or devour or possess or in his custody, any liquor or any 

drink with alcoholic substance within the campus.


8.12.1.5 is under the influence or consumes, by way of injection 

or smoking or in any other method of application into the 

student’s body, any intoxicating substances, poison or 

anything similar or addicted to prescribed drugs that may 

cause intoxication state stipulated in section 8.12.3 above. 

8.12.1.6 smokes pipes or any substance that is similar to smoking 

including but not limited to smoking opiums or cannabis or 

glue and adhesives sniffing or any other substances that may 

or may not cause disorientation and intoxication. 

8.12.2 Students are not allowed to possess, distribute, sell or 

consume liquor or other drinks that do/do not contain alcohol 

that could cause intoxication, while being in the campus 

premises. 

8.12.3 Students are not allowed to posses other substances that 

may caus hallucination, intoxication, delusion, delirium 

including but not limited to glue and adhesives, liquefied or 

solid substances which include hallucinating or intoxicating 

entity, or any other substances are prohibited and no 

students are allowed to own, possess, withhold, suppress, 

consume, sell, distribute or use such substances at any time 

without and outside UniKL campus. 


8.13 Gambling 

8.13.1 A student or an establishment, organisation body or student 

group organises, manages or conducts or helps to organize, 

manage or conduct or join in any gambling, betting or lottery 

activities within or outside UniKL shall be an offence under 

this Code. 

8.13.2 No Student shall purchase, abet to purchase or conspire to 

purchase any lottery tickets, lucky draw tickets, or tickets from 

any sources which promotes gambling or any element of 

gambling. 

8.13.3 No student and no organisation body or group of students 

shall organise, run or assist in organising, managing or running, 

or participating in any gaming wagering, lottery or betting 

within or outside UniKL campus.


8.14 Use of Violence 

The Students :- 


8.14.1 or any establishment, organisation body or student group is 

prohibited from performing, organising, managing or helping 

to conduct, or joining in any activity that involves violence, 

black-mail, molest, disturbance of peace and others towards 

any party, student or non-student, within or outside the 

campus. 

8.14.2 shall not involve directly or indirectly in any ragging or 

bullying or abusive activities or anything similar to it within or 

outside the campus. 

8.14.3 shall not employ violence, attack or threaten to attack or 

cause injury or threaten to cause injury to any UniKL residents 

or non-residents within the UniKL premises. 

8.14.4 shall not rioting or behaving wildly or quarrelling or fist fighting 

or fighting or using physical violence on any UniKL residents 

anywhere or on non-residents within UniKL premises. 

8.14.5 shall not outrage the modesty or attempt to outrage the 

modesty of, any party within campus premises or UniKL 

residents anywhere, or non-residents within the campus 

premises. 

8.14.6 shall not initiate, participate, conspire to initiate or participate 

or support any activity that may invite conflict, argument or 

hostility and a fight between any person or students. 

8.14.7 shall not cause any bodily pain, disease or infirmity to any 

person, whether grievous or otherwise, and whether caused 

with or without weapons or dangerous means or any 

instruments which is used as weapon of offence or by means 

of fire or corrosive substances or poison or explosive 

substance or other means that causes bodily pain, disease or 

infirmity to any person. 

8.15 Offences against Property 

8.15.1 Students shall not damage in any manner or cause to be 

damaged, or demolish, destroy, wreck or vandalise any 

property belonging to any person or UniKL or do any act which 

may cause such damage or tamper, interfere with, move, 

or in any manner deal with, any substance, object, article or


property whatsoever, or knowingly do any act or cause any act 

to be done in the UniKL Campus, so as to cause or be likely to 

cause any obstruction, inconvenience, annoyance, loss or 

damage to any person 

8.15.2 Students shall not disrupt, disturb, transfer, seize, steal or take 

or violate, vandalise or damage any object, article, things or 

properties which may cause obstruction, difficulty, 

inconvenience, trouble, mess or filth to any person or things. 

8.15.3 Students shall not dishonestly take or attempt to take, keep or 

attempt to keep or move any property of UniKL or belonging to 

persons or other parties in order to such taking in the campus 

without consent. 

