VU Course Selection - Rules and Procedure

Virtual University pf Pakistan (VU) Course Selection Open for Existing Students. It is a Announcement for Virtual University Students of Fall 2016 Semester Course Selection.

VU Course Selection Rules:

• Students enrolled in the first semester of their study programme are given pre-selected courses; all other students may select their own courses subject to their scheme of studies and the limitations prescribed in the rules below.
• The credit hour limits are as below:

1. For the first and second semesters a maximum of 18 credit hours are allowed
2. For the third semester a maximum of 21 credit hours are allowed
3. For the fourth and any extra subsequent semesters a maximum of 21 credit hours are allowed; however, if the degree programme would be completed in that semester, a maximum of 27 credit hours are allowed.

• Students taking less than the course load prescribed by their scheme of studies will require extra semesters to complete the curriculum; in such cases they will also have to bear the additional cost.
• During a study program, students may attempt to improve a ‘D’ grade course only once.

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VU Course Selection Procedure:

1. In order to select your courses, follow the steps below:
2. From within the LMS, click the Student Services button
3. Click on the Course Selection link
4. Give preference to ‘F’ grade course(s) and the improvement of ‘D’ grades where possible
5. Click the check boxes to select courses
6. Save the selection
7. You may make changes in course selection any number of times before the last date to add, drop or replace course(s).

Improvement of ‘D’ Grade Papers:

1. In any of the subsequent semesters a student may repeat once, those courses of the previous semester(s) in which he/she had secured the lowest grade i.e. “D” only. However, a student is not allowed to improve ‘D’ grade of a deficiency course qualified.
2. Any improved grade will substitute “F” and “D” grades of the previous Semester for calculating CGPA but “F” and “D” grades will form part of the transcript.