I. Registration Procedures

The registration procedures involve two main stages for both regular and visiting students.

1. Advising/Selection of Courses: Students are assigned advising appointments with their academic advisors based on their earned credit hours. Students must consult with their advisors prior to registration in order to draw up the plan and get help with the registration.
2. Paying Fees: Students take the completed registration form signed by the advisor to the cashier’s office to pay the fees. No student is considered registered unless the fees are paid. Once fees are paid, the booked courses are confirmed. The student’s schedule will be sent to the student via UD e-mail

II. Registration Policies

1. Study Load
   The student’s study load in one academic term can range from a minimum of 6 credit hours to a maximum of 9 credit hours, as follows:
   1. Students who register for 9 credit hours are considered full-time students. Students who register for less than 9 credit hours (but not less than 6) are considered part-time students.
   2. When appropriate, the MBA Program Director may decrease or increase a student’s study load depending on their GPA. The MBA Program Director may approve an increase in a student’s study load to more than 6 hours if the student’s GPA was at least 3.0 at the end of the previous term or when the student is graduating in the same or the following term. The MBA Program Director may give approval for a student to register in less than 6 credit hours if it is considered that there is a valid reason for this.
   3. The maximum study load for students with an academic warning must not exceed 6 credit hours.
2. Registration Hold/Discontinuation
   • A student may be permitted to put a hold on his/her registration upon submitting a written request to the Registrar & Manager, Admission and Registration. The request will be accepted on condition that the student has been a regular student at UD for at least one term.
   • Students who do not register for a particular term and failed to make a request for Registration Hold are considered “Discontinued” in the Registry’s records.
   • A “Registration Hold” must not exceed two separate or consecutive terms during the entire period of study. This includes the terms from which the student has withdrawn without failure.
   • The request should be submitted in the first half of the term.
   • If the student’s “Discontinued” status exceeds two separate or consecutive terms then the student’s registration status will be considered “Cancelled.” The student may apply for re-registration upon approval from the CBA Dean and UD President, based on the recommendation of the MBA Program Director.
   • Courses credit over five years old will not be accepted in the program.
     
     In all cases, a list of all students who have requested “Registration Hold” is forwarded to the CBA Dean/Program Director
3. Drop & Add
   The Drop/Add period is for one week after the start of classes. During this period, students may Drop or Add course(s). Students who wish to do this should first consult their academic advisor and then complete the Drop & Add form. For more information, refer to the section titled Study Load.
4. Withdrawal (without failure) from Courses
   1. Students are permitted to withdraw from courses after submitting the appropriate Drop & Add form. However, they must maintain the required minimum number of credits. Withdrawal from courses must occur no later than the end of the 6th week of classes.
   2. A grade of “W” will be recorded on the student’s transcripts for the course from which s/he has withdrawn (if this is between the start of the 2nd week and the end of 6th week).
   3. If students do not apply for withdrawal within the period mentioned above, they are expected to attend the courses they have registered for.
5. Student ID Number
   Each ID Number consists of 8 digits, divided from left to right, as follows: The first (4) digits indicate the academic year in which the student joined the program, the fifth digit indicates the academic term in which the student has joined the program. The sixth, seventh and the eighth digits indicate the student’s serial number at the program. For example, a student’s ID number can be written as follows: 20101001: This number is for a student who joined the university in the academic year 2010 (2010) in the first academic term (1), and his/her serial number is (001).
6. Course Code and Number
   Each course has a code which consists of letters and numbers. The letters indicate the program which offers the course. The first digit from the left indicates the level of the course.

