Administration Department

Students are issued with a HUC Identity card according to their admission status. For provisional students, the validity of the card is for one semester and for confirmed students, it is valid till the end of the program. Students need to carry their Identity cards at all times while being in the HUC Campus. Identity cards will be checked randomly

Once the student’s admission is confirmed, a ‘Letter of Admission’ & ‘Invoice’ are issued. Students need to pay their HUC fees according to the Invoice raised.

Note: It is the student’s responsibility to report any discrepancies in invoice to the Admin Dept. within a maximum time frame of one month after the receipt of invoice is issued.

Recommendation letter, Bonafide certificates Letters, Transcript, Provisional letter, Degree, Duplicate Certificate/transcript , Internship letter, Repeating course letter, conditional admission letter, No Objection letter, Accounts Statement for sponsors, Scholarship letter, DAC letter, Rewardships letter, Topper letter, appreciation letter, Deans List letter

Details of the classes along with the students list will be displayed on the notice board on the first day of the class.

Class schedules along with the class room number will be uploaded in student LMS portal. The same will be displayed on the notice board as well. Final examination dates will be announced within two weeks from the start of the class and will be displayed on the HUC website & Student LMS portal/ HUC App. No information on the above will be provided through telephone. The ‘How to access student portal’ attachment will be handed over to the students during 1st week.

Every student is issued a portal ID and password through which they can access their class attendance, assessments and the results online. The academic profile, Academic Advisor / Mentor and the events of the HUC can also be accessed through the portal.

Lost and found items will be kept in Administration, Registration & Examination Department; Students are encouraged to report any missing items as soon as possible.

All the mails addressed to the students are kept in the Administration, Registration & Examination Department. Students are requested to check their respective mails daily.

Students are issued with a HUC Identity card according to their admission status. For provisional students, the validity of the card is for one semester and for confirmed students, it is valid till the end of the program. Students need to carry their Identity cards at all times while being in the HUC Campus. Identity cards will be checked randomly

Students who use their own transportation are requested to collect the car stickers from the Administration, Registration & Examination Department. Students are requested to park their car on their designated area without blocking other cars. Students are urged to drive slowly and cautiously when entering and leaving the premises. Students who wish to use the college transport are requested to register with the Finance Department.

The administration also provides SMS services to inform the students of any emergency needs that might arise.

Wi-Fi services are activated in the campus for accessing the internet services.

Students can avail the online services for their various requests

A friendly staff member is assigned to help new intake students to be of assistance with regards to the campus whereabouts.

Every student is issued with the graduation plan at the time of admission. The graduation plan helps the students to plan their studies accordingly.

Proforma invoice is an invoice generated and given to the student applicant at the time of admission and a copy is maintained in the student file. Proforma invoice includes the following details:

1. Application Fee
2. First Installment Fee
3. TOC Fees (If applicable)
4. Placement Exam Fee (If applicable)
5. TOEFL/IELTS Book (If applicable)

After the student applicant fulfills the admission criteria, an invoice is generated for the Program fees mentioning the mode of payment on a monthly / semester basis. A copy of this invoice is maintained in the student’s file.

Student can log into the HUC Portal to check the following:

1. Attendance
2. Information about the IELTS web sites suggested by the teacher
3. Updated news and events
4. Results
5. All requests status.
6. Car registration
7. All kinds of letters
8. Names of Advisor / Mentor
9. Room allocation
10. Class schedule

Administration, registration & examination department is the backbone of the university. Its main functions are:

Student Registration  department register students for the academic program and courses. Department handles two categories of students;

1. New Students : The registration department registers the students with all the necessary documents as per the admission requirements and registration checklist. It audits the file for the fulfillment of documents and if a candidate does not fulfill the basic entry requirement as per the registration checklist the admission will be rejected as per the HUC Admissions policy.  Department will issue admission kit online to all enrolled students. 
2. Continuing Students: Continuing Students will be registered as per their Graduation plan in case of meeting progression requirements.

