Thammasat University Regulations
on Undergraduate Education (No. 3) B.E. 2564 (2021)

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Whereas it is expedient to amend the Thammasat University Regulations
on Undergraduate Education B.E. 2561 (2018) and the Thammasat University Regulations
on Undergraduate Education (No. 2) B.E. 2561 (2018);

By virtue of the powers conferred by Section 23 of the Thammasat University Act
B.E. 2558 (2015), the University Council passed a resolution in meeting no. 4/2564 on 26 April B.E. 2564 (2021) approving the issuance of these Regulations.

Article 1.  These Regulations are called “Thammasat University Regulations
on Undergraduate Education (No. 3) B.E. 2564 (2021)”.

Article 2.  These Regulations will apply to students who are registered as students
at bachelor’s degree level in academic year 2561 (2018) onwards.

Article 3.  The content of Article 28 of the Thammasat University Regulations on Undergraduate Education B.E. 2561 (2018) will be repealed and replaced with the following:

Article 28.  A request for addition of courses after enrolment may be made during the fourteen days from and including the opening day of the Semester, or during the seven days from and including the opening day of the summer semester, provided that, in the case of a justifiable reason, the Dean may authorise the addition of courses after the expiry of the periods provided above, but not later than fourteen days prior to the final day of the Semester or the summer semester as the case may be, and provided that the student shall meet the requirements on studying time prescribed in Article 43.

A request for an addition of a course pursuant to paragraph one requires prior approval from his or her Faculty Advisor and the course instructor, and in the event of registering for an additional course after the expiry of the period, the student will pay the fine for late registration of additional courses at a daily rate pursuant to announcements of the University on rates of education fees.

            Article 4.  The content of Article 31 of the Thammasat University Regulations
on Undergraduate Education B.E. 2561 (2018) will be repealed and replaced with the following:

Article 31.  Equivalent course and credit transfer means an equivalent course transfer in the event that a student has studied a course at an Other Higher Education Institution, whereby the student may request an equivalent course and credit transfer where the content of the course is equivalent and where the criteria for evaluation or assessment has equivalent standards to a course in the Programme in which the student is studying, in accordance with the following criteria:

(1) the equivalency transfer is not to account for more than half of the total number of credits for the Programme, and the student is to have a period of study in the Programme that will receive the equivalency transfer of not less than one academic year before he or she will have the right to graduate;

(2) the course for which an equivalency transfer is requested is not to be a course in a Programme of which that student has had his or her name withdrawn from the student register.

(3) the course for which an equivalency transfer is requested is to have been studied not more than eight years previously, calculated from and including the year in which the student enrolled for the course to the day on which the request is made for equivalent course and credit transfer.

(4) the course for which an equivalency transfer is requested is to have received educational results of the level of ‘C’ or above, or equivalent, except in the case of a student undertaking study at another university or an Other Higher Education Institution on a project for collaboration in producing joint graduates or an academic exchange project, in which case an equivalency transfer may be made for a course and the credits with actual educational result.

In addition to the criteria according to paragraph one, the Dean, with the approval of the Faculty Committee, may prescribe criteria, methods, and details for equivalent course and credit transfer in addition to those provided in paragraph one, by way of an announcement of the Faculty and a report to the Rector.

            Article 5.  The content of Article 32 of the Thammasat University Regulations
on Undergraduate Education B.E. 2561 (2018) will be repealed and replaced with the following:

Article 32.  The Dean, with the approval of the Faculty Committee, is the person with the power to authorise an equivalency transfer and a course and credit transfer pursuant to this Chapter.

Article 6. The content of Article 34 of the Thammasat University Regulations
on Undergraduate Education B.E. 2561 (2018) will be repealed and replaced with the following:

Article 34.  Equivalency transfer of knowledge and the awarding of credits for education outside of the system or informal education or practical training in an establishment that has entered into a collaboration with the University for equivalency transfer for, in total, not more than three quarters of the total number of credits of a bachelor’s degree Programme for which equivalency is requested, and that the student is to have a study period in the Programme which is to receive the equivalency transfer of not less than one academic year before the student will have the right to graduate, may be made pursuant to criteria and methods that the Rector, with the approval of the University Executive Committee, shall prescribe by way of an announcement of the University, and the letters ‘ACC’ will be recorded for a course for which authorisation has been given for such equivalency transfer of knowledge.

A Faculty may proceed pursuant to paragraph one by conducting a written test or practical examination for the equivalency transfer or by consideration by using the evaluation of the practical training agency.