E. Academic 

8.16 Academic Integrity 

8.16.1 A student must adhere to the academic integrity. Students 

are prohibited from indulging in any form of academic 

cheating like copying or allowing others to copy, plagiarism 

or similar activities and so on during examination, lab work, 

essay or research paper, thesis and so on. Please refer to the 

Academic Offence section 


8.17 Use of lecture materials 

8.17.1 A student can only use the lecture or teaching materials that 

had been given to him/her in UniKL for the purpose of his/her 

academic study. He /she is prohibited from copying in any 

form all or parts of the material for publication or distribution 

with or without payment unless a written consent has been 

obtained from the UniKL authorities. 

8.18 Attendance 

8.18.1 Where a student is required to attend any lecture, tutorial 

class or other instruction relating to his course of study, he 

shall not absent himself there from without the prior 

permission from the Head of Academic or its 

representative, as the case may be, unless the circumstances 

do not permit such prior permission to be obtained and there 

is reasonable cause or excuse for the absence, in which case 

the student shall, as soon as possible thereafter, satisfy the 

Head of Academic or its representative, as the case may be 

with regard to the absence and obtain approval in respect 

thereof.



8.18.2 Where a student’s course of study entails his appearance for 

an examination and he is not otherwise debarred from 

appearing for such examination, he shall not fail to appear for 

such examination without the prior permission from 

the Head of Academic or its representative, as the case may 

be, unless the circumstances do not permit such prior 

permission to be obtained and there is reasonable cause 

or excuse for the absence, in which case the student shall, 

as soon as possible thereafter, satisfy the Head of Academic 

or its representative, as the case may be with regard to the 

absence and obtain approval in respect thereof. 

8.18.2 Where a student’s course of study entails his appearance for 

an examination and he is not otherwise debarred from 

appearing for such examination, he shall not fail to appear for 

such examination without the prior permission from the Head 

of Academic or its representative, as the case may be unless 

the circumstances do not permit such prior permission to be 

obtained and there is reasonable cause or excuse for the nonappearance, 

in which case the student shall, as soon as 

possible there after satisfy the Head of Academic or its 

representative, as the case may be with regard to the absence 

and obtain approval in respect thereof. 

F. Prohibited Items 

8.19 Pornographic materials 

8.19.1 No student or any establishment, body or student group is 

allowed to possess, or supervise, or in control, let, hire, 

distribute, exhibit, circulate, produce, re-produce any 

pornographic or obscene materials that include any articles 

or materials which are considered objectionable by the public 

at large within campus or outside campus premises. 

8.19.2 No student or any establishment, body or student group is 

allowed to share, distribute, or display any pornographic 

materials in campus. No student is allowed to take part or to 

receive profits from any business in the course which he 

knows or has reason to believe that such is a pornographic or 

obscene objects or acts. 

8.19.3 No student is allowed to deliberately indulge in watching or 

listening or publicating any pornographic materials in campus. 

8.19.4 No student and no organisation body or group of students, 

shall distribute, circulate or exhibit, or cause to be distributed,


circulated or exhibited or be in any manner concerned with 

the distribution, circulation or exhibition of any obscene article 

within the UniKL campus. A student shall be deemed to 

distribute, circulate or exhibit an obscene article, regardless of 

whether such distribution, circulation or exhibition is to only 

one person or to more than one persons and regardless of 

whether or not such circulation, distribution or exhibition is for 

payment or for any other consideration. 

8.20 Drugs and poisons 

8.20.1 No student shall have in his possession or under his custody 

or control any dangerous or controlled drugs or poison without 

valid prescription from a medical officer. 

8.20.2 No student shall give, supply, provide or offer or propose to 

give, supply, provide or offer any controlled or dangerous drugs 

or poison to any person. 

8.20.3 No student shall consume orally or smoke or inhale, or 

introduce into his body by injection or in any other manner 

whatsoever, any dangerous drugs or poison. 

8.20.4 Nothing in this rule shall be deemed to prevent a student from 

undergoing any treatment by or under the prescription of a 

medical practitioner registered in the Medical Act, 1971. 


8.20.5 Any student who is found under the possession or influence 

of any dangerous drugs or poison shall be guilty of a disciplinary 

offence. 

8.20.6 The Head of Student Affairs may instruct and compel any 

student suspected of addiction or consumption of any 

substance within the definition of dangerous drugs and poison 

for a urinal test. 

8.20.7 Any students refusing or declining to undergo the test 

mentioned in sub-rule 8.20.6 above, shall be guilty of a 

disciplinary offence. 

8.21 Weapons and dangerous substances 

8.21.1 Students shall not possess, or supervise, or in control of any 

dangerous weapons or explosive substances. Weapons are 

defined according to the Fire Arms Act 1971. 

