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The University of
Lahore admits students whose educational background is sound and can obtain
success in higher education.
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Applications
received for admission to study programs are reviewed by the Business
School.
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The applicants are
subjected to an admission test, on the basis of which their merit is
determined and those who fulfill the standard set by the School are admitted
to the desired course.
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The test is of the
same standard as of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), held for admission to
universities in North America. Minimum qualification for admission to the
University in undergraduate programs is FA/FSc/ICS/I.COM/A Level or
equivalent, as dictated by the requirements of each degree. Minimum
qualification for post graduate studies is graduation or equivalent.
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The School operates
main and annexed semesters each year as dictated by each degree program.
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The admissions are
made at the beginning of each semester.
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In each semester,
students can choose load of courses; between 15-25 credits.
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Students are also
admitted to the University on transfer from other institutions provided they
fulfill minimum requirements and criteria set out for this purpose.
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The University also
organizes special academic certification and development training programs.
These programs include the training of business managers and working
executives. Such programs are available throughout the year. Fee structure
is affordable to enable those with limited financial means to have access to
these programs.
Admission
Procedures
Regular Degree Bound Students
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Applications for
admission are invited at the beginning of each semester.
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Students are
required to apply on a prescribed Admission Form available along with the
package of information about the University from the Admission Office of the
School or the University.
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Independent
enquiries can be made from the Director of the Institute before submitting
the application.
Eligibility
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Eligibility criteria
for each program appear in the advertisements and are also described in the
information package.
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The cost of the
information packages is Rs.400 non-refundable.
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All applicants are
subjected to entry test designed in accordance with the standards of the
SAT.
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Admission is granted
on merit on the basis of aggregate percentage of marks obtained in the last
examination and the entry test.
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Each student,
admitted on merit, is expected to take the full load of courses prescribed
for the semester. All full time undergraduate students are to take minimum
number of 3 courses in each semester.
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Letters of admission
to students admitted to the program are issued by the office of the Dean.
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The letters of
admission not only announce the admission of the applicant, but also spell
out the program of orientation, registration, enrolment, fee structure and
launching date of classes.
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Only students who
have completed all the formalities and deposited their fees on the
prescribed date are eligible to attend the classes.
Entry Test
The University of Lahore admits students whose educational background is
sound and who can achieve success in higher education. Applications received
for admission to various programs are reviewed by the concerned departments.
The applicants are also subjected to an admission test. The final merit is
determined on the basis of past academic performance, score obtained in the
admission test and performance, in the interview. The test is of the same
standard as of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for undergraduate studies and
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for graduate studies.
Orientation
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The orientation of
students, admitted to the University is held on a specified date notified in
the advertisement and the information package.
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The orientation
session begins with a general assembly addressed by the Rector and Deans of
Management Sciences.
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Subsequently,
students admitted to programs are given further orientation by the Academic
Advisor and the Director of the Program.
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During the
orientation, students may contact senior students to seek information on
various counts related with activities of the University, and its academic
programs.
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The School
designates a group of student leaders with whom contacts can be made by
fresh students. Their names and place where they will receive fresh students
is notified on the notice board.
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On the orientation
day, students are introduced to the faculty and are allowed to visit the
campus of the School and the University.
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The campus can also
be visited during week days except Sundays after contacting the Office of
the Academic Director.
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Students can visit
Admission Counselor to seek any information about their academic program. .
Students are encouraged to bring their parents during the orientation
program.
Readmission
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Students who make an
initial enrolment but do not join the following semester will have one year
valid admission status provided they left in good standing and have not
attended another college since leaving the University.
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After one semester,
students in good standing and with no college work since leaving the School
may reactivate their admission status by completing Readmission Form.
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Students who leave
the University in good standing and subsequently take additional college
work must complete a readmission form and have official transcripts sent
from each institution attended. The readmission decision will be made under
existing transfer of admission standards.
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Students dismissed
from University shall not be eligible for readmission.
STUDENT FEES
Period of Application
The fees and costs identified in this package pertain to the academic year
2006-2007 and are subject to change by the Business School.
