The following section contains important regulations that govern the enrollment and academic progress of GUB students:

Student Responsibility to Keep Informed

This catalog, along with the Schedule of Classes and registration materials distributed each trimester, provides essential information. Students are responsible for keeping themselves informed of current policies, procedures, and changes printed in this catalog and in the official notices that are announced and posted time to time.

Students should also be aware that the curricular requirements are those in effect in the academic year of their admission. Students who withdraw for two or more trimesters are subject to the requirements in effect during the trimester that they return. Students who change their major are governed by the curricular requirements and regulations in effect during the academic year in which the change is made.

Admission Requirements

Undergraduate Programs

A candidate must fulfill any of the following requirements for admission to an undergraduate program at GUB:

·    S/he must have at least 2nd division or a minimum GPA of 2.5 or an equivalent grade separately in SSC and HSC or equivalent public examinations. However, if the candidate has a minimum GPA of 2.0 in either of these examinations, his/her cumulative GPA of the two examinations must be at least 6.0.

·    S/he must have passed at least 5 subjects in the O-Level and at least 2 subjects in the A-Level examinations. In these two examinations, the candidate must have a minimum GPA of 4.0 or grade ‘B’ in 4 of the 7 subjects and a GPA of at least 3.5 or grade ‘C’ in the rest.

·    A candidate for BA in Music, Fashion Design and Fine Arts, and Graphics must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 separately in SSC/O-Level and HSC/A-Level or equivalent public examinations.

·   A ward of freedom fighter (s) will be considered eligible for admission if s/he has a total GPA of 5.0 in SSC and HSC or equivalent public examinations.

Graduate Programs

A candidate for the graduate program must have a minimum GPA of 2.00 in the bachelor’s degree, provided s/he has the academic qualifications for undergraduate programs as mentioned above.

Admission of Foreign Students

GUB encourages the admission of foreign students to different programs. If a student fulfills the general admission requirements for the specific program, s/he will write an application addressed to the Registrar along with the Official Academic Transcripts issued by the previous institutions. The Equivalence Committee of GUB will assess the papers of the student and make an evaluative recommendation. Based on the recommendation, the Dean of the Faculty will confirm the admission of the student. It is to mention that the Chair of the Department or the Dean of the Faculty concerned will determine the credit requirements for the student for the specific program.