8.21.2 Notwithstanding the Fire Arms Act 1971, definitions of weapons 

and dangerous substances shall include any object that causes 

bodily harm and damage to properties.


G. UniKL Facilities Rules 

8.22 Prohibition to be in restricted areas on campus 


8.22.1 Students are prohibited to be or loiter in prohibited areas 

without valid official business including staff quarters, 

workshops or other lecture halls, UniKL security booths, dining 

hall kitchen, administration office, security office or other 

places unless under proper supervision by UniKL authorities or 

consent by UniKL authorities. 

8.22.2 Students are not allowed to intrude into equipment, places or 

buildings where they are prohibited from either physically or 

electronically. 

8.23 In-out Procedures 

8.23.1 Student must dress neatly and appropriately when going for 

outside visits. 

8.23.2 Main gate for all UniKL campus shall be closed at 12.00 p.m. 

and will be open at 06.00 a.m. daily. No vehicles are allowed 

to enter the campus within the said period except with the 

permission of the UniKL Authorities. 

8.23.3 For security purposes, visitors are only allowed to enter all 

UniKL premises between 06.00 a.m. to 09.00 p.m. daily. 

8.24 Student Pass 

8.24.1 Students must carry and display their student pass at all 

times while being in campus premises. 

8.24.2 Students are prohibited from wearing or using another 

person’s pass for any reason whatsoever. Likewise, no student 

shall be allowed to compel any other person to wear, use, 

utilize or exploit his student pass at any time. 

8.25 Road and Traffic Rules 

8.25.1 Written Authorisation for Students with Motor Vehicle in 

UniKL Campus 

(1) A student who intends to keep, has in his possession or 

owns any motor vehicle in UniKL Campus, shall in the first 

instance, apply for and obtain from the Head of Student 

Affairs a written authorisation in respect thereof the 

application and the written authorisation shall be in such form 

as the Head of Student Affairs may, subject to paragraph (2), 

determine.


(2) Application for such permission shall be made by the student 

in writing specifying the description of the motor vehicle 

and shall be accompanied by the current motor vehicle 

license and the current third party risks insurance policy in 

respect of the motor vehicle and a valid driving license in 

respect of the applicant; the application shall also set out any 

disciplinary offence in respect of which lie may have been 

found guilty at any time. 

(3) The written authorisation of the Head of Student Affairs 

shall be given in such form as he may direct and shall at all 

times be displayed conspicuously on the motor vehicle. 

(4) Such written authorisation shall be renewed annually and the 

provisions of paragraph (1) and (2) apply mutatis mutandis to 

an application for such renewal. 

(5) The Head of Student Affairs may refuse to grant authorisation 

under this rule or revoke any authorisation granted under this 

rule if he is satisfied that it would not be in the interest of the 

University for the student to hold such authorisation. 

8.25.2 Registration of the Motor Vehicle 

The Head of Student Affairs shall cause to be maintained a 

register of all motor vehicles kept, possessed or owned by 

students in the UniKL Campus in such form as the Head of 

Student Affairs may deem fit. 


8.25.3. Speed Limit 

No student shall drive a motor vehicle in UniKL Campus at a 

speed in excess of that indicated by a traffic sign. 

8.25.4 Motor Vehicle to be Driven on Authorised Motorway 

No student shall drive a motor vehicle on any place other 

than on that part of the road which is used as a carriageway 

for the passage of motor vehicles, in particular, no motor 

vehicle shall be driven by a student on the pavement, sidetable, 

grass verge, footpath or other place, whether alongside 

the carriageway or otherwise, which is not ordinarily intended 

or specifically provided for the passage of motor vehicles. 

8.25.5 Unauthorised Parking 

No student shall park any vehicle at any place or in any 

manner so as to cause danger, obstruction or inconvenience to 

any other person or vehicle.


8.25.6. Motor Vehicle Driven on Unauthorised Pathways 

8.25.7. Parking 

No student shall drive or ride any vehicle on any corridor, 

verandah, five-foot way, courtyard or in any part of any 

building. 


8.25.8. Pillion 

Where a parking bay is allotted for a particular motor vehicle 

no student shall park a different motor vehicle in such parking 

bay. 

(1) A student driving a two-wheeled motorcycle shall not carry 

more than one person on such motorcycle. 

(2) No student shall carry a person on a two-wheeled motorcycle 

unless such person is sitting astride the motorcycle behind 

the driver on a properly designed seat securely fixed to the 

motorcycle. 

