Week 7_In-class discussion ALL

1. What is the primary responsibility of the Academic Registry (AR)?

• Organizing sports events

• 1. Handling admissions, registrations, and examinations

• Providing accommodation services

• Offering career advice

What must a student do to be granted a leave of absence?

• Inform their friends

• Post a notice on social media

• Submit Form AR8 to the Head of Department

• Nothing, just stop attending classes

What constitutes grounds for an academic appeal?

• Disagreement with the marking

• Illness or other factors beyond the student's control affecting performance

• Not liking the subject teacher

• Wanting a higher grade without justification

What should students do if they are absent from an examination due to sickness?

• Ignore it and hope for the best

• Apply to the Head of Department offering the subject with supporting documents

• Just take the exam next time

• Leave the country

What should students do before subject registration?

• Consult a fortune teller

• Study the Programme Requirement Document and subject requirements

• Guess which subjects might be fun

• Choose subjects based on their friends' choices

What is NOT an adequate ground for an academic appeal?

• Disagreement with the marking

• Illness affecting examination performance

• Material administrative error

• Material irregularities in marking

What happens to the original grade when a student retakes a failed subject?

• It is erased from memory

• It is doubled

• Only the grade obtained in the final attempt is included in the GPA calculation

• It is averaged with the new grade

How should students registered in a UGC-funded programme apply if they wish to transfer to another PolyU UGC-funded programme of the same level?

• Submit a non-JUPAS application

• Apply via JUPAS

• Submit an application for transfer of study

• Directly contact the department of the desired program

During which period can students make changes to their subject registration?

• During the examination period

• After the examination period

• During the two-week add/drop period

• Anytime before the final exams

What is the consequence of dropping subjects after the add/drop period without approval?

• It will be considered as withdrawal from the university

• It will be handled as withdrawal of subject

• There are no consequences

• The student will receive a failing grade for the dropped subjects