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Faculty Regulations

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FSS 1.0 Preamble

The following Special Regulations shall apply to degree and Certificate programmes subject to the General Academic Regulations of the University.

FSS 2.0 Entry Requirements

Admissions to all Degree Programmes of the Faculty are governed by General Regulations AR2.05 and AR 2.06.

FSS 3.0 Degree Programme

The degree shall normally consist of a four year programme drawn from the following subjects:

Accounting/Management/Marketing

Demography

Economics

Geography

Political Science

Public Administration

Social Anthropology

Sociology/Social Work

Statistics

FSS 3.1 A subject may include courses consisting of field work, project work, seminars or internships. in addition to work during the semester, a subject may include prescribed fieldwork or assignments during University vacations.

FSS 3.2. Except where specified otherwise in Departmental Regulations all courses offered within the Faculty are taught over a period of two semesters (i.e. one academic year), and entail a three hour lecturer/student contact per week.

FSS 4.0 Degree Structure

Year I shall consist of Compulsory and optional subjects.

FSS 4.1 Compulsory Subjects

(a) English CSS100-8

(b) Mathematics M001-3

OR M103-4

M104-4

OR M111-5

M112-5

(d) Statistics ST171-4

ST172-4

FSS 4.2 Optional Subjects

(a) Business Administration BA160

(b) Economics EC161 and EC162

(d) Political Science/Public Administration PAS160

(e) Sociology and Social Anthropology SOC161.

Year II

FSS 4.3 Year II shall consist of at least two subjects passed in year I.

Year III/IV

FSS 4.4 Student shall take a double major programme or, with the approval of the department concerned, a single major programme or a major/minor programme.

FSS 4.5 Unless where otherwise stated in departmental regulations a single major programme shall consist of 18 credit hours or equivalent per week.

FSS 4.6 In a double major programme a student shall be required to take two subjects each consisting of a minimum of nine credit hours or equivalent per week.

FSS 4.7 In a major/minor programme a student shall be required to take a minimum of 14 credit hours per week per semester in year 3 and 4 in the major subject. The department will, from time to time determine the minimum for the minor subject.

FSS 5.00 Assessment

FSS 5.10 Continuous assessment shall comprise a minimum of two pieces of work (assignments, tests, or any other form of assigned work) per course per semester. The ratio of continuous assessment to formal examinations shall be 1:2.

FSS 5.11 A student in years 2,3 and 4 shall submit continuous assessment work to the Head of the Department concerned during the examination period for scrutiny by the External Examiner.

FSS 5.12 A student who fails to complete a research programme by the last day of formal lectures may be awarded an "I" for incomplete and, with the approval of the Head of the Department concerned and the Dean of the Faculty, be allowed until the first day of the supplementary examinations to complete the outstanding work. If the work is not completed within this extended period the student shall be awarded an "F" grade.

FSS 5.13 Departments will from time to time prescribe the format of submission of research projects.

FSS 6.00 Supplementary Examinations

FSS 6.10 Subject to the provisions of General Regulations, a student shall be allowed to supplement a maximum of two courses in which grade E has been obtained and has obtained an overall average of at least 48% for all specified courses taken in a given year.

FSS 6.11 The maximum mark a student can achieve in a supplementary examination is 59%

FSS 7.00 Proceed

FSS 7.10 To proceed to year 2, a student must have:-

(i) pass all compulsory courses at least two optional courses.

(ii) achieve a weighted average of 50 per cent in 36 credit hours.

(ii) satisfy other requirements as spelled out in Departmental Regulations.

FSS 7.11 To proceed from year 2 to year 3 and from year 3 to year 4, a student must:-

(i) achieve an overall weighted mean of at least 50 per cent.

(ii) pass all prescribed courses including core courses, taken into account in the calculation of the OWM.

