2.3 Waiver for Islamic Ethics Non-Muslim students are exempted from taking Islamic Ethics course but they can register for the course if they so desire. Otherwise, they will have to take a replacement course of Business Ethics to fulfil the graduation requirements.
2.4 Pre-requisites of Courses Students with an Unsatisfactory grade (U) in “Financial Management” in first year will not be allowed to take higher level courses in this area in the second year. Students with an Unsatisfactory grade (U) in “Managerial Accounting” will not be allowed to take “Management Control Systems” in the second year.
2.5 Cross-Programme Registration MBA students are allowed to enrol in preapproved courses offered in other schools of LUMS. These courses will be counted towards their MBA graduation requirements. Only those students who satisfy pre-defined criteria for enrolment will be allowed to register for these courses. The list of pre-approved courses will be available with the Programme Coordination Office. 5 In lieu of one MBA course each student can take only two elective courses of 300 level or more in the quarter running parallel to the MBA Term.
2.6 Additional Courses in Second Year Only those students, who are on the Dean’s Honour List, will be allowed to take more than the required number of elective courses in a term in the second year. The grades for additional courses will count towards the overall average grade for determining the Dean’s Honour List at the time of graduation.
2.7 Programme and Instructor Evaluation At the end of each term or on the completion of a course, each student is asked to fill a course and instructor evaluation form. The forms should be filled out with great care as they help improve the quality of courses offered and the Programme as a whole.
2.8 Examination Policy The Programme Coordination Office allocates auditoriums and specific seats. There is at least one invigilator in each auditorium and students are required to pay close attention to the instructions of the invigilator. The instructor determines the duration of an exam and no extension in the time is given. If any instructor wishes to have an exam of more than 4 hours then permission of Associate Dean, SDSB is required. Disobeying invigilators’ instructions or misbehaving with them is taken very seriously. This is considered a Values and Ethics offence with serious consequences. During an examination, a student may not leave the auditorium without the permission of the invigilator. Only one person can go out of the room at a time. No question papers or answer books are to be taken out of the examination room during the examination. Students are required to take examinations as scheduled. Generally there are no make-up exams. For missed exams due to extreme emergencies, refer to make-up Exam Policy – Section
EXPLANATION OF GRADES IN THE MBA PROGRAMME
- D* Distinction the student’s performance was outstanding and of exceptional merit.
- HP High Pass the student’s performance was excellent and exceeded the expected standard of the course.
- P+ Pass Plus the student’s performance was good and met the expected standard of the course.
- P Pass the student’s performance met the expected standard of the course.
- P- Pass Minus the student’s performance barely met the expected standard of the course.
- LP Low Pass the student’s performance was poor and below the expected standard of the course.
- U* Unsatisfactory the student’s performance was unacceptable.
- I Incomplete the student did not attend the required minimum number of class sessions.
- W Withdrawn the student withdrew from the Programme.
* D and U are absolute grades. The other grades, i.e. HP, P+, P, P- and LP, are awarded on the basis of relative performance. Note: RL on the grades-slip stands for Result Later. After the result of the course is announced, a revised grade-slip is issued to the student.