Shanghai Municipality Education Commission [2020] No.98
According to the "Regulations on the Management of Undergraduate Student Status of Shanghai Maritime University", the basic school system for undergraduate study is four years. Those who cannot meet the graduation requirements within the basic school system can apply for an extension of the length of study. The following provisions are made for the extension of the length of study for undergraduate students under the credit system:
ARTICLE 1
Each college shall, within two weeks of the second semester of each academic year, complete the review of the graduating class students entering the graduation teaching process in the current academic year according to the professional training plan. If the credits of students who fail to pass the course exceed 20 credits hours (excluding the credits of graduation teaching link), they shall not enter the graduation teaching link.
ARTICLE 2
Students who fail to enter the graduation teaching link or who have entered the graduation teaching link but have not met the graduation requirements within four years of the basic school system may submit a written application for extension of the length of study within the specified time period notified by the Academic Affairs Office and continue to study in the school.
ARTICLE 3
Students who extend the length of study for one academic year, after the expiration of which they still cannot meet the requirements for graduation or degree conferment, can submit a written application for extension of the length of study within the specified time denoted in the notice issued by the Academic Affairs Office, and go through the procedures for extending the length of study again. The student’s study years in school shall not exceed 6 years.
ARTICLE 4
Those who fail to go through the procedures for extending the length of study within the time limit shall be deemed to have given up their student status automatically. According to the credits they have obtained, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the “Regulations on the Administration of Undergraduate Student Status of Shanghai Maritime University", they will be treated as graduates and undergraduates respectively.
ARTICLE 5
Students who extend the length of study shall determine their graduation qualifications according to the original grade professional training plan, and obtain the credits specified in the professional training plan.
ARTICLE 6
Students who persistently fails to meet the graduation requirements or degree-granting requirements until the expiration of the maximum length of study period shall be subject to graduation, completion, and dropout according to the credits they have obtained and the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on the Administration of Undergraduate Students in Shanghai Maritime University".
ARTICLE 7
Due to force majeure, it is impossible to carry out the review work of "graduating class students in the current academic year who have failed to pass the course for more than 20 credits (excluding credits for graduation teaching) need to extend the school system and are not allowed to enter the graduation teaching review". The university can adjust or cancel the review. All graduating students in the current academic year will subject to the notice from the Academic Affairs Office.
ARTICLE 8
These regulations will be implemented from the second semester of the 2019-2020 academic year, and the Academic Affairs Office is responsible for its interpretation. The original "Regulations on Extending the Length of Study for Undergraduate Students of Shanghai Maritime University" (Shanghai Municipality Education Commission [2017] No. 23) shall be invalidated at the same time.
This document is a translated version. If there is any difference from the Chinese version, the Chinese version shall prevail.