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Student guidelines, regulations
The role of a student includes:
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The role of a student is multi-dimensional, with the requirement to attend counseling sessions with their assigned advisor as scheduled.
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In cases of urgency, the student should approach the advisor to address their concern.
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Students must seek out the assistance of their advisor when encountering issues pertaining to academics or personal matters, and should comply with their advice and warnings.
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Students should observe departmental announcements, student affairs office postings, and registrar office notices.
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Students are obliged to comply with the legislation of the state as well as the regulations, policies, and Student Code of Conduct delineated by the university.
Reference: Student Advisors Manual
Rangsit University, Thailand. (2014). Guidelines for Academic Advisor. Retrieved from https://lc.rsu.ac.th/files/downloads/advisor.pdf. Developed by the Teaching and Learning Development Center, Academic Standard Office, and Registrar's Office.
1. This announcement here forth be known as the Announcement of Rangsit University on Student Codes of Conduct A.D. 2002.
2. The Announcement of Rangsit University on Student Codes of Conduct A.D. 1999 is hereby abolished, and all existing rules, orders or regulations that are in conflict with this announcement shall be revoked and this announcement shall take precedence.
3. Students are expected to comply with all rules, orders, regulations, announcements and orders of the university.
4. Students must demonstrate behavior that is in accordance with polite decorum, and be responsible citizens who respect the rights and duties of others, displaying good morality and ethics. They must refrain from any activities that may discredit the university or society.
5. Students are expected to contribute to the maintenance of order and unity within the university.
6. Students must adhere to the dress code as outlined in the university regulations.
7. Students must comply with all orders and warnings issued by authorized teachers or officers.
8. Students must carry their Student ID card on their person while in the university, and be prepared to present it upon request.
9. Students must not be on university premises after the time specified in the university’s rules and regulations, unless permission has been granted in individual cases.
10. Students must not gamble, participate in any forms of gambling or be in possession of any gambling items.
11. Students must not bring illegal drugs or alcoholic beverages onto university premises, nor possess, consume, or otherwise take such substances on university property.
12. Students must not carry or possess weapons or any illegal items on university premises.
13. Students must not violate any laws, rules, regulations, announcements or orders of the university, or ask or support anyone to do so.
14. Students must not engage in, or attempt to instigate, any fighting with or amongst other RSU students, students of other institutions, or outsiders.
15. Students must comply with all university traffic regulations.
16. Students must show respect to teachers and university staff, and should refrain from making offensive statements, using profanity, or displaying any rude behaviors.
17. Students must not engage in any activities or behavior that contradicts the law, or rules, regulations, announcements or orders of the university.
18. Students must not possess or print any materials, drawings, writings, papers or make any statements or perform any actions that could cause harm to individuals or the university.
19. Students shall be discouraged from incurring over-indebtedness, as this can have an adverse effect on themselves, as well as on other people and the university.
Disciplinary Procedures:
20. Any actions by students that contravene the nation’s laws, regulations, announcements or decrees issued by the university are to be deemed “Contrary to Student Codes of Conduct” and the following penalties are to be imposed:
20.1: Warning
20.2: Probation
20.3: Deduction of behavior points
20.4: Request for a leave of absence
20.5: Release from student status
20.6: Any other penalty deemed appropriate by the university
21. Deduction of behavior points:
21.1: Each student has 100 behavior points across the duration of their stay in the university.
21.2: Each deduction must not be less than 5 points and the amount of points to be deducted is to be determined by the university or the investigation committee.
21.3: Any student whose behavior points are deducted once or more than once, resulting in a total deduction of 40-60 points, will be asked to take a leave of absence for one semester.
21.4: Any student whose behavior points are deducted once or more than once, resulting in a total deduction of 61-80 points, will be asked to take a leave of absence for two semesters.
21.5: Any student whose behavior points are deducted once or more than once, resulting in a total deduction of 81-99 points, will be asked to take a leave of absence for one academic year.