Registration department will issue Username and Password for LMS portal to new students. Department is responsible for updating Student Invoices, graduation plan and enrolled subject details on portal.  All the content of student portal is managed by Registration Department.

The registration department is also responsible for creation, maintenance, and disposal of documents and information pertaining to the students.

The documents being maintained in HUC will normally fall in three categories viz:

• Administrative records

• Academic records

• Financial records

As per policy of the HUC each of the above maintained separately and department ensures complete privacy of these documents.

The administration department is responsible for orientation program for the BBA/BSIT students. The orientation program is to facilitate the new students to understand the policy procedure of HUC and settle down comfortably into the new environment. For continuing students the orientation program is focusing on how to attain good standing in academics. For the final semester the orientation is focusing on graduation requirements and planning of their future career’s. 

Administration department is responsible for complete student management at HUC. After the student is registered into the program the student is tracked for his/her regularity, requisitions, academic standing, and progression so as to communicate the status of the students with the department's faculty, staff and student to help them to progress successfully.

Academic Calendar &  Academic  Check List :

Administration department preparing academic calendar before start of the academic year.  This calendar incorporates all the academic, semester, examinations, events, reviews, submission deadlines, vacations and inter-semester breaks.  It acts as a guideline for all the departments, faculty, staff and students to plan out their activities and execute as per the calendar.

The administration department is managing and preparing the class schedule, faculty schedules and list of the courses offered during the semester.  Class schedule contains the details such as class room, faculty member name, batch and the course name. The faculty schedule contains the detail of the no. of courses to be taught by each faculty member during the semester.  It contains the details such as degree program, course name, credit hours, days and total sessions.

The Administration department also prepares the Academic & Academic advisor /mentor checklist to monitor the progress of Academic and Academic Advisory/mentor activities as per the schedule.  It contains the details of activities, the time schedules and the person responsibilities.

Examination Management:

The Examination Department will make arrangements for the conduct of Final Term examinations.  Department will prepare list of Invigilators and administrators and communicate all duty allocation to relevant departments and staff members. Department is responsible for Hall ticket preparation and distribution to students. 

The department is responsible for examination paper formatting and complete quality check process. It is the responsibility of the department to complete all mitigation and Re-sit examination formalities.

Result Publication:

The examination department is responsible for compiling and publishing the results. Department will call for Result board meeting and get approvals to publish the results. All student appeals regarding results are processed by the examination department. 

Administration department is responsible to manage student's discipline at HUC.

Any violation of the code of conduct as specified in the student handbook is liable for punishment. Some of the specific violations which is handled by Administration department are :

Any misbehavior or misconduct, which may distort the image of the HUC. 

Misconduct in classroom, computer lab, or library.

• Any insult to faculty or staff members.

• Any damage to HUC property.

• Any misconduct during exams.

• Moving around as couples.

• Dress code

• Fighting

• Theft.

In order to make fair decisions on any misconduct/ misbehavior or violation of a student, as per HUC Policy a disciplinary committee called Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC) will be formed. The administration department will present the case to the committee at the time of meeting /hearing.

Examination arrangements will be done by the examination department, examination schedule will be released prior to the start of the class based on the student strength.
Following are the exams conduct in a semester:
Final Exam
Re-sit Exam & Mitigation Exam

All students enrolled at HUC shall be monitored very carefully for the quality and quantity of satisfactory academic work completed during their study. A student will be evaluated at the end of every spring semester for the following:
1.QUALITATIVE REQUIREMENTS (QUALITY OF ACADEMIC WORK COMPLETED)
Table – 1

Depending on the number of credit hours attempted, the student is expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average as per the above table.
2.QUANTITATIVE REQUIREMENTS (QUANTITY OF ACADEMIC WORK COMPLETED)
Student must complete at least 67% of all credit hours attempted. An attempted credit hour is defined as, any course that the student has enrolled for, in the semester. Successfully completed credit hours refer to the hours in which the student has received a letter grade of A, B+, B, C+ or C. For Capstone courses, a student needs to receive a minimum of ’C ‘grade or above.

