GENERAL REGULATIONS AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
FOR UNDERGRADUATES UNDER THE COURSE CREDIT SYSTEM
- A programme of courses shall be specified leading to a bachelor’s degree or its equivalence.
- Instruction shall be by courses and students will be required to register for and take an approved combination of courses as stipulated by Senate on the recommendation of the Faculty
- Courses shall be evaluated in terms of Credits. A credit is normally defined as a series of lectures/tutorials of one hour per week lasting a semester or a three hour practical class per week or an equivalent amount of study or any combination of these.
- The minimum numbers of credit for a course shall normally be 1.
- There shall be levels of courses representing the years for the degree programme and numbered as follows:
001 – 099 for non-degree programme
100 – 199 for 1st year degree programme or 100 level
200 – 299 for 2nd year degree programme or 200 level
300 – 399 for 3rd year degree programme or 300 level
400 – 499 for 4th year degree programme or 400 level
500 – 599 for 5th year degree programme or 500 level
600 – 699 for 6th year degree programme or 600 level
Note: 700 to 900 series are reserved for Postgraduate Programmes. In this system the first digit denotes the level of year of study - The Faculty Code is PSC.
Course number shall be prefixed by a character code indicating the Department offering the course. The recommended character codes are as follows:
CHM – Chemistry
CSC – Computer Science
GLY – Geology
MTH – Mathematics
PHY – Physics
STA: – Statistics - COURSE ADVISER
The course adviser is a member of academic staff who approves students’ registration forms. He advises students individually and ensures that their choices are consistent with degree regulations and requirements. Each department appoints one or more course advisers for its students. - COURSES LISTING
For each degree programme, courses are listed in the calendar or prospectus in the following categories.
(i) Mandatory Courses: which the department requires the students to take and pass but may not be used in computing the final degree result.
(ii) Core Courses: are courses among the mandatory courses that must be passed AND USED IN COMPUTING THE FINAL RESULT. Within the list of core courses there may be options.
(iii) Elective courses are courses which are chosen by a student according to his interests in addition to those he must take to complete his degree requirement. He chooses these with the guidance of his course adviser.
Along with the description of each course in the prospectus, pre-requisite and co-requisite course may be stipulated for each course. A pre-requisite course is one which must be taken and passed before the student can register for a more advanced course. However, a student who fails a pre-requisite course may be admitted to the advanced course at the discretion of the department in the faculty offering the course. A co-requisite course is a course which must be taken along with the course, which it is co-requisite, if it has not already been passed.
9(a). WORK LOAD
A student shall normally in any one academic year be allowed to register for and take a minimum of 30 credits and a maximum of 50 credits. This means that no student can be credited more than 50 credits at the end of each academic year. Without prejudice to the above, a graduating student (that is a student who has less than 30 credit to graduate) may register for only the number of credits he requires to graduate.
9(b). WORKLOAD AT 300 LEVEL FOR PROGRAMMES WITH 6 MONTHS INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
As a result of the mandatory six (06) months Industrial Training Programme requirements by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and the National Universities Commission (NUC),
(i) The students in the departments of Chemistry,Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics are expected to take more courses during the first semester of their 300 level.
(ii) The six mouths Industrial Training would now be done during the second semester and holiday period of the 300 level
(iii) At the 300 level, a student can only register for a maximum of 26 credits (including CED300) during the first semester.
(iv) At The 300 level, a student is expected to earn a minimum of 12 credits to move on to 400 level.
(v) At the 300 level, no student is allowed to register (and take any examination including carryover courses) during the second semester
(vi). The remaining 6 credits at 300 level are to be taken during the first semester at 400 level. - REGISTRATION FOR COURSES
(i) Two weeks shall be allowed for registration exercise every semester and the period of registration shall be widely published for the information of students.
(ii) Late registration fees shall be charged as follows:
(a) Any student who comes up to register within the 7 days after the close of registration shall pay an appropriate late registration fee.
(b) Thereafter, any student who comes up to register shall pay a greater fine.
