IC/Passport Number - School of Humanities, USM

Guidelines for Unit Exemption
1.0 Definition of Unit Exemption
Unit exemption is awarded for courses taken by students before they enroll in
their first degree programme at USM. Students need to accumulate only a
specific number of the outstanding units for graduation purposes. Only passes or
grades obtained at USM will be considered in calculating the Cumulative Grade
Point Average (CGPA).
2.0 Rules and Implementation of Unit Exemption
2.1 Graduates of Diploma Programmes from recognized public and private
institutions of higher education.
2.1.1. Unit exemption is awarded for courses obtained at the
diploma level only.
2.1.2 Unit exemption applications for two or more courses can be
combined in order to obtain unit exemption for one course at
the degree level. However if the School wishes to accredit
only one course at the diploma level for unit exemption for
one course at the degree level, the said course at the diploma
level must be equivalent to that at the degree level and carry
the same number of units or more.
2.1.3 In-service courses pursued by diploma graduates cannot be
considered for unit exemption.
2.1.4 To be considered for unit exemption, the minimum
achievement in examinations for courses at the diploma level
must be at least a Grade C or 2.0 or equivalent.
2.1.5 The number of semesters that can be exempted should not
exceed two.
2.1.6 To obtain unit exemption for Industrial Training, a student
must have at least two years’ continuous work experience in
the relevant field. If the student has completed Industrial
Training while pursuing the programme of study at the
diploma level, he/she must have at least one year’s work
experience.
In addition, the student should also submit a report on their
work performance and the type of work performed.
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