Depending on the number of credit hours attempted, the student is expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average as per the above table. QUANTITATIVE REQUIREMENTS (QUANTITY OF ACADEMIC WORK COMPLETED)

Student must complete at least 67% of all credit hours attempted. An attempted credit hour is defined as, any course that the student has enrolled for, in the semester. Successfully completed credit hours refer to the hours in which the student has received a letter grade of A, B+, B, C+ or C. For Capstone courses, a student needs to receive a minimum of ’B‘grade or above.

Bachelor of Business Administration / Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting degree is awarded to a student upon fulfilling the following requirements:

• Students enrolled for a Full time Undergraduate Program must have completed the program within a maximum duration of 6 years and attempted not more than 180 credits. Those enrolled for a Part time Undergraduate program must have completed the program within a maximum duration of 7.5 years and attempted not more than 180 credits.
• The successful completion of 120 credit hours
• The number of credit hours as specified in the core, major and concentration
• Achievement of CGPA not less than 2.00 in the following:
• Overall 120 credits earned
• In Major / Concentration Courses
• Students must attain a minimum of “C” grade in every Capstone course
• Students are required to fill the graduation application along with fee as applicable.
• Recommended for graduation by Graduation Board

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree is awarded to a student upon fulfilling the following requirements:

• Students enrolled for a Full time BSCS Program must have completed the program within a maximum duration of 6 years and attempted not more than 180 credits. Those enrolled for a Part time Undergraduate program must have completed the program within a maximum duration of 7.5 years and attempted not more than 180 credits
• The successful completion of 128 credit hours 
• The number of credit hours as specified in the as specified in the core and concentration
• Achievement of CGPA not less than 2.00 in the following:
• Overall 128 credits earned
•  In Concentration Courses
• Students must attain a minimum of “C” grade in every Capstone course
• Students are required to fill the graduation application along with fee as applicable.
• Recommended for graduation by Graduation Board

Upon meeting the Undergraduate Program completion requirements, students who have attained academic excellence will be awarded a Certificate of Honors to recognize their achievement. To be eligible for these honors, a student must have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) based on credits earned in their Horizon University College program

The Graduation Board consists of President, VP-IRQA, Dean of respective Schools, Registrar and concerned faculty. The Board confirms the graduation award to the students who have successfully met the graduation requirements. Upon the approval of the Board, the students will be awarded certificate of graduation and are also placed in the list of graduation honors and the Dean’s List. The Graduation Board also confirms eligible students for final Toppers and Graduate Honors as per the Procedure for Toppers / Awards.

Academics, Administration, Registration & Examination, Student Service Department, Human Resource Department, Library, Computing, Marketing & Creative Communication, Finance, Sports, Institutional Research & Quality Assurance, Training Department (Centre for Continuing Learning) & Maintenance.

For your academic concerns you can contact academic advisor/mentor.

For your tutorials you can contact the faculty members.

For your books you can contact the library.

For your computing and network problems you can contact the computing Dept.

You can know about your course and graduation plan through student’s LMS portal / MOB APP.

Registration department will enroll the student as per their Graduation plan.

Yes, The registration will be rejected under the following conditions:

• In case of non-submission of documents required by the institution or government authorities
• In case of submission of any forged documents for admission
• In case of non attestation of degree certificates submitted for admission
• Any information received from the parent organization regarding the irregularities in the documents submitted.
• Criminal charge(s) are proved against the student at the time of admission.
• Undertaking cases not met the deadline

You can find your institutional calendars in the mobile app, student’s LMS portal, website and notice board.

You can communicate through mobile app, LMS portal, advisor/mentor and Admin/SSD Counter.

A student LMS portal is channel of communication between students & HUC, it can be used to access class attendance, assessments and the results online.  The academic profile, academic advisor and the events of the HUC can also be accessed through the portal.

