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Regulations

Admission:

In addition to the admission requirements stated in the general regulations of NUL, students intending to pursue the B.Comm program must have a credit pass in Mathematics.

Proceed/Pass

For both single and double major students, all prescribed subjects (and courses) by the department as well as by other departments must be taken and passed at a grade of 50% or better before a student can proceed to a subsequent year of study and/or graduate after Year IV.

However, a student may be allowed to carry over just one course in which an F grade has been obtained in the first examination sitting or a score of less than 50% has been obtained after supplementary examination.

Faculty of Social Sciences regulations governing supplementary examinations, repeat of failed courses, repeat of failed years, discontinuation and/or exclusion from the Faculty and/or university, continuous assessment/examination weighting will be applicable to both single and major students in the department.

Each of the prescribed courses will be examined by a 3-hour paper. The timing of the examination will be governed by the Faculty of Social Sciences regulations.

Other:

The Department reserves the right to offer or not to offer a subject/course to students opting for it during any given academic year. Students would be informed of such a decision during the official registration period designated by the University. The department's decision shall be final.

Registration requirements:

Year I

a)          B.Comm

b)         BA Accounting and Public Administration.

c)          Accounting as a teaching subject for Faculty of Education.

Students intending to study for the above listed programmes must take and pass all the compulsory subjects and at least one optional subject from those listed below. Students, other than the B.Comm; must also satisfy the requirements of their respective second majors.

Compulsory Courses

            CSS100-8

            BA160-6

            EC161-3

            EC162-3

            M103-4or M111-5

            M104-4or M112-5

Optional

            ST171-3

            ST172-3

            PAS160-6

            SOC161-6

            HG131-3

            HG132-3

Single Major

Year II

Registration requirements for B.Comm

Students must take and pass all the following prescribed subjects.

BA261-6           Financial Accounting 1

BA271-6           Management Process

EC260-4           Principles of Macro Economics

EC261-4           Principles of Macro Economics

BA272-6           Business Law

ST271-4            Statistical Methods I

ST272-4            Statistical Methods II

ST276-4            Introduction to Probability

CS230-3            Computer Awareness and Skills

Average number of credit hours per week per semester:    19.

Year III

Registration requirements for B.Comm.

Students must take and pass all the following prescribed subjects.

BA361-6           Financial Accounting II

BA363-6           Cost Accounting

BA364-4           Financial Management I

BA375-6           Principles of Marketing

BA377-4           Organizational Behaviour

BA378-6           Operations Management

BA379-6           Human Resources Management

BA381-4           Computer Applications in Business Information Systems

Research Methods:

A 3 credit hour research methods course to be prescribed

            Average number of credit hours per week per semester:                20

All Students must take the following courses:

BA456-6                       Management Accounting

BA458-4                       Strategic Management

*Plus One of the Following Course Combinations:

Accounting Stream

BA461-6                       Auditing and Investigations

BA462-6                       Taxation

BA464-6                       Advanced Financial Accounting

BA465-4                       Public Sector Accounting

BA467-6                       Financial Management II

Marketing Stream:

BA471-4                       Marketing Management

BA472-4                       Strategic Marketing

BA475-4                       Industrial Marketing

BA476-4                       Services Marketing

BA478-6                       International Business and International Marketing

BA454-4                       Entrepreneurship

Average number of credit hours (inclusive of the common) per week per semester: 19.


Management Stream

24 credit hours of courses selected from the accounting and marketing streams (maximum: 12 credit hours from each stream).

Average number of credit hours per week per semester:                            19.

Double Major Programs

BA (Accounting and Public Administration)

Year II

Students must take and pass the following prescribed subjects.

BA261-6                       Financial Accounting I

BA271-6                       Management Process

BA272-6                       Business Law

PS260-3                        Introduction to Political Science

PS261-3                        Political Economy of Lesotho

PA261-6                       Development Administration

PA260-3                       Introduction to Public Administration

EC260-4                       Principles of Micro-Economics

Average No. of Credit Hrs Per Week Per Semester           20

Year III

Students must take and pass the following prescribed subjects .

BA361-6                       Financial Accounting II

BA364-4                       Financial Management I

BA363-6                       Cost Accounting

PA361-6                       Comparative Public Administration

PA362-6                       Organisation Theory

PA363-3                       Social Science Research  

Plus:

Either

PA360-3                       Management of Human Resources

Or

L206-6                          Administrative Law

PLUS

1 Year IV PA/PS/BA additional subject/course comprising 3 credit hrs per week per semester

Average No. of Credit Hrs Per Week Per Semester                                   20

Year IV

Students must take and pass the following prescribed subjects and courses before they can graduate.

BA456-6                       Management Accounting

BA464-6                       Advanced Financial Accounting

BA465-4                       Public Sector Accounting

BA467-6                       Financial Management

PA462-6                       Public Enterprises

PA464-6                       Public Policy Analysis

PA468-6                       Rural Development

PLUS

PA465-6                       Project in Public Administration

Average No. of Credit Hrs Per Week Per Semester           21

Business Education

Year II

BA261-6                       Financial Accounting I

BA271-6                       Management Process

EC262-3                       Basic Microeconomics

EC263-3                       Basic Macroeconomics


Year III

BA361-6                       Financial Accounting II

BA363-6                       Cost Accounting

BA375-3                       Principles of Marketing

BA377-3                       Organisational Behaviour

BA379-6                       Human Resources Management


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