(iii) Any student who fails to register within two months from the beginning of a session shall forfeit the benefit of taking any examinations in any semester of that session. Such a student shall be deem to have voluntarily withdrawn from the University and may be admitted in any subsequent session with the approval of Senate. - CHANGE OF COURSES
At the beginning of each semester, students may drop courses for which they have registered until one month after lectures begin. The deadline for adding courses shall be four weeks after lectures begin. - DURATION OF DEGREE PROGRAMME
A Maximum Number of years required to qualify for a degree:
To qualify for the award of an honours degree,
i UME Candidates shall normally spend not less than four (4) yearsbut not more than six (6) yearsfor 100, 200, 300 and 400 level courses.
ii Direct Entry Candidates shall normally spend not less than three (3) years but not more than five (5) years for 200, 300 and 400 level courses.
iii Total number of credits required to graduate:
4 – years Course – 130 Credits (including 10 G.S credits);
Direct Entry – 100 Credits (including 10 G.S credits)
B NUMBER OF CREDITS REQUIRED TO MOVE TO A HIGHER LEVEL
FULL-TIME PROGRAMMES - Minimum number of credits required to remain in the Faculty and to move to the next higher level:
100 – 300 Level :- 22 credits including G.S. Courses.
2 Minimum number of credits required to remain in the Faculty on Probation/ transfer to another Faculty
100 – 300 Level :- 11 credits including G.S. Courses. - DISTRIBUTION OF CREDITS
The minimum number of credits for the award of a degree shall be 130 credits and 100 credits for 4-years and 3-years degree programme respectively as follows:
For the four year degree programme:
40 credits from the 100 series of courses
30 credits from the 200 series of courses
30 credits from the 300 series of courses
30 credits from the 400 series of courses
130 credits for the degree
For the three year degree programme;
Nil from 100 series
40 credits from the 200 series of courses
30 credits from the 300 series of courses
30 credits from the 400 series of courses
100 credits for the degree
14 EXAMINATIONS
14a. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
Examinations may take the form of written papers, oral examinations, practicals, clinicals, the submission of projects, assessment of course work or by any combination of these methods.
14b. COURSE EXAMINATIONS
All courses shall be examined as soon as possible after the courses are completed. Candidates will earn the number of credits assigned to the course which they have passed. A candidate at any examination may, at the discretion of the Board of Examiners be required to attend an oral examination in addition to written and practical examination. Normally, no student shall be excused from taking the whole or part of any examination except on the strength of a certificate by the University Medical Officer that he or she is unfit to take the examination. Failure to write an examination without an acceptable reason means failure in that examination. All students are required to attend a minimum of 70% of each and every prescribed course before they are allowed to sit for the examination relevant to that course. A candidate who fails to meet this condition is considered to have failed the examination relevant to that course. Each course instructor shall be required to devise the best means of monitoring the attendance of students in his course(s). - CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
At the discretion of the department concerned, continuous assessment during the semester may form part of the end-of-course grade. Its overall contribution will not exceed 25%. - WITHDRAWAL FROM FACULTY
(a) Students who accumulate 11 – 21 credits in the session are either to seek inter-Faculty transfer or remain in the Faculty on probation.
(b) Students who fail to accumulate less than 11 credits at the end of the Second Semester examinations will be asked to withdraw from the Faculty.
(c) Any student who has previously transferred from another faculty or gone on probation and still fails to obtain 22 credits after the sessional examination shall withdraw from the Faculty and University.
(d) Without prejudice to (a-c) any student who fails to register for the session or does not produce satisfactory reasons for missing his or her examinations shall be deemed to have voluntarily withdrawn.
(e) A student may be granted temporary withdrawal on recommendation of the Faculty Board of studies and approval by the Senate if satisfactory reasons are given.
(f) Without prejudice to the above, a graduating student may not be asked to withdraw from the Faculty. He could be allowed to register and take the examination in the required courses at the next available opportunity, provided he does not exceed the maximum number of years required for the degree. - OVERALL ASSESSMENT
An overall assessment, that is, one covering the entire degree programme may be given at the directive of Faculty. The assessment shall be in one or more forms of the following:
(a) An oral examination during the project oral examination.
(b) An overall examination paper set for that purpose.
This overall evaluation shall not exceed one grade point and it is to be added to the sum of the weighted grade point average from 100, 200, 300, 400 courses.
(c) Alternatively overall evaluation which shall not exceed 0.02 to be added to the CGPA
19 DURATION OF EXAMINATION
The time allowed for written examinations shall normally be on the basis of not less than one hour and not more than one and a half hours for each Credit provided that no theory paper shall last more than three hours.
20 DISCIPLINE DURING EXAMINATION / REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS.
It shall be the responsibility of each candidate to make sure that he or she is registered for the appropriate examinations.
The Registry shall prepare examination cards for issue on application by the candidates at least two weeks before each examination.