Academic year at HUC comprises of fall, spring and summer semesters.  The duration of BBA/BSIT/BSCS degree is 4 years [both weekdays & weekend].

Students enrolled for a BBA / BSIT Program shall complete within a maximum of 6 years for weekdays and 7. 5 years for weekend by earning 120 credits and BSCS 128 credits. BBA / BSIT Program student can earn 120 credits in four years in normal case or by attempting maximum of 180 credits and BSCS program student 128 credit in four years or by attempting maximum of 192 credits.

Students will be placed on conditional admission due to the following reason and student has to submit the documents within 1 semester.

• Non-Attestation of High School / O levels
• Non-Submission of Equivalency Certificate

Admission kit is issued mainly for new and continuing students.  As far as new students are concerned student kit is issued in the following scenarios:

• Direct Entry to Degree Program (BBA/ BSIT/BSCS)
• Bridging Plus Program
• Bridging Program

The kit gives the student a clear idea about his/her admission status, academic program, class shift, guidance on portal usage, Portal username and password, car sticker details, ID card, tab description and fee payment plan.

Admission kit will change in the following scenarios:

1. Program transfer
2. Re-activated students

Student handbook which is a ready reckoner that guides the student to understand the academic and academic support service policies and procedures, semester wise course plan, examination calendar, academic calendar and whom to approach for services.  The student handbook enables students to plan their academic operations, leave and participation in activities for self-development.  You can find your student handbook in student’s LMS portal.

Students can make request through the LMS portal/ Mobile App.

Withdrawal of a course/s can be done within the first week of commencement of a semester with a maximum number of two courses.

Addition of a course is allowed only to those students who are not progressing as per the Graduation plan given to them initially.  Admin can be contacted for addition of courses.

The class schedule details the courses offered for the batches offered during the semester.  It contains the details such as class room, name of the faculty, batch and the course name.

All active students are required to register for each semester through an application form available in LMS portal along with the payment method opted by the student for that particular semester registration.  Upon the verification or approval from the finance department; the application form will be approved and registration for the semester will be confirmed.

No, all active students are required to go through the registration process and finance approval is required to enroll into the class.

No, the access to the portal for the registered students will not block. Non-registered students will be blocked in case of non-adherence to HUC policy & procedures.  It can be reactivated by contacting the concerned department and complying with their requirements.

Student may postpone a semester only once in an academic year and maximum twice during the graduation program. The postponement form should be filled within two weeks of commencement of a semester only under mitigating circumstances.

Student who scores less than ‘A’ grade in any course will be allowed to repeat that course and better of the two grades shall be considered for calculating the CGPA and student is allowed to repeat the course only twice

For BBA/ BSIT / BSCS students, 75 % attendance is necessary to appear for the main final exam.

You can check your student handbook for the university policies. It is available on student LMS portal.

Hall ticket is the exam admission slip issued for the students to appear Final & Mitigation/re-sit exam.  A student has to carry the hall ticket and produce on demand in the examination hall.  It contains the student name, program, DOB, gender, photo, course ID, student ID, Exam date, course code, and course name

Examination schedules along with the Final examination dates will be announced within 2 weeks from the start of the class and will be displayed on the HUC website & Student LMS portal/Mobile App and plasma.

Yes, student can re-appear for exam only in case of Mitigation policy to excuse the absence of students that result from the following causes only

1. Accident
2. In case of death of Immediate Family Member
3. Hospitalization
4. Religious [HAJ only]

Student is required to use mitigating circumstance form available in the portal to file their appeal for consideration of mitigating circumstances along with necessary documentation.

Students can check the grades in student LMS portal/Mobile App.

Student’s performance is assessed in each registered course out of 100 marks. The mode of assessment depends on the course in which students appear. This includes Final exam, assignments, quizzes, research work, case studies, and presentations.

GRADE POINT CLASSIFICATION

Grade Point Average is determined by dividing total grade points earned by total hours attempted. GPA may be figured for each semester (semester GPA), for all hours attempted at the college (Cumulative GPA).

