EXEMPTION / CREDIT TRANSFER FORM

Student Name: _______________________________________ Student ID Number: _______________ School/Faculty: __________________

Programme Name: _______________________________________________________ (Code: _______) Total Credits in programme to graduate: _____
Course Requested for Exemption / Credit Transfer Course approved for Exemption / Credit Transfer
(to be completed by applicant) (to be completed by Head of Programme/Department)
Name of Awarding Institution: (Please attach the official TRANSCRIPT from the awarding institution for review, academic statements are NOT accepted)

Level Level
Course
(Foundation Course Code/ Title Credits Grade (Foundation Course Title Credits EX* CT*
/ Y1/ Y2/ Y3) /Y1/ Y2/ Y3) Code

Note:
 *EX – Exemption; CT – Credit Transfer 1. Proposed by: 2. Reviewed and approved by: 3. Processed by:
 The course(s) must be of minimum grade C with minimum 80% of curriculum equivalency to qualify for transfer.
(Head of
 Course(s) to be transferred must be from programmes that have been accredited by MQA Programme/Department)
(Deputy Dean/Dean) (Registrar’s Office)
 External Credit Transfer / Exemptions
o Forms without official certified true copy FULL transcript from previous awarding institution will not be
processed.
o Credits transferred / exempted must be equivalent or lesser than the credits awarded from the previous
institution. ________________ _________________________ ________________
 Credits transferred from a completed diploma programme must NOT exceed 30% of total credits of the bachelor Name: Name: Name:
degree programme.
 From 2013-01 intake onwards, course(s) granted for credit exemption is to be replaced with a course of
Date: Date: Date:
equivalent credit(s) if the credit(s) exempted contributes to the programme completion requirements.
Last updated: 24 Sept 2018 *Kindly include the faculty stamp with the signature FORM/RO-RE-05/02
Rev 01
 Reference:

Credit Transfer
Exemption
Internal / UCSI subject External / Non UCSI subject

Subject Carries Credits NO YES YES

Need replacement of credit YES NO NO

Grade appearing on transcript NO YES NO

Credit included in the total credits for

NO YES YES
programme completion

CGPA NO YES NO

Last updated: 24 Sept 2018 FORM/RO-RE-05/02

Rev 01