Section 1

Rules & Regulation of Mahapanya Vidayalai on Bachelor Degree 2011

Section I

THE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF EDUCATION

1. The education system of Mahapanya Vidayalai is a ‘semester credit system’, divided each academic year into 2 semesters.
   1. First semester consisting of minimum of 16 weeks.
   1. Second semester consisting of minimum of 16 weeks, summer session following the second semester, consists of minimum of 6 weeks by adding credit hours equal to a usual semester hours. Summer session is not required.
2. The minimum length of study of Bachelor degree is 8 semesters (4 years), following 2 semesters of university’s apprenticeship regulation.
3. Study the subjects in MPV curriculum on Bachelor degree.
4. ‘Credit’ is the earned in each subject.
5.  Determine a value of credit in each subject by:
   5. The subject that student attends lecture for 1 hour each week plus 2 hours of individual study each week throughout semester equals to 1 credit.
   5. The subjects that student practices in discussion or seminar 2-3 hours including 3 extra hours each week throughout a semester equal to 1 credit.
6. Mahapanya Vidayalai or MPV set the curriculum and credits including core subjects in Buddhism and general knowledge in curriculum.
7. The academic affair is required to inform subjects to be taught in each semester to Registration and Evaluation Office before registration date.

After the date of registration, if the academic affair opens another subject or cancels any subject, the approval must be done by the committee of MPV and the decision will be reported to the Registration and Evaluation Office within 15 days after opening of the academic year.

8. Mahapanya Vidayalai determines the class level of student by credits registered and passed examination after the end of each semester.
9. Classification of students:
   9. Students on Promotion-students with accumulative grade average of 2.00 and above.
   9. Students on Probation-students with accumulative grade average below 2.00.

Classification of students will be made at the end of each semester with exception of the first year students of classification that will be made after the end of the second year.

The Registration and Evaluation Office reports “on probation” condition to the student and the academic adviser as soon as possible.

10. Leave of absence and return students may submit leave of absence to the Director in these cases:
    10. Getting drafted for military.
    10. Receiving international scholarship or other scholarship approved by MPV.
    10.  Having illness that needs long term medical treatment with doctor’s certificate to show to MPV.
    10. Other unexpected circumstances.

In case of student asks for leave of absence before registration or opening of MPV, the student is required to submit the application to the Director, within 3 days after the opening of MPV and pay the tuition to keep the student’s status, failure to follow regulation causing dismissal from MPV.

In addition, if the student asks for leave of absence after registration or in the middle of the semester, the students are required to submit the application as soon as possible, attending class regularly before. In case he has got 20 percent short attendance in any subjects, he will get ‘F’ therein and cumulative grade average will be done in those subjects as well.

11. The Director or MPV committee can approve leave of absence maximum of 2 semesters each, if the students wish for extension, the application will be submitted in the same procedure. When student on leave of absence comes back to study, the application to study will be submitted to the Director or MPV committee before 15 days of opening semester. Failure to follow regulation will loose the right to register in that semester unless the committee of MPV approves the applications as a special case.
12. MPV committee is required to submit the list of student on leave of absence and the list of students for re-enrollment to the Registration and Evaluation Office as soon as possible.