Students are classified according to the number of Credit hours satisfactorily completed

• Freshman           0 – 30 credit hours
• Sophomore        31 – 60 credit hours
• Junior                 61 – 90 credit hours
• Senior                 91 and above credit hours

All students enrolled at Horizon University College shall be monitored very carefully for the quality and quantity of satisfactory academic work completed during their studies.

A student will be evaluated at the end of every spring semester for the following:

• A – QUALITATIVE REQUIREMENTS - (quality of academic work completed)

The qualitative requirement of BBA/ BSIT is the completion of minimum credits with CGPA as per the below table:

Depending on the number of credit hours attempted, the student is expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average as per the above table.

• B – QUANTITATIVE REQUIREMENTS - (quantity of academic work completed)

A student must complete 67% of all hours attempted

The following are the academic offenses recognized by the HUC.

Plagiarism:

• Paraphrasing materials or ideas of others without identifying the sources.
• Using sources of information (published or unpublished) without identifying the source.
• Directly quoting the words of others without using quotation marks or indented format to identify them.
• Detection of such plagiarism based on plagiarism software is also included.

Presenting false credentials:

is an act of submitting misleading certificates/documents/information like presenting false medical excuses; change of identity; presenting falsified certificates. 

Cheating:

• Using material not permitted by the faculty during exams, including stored information on electronic devices.
• Copying answers from another student on exams or assignments.
• Altering graded exams or assignments and submitting them for re-grading.
• Submitting the same paper for two classes.
• Altering exam answers and requesting that an exam be re-graded.
• Cooperating with or helping another student.
• Fabricating information such as data for a computer lab exam.
• Other forms of dishonest behavior, such as having another person take an exam in your place.

Facilitating Academic Dishonesty:

• Allowing another student to copy an assignment or problem set that is supposed to be done individually.
• Allowing another student to copy answers during an exam.
• Taking an exam or completing an assignment for another student.

Collusion:

• Is an agreement between two or more persons when not allowed.
• The work that has been done with others is submitted and passed off as solely the work of one person.
• Working with others without permission from your faculty to produce work that is then presented as your own independent work.

Fabrication of Data:

• The falsification of data, information, or citations in any formal academic exercise.
• This includes making up citations to back up arguments or inventing quotations. Fabrication predominates in the natural sciences, where students sometimes falsify data to make experiments "work". It includes data falsification, in which false claims are made about the research performed, including selective submission of results to exclude inconvenient data to generate bogus data.

The following are the courses of action that may be recommended based on the severity of the offense:

1. In the case of the first offense, a strict warning is issued to the student against committing the academic offense and zero marks will be awarded for that particular component.
2. In case of a second offense in any component, all the assessments will be awarded zero and an ‘F’ grade will be recorded in the transcript and the student will have to repeat the course.
3. In case of a third offense, the student will be awarded an ‘F’ Grade in all the courses and the student will have to repeat the semester.
4. In case of a fourth offense, the student will be dismissed from the University and Dismissal will be reflected in his transcript. In this case, a tuition fee is not refunded.
5. The student will not be re-admitted and no appeal will be accepted.
6. The record is placed in the student file.

The internship program of Horizon University College assists students to work and learn in a professional environment and get prepared for embarking on employment careers. The internship facilitate students to be able to apply the knowledge gained in the classrooms in a practical work setting, this process enriches student learning experience and helps them transit into the work world. It helps students develop a better understanding of work ethics, discipline, reporting system and team work in a work place of their specialization. The internship has a clear objective for student to gain from the experience.

Transcripts can be issued only after marks/grades have been ratified by subject/award board of examiners. Normally transcripts will be issued after the end of each academic year to students.

All the students who has submitted clearance form from signed from all the departments are eligible to taking the transcripts.

Transcripts are issued at any time on requests received from students on payment of necessary fees.

Provisional certificate is the certificate containing the successful completion of the graduation requirement by the student; it is issued to serve an interim purpose before the award of the degree on the graduation ceremony.  The provisional certificate is valid for 1 year from the date of issue.   It will be issued one month after publishing the results of final / resit every semester.