(3) A student shall not allow himself to be carried on a twowheeled 

motorcycle driven by any person, whether a student 

of paragraph (1) or (2). 

8.25.9. Traffic Directions and Signs 

A student shall comply with all traffic directions and with all 

traffic signs. 

8.25.10 Production of License when requested 

Any student who is driving or is in charge or control of a 

vehicle shall carry with him a valid driving license issued to 

him under the Road Traffic Ordinance, 1958 and his 

matriculation card and shall produce same for inspection by 

an authorised person whenever required to do so. 

8.25.11 Obstruction to Traffic 

A student shall not conduct himself any manner, or do any act, 

which obstructs or interferes with the smooth and orderly 

movement of traffic within UniKL Campus.


8.25.12 Road Traffic Act, 1987 (Act 333) 

(1) The provisions of the Road Traffic Act, 1987 (Act 333) and all 

subsidiary legislation made hereunder shall apply to students 

within UniKL Campus irrespective of whether the roads within 

UniKL Campus are public or private. 

(2) Nothing is paragraph (1) shall derogate from the liability within 

UniKL Campus of any student or other person for any offence 

under the Road Traffic Act, 1987 or Road Traffic Ordinance, 

1958 or any subsidiary legislation made hereunder. 

8.26 Disciplinary Actions by the UniKL Authorities with regards 

to Traffic Offences 

(1) The UniKL Authorities may at its discretion in lieu of taking 

disciplinary proceedings under Part 10 of this Code, impose 

a summary disciplinary punishment of a disciplinary 

reprimand or a fine not exceeding Ringgit Malaysia Five 

Hundred only [RM500.00]authority upon any student who 

commits a traffic offence under this Part in the presence of or 

within the sight of such UniKL Authorities. 

Provided that before such punishment is imposed on the 

student, the UniKL Authorities shall inform him of the 

disciplinary offence committed by him and give him an 

opportunity to make, on the spot, oral representations thereon 

to such UniKL Authorities. 


(2) Upon imposition of the punishment referred to in paragraph (1), 

the UniKL Authorities shall forthwith deliver to the student a 

written notice of such imposition in such form as the Dean of 

Student Affairs may direct and where the punishment imposed 

is a fine, the provisions of the rules herein shall apply. 

(3) The provisions of this rule shall apply notwithstanding any 

other provisions to the contrary in these Rules. 

8.27 Accommodation Rules 

8.27.1 Students must obey UniKL accommodation rules. 

8.28 Dining Area Rules 

8.28.1 Students must wear appropriate attire while being in dining 

area.


8.28.2 Students must be polite and maintain good manners while 

being in the dining area. 

8.29 Library Rules 

8.29.1 Students must obey all UniKL library rules. 

H. Group Activities 


8.30 Gatherings 

8.30.1 All planned gatherings must obtain prior written approval from 

UniKL. The gathering must adhere to the rules and 

requirements set by UniKL and any planning, facilitating, 

organising, attending or joining any gatherings or meetings 

on campus premises that have not been granted approval 

by the UniKL or picketing or demonstrating without approval in 

UniKL Campus or premises shall tantamount to an offence. 

8.30.2 No student, and no organisation, body or group of students 

shall, without the prior permission of the Dean or of a person 

authorised in writing by the Dean to grant such permission, 

organise convene or call, or cause to be held, organised, 

convened or called, or be in manner involved in holding 

organising, convening or calling, or in causing to be held, 

organised, convened or called, or in doing any act towards 

holding, organising, convening, or calling , any assembly of 

more than five persons in any part of UniKL Campus on any 

land or in any building belonging to or under the possession or 

control of UniKL or used for the purposes of UniKL. 

8.30.3 In granting the permission referred to in paragraph 8.30.2 the 

Dean or the person authorised by him to grant such permission 

may impose such restrictions, terms or conditions in relation to 

the proposed assembly. 

8.30.4 No student shall knowingly attend or participate in an assembly 

held in contravention of paragraph 8.30.2 or 8.30.3. 

8.31 Student Activities 

8.31.1 All students’ group activities must originate through student 

organisations which are recognised by UniKL. 

8.31.2 Students are not allowed to facilitate, organise or join any off 

campus activities whether as groups or as student bodies 

without obtaining prior approval or written permission from 

UniKL, and shall adhere to all directives and rules imposed by 

UniKL.


8.31.3 Students are not allowed to facilitate, organise or join any 

student activities through any student bodies without prior 

written approval or directive from the relevant UniKL 

authorities. 