21.6: Any student whose behavior points are deducted once or more than once, resulting in a total deduction of 100 points, will be released from student status.
22. Any student who receives a final sentence of imprisonment (except for minor offenses or offenses committed through carelessness) shall be released from student status and shall not be subject to, or excluded from, student investigation and student codes of conduct penalties.
23. The committee for student codes of conduct investigation shall have the power to investigate students who are in breach of the student codes of conduct outlined in the university announcement on the committee for student codes of conduct investigation A.D. 2002, unless the university has any other different procedures which have to be considered on a case-by-case basis.
24. To acquire facts and evidence pertinent to the violation of the student codes of conduct and to ascertain the wrong-doing, the committee for student codes of conduct investigation shall have the authority to:
24.1: Summon the student who committed the breach of the student codes of conduct or anybody deemed to be related to that act for investigation.
24.2: Request and collect any evidence related to that wrong act.
24.3: Formulate a summary of the investigation and suggest penalties with regards to the intention of perpetrating the wrong act.
25. Individuals authorized to penalize students for 21, 22 and 23 are the vice president, the dean, the hostel manager, or anyone appointed by the president.
26. The authorized person to penalize students for 24, 25 and 26 is the president or anyone delegated by the president.
27. Once a sanction has been imposed, the student’s parents or guardians shall be notified.
28. The student who is penalized may write a letter of appeal and sign it. An appeal can only be lodged by the student concerned and cannot be drafted by another person on their behalf.
28.1: The appeal must be submitted within fifteen days of the sanction being issued and the letter of appeal must be submitted to the chair of the student codes of conduct appeal committee.
28.2: The student codes of conduct appeal committee must conclude their deliberations within fifteen days of receiving the letter, after which the decision is presented to the president. The decision made by the president is to be considered final.
29. The Head of the Office of Student Affairs shall collect all deliberations for each student investigated by the student codes of conduct investigation committee and submit them to the university and the Office of Student Affairs shall maintain one copy of such documents for record-keeping.
Partial information from RSU student bulletin
The regulations of Rangsit University pertaining to undergraduate studies (Announced in academic year 2016)
Article 10: Course Registration
10.1 Prior to enrollment, course registration must be approved by an advisor. If there are mandatory courses, students must have either passed the prerequisites or taken the requisite foundation courses.
10.2 In adherence to the specified date, time, and location set by the university, students must independently perform course registration.
10.3 The credit unit that students must register for is dependent on the student's status:
10.3.1 Regular student status:
(10.3.1.1) During a regular semester, full-time students must register for a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 22 credit units, while in a summer semester, they must register for a maximum of 9 credit units, except for the final semester prior to graduation.
(10.3.1.2) During a regular semester and a summer semester, part-time students must register for a maximum of 9 credit units, except for the final semester prior to graduation.
10.3.2 Student status pending approval: Full-time students must register for a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 15 credit units during a regular semester, and a maximum of 5 credit units during a summer semester, except for the final semester prior to graduation.
Article 11: Course Add/Drop and Withdrawal Requests
11.1 Requests for the addition of courses may be submitted within the first week of a regular semester or summer semester.
11.2 Requests for course withdrawal may be made within six weeks of the start of a regular semester, or two weeks of the start of a summer semester. Courses withdrawn will not be recorded on the student's transcript.
11.3 Requests for course withdrawal may be made after six weeks, but not more than twelve weeks, from the start of a regular semester, or after one week, but not more than four weeks, from the start of a summer semester. Courses withdrawn will be recorded as a “W” on the student’s transcript.
11.4 The number of credits per semester, as stipulated in Article 10.3, must not be exceeded through course additions or withdrawals.
11.5 Refund of Credits:
(1) Upon the announcement of cancellation of a course by the University, the student is entitled to a full reimbursement of the course registration fee. The refund must be made within the academic year in which the withdrawal or cancellation took place.
