Important University Regulations
1.	Duration of Studies: 12 Semesters (6 Years) Full Time students must complete their studies within 12 semesters. Students who cannot complete their studies (graduate) within 12 semesters will be required to discontinue their studies. For details, please refer to article in GENERAL in General Regulations Governing Bachelor's Degree Programmes
2.	Course Enrollment Students are responsible for their own correct enrolment records. Students should check their enrolment records, study plans and perform their own self grad checks. Please note: · Students cannot graduate if they do not fulfill the requirements (required courses and credits) of the study program. · Students cannot enroll in courses if tuition fee is outstanding. If tuition fee is settled after the deadline for the tuition fee payment, enrollment for the student during the enrollment period may be delayed. · Students shall not be allowed to take courses where lecture-time schedules conflict. · If a course is being offered (regardless of which semester), students cannot use another course to replace it. If necessary, students may need to delay their graduation to wait for the required course to be offered in the next semester or academic year. · Requests to add or drop courses after Add/Drop period will not be allowed, · Enrolment records cannot be changed after course confirmation period. o For courses taken which are not enrolled in – NO GRADE WILL BE GIVEN. o For courses not attended but not dropped – F GRADE WILL BE GIVEN. o W grade will be given for courses approved by the Dean to be dropped after Course Confirmation Period. For details, please refer to article in COURSE ENROLMENT in General Regulations Governing Bachelor's Degree Programmes
3.	Absent from Classes: BAN FROM FINAL EXAM FOR STUDENTS WITH ABSENCES OF MORE THAN 20% A student who is absent without applying for leave of absence from a course for more than 20% of its scheduled teaching periods in the aggregate will not be allowed to take the final examination and will receive a failing grade for that course. For details, please refer to article in ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCE in General Regulations Governing Bachelor's Degree Programmes
4.	Discontinuation of Studies Students will be required to discontinue their studies if: · They have failed two-thirds of the credit units for courses taken in two consecutive registered semesters will normally be required to discontinue their studies. · They have a cumulative GPA below 1.70 in any three consecutive registered semesters. For details, please refer to article in DISCONTINUATION OF STUDIES in General Regulations Governing Bachelor's Degree Programmes
5.	Arrangement of Classes and Examination during Typhoons and Rainstorms click here for more information
Important Information about FBA Bachelor Degree Program
1.	POLICY ON TAKING 7 COURSES Please click here to read new guidelines
2.	Policy for Transfer of Faculty/Major/Specialization (for B0 intake onwards) Please click here to read new guidelines
3.	Progression of Status For students admitted into the Bachelor Degree Program in FBA on September 1st 2009 or after, the progression from Year One to Year Four is according to credits earned. (For A9-B0 intake)Please click here to read new guidelines (For B1 intake or after) Please click here to read new guidelines
4.	Request for Leave Students who are sick, representing the University or Macao in activities or mourning for relatives can apply for leave. Approved leave will not be counted as absence from classes. Please note, other personal reason may not be approved as justified reason for leave.
5.	Processing of Graduations Students should check the BBA Academic Calendar to see when BBA Graduations are submitted to Registry for the University Senate’s approval. Due to the graduation checking and approval process, students should expect that their graduations will be completed at least one and a half months after the Final Examination Period. Please note: graduations may be delayed if students do not complete necessary applications, such as Course Waivers, N Codes to G Codes or Major Declarations before FBA General Office process Graduation Checks.
6.	Appeals from Discontinuation of Studies Appeals from students who have been discontinued from studies may not be entertained. If a student encounters a problem (such as a sickness) during the semester that prevents them from performing well in their studies, they should defer their studies immediately. Students who appeal after being discontinued from studies due to poor performance for a reason that was not reported in good time may not be entertained.
7.	Deferment of Studies Students will not be allowed to defer studies for the semester after the semester has ended. If a student encounters a problem (such as a sickness) during the semester that prevents them from performing well in their studies, they should defer their studies immediately. Students who apply for deferment of studies following a poor performance for a reason that was not reported in good time may not be entertained.
8.	No Resit Exams will be approved for students taking FBA courses. Students failing FBA courses will need to repeat them in the next available semester.
9.	Major Declaration and Graduation from Approved Major in BBA Program Students will only be allowed to graduate from the major they had been approved to enter. Even though a student has a final cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above and completes all the required courses from a major that they had not been approved to enter, they WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO GRADUATE FROM THAT MAJOR. Students wishing to change majors must apply for it and be officially approved. Please note, students can only be approved to change their major once.