8.31.4 Students are not allowed to invite any outside participation 

into the UniKL Campus premises for any student body 

activities without obtaining written approval or directive from 

UniKL Authorities. 

8.31.5 Students are not allowed to manage, collect or help to collect 

any money or donation in campus for oneself or for others 

without obtaining written approval or directive from UniKL. 

8.31.6 Students are not allowed to participate in any anti-government 

activities or anti-UniKL activities. 

8.32 Relations with external bodies (not part of UniKL) 

8.32.1 Students must adhere to clause 47(1) of the IPTS (Private 

higher learning institutions) Act 1996 that prohibits: 

(a) 

An individual, while being a student of a private higher 

learning institution, from becoming a member or having 

alliances with any political party, labour union, establishment, 

association, organisation, body or group, unless permission 

has been granted by the Chief Registrar of the IPTS: 


(i) 

(ii) 

(b) 

(i) 

(ii) 

whether or not it was established under any law and 

whether in or out of Malaysia 

Establishments, associations, organisations, bodies or groups 

of students of private higher learning institutions from having 

alliances or any other relations with any political party, labour 

union, organisation, body or group, unless permission has 

been granted by the Chief Registrar of the IPTS: 

whether or not it was established under any law; and 

whether in or out of Malaysia. 

( c ) An individual, while being a student of a private higher learning 

institution, and any establishment, association, organisation, 

body or student group of private higher learning institutions 

that states or does anything that can be considered as: 

(i) 

showing support or sympathy to or objections against any 

political party or labour union or


(ii) 

showing support or sympathy to any illegal establishment, 

association, organisation, body or group. 

8.33 Illegal groups 

8.33.1 A student is not allowed to establish or become a member of 

or have alliances in any way with any illegal groups such as 

gangs or other groups of a similar nature within or outside the 

campus. 


I. Publications 

8.34 Document publication 

8.34.1 A student and an establishment, body or student group 

cannot publish, share or distribute any documents within or 

outside the campus without prior written approval from the 

UniKL. 

8.34.2 A student is not allowed to do live or recorded broadcasting 

illegally. 

8.34.3 A student or an establishment, body or student group IS 

NOT ALLOWED to publish, share or distribute any brochures, 

leaflets (pamphlets) or publications that contain slander, 

instigations or grievances, including but not limited to 

electronic publications in the internet, against UniKL or UniKL 

Residents. 

8.34.4 Dissemination of information through facilities such as e-mail 

and the Internet that are provided by UniKL must adhere to 

the UniKL Code. 

8.34.5 No student, and no organisation, body or group of students, 

shall: 

a) make or cause to be made or do any act towards making or 

causing to be made; or 

b) fly, exhibit, display or in any manner make use of or cause to 

be flown, exhibited, displayed or in any manner made use of, or, 

c) own or have in his or its possession, custody or control; any 

flag, banner, placard, poster, emblem or other device which is 

conducive to the promotion of immorality, indiscipline, 

disorder, disobedience or contravention of these Code. 

8.34.6 No student and no organisation, body or group of students 

shall publish distribute or circulate any document within or


outside UniKL Campus provided however the Dean or its 

representative authorised in writing, may give the consent for 

such publication subject only to the conditions that may be 

imposed as the Dean or its representative deems fit for such 

particular consent. 

The permission required under this rule shall be in addition to 

any license, permit or any other form of authorisation which 

may be required under any other written law. 

8.35 Other Matters 

8.35.1 Students are not allowed to conduct any business activities 

within campus premises without prior approval. 

8.35.2 Students are obligated to report an illness that is contagious 

and dangerous, to the Medical Officer of UniKL. Failure to do 

so shall tantamount to a breach of this Code. 

8.35.3 Students shall not hinder or disturb any teaching, learning, 

research, administration or any activities that are being 

conducted under the directive or with the approval of UniKL. 

8.35.4 Any act of contravention with any current laws of Malaysia 

including any by laws, enactments or statutes passed by the 

Malaysian Parliament or regulation imposed by the Malaysian 

authorities by any student shall tantamount to an offence 

under this Code. In furtherance thereof, any act by any 

student that may in any reasonable person’s opinion is 

uncommon with the natural act of any reasonable person 

shall also be determined as an offence under this Code. 


8.35.5 Any act of criminal in nature penalised under the Penal Code 

(F.M.S. Cap. 45) (Act 574) or the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1952 

shall tantamount to a major offence. 