            Article 7.  The following will be added as Chapter 7/1 Transferring Courses and Credits, Article 34/1 and Article 34/2 of the Thammasat University Regulations
on Undergraduate Education B.E. 2561 (2018):

Chapter 7/1

Transferring Courses and Credits

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            Article 34/1.  A student studying on a course in Programme of which the University
is managing education or jointly managing education with another agency may request a course and credit transfer in accordance with the following criteria:

(1) the course is to have content that is equivalent to a course on the Programme on which he or she is studying;

(2) the course and credit transfer may be done in an unlimited number of courses and credits, provided that these are courses in which the student has received educational results of a grade C or equivalent;

(3) if the transfer is of a compulsory course and credits of a Programme, the student is to have studied this not more than eight years previously; and

(4) if the transfer is of an elective course and credits of the Programme, the student is to have studied this not more than ten years previously.

In addition to the criteria pursuant to paragraph one, the Dean with approval of the Faculty Committee may prescribe criteria, methods and details for the transfer of courses and credits that are additional to those provided in paragraph one, by way of announcements of the University or announcements of the Faculty with a report to the Rector.

            Article 34/2.  The educational results in a course for which a course and credit transfer is approved will be recorded in accordance with the educational results of a course in a Programme of which the University is managing education or jointly managing education with another agency.

            Article 8.  The content of Article 47, The Academic Status of a Student, of the Thammasat University Regulations on Undergraduate Education B.E. 2561 (2018) will be repealed and replaced with the following:

                        Article 47.  The academic status of a student will be determined from the result of the calculation of the cumulative point average of the student, at the end of a Semester of study, as follows:

(1) A student with a cumulative point average of 2.00 or higher has an academic status of ‘Normal’.

(2) A student with a cumulative point average of less than 2.00 has an academic status of first warning (Warning 1), provided that if it is the first Semester from admission, he or she will have an academic status of special warning (Warning).

(3) A student who was in the academic status of special warning pursuant to (2) in the previous Semester and has a cumulative point average of 1.50 or higher but less than 2.00 in the next Semester shall have an academic status of first warning (Warning 1), but if he or she has a cumulative point average of less than 1.50 in the next Semester shall have his or her name removed from the student register (Dismissed).

(4) A student who was in the academic status of first warning pursuant to (2) or (3) in the previous Semester and who has a cumulative point average of less than 2.00 in the next Semester will have the academic status of second warning (Warning 2).

(5) A student who was in the academic status of second warning pursuant to (4) in the previous Semester and who has a cumulative point average of less than 2.00 in the next Semester will have the academic status of probation (Probation).

(6) A student who was in the academic status of probation pursuant to (5) in the previous Semester and who has a cumulative point average of less than 2.00 in the next Semester shall have his or her name removed from the student register (Dismissed).

In the event that a student has taken examinations in courses that make up the full number of credits specified in the Programme Specification and has a cumulative point average of 1.80 or higher but less than 2.00, and is required to have his or her name removed from the student register pursuant to (6), the Rector may authorise that student to continue studying on the original Programme, or to transfer Programmes, but the student shall study to achieve a cumulative point average of 2.00 within three Semesters and shall study to graduate during the period specified in Article 11, calculated from the day on which he or she registered as a student.

            Article 9.  The content of Article 70 of the Thammasat University Regulations on Undergraduate Education B.E. 2561 (2018) will be repealed and replaced with the following:

Article 70.  The University may refund fees that a student has paid to the University in the following situations and at the following rates:

(1) a student who resigns or who takes a leave of absence from education before the opening day of the Semester has the right to request a refund in the full amount of that which he or she has paid;

(2) a student who resigns or who takes a leave of absence from education during the fourteen days from and including the opening day of a Semester has the right to a refund for half the amount paid;

(3) a student who requests for withdrawal from a course because the University has closed a course on which he or she has enrolled will have the right to request a refund of the fees for that course and the fees for using educational equipment on that course in the full amount, other than in the case where the fees are paid in a single sum payment, when the student may not request a refund of the fees for the closed course;

(4) a student who requests for withdrawal from a course in which he or she is enrolled during the fourteen days from and including the opening day of a Semester, or the seven days from and including the opening day of a summer semester, will have the right to request a refund of the fees for that course and the fees for using educational equipment on that course for half the amount paid, other than in the case where the fees are paid in a single sum payment, when the student may not request a refund of the fees for the course from which he or she is withdrawing; and

(5) a student who receives a student disciplinary penalty of suspension from education for the next Semester, but who has enrolled and paid fees for the Semester for which he or she has been suspended, has the right to request a refund in the full amount of that which he or she has paid.

A student who wishes to request a refund of fees pursuant to paragraph one shall submit a request to the Faculty during the thirty days from and including the opening day of the Semester or summer semester. On the expiry of this period, it will be deemed that this right is waived.

Regarding exemptions of fines or reduction of fines, the Rector, on the recommendation of the Dean has the power to consider an exemption of a fine or a reduction in a fine.

Announced 6 May B.E. 2564 (2021)

[Signature]

(Adjunct Professor Noranit Setabutr)

President of the University Council