LSM-UE Semester Freeze Policy

Freezing of Semester Regulations 2022 | LSM

Section 1

SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT

1.1. These regulations shall be called the University of Education, Lahore Freezing of Semester Regulations 2022 for all degree programs.

Section 2

FREEZING OF SEMESTER REGULATIONS

2.1. A student may use the freezing of semester option once in a degree program of duration upto two years and twice in a degree program with duration longer than two years. The maximum duration of the degree program shall remain the same.
2.2. Freezing will not be allowed in first and last semesters of the degree program; however, under any of the following hardship/special circumstances freezing may be allowed by the Director/Principal. The deposited fee will be considered consumed.
2.2.1. Iddat
2.2.2. Maternity
2.2.3. Death in the immediate Family
2.2.4. Any other subject to acceptance of justified rationale.
2.3. A student will be allowed to freeze his/her semester before the beginning of the semester without mentioning any reason and without depositing any fee.
2.4. A student will be allowed to freeze his/her semester within 7 weeks of commencement of semester based on a valid reason as determined by the Director/ Principal; however, under any of the following hardship/special circumstances freezing after 7 weeks of the commencement of classes, may be allowed by the Director/Principal. The deposited fee will be considered consumed.
2.4.1. Iddat
2.4.2. Maternity
2.4.3. Death in the immediate Family
2.4.4. Any other subject to acceptance of justified rationale.
2.5. The Director/Principal will approve the freezing of semester with the date of restoration of studentship in the next same semester of the following session and shall notify to the Controller of Examinations, Treasurer and Registrar under intimation to Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) (For MS/MPhil/MBA and PhD programs only) accordingly and mark the same in UMS.

Section 3

FREEZING LIMITS

2.6.1. Minimum duration of freezing shall be one semester; however, in case of undergraduate students; the students will have to enroll in the same frozen semester (i.e. the semester from where they had frozen their studies) whenever offered for the first time by the university.
2.6.2.In case of freezing during the research work/thesis; the students can unfreeze after one semester (i.e. re-join in the very next semester). The student may be allowed freezing of very next semester (only for more than two years’ degree program); however, all maximum freezing options shall be considered consumed.
2.6.3. Freezing shall not exceed one year in one stretch.
2.7. During the “frozen period” the student will lose his/her studentship status and shall not be entitled to avail any facility which the University extends to its regular students.
2.8. Once the freezing of semester is notified, a student may apply for unfreezing the same ongoing semester before the deadline of enrollment as notified by the University.
2.9. The student will re-join, after depositing the semester fee, the same frozen semester in his/her own Division/Campus/Affiliated College with the approval of the concerned Director/Principal. In case of discontinuation of the program in that Division/Campus/Affiliated College, the student will rejoin in any other Division/Campus/Affiliated College where the program is available. The University will not be bound to accommodate the student in case of total discontinuation of program in all Divisions/Campuses/ Affiliated Colleges; however, the student may be allowed to continue his/her studies in most relevant program to be determined by concerned Director/Principal.
2.10. If a student fails to re-join the University at the end of the frozen period, he/she will lose studentship and considered dropped from the University.

Important Note

All students must carefully follow freezing regulations. Any misuse or failure to comply may result in cancellation of studentship as per institutional policy.

LSM-UE Semester Freeze Policy

SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT

FREEZING OF SEMESTER REGULATIONS

FREEZING LIMITS

Important Note

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