A. INSTRUCTIONS TO CHIEF INVIGILATOR /EXAMINER:
(1) A candidate shall be at the examination room at least thirty minutes before the advertised time of the examination.
(2) A candidate is required to supply his or her own pens, pencils, rulers and any materials which are permitted by these regulations.
(3) A candidate shall be admitted up to thirty minutes after the start of the examination but he shall not be allowed extra time. If a candidate arrives later than thirty minutes after the start of the examination the Chief Invigilator may at his discretion admit him or her if he is satisfied that the candidate had good reason for his lateness.
The Invigilator shall report the circumstances to the Faculty / School examination officer who shall inform the Board of Examiners which shall decide whether to accept the candidate’s paper.
(4) A candidate may be permitted by the Invigilator to leave the examination room during the course of an examination provided that:
(a) No candidate shall normally be allowed to leave during the first hour or the last fifteen minutes of the examination. He or She must hand his or her script to the invigilator beforeleaving if he does not intend to return.
(b) A candidate who leaves the examination room shall not be readmitted unless throughout the period of his absence he or she has been continually under the supervision of an Invigilator or an examination attendant.
(5) A candidate shall bring his or her identity card to each examination and display it in a prominent position on his or her desk.
(6) Each candidate shall complete the attendance sheet in triplicate which shall be collected by the Chief Invigilator at the end of each examination. One copy to be returned to the Dean’s office and one copy to Exams and Records office and one retained by the Examiner.
(7) No Candidate shall communicate with any other candidate except as permitted by the Invigilator, or make any noise or cause disturbance during an examination.
(8) No book, paper printed or written document or unauthorised aid may be taken into examination room by any candidate.
(9) A candidate is required to deposit any handbag, briefcase, or any other prohibited material at the Chief Invigilator’s desk (or a desk provided for that purpose) before the start of an examination.
(10) A candidate must not directly give assistance to any other candidate or permit any other candidate to copy from or use his papers. Similarly a candidate must not directly or indirectly accept assistance from any other candidate or use any other candidate’s papers.
(11) If any candidate is found to be, or is suspected of infringing the provisions of these regulations or in any way cheating or disturbing the conduct of the examinations, the Chief invigilator shall submit a report immediately on the prescribedExamination Misconduct Form to the Faculty Examination Officer and Dean.The candidate concerned shall be allowed to continue with the examination provided that he causes no disturbance. The Dean shall cause the circumstances to be investigated and reported to the Board of Examiners. The Board of Examiners shall subsequently recommend to the Faculty Board and Senate what action shall be taken in the case.
(12) A candidate shall write his examination number not his name, distinctly at the top of the cover of every answer book and every separate sheet of paper.
(13) The use of scrap paper is not permitted. All rough work must be done in answer booklets and crossed neatly through, or in supplementary answer booklets which must be submitted to the invigilator.
(14) Except for the printed question paper a candidate may not remove from the examination room or mutilate any paper or other materials supplied.
(15) At the end of the time allotted, each candidate shall stop writing when instructed to do so and shall gather his scripts together in order for collection by the invigilator.
B. INSTRUCTION TO INVIGILATORS:
(1) Invigilator, refers to all senior staff officiating during an examination and must not be one of the candidates to be examined. Course teachers are invigilators of their courses and shall remain in the examination hall throughout the examination and collect the script.
(2) It shall be the first duty of the invigilators to exercise constant and vigilant supervision over the candidates. The Chief Invigilator shall use his discretion when handling casesof misconduct and ill- health. They shall send a report on each case to the Head of Department and the Dean of the Faculty immediately after the examinations and definitely not more than 24 hours.
(3) An invigilator shall report to the examination hall 45 minutes before the examination is due to start. There shall be a minimum of one (1) invigilator per 50 candidates.
C. DUTIES OF ATTENDANTS:
(1) Distribution of examination answer booklets, strings, and any other materials specified.
(2) During the examination, Attendants shall be present to supply supplementary answer booklets, close sheets, strings, graph sheets, card boards etc, to candidates.
(3) Accompany candidates to toilet or to the first –aid rooms if such need arises.
(4) Going for a member of the University Health Service when instructed by the Invigilator.
(5) Any other duty assigned by the Registrar (or his representative) or Chief Invigilator.
D. INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:
(1) Candidates must arrive punctually at the times assigned for their papers and they must be in the examination hall at least thirty (30) minutes before the time that the examination is due to start. Candidate shall not be allowed to enter the examination hall until invited by the invigilator. Candidate arriving more than an hour after the examination has started shall be admitted only at the discretion of the Chief Invigilator.
