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YULI AFNI, Reg. No 1930104075 entitled: “STUDENTS’ SELF REGULATED LEARNING IN WRITING RESEARCH PROPOSAL A STUDY OF ENGLISH STUDENTS OF UIN MAHMUD YUNUS BATUSANGKAR REGISTERED IN 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR”, English Teaching Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, State Islamic University (UIN) Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar. The problem of this research was students’ self-regulated learning in writing research proposals a study of English Students of UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar Registered in 2024/2025 had been not yet revealed. The purpose of this research was to describe students’ self-regulated learning in writing research proposals, specifically focused on English students of UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar. The method used in this research was quantitative with a descriptive design. The research population consisted of English students of UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar had obtained approval for their research proposal titles registered in the 2024/2025 academic year, had taken the writing proposal and had not yet taken the research proposal seminar. Using total sampling, a total of 34 students filled out the questionnaire. But 3 of them did not the criteria. Therefore, the total of sample of this research was 31 students from two academic levels. The determination of the sample was carried out through coordination with the staff of AKAMA. Data were collected using closed-ended questionnaires with five Likert scale based on a framework regarding the characteristics of students’ selfregulated learning in writing research proposals from several experts (Zimmerman in Namira, 2021; Bernard et al in Alam, 2024, Zimmerman & Risemberg in Utami, 2023), which totals 84 items was validated by three expert (Validity score 0,71, High validity), and later tested using Construct Validity leaving 69 valid items (Validity score 0,75 High validity) for analysis. Data were analyzed descriptively using SPSS 25. The research results showed that, in general, the students’ self-regulated learning in writing research proposals (a study of English students of UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar) registered in 2024/2025 academic year fell into the middle level of category. This was evident from the findings in each category, namely goal setting, environmental structuring, self evaluation, task strategy, help seeking, time management, comprehension, strategic planning, self judgment, self reaction, self motivation, self control, and self consequences, all of which were classified in the middle level category.