Admission Validation Deposit
Each student is required to submit admission application on a prescribed
form after depositing an amount of Rs. 4OO/ in the name of the Institute of
Accountancy and Finance. The cost of application also includes the cost of
information package.
Admission / Registration /
Enrolment Fees
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All students
admitted to the Business School are charged a one time fee of Rs.
15000/13000 for Graduate and Rs. 15000 / 19500 postgraduate courses as
admission/Registration fee.
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In addition to the
registration fees, which are a one time charge, at the time of admission,
enrolment fee of Rs.500 will be charged from each student, at the beginning
of each new semester.
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Registration and
enrolment fees shall be payable by transfer students as well as those who
are re-admitted after having discontinued their studies at the university.
University and Exemption Fees
The fees to be charged are described in the Fee Schedule on page 33.
Examination Fee
Every undergraduate or graduate student is required to deposit a sum of
Rs.500 as examination fee for each course.
Late Registration Fee
A late fee of Rs.3,000 is charged from a student who applies for
registration after the expiry of the officially notified date. This fee is
not applicable to those students completing the drop out or adds procedure,
according to the notified procedure.
Late Add Fee
A late add fee of Rs.25 per day is charged from those students who have not
deposited their fee on the notified date.
Student Activity Fee
The student activity fee is used for promoting extracurricular activities of
students, study tours, conferences, seminars and sports, among others. A fee
of Rs.500 per student per semester is charged both from undergraduate and
graduate students.
Classification
as resident and non-resident student
Resident Students
Student classification as a resident for the purpose of assessing tuition
fees is determined by the following policy as approved by the Board of
Governors:
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A resident student
must have Pakistan nationality supported by a domicile for any part of
Pakistan.
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A student domiciled
in Pakistan must have a domicile of the areas of his/her residence, at the
time of applying for admission.
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An alien lawfully
admitted to permanent residence in Pakistan and who has obtained his/her
spouse, and children's permanent visa, and who have met the other
requirements for being a resident, may register as a resident student.
Non-Resident Students
Non-Resident students, include expatriate Pakistanis, resident in foreign
countries.
Financial Assistance
and Scholarships
The University of Lahore is keen that children who show high merit and have
limited financial means should be able to enter into higher education and
complete their studies. Accordingly, the School has designed a Financial
Assistance Program which includes the categories: (a) financial assistance
and Qarz-e-Hasna, and (b) scholarships.
Financial Assistance
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The number of
financial assistantship vary from institute/school for which announcement is
made by each institute/school separately.
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The application for
financial assistance may be made on the prescribed form, and submitted to
the registrar at the beginning of each semester.
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Each case of
financial assistance shall be scrutinized by the Dean or committee of the
Institute/school appointed for this purpose.
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Final Decision in
each case shall be made by the Dean. Generally those students who have shown
high academic performance in their studies shall be eligible for
continuation of awards.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available in some subjects, the conditions for which are
described by the Institute/School for time to time. For information in this
regard, correspondence may be made with the Dean of the Institute/School.
Continuation of Financial Aid
Students who will avail concessions in tuition fee on the ground of
financial hardships will be required to maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA.
Failure on this account will make them ineligible for any financial aid.
Refund Policy
Fee/charges once paid will not be refunded.
GENERAL
INFORMATION AND ACADEMIC REGULATIONS
General Information
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This information
package is published periodically, usually after an interval of two years.
For postal services, contact The University of Lahore, City Campus 47/C3,
Gulberg III Lahore.
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Copies of this
information package are also available at The University of Lahore, main
campus, and the Institute of Business Administration and Technology (IBADAT),
Ibadat Plaza, Blue Area, Islamabad, from 9 am to 6 pm.
