All students are subject to the university’s academic policies and regulations. Students are responsible to ensure that they meet the university and degree requirements in addition to meeting the academic deadlines.
1 Academic Year
The Academic year at LUMS comprises two regular semesters, the Fall and Spring semesters. Each semester is of 16 weeks, comprising 15 teaching weeks including reading and review period and a final examination week. The Fall semester begins in end-August and lasts through late-December, while the Spring semester commences from mid-January and ends in late-May. The Summer semester is optional and is of 8 weeks’ duration, comprising 7 teaching weeks including reading and review period and one week for final examinations. It is a special accelerated semester with twice the contact hours per week compared to a regular semester.
2 Student Categories
The students are categorised according to the number of credits earned as follows:
2.1 BA/BSc (Honours) and BS Programmes*
CATEGORY CREDIT HOURS EARNED
Freshman 0 – 30
Sophomore 31 – 60
Junior 61 – 94
Senior 95 – 130 or above
2.2 B.A. - LL.B (Honours) Programme*
CATEGORY CREDIT HOURS EARNED
Freshman 0 – 30
Sophomore 31 – 62
1st Year Law 63 – 94
2nd Year Law 95 – 130
3rd Year Law 131– 162 or above
*For transfer students, the number of credit hours transferred to LUMS is counted towards the credit hours completed. This grand total, i.e. the number of credit hours transferred and those completed at LUMS are used in determining the student category.
3 Undergraduate Programme Policies
Students are required to make/follow a study plan in consultation with their faculty advisors, in order to complete their degree and major requirements.
The graduation requirements are:
• Students in the undergraduate programme need to successfully complete at least 130 credit hours for the BA/BSc (Honours) programme, 130 to 136 credit hours for the BS programme, and 162 credit hours for the B.A. - LL.B (Honours) programme in order to graduate.
• Complete all the requirements of at least one major/degree programme.
• Complete all LUMS courses satisfying degree requirements with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00.
• Be a student in good academic and disciplinary standing and not involved in any kind of investigation.