8.36 Compoundable offences 

8.36.1 Violation of rules in the Student Code of Conduct that 

originates from committing offences under the following 

clauses: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

Attire 

Personal hygiene and grooming 

Smoking 

Making noise that could cause disturbance


(e) 

(f) 

Campus cleanliness 

Student pass 

(g) Traffic 

shall subject to a compoundable offence. 


8.36.2 UniKL Authorities is authorised to compound any student for 

breach of any of the offences relating to the above 

immediately in the event such breach is committed within the 

sight or hearing of the UniKL Authorities. 

8.36.3 For the purpose of immediate compounding by UniKL 

Authorities regulated under 8.36.2 above, all compounds 

issued by any of the UniKL Authorities shall be made via a 

prescribed form and upon issuance of such form containing 

details of the offender, nature of the offence, time and date, 

the student or offender so compounded shall acknowledge 

such form and pay to UniKL Authorities the prescribed fine. 

8.36.4 In the event the student shall be a repeat offender of any of 

the compoundable offences or that the student shall be an 

offender to any of the compoundable offences for more than 3 

times, the student shall be referred by UniKL Authorities to 

the DAC. 

9.0 PRINCIPLE FOR DETERMINING WRONGDOING 

In determining whether a wrongdoing has been proven or not, the 

principle of “innocent until proven guilty” is used. 

10.0 PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION 

When Chairman of the Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC) receives a 

report from any UniKL Authorities or Examination Secretariat or Police or 

others (incident report) regarding a disciplinary misconduct or a violation 

of any rule or finds that a student has committed an offence, the DAC 

shall immediately inform the Disciplinary Action Committee Secretariat 

(DACS) to record such report. DAC shall reside to ascertain the type of 

offence, whether minor or major or serious major. 

10.1 Disciplinary action procedures for misconduct 

10.1.1 When the DAC has established a prima facie for disciplinary 

misconduct case by a student, the DAC shall decide the 

category of the offence. 

10.1.2 In the event the offence is an offence compoundable under 

section 8.36.4 of this Code, the DAC may immediately decide 

or impose appropriate sanction, subject always to the guilty 

plea by the offender.


10.1.3 However, in the event the offence is such that it is not 

compoundable under Section 8.36, the DAC shall instruct the 

DACS to issue a letter to the said alleged offender and/or 

student to attend the DAC hearing. If the alleged offender 

shall plea guilty then an appropriate sanction will be imposed. 

If the said student shall plea not guilty then the case shall 

proceed to a trial. 

10.1.4 DACS shall notify the alleged offender the time and date for 

the trial and shall act as secretary and recording officer during 

the trial. 

10.1.5 If the accused/student does not attend the hearing or 

questioning session when asked to do so, the session will be 

proceeded without the student. 

10.1.6 In a DAC hearing session, the accused student has the right 

to bring any evidence, witness, a friend or a representative 

from the Student Representative Council to help him/her in 

the questioning session. The accused student or his/her 

assistant must be given the opportunity to question any 

witness on his/her own behalf or on behalf of the accused 

student. No documented testimonials can be used against 

the accused unless he/she had already been given a copy 

of the document or had already been granted access to it. 

The chairman of the Disciplinary Action Committee must 

ensure that the panel proceedings are conducted in an 

amicable manner. 


10.1.7 The accused student shall be granted a grace period of 2 

weeks after the decision made by the DAC to appeal 

regarding the matter to the Appeal Committee. 

10.1.8 The Appeal Committee may reconsider the decision made by 

the DAC to re-classify the misconduct from a minor to a major 

offence or vice-versa if there are valid reasons 

10.1.9 to do so and/or reconsider the decision for the punishment 

and/or the outcome of the trial. 

10.1.9 Notwithstanding herein stated, in the event the charge for 

the alleged offender indicates the punishment of suspension 

or dismissal, the findings by DAC of the trial shall be 

forwarded to the Disciplinary Council (DC) for decision. DC 

may proceed with the recommendation of the DAC or 

otherwise recall all proceeding records for examination and 

recall witnesses and the DACS for confirmation.


10.1.10 Upon satisfaction therefrom, the DC shall decide either to 

dismiss or to recommend other punishment to DAC. All of the 

DC’s findings and decision shall be recorded by the Disciplinary 

Council Secretariat (DCS). 


