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2) College Requirements
This includes courses that are common among the students of the same college only. The number
of credit hours differ based on the level of the degree and the nature of the program. The courses
of this category must be completed by all students who belong to the same college. These are
mentioned under the particular program and college in this catalogue.

3) Major Requirements

Students of the same major have to study a specific group of courses that differ according to the
major and level of the degree. The courses of this category must be completed by all students
who belong to the same major. These are mentioned under the particular program and college in
this catalogue.

4) Elective Requirements
This category is only available at the bachelor level where students have the freedom to select
from a number of courses within the required number of credits allotted for this category. Under

this category there are sub categories which are: general electives, social electives, college
electives and major electives. These are mentioned under the particular program and college in
the DU catalogue.

12.5. Student Attendance and Absence Warning

12.5.1. Student Attendance and Dismissal
A faculty member has to take attendance of the students in each of his/her courses and upload
the same on the SIS system. The SIS system will automatically generate the warnings to the

respective students as soon as his/her absence reaches a certain level. The SIS system will also
generate an email informing the instructor of the same. It is advisable to again mention the
warning verbally to the students after the lecture by the instructor if he happens to meet him/her.
The maximum absences allowed for a student is 25% of the total number of sessions of a

particular course. If the absence crosses 25%, the student is dismissed from the course and a
dismissal letter is sent to his DU email account.

12.5.2. Absence Warning

Before reaching the withdrawal stage, DU system warns the students by way of three warnings
sent to their DU email account by the DAR. These email messages to students are a formal
communication of the university with its students.

The warnings of absences are as follows:
1) First warning: This is when a student’s absence reaches 7% of the total number of sessions
of a particular course.

2) Second warning: This is when a student’s absence reaches 14% of the total number of
sessions of a particular course.
3) Third (Final) warning: This is when a student’s absence reaches 21% of the total number of

sessions of a particular course.

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