III. Registration Terminology

Academic Advisor	A faculty member who is assigned to counsel students on academic matters.
Academic Calendar	Annual listing of all official dates and deadlines for the academic year.
Academic Warning	A letter issued to student whose cumulative grade point average (CGPA) drops below 3.0 by the end of a particular term. The third consecutive warning letter leads to dismissal.
Academic Year	A period of time during which the university is in session. At UD, the academic year starts in September and ends in August.
Academic Standing	The academic status of a student during a particular time. The student will be considered as “Academic Standing: Good” if his/her CGPA is at least 3.0. Otherwise, the student’s status will be considered as “Academic Standing: Probation”. Academic probation status will be removed once the student’s CGPA reaches the required level. The academic standing is shown on student transcripts.
Admission	Formal application and acceptance as a regular student in a degree program.
Appeal	A letter submitted by a student appealing for a review of a grade or against a decision taken by UD against the student.
Audit	Permission granted to any UAE resident to attend and participate in a course without having to do any homework assignments or take any exams. However, adherence to the university’s attendance policy is mandatory.
Class Schedule	A list of courses offered each term including the days, hours, classrooms where the courses are given, as well as final exam details.
Course	A unit of study consisting of a number of instructional activities over a prescribed period of time and dealing with a single subject. A required course means that the student must register for that particular course; A course is called “elective” if the student may choose this or a different course from a specified basket of courses.
Credit Hour	The equivalent of one hour of lectures per week, for one regular term.
Curriculum	A structured set of courses fulfilling the objectives of an entire program of study. The curriculum is normally divided into a set of PMBA courses as well as major (Required) courses.
Disciplinary Standing	The disciplinary status of a student during a particular time. A student’s status is given as “Disciplinary Standing: Probation” if s/he has been involved in either severe academic or non-academic misconduct.  Otherwise, the student is shown as being of “Good Disciplinary Standing”. The disciplinary standing is shown on the transcripts.
Dismissal	The expulsion of a student from the university for either unacceptable conduct or unsatisfactory academic achievement.
Drop and Add	A period of time starting each term, when students may adjust their course schedules by dropping or adding courses or changing sections of a course.
Fee	Charges for services other than tuition fees.
First-Time Student	See under Student, Regular.
Full-Time Student	See under Study load.
GPA	The average of the Grade Points for courses taken at UD during a particular term. A cumulative GPA (CGPA) is the average of the grade points received on all courses taken at UD.
Grade Point	Numerical value associated with each grade letter (A, B, B- etc) received on a particular course.
ID Card	University student identification card providing and controlling access to university facilities and services.
Incomplete Grade	A temporary grade assigned to a course when an excused student is not able to take the final exam.
Major	A field of study also referred to as a concentration.
Part Time Student	See under Study load.
Petition	A written request seeking a waiver of or an exception to a university regulation, policy or deadline.
Prerequisite	A course required to be completed before a certain course may be taken.
Registration	The process of enrolling in classes officially.
Student, Enrolled	A UD student who is not necessarily registered in courses.
Student, Registered	A UD student who has registered in courses during a particular term.
Student, Regular	A degree-seeking student who has been accepted (by MBA program Director) at UD and who has enrolled accordingly. Regular students transferring from other universities are called “transfer” students while those joining a university for the first time are called “first-time” students.
Student, Visiting	A student of another accredited institution who receives permission to register (for up to two consecutive terms and a maximum of 18 credit hours) as a non-degree seeking student. Visiting students may be admitted as regular students, subject to admission policies.
Student Schedule	A listing of the courses a particular student is taking in a given term that specifies the days, timing, locations of classes, in addition to final exam details.
Study Load	The total number of credits for which a student is registered during any term. A study load of at least 9 credit hours is a full-time load; otherwise, the load is called a part-time load.
Term	A period of instruction (30 hours) followed by final exams.
Transcript	A student’s academic and disciplinary record.
Transfer, Credit	Credit from course work completed at another institution that is accepted at UD.
Transfer, Student	See under Student, Regular.
Tuition Fees	The fees charged for registering for courses each term.
Withdraw, Course	The act of officially dropping a course(s) without withdrawing from the university.
Withdraw, University	The act of officially leaving the university for reasons other than graduation.