10.1.11 In the event DC shall endorse the recommendation of DAC or 

the DC is satisfied that the punishment for such offence by 

the alleged offender shall be dismissal, DC shall instruct DCS 

to immediately issue a suspension or dismissal and/or 

expulsion notice to the offender. 

10.1.12 The offender is given a grace period of 2 weeks after the 

decision made by the DAC to appeal regarding the matter to 

the Appeal Committee at UniKL branch campus level. 

(Excluding suspension and dismissal cases). 

10.1.13 The offender is given a grace period of 2 weeks after the 

decision made by the DC to appeal regarding the matter to 

the Appeal Council at the UniKL Chancellery. (Only for 

suspension and dismissal cases). 

10.2 Disciplinary action procedures for misconduct 

For the procedures for the offences stated below, the following steps will 

be taken in addition to the existing procedures for disciplinary action. 

When a student or DAC Secretariat receives a statement of 

acknowledgement from any UniKL authorities or Examination Secretariat 

or Police or others that there is strong evidence that the accused 

student had committed the offence, the university can immediately 

suspend the student from all activities for two (2) weeks, while waiting 

for the case to be brought to the DAC and for a decision to be made on 

the punishment. The DAC must convene and come to a decision as 

quickly as possible after the 2 weeks suspension period. If the student is 

convicted, the mandatory punishment which is expulsion from the 

university should be recommended or issued to The Disciplinary Council. 

The cases that fall under this category are: 

Indecent behaviour 

To be pregnant or cause pregnancy out of wedlock. 

Actions that endanger own life or life of others 

Does anything that endangers the life and safety of his/her own or others


Use of Violence 

o 

A student in any establishment, body or student group is 

prohibited from performing, organising, managing or helping to 

conduct, or joining in any activity that involves violence, black-mail, 

molest, disturbance of peace and so on towards any party, student 

or non-student, within or outside the campus. 

o 

o 

o 

o 

Involved directly or indirectly in any ragging or bullying or abusive 

activities or anything similar to it within or outside the campus. 

Employ violence, attack or threaten to attack or cause injury or 

threaten to cause injury to any UniKL residents or non-residents 

within the UniKL premises. 

Rioting or behaving wildly or quarrelling or fist fighting or fighting or 

using physical violence on any UniKL residents anywhere or on nonresidents 

within UniKL premises. 

Outrage the modesty or attempt to outrage the modesty of, any 

party within campus premises or UniKL residents anywhere, or nonresidents 

within the campus premises. 

Drugs and poisons 


o 

o 

Possesses, or supervises, or is control of any drugs or poisons. Drugs 

are defined according to the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. 

Gives, supplies, distributes or offers or makes preparation to give, 

supply, distribute or offer any kind of drugs or poisons to any person. 

Weapons and dangerous substances 

Possesses, or supervises, or is control of any dangerous weapons 

or explosive substances. Weapons are defined according to the Fire 

Arms Act 1971. 

Demonstration 

Be involved in any activity or displaying any behaviour within or outside 

UniKL campus that could ruin the good name of UniKL including 

attending political rallies or demonstration or involve in any group, legal or 

illegal, that may cause embarrassment to UniKL or any of its staff and 

students


Illegal groups 

A student is not allowed to establish or become a member of or have 

alliances in any way with any illegal groups such as gangs or other 

groups of a similar nature within or outside the campus. 

Police Case 


Any act of criminal in nature penalised under the Penal Code (F.M.S. 

Cap. 45) (Act 574) or Dangerous Drug Act, 1952 shall tantamount to a 

major offence. 

11.0 DISCIPLINARY ACTION 

For misconduct classified as a minor offence: 

The DAC can issue the following actions: 

a. Warning or Final Warning 

Warning or Final Warning is defined as a verbal statement or 

admonition uttered or written to a student regarding his/her 

misconduct. A written statement of the warning will be issued 

to the student soon after. 

b. Reference to Counselor 

The DAC can refer the student to the Counselor for a counseling 

session if they fill that the student requires monitoring. 

c. Fine / Penalty 

The DAC can impose a penalty on a student according to the 

Penalty Amount which is approved by the UniKL. (Refer to 

Penalty System) 

d. Hostel Removal 

The DAC can revoke the student rights to use the residential 

facilities. 