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The provisions of
this package include policies, rules, codes, regulations and any other
information with regard to academic programs issued by the University from
time to time. The university reserves the right to withdraw, revoke and/or
cancel an admission decision for any reason, and at any time, it deems
warranted. This right shall be applicable also in cases when the University
receives authentic information about misstatement of an applicant, after
admission decision is made. The University of Lahore reserves the right to
change, delete, or add to requirements, procedures, and/or other provisions
at any time without prior notice. Such changes may include modification, and
discontinuation of programs as well as modification or discontinuation of
specific courses.
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Student affected by
such decisions will be advised by the University on the various options
available for completing the degree program.
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The University of
Lahore also reserves the right regarding dismissals, suspensions,
withdrawal, denials of requests or applications, cancellation and
impositions of holds on records of students and other administrative
decisions at all times.
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The academic
calendars are subject to change without notice.
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The University of
Lahore requires that all students demonstrate skills in reading, writing,
mathematics and computer literacy deemed appropriate and sufficient by the
University as conditions for the awarding of any degree. These conditions
may be met, at the discretion of the University, through regular courses of
study or special testing.
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The University works
under the supervisions of the Board of Governors and retains the right to
rescind any degree obtained improperly, that is, through misrepresentation,
incomplete or false information and/or violation of the university rules. In
such cases, before making any final decision to rescind a degree, however,
the university will provide to the student an opportunity to present his
case personally to the Board of Governs.
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The students of The
University of Lahore will be under obligation to comply with all the
requirements of the University whenever approved by a competent authority.
GRADING
X-Grade-Unofficial Withdrawal
The grade 'X' is used to indicate that a student has never attended a class
or has discontinued attendance and does not qualify for "I" grade. Grade 'X'
will be included in the computation of students' grade point average.
I-Grade-Incomplete
A temporary course grade is granted by an instructor when necessary absence
or other reasons prevent completion of course requirements by the end of the
semester or session. A student must be passing the course to be relieved of
an "I" grade. An 'I' grade is not given as a substitute for a failing or low
grade. An incomplete grade will convert to an 'X' grade if the course is not
completed within the next semester.
W-Grade-Official Withdrawal
A "W" grade is given in a course from which a student officially withdraws
at least one day prior to the last mid-term.
An-Audit
The symbol 'AUD' is used to indicate that a student has enrolled in a course
as an auditor, has attended at least three-fourth of the classes and
laboratory sessions, and has given evidence to the course instructor that
the role as auditor has been satisfactory. A student who registers for a
course as an auditor, with the permission of the instructor, is not eligible
to sit for examinations, earns no credit hours for the registration, and
pays full tuition fee. The student must enroll in the audit status at the
time of registration, and may not be transferred from the audit status after
course has begun.
Grade Change
A student who believes that an error has been made in the assignment of a
grade must initiate contact with the concerned administration office within
thirty days of the end of the semester for which the grade was assigned.
Failure to act within the specified time period will disqualify the student
from further consideration of the matter.
Honor Point
The number of honor points earned in a course is the number of semester
credit hours given by the course multiplied by the value of the letter grade
received.
Honor point deficiencies acquired in credits earned at the University of
Lahore cannot be made up by credits and honor points at another university.
Only credit hours are transferred from another university, neither grades
nor honor points.
Grade Point Average
A grade point average is obtained by dividing the total number of honor
points earned by the total number of semester hours completed. For example,
a total for forty-eight honor points earned in a semester by a student who
completed sixteen hours of course work gives a grade point average of 3.0
for the semester.
ACADEMIC
STANDARDS
Academic Standards
All graduate students must earn an overall grade point average of at least.
2 5 to satisfy progress towards the end. The students who do not obtain
minimum CGPA 2.5 will not be issued with transcript they will have to
improve their grades in the papers passed on low grades Good Standing: a
student is in good standing whenever his overall grade point average is at
least 2.5 Warning: whenever the grade point average for any enrolment period
is less than 2.5 but the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is 2.5 or
above, the student will be warned.
Probation:
if a student's CGPA falls below 2.5 the student will be placed on probation
for one semester.
Continued on probation: if the CGPA increases by 0.1 or more during the
semester of privation although still below (2.5) cumulative, the student
will be continued on probation for an additional enrolment period at the
discretion of the academic department holding the student's program.
