Frequently Asked Questions
It is a new module that became available in Fall 2020 for students at myRegistrar. It contains a list of forms like Retake, Transfer between Schools/Majors, Course Withdrawal, Leave of Absence etc.
Please, refer to the updated Manual on the Student Requests at the Registrar website–> on the left bottom corner -> Resources -> and in the list of available User Manuals, pick the most updated the Student Requests Form Manual where you find step by step instruction.
- To graduate with a Bachelor’s degree within the four-year scholarship award, students are required to earn a minimum of 240 ECTS or as designated by each School.
- Degree program requirements are usually updated every year, and may include changes.
These updates are published once a year in the Undergraduate handbook. Please, visit the Registrar website or Academic Advising Office website or the School website.
- Students are expected to attend all classes in courses for which they are registered at the University.
- Penalties, as set forth in relevant internal documents of the University, will be applied if attendance falls below that stated in course syllabi or Handbooks.
- Students are required to be present at the beginning of the semester or term and to remain until the semester or term is completed (which includes final examinations).
- Students who do not attend classes from the first day may be penalized or dropped from the class based on the relevant Handbook.
- Students who exceed the maximum number of absences in the current and previous semester or term, as defined in the Handbook will not be eligible for University sponsored study abroad programs or other University sponsored events.
- At the start of the semester or term, each instructor is responsible for informing students in the course documentation of the attendance policy, its impact on their learning opportunities and on their potential grade.
- Faculty has the right to lower grades or initiate a drop/withdrawal from a course if there is a violation of the attendance policy.
- Only the instructor may approve a student’s request to be absent from class.
- In the event of a dispute, the matter may be reported to the Vice Dean of the School. The determination of the Vice Dean shall be final.
If you have the medical certificate from other medical organizations, you should verify it to have an excuse for absence. To do that you need to send a high-quality (with good resolution) image of the certificate to: uhc.reception@nu.edu.kz and oh-students@nu.edu.kz. Image of spravka must have good resolution so UHC can read stamps and the following details that should be stated in the email.
Email subject should be: Student’s name_School_Year_Spravka.
Please, indicate the following information: city, name of the clinic, contacts, name of the doctor and his/her contacts, your contact, ID and IIN.
A student having a CGPA and GPA of a 2.00 or above is considered to be in Good Academic Standing.
The Cumulative GPA (CGPA) is computed by dividing the total cumulative grade points by the total graded credits attempted for courses taken in residence at NU. Grade points are calculated by multiplying the number of credits by the numeric value of the grade for each course. The sum of the grade points is then divided by the total graded credits attempted. The total graded credits attempted, not the credits earned toward graduation, are used in computing the GPA. Login into MyRegistrar -> choose GPA Calculator module.
For more details, please refer to the Registrar’s website -> Undergraduate Students -> Grades & GPA
A student who fails to satisfy conditions for Good Academic Standing (GPA 2.00) at the end of Fall and Spring semesters, will be placed on Academic Probation. Students who are progressed on a conditional basis are required to achieve a GPA of 2.00 or above during their first semester as a student. Under no circumstances may a student be on Academic Probation more than 2 (two) consecutive semesters or for more than 3 (three) semesters in total.
Grades received at the end of Summer term will not affect a student’s academic standing, unless it is their final term of study.
The AAO offers the Academic Probation Support Program for students in need.
It is a very important decision that you have to make during your student life. You can always make an appointment with your Advisor to discuss the choice of the major. Some general questions to ask yourself:
- What are your interests?
- What are you good at?
- What subjects/hobbies/services have you really enjoyed studying/doing?
- What kind of future career path are you considering?
- Read through the program of your potential major in your Academic Handbook. You can find a list of required courses and a recommended 4-year schedule of classes.
Check out the AAO Youtube Channel with many videos from Major Month, where current NU students share their experiences on how they made their decisions.
The “Course registration” module is where students register for courses online. For more details, follow the instructions provided in:
How to register for courses online? Watch the tutorial
How to understand the registration requirements (priorities and requisites)? Watch the tutorial
How to interpret the notations and terms in the course schedule by Schools? Watch the tutorial
Some courses have registration priorities which open registration only for a specific group of students. Priorities are based on School/year of study/major. For students outside of the current priority, such courses will be marked in red in the “Course registration” module.
Prerequisite – course required to be taken prior registration and then graded not less than passing grade. In some cases it can be replaced with special requirements (if listed) such as department placement test, high score in related CPS course, etc.
Corequisite – course which should be taken concurrently (or prior) registration. If the corequisite was taken before then it has to be graded not less than corequisite passing grade.
Antirequisite – equivalent or advanced course taken before that forbids registration for the course.
Passing grade – grade established for each type of requisite within one School.