(2) Course withdrawals must be made within two weeks of the commencement of the regular semester. The funds from the withdrawn course must be transferred to cover the fee of the added course in its entirety or to be used in the subsequent semester.
(3) Withdrawal of a course after the two-week deadline will not be eligible for a refund of credits or reimbursement.
(4) Course withdrawals in the summer semester are not eligible for a refund of credits or reimbursement.
Article 12: Learning and Assessment
(1) The University shall implement assessment and evaluation of each course that students are enrolled in, utilizing examination and other methods of evaluation identified by the faculty responsible for the course.
(2) There shall be a minimum of one assessment and evaluation conducted between semesters and one assessment and evaluation at the end of the semester, with the results of all assessments and evaluations combined to calculate a score according to the criteria defined in Article 13.
(3) In order to be eligible for assessment and evaluation, a student must complete at least 80% of the total study time for each registered course, or have completed sufficient work in the course according to the professor in charge.
Article 17: Student status classification
17.1: Student status classification will be conducted at the conclusion of each regular academic semester. For the summer term, student status classification will be conducted in the following regular semester.
17.2: Student statuses are divided into two categories: regular students and students under probation.
17.2.1: Regular students are those who have accumulated an average score of 2.00 or higher.
17.2.2: Students under probation are those who do not satisfy the criteria stipulated in Section 17.2.1 and shall be classified according to the following criteria: (1) regular students who have completed two semesters and accumulated an average score lower than 2.00 in the second semester will be placed on probation once; (2) regular students who have accumulated an average score between 1.50 and 2.00 in the following semester will be placed on probation twice; (3) regular students who have accumulated an average score between 1.90 and 2.00 in the following semester will be placed on probation three times.
17.3: Student grade levels will be compared at the end of the academic year. This comparison will be based on the ratio of the total number of credits taken and passed, or in accordance with the criteria established by the department.
Article 17.4: Discharge from Student Status
(1) Death or resignation
(2) Expulsion or exclusion due to disciplinary offenses
(3) Failure to register for the course within fifteen days from the beginning of the academic semester without prior approval for leave of absence from the University
(4) A cumulative grade point average (GPA) lower than 1.25 in the first academic semester upon admission to the University
(5) A cumulative GPA lower than 1.50 in subsequent semesters, except for freshmen admitted to the University in the first academic semester
(6) A cumulative GPA lower than 1.70 in the following academic semester after the first probationary period
(7) A cumulative GPA lower than 1.90 in the following academic semester after the second probationary period
(8) A cumulative GPA lower than 2.00 in the following academic semester after the third probationary period
(9) Inability to complete the study within the prescribed period as stipulated in Article 17
(10) Successful completion of the curriculum
(11) If the Medical Committee appointed by the University declares that the student is ill, and the Faculty Committee deems the illness to be an obstacle to study or a danger to others, the Faculty Committee may discharge the student from student status for the purpose of receiving treatment.
Article 19: A Study Leave
(1) A study leave is a leave of absence from both the semester and, if registered, a cancellation of the course registration, whereby all the courses enrolled in the semester will not be reflected on the academic transcript.
(2) For an application for study leave to be accepted, a justification of necessity and a letter of endorsement from the advisor must be presented to the Faculty Board of Directors for approval. In the event of a study leave prior to registration, the Dean shall have the discretion to approve it.
(3) The duration of a study leave shall not exceed two consecutive semesters.
(4) Students who have been enrolled at the university for two semesters or fewer are not eligible to apply for a study leave.
(5) Should a student who has not registered for a semester wish to apply for a study leave, the application must be submitted within 30 days from the start of the semester. Otherwise, the student will no longer be considered an enrolled student.
(6) For students who have registered for the semester and wish to apply for a study leave, the application must be submitted within 12 weeks from the start of the semester.
(7) Students who wish to take leave in circumstances not covered in sections 18 (3) to 18 (6) must obtain approval from the Vice President of Academic Affairs or the Faculty Committee, with the exception of military service or participation in student exchange programmes that have been approved by the Faculty Committee.