FSS 8.00 Fail and Repeat

FSS 8.10 In order to be allowed to repeat a year a student must have passed at least two courses and obtained a weighted average of at least 40 per cent in 36 credit hours taken in that year. These must include all core courses.

FSS 8.11 Repeat Year

A student will normally be asked to repeat a year if he/she has an OWM of at least 50 percent but has failed in more than one required courses.

FSS 8.12 In order to be allowed to repeat courses, a student must:-

(i) have obtain an overall weighted mean of at least 50 per cent.

(ii) have failed in not more than two courses, or a maximum of 12 credit hours.

(iii) have failed a course which is a prerequisite of a subsequent course, or its inclusion increases the next year’s load beyond acceptable limits of 48 credit hours.

FSS 9.00 Discontinue From Programme

FSS 9.10 A student who fails to pass a minimum of two courses and/or fails to obtain a weighted overall average of 40 per cent (E), in any year, shall fail and be discontinued from the programme concerned.

FSS 10.00 Discontinue From The University

FSS 10.10 Fail and discontinue from the university will be recommended if a student fails a repeated year or if the OWM is less than 40%.

FSS 10.11 A fourth year student who has failed a repeated year shall be allowed to repeat provided the OWM is at least 40% and provided the student is within the seven year period of completing a degree.

FSS 11.00 Award of Degree

FSS 11.11 To be awarded a Degree, a student must pass every course in year 2,3 and 4, taken into account in the calculation of the overall weighted mean (OWM), taking into account continuous assessment and formal examinations.

FSS 11.12 The final mark of the B.A. degree shall be an overall weighted mean of years 2, 3 and 4, calculated as a simple average of the OWM in years 2, 3 and 4.

FSS 11.13 The B.A. degree shall be classified in accordance with the provisions of the General Regulations.

FSS 12.00 The Bachelor of Commerce Degree

FSS 12.10 Except where modified by Departmental Regulations, these special regulations shall mutatis mutandis apply to the Bachelor of Commerce Degree (B.Comm.).

FSS 13.00 Transfers From Certificate and Diploma Programmes to Degree Programmes:

The Certificate and diploma programmes in the Faculty are designed to meet employment requirements. Nevertheless, in special circumstances a student may be allowed to transfer to a degree programme subject to the following regulations:

FSS 13.10 Entry into a degree programme must be approved by the Admissions Committee, after consultation with the Faculty. The minimum entry requirement for admission shall be a pass with a credit ( C average) . Provided that transfer from the Certificate in Statistics shall be determined by departmental regulations. The award of a Certificate or a Diploma does not carry an automatic right of entry into a degree programme.

FSS 13.20 Except where otherwise specified in Departmental regulations a student transferring to the degree programme under these regulations shall normally be registered in Year I.

FSS 14.00 Transfers From Other Universities:

FSS 14.10 To be admitted from other universities into a Year II, III or IV programme of study, the student must provide evidence to the Faculty that he/she has already been examined and passed all the subject material which are prescribed under Faculty and departmental regulations.

FSS 15.00 Transfers From Other Faculties:

FSS 15.10 The Faculty reserves the right to accept or not to accept a student seeking a transfer from another faculty. The Faculty's decision regarding the outcome of an application to transfer into the Faculty shall be final.

FSS 15.20 The latest date for receipt of applications for transfer into the Faculty shall be seven days prior to the end of registration.

FSS 15.30 A student may be admitted into the Faculty if he/she fulfils the following conditions:

( a) Has an OWM of at least 40 % (E) in the programme he/she was following.

( b) His/her proposed programme has been approved by the Department (s) concerned.

FSS 15.40 A student who has been discontinued from one faculty shall not be allowed to major in the subject from which he/she has been discontinued.

FSS 15.50 All students transferring into the Faculty shall normally be registered in Year I of study and may not qualify for exemption from any of the prescribed Year I courses.

Notes: A Course offered in Semester I.

B Courses offered in semester II.

C Courses offered in either semester I or semester II.

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