First priority – category of students who can register first. Second priority – category of students who register after first priority category. Blank(not defined) priority – course is open for all students.
List of priorities and requisites is available under the “Quick links” section on registrar.nu.edu.kz -> Course list with requirements
The updates to the list of Social Science and Humanities electives have been made and come into force strating from Spring’21. The list of electives can be found in Academic Handbook.
Technical electives differ depending on your major. For this information, please refer to your Academic Handbook.
NOTE, that these requirements should be completed outside of your major. For example, an ANT student should choose ECON, PLS or SOC, etc. courses to fulfil Social Sciences elective requirements.
Make adjustments in your schedule taking into consideration the rejection statement from your advisor.
Maximum credits to be enrolled – 36 ECTS
Minimum credits to be enrolled – 24 ECTS
Under exceptional circumstances, a student may be permitted to enroll for fewer than 24 ECTS credits or more than 36 ECTS credits if received written permission from the Dean of their School and from the Vice-Provost for Academic Affairs.
In summer term students are allowed to take maximum TWO courses (up to 16 ECTS). If you are doing an internship, then only one course for registration is allowed.
All dates and deadlines are listed in the Academic Calendar at the Registrar website under “Quick Links”, choose the academic year and NU Undergraduate.
After Drop period there is a Withdrawal period when dropping the course is called Withdrawal. It differs from the simple drop since it records a “W” note in your transcript.
A student may withdraw from a course prior to the Withdrawal deadline as stated in the official Academic Calendar. A “W” appears on the transcript when a course is withdrawn. A “W” does not affect the GPA or CGPA.
To do so, meet your Advisor first to discuss your options. Then, go to My Registrar -> Student Requests -> Course Withdrawal Form.
If the student doesn’t meet the requirements, he/she can retake the courses in the summer semester and declare after the summer semester of the first year.
Please talk to your academic advisor to discuss a potential transfer.
First, for a transfer between schools, a student must not be on academic probation, i.e. remain in good academic standing.
Second, if you are a first-year student thinking of transferring to another school, the transfer between schools is possible only after the completion of the 1st year of studies. Students in the 2nd year or higher can transfer between schools as soon as they complete the transfer requirements.
Third, a student needs to satisfy the transfer requirements of the department s/he is willing to transfer. Please check the academic handbook to clarify the transfer requirements and meet your academic advisor to discuss your potential transfer.
For students in their 2nd year or higher, there are no exact time restrictions, though, a student must remember that transferring to another major later in a semester can pose challenges like falling behind the course load for a major you are transferring to.
First-year students of other majors can change their majors after the spring term. Second-year students can change majors after the Fall semester if they close all the requirements.
You will receive an email if you are subjected to dismissal. In the email, the deadline for appealing a dismissal decision will be written. You have to reply to the email and attach an explanatory letter. The explanatory letter will be reviewed by the Vice Dean, the Dean.
Detailed information can be found in the Regulations on Leave of Absence, Dismissal and Voluntary Withdrawal for students of the Nazarbayev University can be found on the NU regulations website.
- Former students dismissed on disciplinary grounds shall not be considered for the Re-admission.
- Recently withdrawn or dismissed former students can apply for Readmission only after one year since the withdrawal/dismissal Decision.
- If the former student has been out of the University for 2 (two) years or more, they have to pass English Proficiency test requirements defined by admissions criteria applicable for that year.
- Re-admitted former students will study on a fee-paying basis.
- Directly re-admitted students may be considered to be awarded for a grant or any financial support according to the internal documents of the University.
- During Re-admission, former students can apply to any UG program, even if it is different from their previous one.
- Former students can apply for Re-admission to start classes at the beginning of any Semester or Term.
- Former students need to submit the documents for Re-admission a minimum of 3 (three) months before the start of the Semester or Term they are planning to be back.
Former students dismissed on disciplinary grounds shall not be considered for the Re-admission. All other information can be found Regulations on Re-admission of the Undergraduate students of the Nazarbayev University on the NU regulations website.
Detailed information can be found in the Regulations on Leave of Absence, Dismissal and Voluntary Withdrawal for students of the Nazarbayev University can be found on the NU regulations website.
Please, refer to Career Advising Center CAC for the future career perspectives, internship and other career opportunities. You can also make an appointment with the CAC manager for the personal consultancy.
Also, our Peer Advisors had a series of webinars where current NU students are sharing their Internships, Research, NU Student life and external academic experiences. How to find and where to look for such opportunities? Check out MentorCon Videos
Joining a student club or organization is a great way to make new friends and expand your network. Please check out the list of Student Clubs and contact those you might be interested about. For joining student clubs or learn about extracurricular activities for students at the university, please refer to the Student Portal (my.nu.edu.kz) or send an email to studentevents@nu.edu.kz or student.affairs@nu.edu.kz.