Duplicate degree is issued only to the students whose degree is lost / damaged due to any reason and an additional fee is applicable as per the published miscellaneous fees structure of the current academic year.

Dean’s list is a list of students who have achieved an overall CGPA 3.5 above in a particular semester completing minimum of 12 credits. This list is prepared by the administration at the end of each semester.  Dean’s list students will be awarded a certificate of appreciation.

Toppers list is a list of students who have topped the respective major of the program in an academic year. Toppers will be awarded a certificate of appreciation.

Progression is an indication of semester wise academic progress of the student based on successful completion of qualitative and quantitative requirement in each semester, failing which the student is retained in the semester and is not allowed to progress to the next semester as per academic standing policy.

A student will be awarded the undergraduate degree (BBA/BSIT) after fulfilling the following conditions:

• A number of credit hours as specified in the major/ concentration field of study [120 credit hours]
• Achievement of CGPA not less than 2.00
• 00 CGPA in the chosen field of major / concentration
• GPA of 2.00 in each Capstone course
• Recommended for graduation by the College Faculty and Administration

A student will be awarded the undergraduate degree (BSCS) after fulfilling the following conditions:

• A number of credit hours as specified in the major field of study [128 credit hours]
• Achievement of CGPA not less than 2.00
• 00 CGPA in the chosen field of concentration
• GPA of 2.00 in each Capstone course
• Recommended for graduation by the College Faculty and Administration

Upon meeting BBA / BSIT / BSCS degree graduation requirements, those students who have exhibited academic excellence will be awarded the designations to indicate that they have graduated with honors.

To be eligible for these honors, a student must have a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) on credits earned at Horizon College according to the following:

BBA / BSIT / BSCS

Cum Laude                             - An average of 3.5 or higher

Magna Cum Laude                - An average of 3.7 or higher

Summa Cum Laude               - An average of 3.9 or higher

Academics, Administration, Registration & Examination, Student Service Department, Human Resource Department, Library, Computing, Marketing & Creative Communication, Finance, Sports, Institutional Research & Quality Assurance, Training Department ( English Language learning Centre and Centre for Continuing Learning) & Maintenance.

Academic year at HUC comprises of fall, spring and summer semesters.  The duration of BBA/BSIT degree is 4 years [both weekdays & weekend].

Students enrolled for a BBA / BSIT Program shall complete within a maximum of 6 years for weekdays and 7. 5 years for weekends by earning 120 credits and BSCS 128 credits. BBA / BSIT Program students can earn 120 credits in four years in normal cases or by attempting a maximum of 180 credits and BSCS program students 128 credits in four years or by attempting a maximum of 192 credits.

A student will be awarded the Undergraduate (BBA & BSIT) after fulfilling the following conditions:

• A number of credit hours as specified in the major/ concentration field of study [120 credit hours]
• Achievement of CGPA not less than 2.00
• 00 CGPA in the chosen field of major / concentration
• GPA of 2.00 in each Capstone course
• Recommended for graduation by the College Faculty and Administration

A student will be awarded the undergraduate degree (BSCS) after fulfilling the following conditions:

• A number of credit hours as specified in the major field of study [128 credit hours]
• Achievement of CGPA not less than 2.00
• 00 CGPA in the chosen field of concentration
• GPA of 2.00 in each Capstone course
• Recommended for graduation by the College Faculty and Administration

Upon meeting Undergraduate (BBA /BSIT / BSCS) graduation requirements, those students who have exhibited academic excellence will be awarded the designations to indicate that they have graduated with honors.

To be eligible for these honors, a student must have a cumulative grade point average(CGPA) on credits earned at Horizon College according to the following:

Undergraduate (BBA / BSIT / BSCS)

Cum Laude                           - An average of 3.5 or higher

Magna Cum Laude               - An average of 3.7 or higher

Summa Cum Laude              - An average of 3.9 or higher