GCUF Semester Rules 2026 — Credit Hours, Passing, Probation & Degree

Credit hours and marks

One credit hour is one hour of theory a week through the semester; a 1-credit lab is two to three contact hours a week.
For evaluation, one credit hour carries 20 marks: a 3-credit course is out of 60, a 4-credit course out of 80.
No course carries more than 4 credit hours. A course written 3(2-1) has 3 credit hours: 2 theory and 1 practical.
A BS programme needs at least 130 credit hours over 4 to 6 years; LLB and Pharm-D need 164 over 5 to 7 years.
A BS student takes 15–18 regular credit hours a semester, plus up to 6 repeat credit hours (21–24 in all).

Mid-semester exam, in the 9th week: 30% of the marks.
At least two assignments and two quizzes or presentations: 20%.
Final exam: 50%. A student absent from the final is considered failed.
Theory and practical are passed separately, with at least 40% overall (50% in engineering and pharmacy programmes).

Below 75% attendance in a course, you cannot sit its final exam.
The Dean can condone up to 5% on the Chairperson's recommendation, and the Vice Chancellor a further 5%.

Grades run from A (85% and above, 4.00) down to D (40–44%, 1.00 to 1.40); below 40% is F. See the grade point table.
An F must be repeated when the course is next offered, and the F stays on the transcript.
I (Incomplete) is given when a student sat the mid but missed the final for reasons beyond their control; the final can be taken within two months, or the I becomes F.
W (Withdrawn) is not counted in GPA or CGPA. Deficiency and audit courses are pass/fail and also not counted.
Students scoring 90% or above in a course are placed on the Dean's Honour List.

After the first academic year (including summer) you need a CGPA of 1.70.
A CGPA from 1.70 to below 2.00 at the end of an academic year means promotion on probation. BS allows two probations.
Below 1.70 you are dropped from the rolls (checked again at the end of the 5th, 7th and later semesters).
A student dropped in the 6th semester may be awarded a two-year Associate Degree on request.
You need a CGPA of 2.00 to complete the degree. CGPA is reported to two decimals; ties are broken by weighted percentage marks.

MS/MPhil: a CGPA of 2.50 is needed for the degree.
PhD: a CGPA of 3.00 is needed at the end of coursework; from 2.70 to below 3.00 one attempt is allowed to repeat up to two courses.

Undergraduate and Master students may repeat courses graded below C.
Both grades appear on the transcript, but only the better one counts in your CGPA, marked "(repeat)".
A course can be taken at most three times (the first attempt and two repeats).
No position, medal or roll of honour is given for a degree passed on a second attempt or with a CGPA improved by repeats.