ASIAN UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH

General Academic Information

The Semester System and Academic Calendar

The semester system has been adopted instead of a yearly system. There are three semesters in an academic year. Each semester is of 4 months duration, which is divided into 14 weeks for instruction, 2 weeks for examination, grading and results.

Semesters	Duration
Spring	January - April
Summer	May - August
Fall	September - December

The Credit Hour System

The credit hour system has been adopted in the academic programs of AUB. The credit hour system provides flexibility of the students to proceed according to their capabilities and interests. In this system, a student needs to complete a requited number of credit hours for a program in which the number of credit hours for in different semesters depends on the student's choice and ability. One credit hour implies one lecture hour of study per week for a semester. Usually a course has 3 credit hours.

The Evaluation System

The evaluation is based on
(1) a final examination
(2) a mid-term test
(3) quizzes
(4) assignments
The exact distribution of marks may vary from course to course.

Letter-Grading

The following letter grading is followed:

Marks Obtained out of 100	Letter Grades	Grade point Equivalent	Remarks
90-100	A	4.0	Excellent
80-89	B+	3.5	Very Good
70-79	B	3.0	Good
60-69	C+	2.5	Satisfactory
50-59	C	2.0	Pass
40-49	D	1.7	Provisional Pass
00-39	F	0.0	Fail

Two kinds of Grade Point Average (GPA) are used at AUB: the Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). The SGPA is computed by dividing the total earned grade points by the number of credit hours attempted in a given semester. The earned grade points are computed by multiplying the value of the grade point equivalent of the corresponding letter grade by the number of credit hours for the course (e.g. a student earning a 'B' grade in a 3 credit hours course earns 9.00 grade points). The CGPA is computed by dividing the total earned grade points in all AUB courses by the number of credit hours attempted at AUB.

The results are determined as follows: CGPA Class

3.5-4.0	First Class
3.00-3.49	Second Class (Upper)
2.5-2.99	Second Class
2.0-2.49	Third Class
0.0-1.99	Fail

Medium of Instruction

English is used as the medium of instruction. The first semester is reserved for remedial courses in order to improve English proficiency of the students.

ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION

Admission Related Correspondence

All correspondence related to admission should be made to:

The Registrar
Asian University of Bangladesh
The Students may also contact AUB's Uttara Campus at the following address: House #9, Road#5, Sector #7, Uttara, Dhaka

or

The School of Business, Asian University of Bangladesh,
Road # 12/A, House # 72, (New) Dhanmondi, Dhaka.

All inquiries in person may be made to any of the officers in charge at the AUB office.

For the Rajshahi campus:

Asian University of Bangladesh
Rajshahi Campus
House : C/691, Birshreshta Sahid Jahangir Sarani
Talaimari, Rajshahi

Admission Procedure

Students should follow the following steps for admission and registration:
i) Collect application form and AUB Catalogue by paying Tk. 200.00 from the AUB office.
ii) Fill in the application form. Incomplete form(s) will not be considered.
iii) Sit for the Admission Test (written & oral) at the scheduled date and time.
iv) Successful candidates are required to complete the registration by paying fees in the form of bank draft or pay order for admission or by paying directly to the designated AUB bank accounts upon advice by AUB Accounts Department.
iv) Get the ID and library cards and then follow all instructions from time to time.

Readmission

A student who discontinues active enrollment without being granted leave of absence or does not return to active study after expiry of any granted leave of absence will lose his status as a regular student and will have to apply for readmission. (See 6.5 below).