For misconduct classified as a major offence: 

The DAC can impose on a student, any one of the following or a combination 

of any of the following punishments: 

a. Fine not exceeding five hundred Ringgit (RM500.00) 

If the punishment imposed on a student is in the form of a fine, then the 

DAC will state the amount of the fine, which the student should pay within 

the set period.


b. Payment for cost of damages caused to the university’s 

facilities or to a third party that is claiming from the 

university 

The DAC will decide on the compensation amount after examining the 

said damages. 

c. Withdrawal of usage rights to UniKL facilities 

The DAC will state the period and the terms of withdrawal of 

usage rights to any or all of the facilities provided by UniKL. 

d. Community Service not exceeding 100 hours 

The DAC will decide on the total number of service hours 

based on the degree of seriousness of the offence committed 

by the student. 

e. Suspension from the UniKL academic programme 

The DAC will decide on the period and type of suspension from 

the UniKL academic programme. 

f. Expulsion from UniKL 


Expulsion is defined as the complete removal from the UniKL 

academic programme, which means that the affected student 

can no longer continue with his/her study at UniKL or join in 

any activities that are conducted in UniKL. For this Dismissal 

and suspension cases, the DAC must recommend the case to 

the Disciplinary Council. 

12.0 APPEALS AGAINST DISCIPLINARY ACTION 

12.1 A student who is not satisfied with the disciplinary action or punishment 

served on him by DAC can appeal in writing to the Appeal Committee or 

the Dean within fourteen (14) days from the date of receipt of the letter 

conveying the decision. 

12.2 A student who is not satisfied with the disciplinary action or 

punishment (suspension and dismissal) served on him by DC can 

appeal in writing to the Appeal Council or the President of UniKL within 

fourteen (14) days from the date of receipt of the letter conveying the 

decision. 

12.3 When an appeal is received by the Dean, he/she must instruct the 

Appeal Committee to prepare all supporting documents related with the 

case and conduct the appeal meeting within 5 working days.


12.4 The Dean will make a decision based on the recommended review by 

the Appeal Committee on the previous punishment. 

12.5 When an appeal is received by the President, he/she must instruct the 

Appeal Council to prepare all supporting documents related with the 

suspension and dismissal case and conduct the appeal meeting within 5 

working days. 


12.6 The President will make a decision based on the recommended review 

by the Appeal Council on the previous punishment. 

12.7 The decision made by the Appeal Committee and Appeal Council are 

final. 

This Code was approved by the Management of Universiti Kuala Lumpur 

on 10 January 2003 with the latest amendments on 7 December 2009


Appendix A 

STUDENT DECLARATION 

Date:………………………… 

The President / Chief Executive officer 

Universiti Kuala Lumpur 

1016, Jalan Sultan Ismail 

50250 Kuala Lumpur 

Dear Sir, 

I as named below declare that I: 

1. understand, appreciate, and will comply with all regulations stipulated 

in this University Rules and Regulations (URR) handbook. 

2. am responsible and will be proactive in obtaining guidance and 

advice from the lecturers, Student Academic Advisors, Co-ordinators, 

Section Heads, administrative staff and the Administration of Institutes 

for any form of predicaments. 

3. will take appropriate actions pertaining to the stipulated regulations 

stated in this University Rules and Regulations (URR) handbook which 

are (and not limited to): 

STUDENT DECLARATIION 

a) to fulfill all the academic requirements stipulated in the curriculum of 

the Academic Programme enrolled at the UniKL; 

b) to attend lectures/practical training/industrial training/practicum/ 

clinical training specified by the University. 

c) to complete the registration exercises in the programme enrolled 

within the specified time; 

d) to pay the stipulated amount of the University’s fees within the 

stipulated time. 

4. will be responsible to fulfill all requirements of my academic programme 

and of my own progress towards the completion of those requirements. 

5. will avoid reproducing or imitating closely the work and/or opinion of 

others obtained through prints or electronic materials without 

acknowledging or disclosing their source(s).


6. have read and understood the contents of the Universiti Kuala Lumpur’s 

Universiti Rules and Regulations Handbook and wholeheartedly agree to 

abide by all the rules and prohibitions as stated in the manual. 

7. promised to abide by all further directives or prohibitions that are 

issued from time to time by the UniKL authorities throughout my period of 

study here. 

8. am aware and understand that disciplinary action can be taken against 

me, if I am found to have committed any offence as detailed in the UniKL 

Student Code of Conduct. 

STUDENT DECLARATIION 

Thank you. 

Yours faithfully 

…………………………. 

(signature) 

Name :………………………………………………. 

Identity Card No : ……………………………………………………….. 

Programme :……………………………………………….………………..

UNIVERSITY RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK

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