AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATION
“NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY”
CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR PROGRESSION OF CENTER FOR
PREPARATORY STUDIES GRADUATES TO UNDERGRADUATE
SCHOOLS OF THE AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATION
“NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY”
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Approved by the resolution of the Academic Council of
the autonomous organization of education “Nazarbayev University”
Minutes #__ of __________ 201_
1. General statements
1.
The following are the criteria and procedures for progression of
graduates from the Center for Preparatory Studies (“CPS”) to undergraduate Schools
of the autonomous organization of education “Nazarbayev University” (“NU”).
2. The following abbreviations and terms are used in the present document:
ARM
Academic Research and Methods
EAP
English for Academic Purposes
Conditional
Admission
Conditional
Students
Core Subject
Modules
CPS graduate
Double
Conditional
First choice
School/program
CGPA
Students who do not meet the usual admissions criteria of the
Schools may be admitted subject to specific conditions, such as
successfully completing a remedial English during the first
semester or maintaining a minimum grade point average.
Conditional students are those students admitted to
undergraduate programs on a conditional basis.
Main subject module in CPS selected by student among three
options: Physics/Mathematics, Chemistry/Biology,
Economics/International Relations
Those who have completed the University Preparatory Certificate
Program in the Center for Preparatory Studies
Students admitted who have not achieved the required EAP score
nor the required subject score.
School/program indicated first when selecting School/program
Cumulative grade point average, computed by multiplying the
numerical grade received by number of credits for each class,
divided by the total number of credit hours studied
Overall Score
An average of all final scores in all subjects
Second Choice
School/program
School/program indicated second when selecting School/program
Tutor
A teacher on a subject module in CPS who conducts one-on-one
sessions with students on various lectures, practical workshops
and seminars, consults on specific subject and supervises subject
coursework and projects
2. Admission of students who have completed studies in the Centre for
Preparatory Studies
3.
CPS graduates who satisfy the requirements for non-conditional
admission as described herein are automatically eligible for admission to
undergraduate programs at NU subject to the availability of space in each program.
Additional admission decisions are made within each NU School by an Admissions
Committee of faculty within that School (“Admissions Committee”) and/or by the
Dean of the relevant School.
4.
Students who do not meet a minimum score of 30 on subject scores will
not be considered for admission. Exemptions to this may take place only in the
Math/Physics stream if the Math score is above 70.
5.
Decisions concerning the admission of students on a conditional basis
will be reached in accordance with the rules and procedures described below.
Documentation of conditional admission decisions should be sent with the decision to
the Office of the Registrar for processing.
3. School of Engineering
6.
CPS graduates achieving all of the following scores will be accepted into
the School without condition:
Core Subject Modules
Mathematics
Physics
EAP
S&S
Overall
Score
70%
70%
60%
60%
65%
7.
Those CPS graduates who achieve an overall mark of at least 60% (or in
exceptional cases if the overall score is between 58-59%) and subject marks of better
than 50% but less than the marks specified above will also be considered for entry at
the discretion of the Dean, with the final decision based on the Student Profiles
prepared by the CPS.
8.
Tutor reports may be used in the decision-making process when they
demonstrate a history during their preparatory year of that a student:
a. has been consistently absent from class;
b. has had a history of plagiarism and/or cheating
and/or
c. has a continual behavioral problem that affects his/her ability to act as a
serious student in undergraduate work or affects the work of other students
or instructor.
9.
In the event there are more CPS graduates who are eligible for
unconditional admission to the School of Engineering than there are spaces available,
the Admissions Committee will decide which students are offered admission, giving
preference to those students who have identified the School of Engineering as their
first choice for enrollment.
4. School of Science and Technology
10. CPS graduates achieving all of the following scores will be accepted into
the School of Science and Technology without condition:
Core Subject Module
Physics
Mathematics
Score
60%
60%
Chemistry
Biology
60%
60%
International Relations
Economics
60%
60%
EAP
Science and
Society/Academic Research
Methods
60%
50%
OR
OR
AND
11. CPS graduates who score between 50 and 59 in core subject modules
may be admitted on a conditional basis (“GPA conditional students”). GPA
conditional students will be required to maintain a 2.0 GPA during their first
semester. A GPA conditional student who fails to do so will be subject to dismissal
from the University on the basis of the decision of the President.