(8) Students must pay fees to maintain their student status for each academic period for which they are granted an approved leave of absence.
(9) The University Medical Board, appointed by the University, and the Faculty Committee shall determine whether the illness or disability is an impediment to study or poses a risk to others; in such cases, the Faculty Committee may grant the student a leave of absence for the purpose of treatment.
Article 20: Internal Faculty and Major Transfer
20.1 In order to be eligible for faculty or major transfer, students must not be in a state of non-enrollment.
20.2 Approval for faculty or major transfer must be granted by the student's advisor or major and then approved by the relevant faculty council. For an application to be considered, the student must have completed at least one semester in the original faculty or major curriculum, excluding any semesters of leave or suspension.
20.3 Faculty or major transfer must be completed prior to the deadline for course registration in the semester that the student will study in the new major curriculum.
20.4 Students who are approved for faculty or major transfer may opt for one of two options:
(1) The new faculty or major of the student shall transfer all the original academic results without alteration, and the cumulative grade point average (GPA) shall be calculated using the original academic results. The cumulative credits shall be calculated using only the credits of courses in the new major curriculum. Or
(2) Course transfer shall be in accordance with Article 21, and the cumulative GPA may be calculated using the compulsorily transferred courses of the transferred curriculum.
Article 21: Credit Transfer and Course Credit Acceptance
In accordance with the regulations of the college, credit transfer and course credit acceptance shall be duly implemented.
Article 22: Penalty for Cheating by Students
Students found to have engaged in cheating shall be subject to the appropriate punishments, which may include failure of the course in which they cheated, and suspension or dismissal from the college for one normal semester or indefinitely, respectively.
Reference: Rangsit University Bulletin(2020). Undergraduate Student. Retrieved from https://www2.rsu.ac.th/files/bulletin/2020-2021/Bulletin_RSU.pdf
Graduation Request Process, Rangsit University
1. Students expecting to graduate in Term 2/2022 must complete an online graduation request between 23rd January and 27th January 2023- Log in to the Registrar’s Office website (http://registrar.rsu.ac.th/applyforgraduate) using the same “Username” and “Password” as the Intranet system (ensure to include the letter ‘u’ in front)
2. Fill out the address form for sending the necessary documents (Transcript of Records and Certification Letter for Graduation)
3. Print the Curriculum Structure Form (RSU.36) and Graduation Request Form (RSU.62)- Pay an administrative fee of 200 Baht via the designated channels (Scan QR code for payment)
4. Submit the RSU.36 and RSU.62 forms, along with a 2-inch photograph of the student wearing the graduation gown against a blue background, to the Registrar’s Office before the deadline (the RSU.36 form must be approved and signed by the student's advisor before submission) Location: Registration Office 1st floor, Building 1 (Artthit Ourairat Building)
*Note: students who do not complete the request process will not be approved to graduate by the University Council; those who have already completed the process previously are not required to do so again
Documents Required for Graduation Process
- Curriculum Structure Form (RSU.36)
- Graduation Request Form (RSU.32)
- 2-inch photograph of the student wearing the graduation gown against a blue background
- Payment slip for the administrative fee of 200 Baht
Graduation gown reservation and rental
For those who have graduated and are willing to participate in the graduation ceremony, the Book Center of RSU has opened the period of reservation for the graduation gown at the 2nd floor of Building 9 from Monday to Friday between 09.00 and 16.00 Hrs., excluding lunchtime and holidays. Please note that you must reserve the gown at least one month in advance, and if you are unable to collect it yourself, you must provide your receipt and the outstanding balance to the person collecting it on your behalf. It is important to retain your receipt. For Bachelor's Degree candidates, the rental fee is 1,500 Baht, the tailor-made gown fee is 2,800 Baht. For Master's Degree candidates, the rental fee is 1,700 Baht, the tailor-made fee is 3,000 Baht. Alternatively, you may choose to make your gown with an external tailor-made graduation shop.