Probation Removed: when the conditions of good standing are restored,
probation will be removed.
Dismissal:
Student who fails to increase his/her CGPA to 0.1 or better at the end of an
enrolment period of Probation or whose CGPA fails to reach 2.5 at the end of
an enrolment period of continued probation will be dismissed from the
University. Only the departmental head may allow the student to continue
considering his commitment to studies. Students who will be dismissed from
the University of Lahore will remain out for at least one full sixteen-week
semester. Dismissed students must apply for readmission through the normal
admission process. Student will get readmission application from the
admission office, which in turn will forward students readmission
application.
Appeal Procedure:
Upon appeal by the student, the program of academic unit admission body will
determine whether or not to grant "continued on probation status".
"Continued on probation status" must be granted to the student by the
program of academic unit admission body in order to register for next
semester courses, an Appeal must be initiated prior to the subsequent
semester's last day.
Repeated Courses: Any course in which a student is enrolled for more than
once is considered a repeated course. With the program advisor's approval,
the grade and credit earned in the repeated course will be included in
students' transcript.
Transfer Credits:
Transfer credit will be recorded on the Institutes/University's transcripts
"Credit" (CR) only and will not be calculated into the honor points earned
and the graduate grade point average at the Institute/University of Lahore
Grades and honor points do not transfer, only credit transfers. As a
consequence honor points deficiencies acquired in credits earned at the
Institute/University of Lahore cannot be made up by credits earned at
another institute/university. Grade Reports: At the completion of each
semester, students are issued official grade reports. The report contains
grades obtained in each course attempted. The grade report will be sent to
each student at the house address.
Attendance Policy:
The University has definite attendance policy for each course, which is
explained to the students at the time of orientation. Violation of these
regulations shall make the students liable to receive an "F" grade in the
course. Excused absences do not absolve students from the necessity of
fulfilling all course requirements.
Academic Integrity:
Academic integrity is a basic value for higher learning. Cheating in an
examination or submitting someone else's paper/work can violate academic
integrity, as one's own. In case of proven academic dishonesty the student
will receive a sanction which may include suspension or expulsion.
EXEMPTION SCHEME
A Student who has qualified any paper of a study program in the examinations
conducted by relevant professional body will be given exemption in that
paper.
All students seeking exemption under this scheme are required to apply on
prescribed form along with the fee and supporting documents to the Dean
before applying for registration as student of the Institute/University of
Lahore.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Students who have completed part of their study in another institution will
be accepted by the University of Lahore in accordance with the following
procedure:
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Each student
desirous to get admission on transfer basis shall submit an application on
the prescribed form along with original official transcript issued by the
previous institution(s).
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The transfer student
shall be interviewed by the committee headed by the Director of the
Institute to verify and explain part of the application materials.
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If the committee of
the institute is satisfied, the status of the transfer of student will be
notified by the Registrar.
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On receiving the
admission notice, the transfer student will be required to complete the
formalities of registration, enrolment and payment of fees.
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Only after payment
of fees a transfer student shall be entitled to attend classes.
DISCIPLINE
At the University of Lahore, we believe that good quality education has to
be supported by well¬ maintained discipline. Hence, the following actions on
campus will be strongly dealt with:
Smoking on Campus: any student reported smoking within the premises will be
fined at least Rs.2, 000. The maximum penalty will be expulsion of the
student from the roll of the University.
Use of Mobile Phone: students are not allowed to use mobile phones anywhere
on campus. The minimum penalty for using the mobile phone on premises is a
fine of Rs.1, 000 as well as confiscation of the phone set.
Violation of Dress Code: any student reported to have violated the dress
code, will be fined a minimum of Rs.1 00 for one time offence. On repeated
violation the fine will be increased to Rs.500.
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you would like to discuss any details covered in this brochure or, if you
require further information concerning our courses, please contact our
Program Director or Dean on + 92425870645-47
Website: www.uolcc.com
Email:
info@uolcc.com