12. CPS graduates student receiving an EAP score below 60% may be
admitted to the School of Science and Technology on a conditional basis (“EAP
conditional student”) by decision of the Dean or other designated School official. An
EAP conditional student will be required to take an additional English class during
the Fall semester, and to re-take the EAP exam at the end of the semester. If the
student fails to achieve a score higher than 60% for the second time/repeatedly he or
she is subject to dismissal from the University on the basis of the decision of the
President.
13. CPS graduates may be admitted to the School of Science and
Technology as “double conditional students” if the conditions described in both
paragraphs 11 and 12, above, apply. A “double conditional” student must satisfy both
of the requirements described in paragraph 11 and 12 above, or else he or she is
subject to dismissal from the University on the basis of the decision of the President.
14. Tutor reports may be used in the decision-making process when they
demonstrate a history during their preparatory year of that a student:
a. has been consistently absent from class;
b. has had a history of plagiarism and/or cheating
and/or
c.
has a continual behavioral problem that affects his/her ability to act as a
serious student in undergraduate work or affects the work of other students or
instructor.
15. In the event there are more CPS graduates who are eligible for
unconditional admission to the School of Science and Technology than there are
spaces available, the Admissions Committee will decide which students are offered
admission, giving preference to those students who have identified the School of
Science and Technology as their first choice for enrollment.
5. School of Humanities and Social Sciences
16. CPS graduates achieving all of the following scores will be accepted into
the School of Humanities and Social Sciences without condition:
OR
Core Subject Module
Physics
Mathematics
Score
60%
60%
OR
Chemistry
Biology
60%
60%
International Relations
Economics
60%
60%
AND
EAP
60%
Science and Society/Academic 50%
Research Methods
17. CPS graduates who score below 60 in core subject modules may be
admitted to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences on a conditional basis
(“GPA conditional students”). A GPA conditional student will be required to
maintain a 2.0 GPA during their first semester. A GPA conditional student who fails
to do so will be subject to dismissal from the University on the basis of the decision
of the President. No student with any core subject module score below 40% will be
admitted to SHSS.
18. CPS graduates scoring below 60% on the EAP exam may be admitted to
the School of Humanities and Social Sciences on a conditional basis (“EAP
conditional student) by special permission of the Dean or other designated School
official. Under normal circumstances SHSS will not admit EAP conditional students.
An EAP conditional student will be required to take an additional English class
during the Fall semester, and to re-take the EAP exam at the end of the semester. If
the student fails to achieve a score higher than 60% for the second time/repeatedly he
or she is subject to dismissal from the University on the basis of the decision of the
President.
19. A CPS graduate may be admitted to the School of Humanities and Social
Sciences as a “double conditional student” if the conditions described in both
paragraphs 17 and 18, above apply. A double conditional student must satisfy both of
the requirements described in paragraphs 17 and 18 above, or else he or she is subject
to dismissal from the University on the basis of the decision of the President.
20. Tutor reports may be used in the decision-making process when they
demonstrate a history during their preparatory year of that a student:
a. has been consistently absent from class;
b. has had a history of plagiarism and/or cheating
and/or
c.
has a continual behavioral problem that affects his/her ability to act as a
serious student in undergraduate work or affects the work of other students or
instructor.
21. In the event there are more CPS graduates who are eligible for
unconditional admission to the School of Humanity and Social Sciences than there
are spaces available, the Admissions Committee will decide which students are
offered admission, giving preference to those students who have identified the School
of Humanities and Social Sciences as their first choice for enrollment.
6. Choice of the School and program
22. Students will be notified by email when their final marks from CPS are
received. The email will explain what the steps and procedures are to make their final
decisions for their first and second choice programs. Once the decisions are made by
students, lists will be generated by the Office of the Registrar with all pertinent
information for the Admission committees within each School. Student profiles
completed by CPS will be sent to each School for additional input into the decision.
23. CPS graduates with the highest relevant core subject module scores will
be given preference for admission to their first choice program.
24. As the number of places in the Schools is limited, there is no guarantee
that every CPS graduate who meets the minimum criteria for admission will be
accepted to the School of his/her first choice. If a CPS graduate’s first choice is not
available, the University will make every effort to ensure that the CPS graduate’s
second choice is accommodated.
25. Successful CPS graduates progress to their Undergraduate School for the
Fall semester of the University Academic Year 2015-2016.
26. Admission of CPS graduates to undergraduate programs in the Schools
of NU is carried out by the Order of the Provost of the University on the basis of the
recommendations of the Admission Committees and/or the Deans of the
undergraduate Schools.