(2) During the examination, a candidate may leave the room temporarily, with the permission of the invigilator only if accompanied by an attendant.
(3) No candidate must leave the examination hall until the first hour has elapsed and must be with the special permission of the Chief Invigilator. Such candidate must drop his/her question paper and answer booklet before leaving.
(4) Candidate shall bring with them to the examination hall their own ink, pens and pencils and any other materials which are permitted by these regulations. Absolutely no book, paper printed or written document or unauthorized aid may be taken into an examination room by any candidate.
(5) Whist the examination is in progress, any form of communication between candidates is strictly forbidden. Any candidate found guilty of giving or receiving irregular assistance shall have his/her paper cancelled. Any candidate found cheating will be subjected to the university disciplinary action.
(6) Silence shall be observed in the examination hall. The only permissible way of attracting the attention of an invigilator is by a candidate raising his hand.
(7) Candidate are not allowed to smoke in the examination hall.
(8) The use of scrap paper is not permitted; all rough work must be done in the answer booklets, even if they contain only rough work, they shall be tied inside the main booklet.
(9) Candidates are advised in their own interest to write legibly and to avoid using faint ink. Answers must be written in English, except as otherwise instructed.
(10) On finishing each examination, students should draw a line through any blank space or page of each unused space of answer sheets.
(11) Before handing in their scripts at the end of the examination, candidates must satisfy themselves that they inserted the title of the examination, their numbers and the numbers of the question they answered, in the appropriate places. - PASS MARK
All examination papers (theory and practical) shall be graded with a minimum pass mark of 40% except otherwise directed by the faculty. - No more than one course shall be examined in each examination paper.
- MODERATION, EXAMINATIONS AND EXAMINATION BOARDS
(a) Moderation and External Examiners
All question papers on the 100, 200, 300, and 400 levels shall be moderated internally. In addition, external examiners shall participate in the vetting of questions and marking of scripts for all final year examinations. They shall participate in the determination of overall results and in the classification of degree.
The Faculty may also decide to bring in external examiners at other level when necessary.
(b) Internal Examiners and Departmental Board of Examiners
The duties of a Chief Examiner shall be generally to make arrangement for the examinations in his department, and in particular for the preparation and security of examination papers, marking and the determination of results. There shall also be appointed a Department Examination Co-coordinator who will be responsible to the Chief Examiner for the Conduct of the examinations and the collation of results.
There shall also be Department Boards of Examiners whose duties shall be:
(i) To prepare and sign examination papers.
(ii) To determine the pass and failure lists and the classification of Degree and to make appropriate recommendations to Faculty Board of studies
(iii) To inform Faculty Board of Studies of any observations as requested by an External Examiner.
(c) Faculty Board of Studies
(i) To submit full results and appropriate recommendation to Senate for approval.
(ii) To inform the Senate of any observation as required by an External Examiner.
(iii) Departmental and Faculty Boards of Examiners shall meet at the end of each semester to consider results.
RESULTS - Provisional results shall be published by departments within five weeks from the end of the examination after being approved by the Faculty Board of studies. The provisional results shall be in letter grades.
- At the end of every academic year, each student shall be given an authenticated result slip for that session; this slip will also indicates which course he can carry over to the following session.
26a. Students who gained admission into the University from the 1991/1992 session shall be given their results in terms of the following 6 point grading system:
Percentage Score Letter Grade Grade Point
70 – 100% A…………….. 5
60 – 69% B…………….. 4
50 – 59% C…………….. 3
45 – 49% D…………….. 2
40 – 44% E…………….. 1
0 – 39% F…………….. 0
26b. Students who gained admission into the University from the 2013/2014 session shall be given their results in terms of the following 5 point grading system:
Percentage Score Letter Grade Grade Point
70 – 100% A…………….. 5
60 – 69% B…………….. 4
50 – 59% C…………….. 3
45 – 49% D…………….. 2
0 – 44% F…………….. 0
26c. Students who gained admission into the University from the 2018/2019 session shall be given their results in terms of the following 6 point grading system:
Percentage Score Letter Grade Grade Point
70 – 100% A…………….. 5
60 – 69% B…………….. 4
50 – 59% C…………….. 3
45 – 49% D…………….. 2
40 – 44% E…………….. 1
0 – 39% F…………….. 0 - PROCEDURE GOVERNING CONTESTED EXAMINATION RESULTS
(a) Preliminary investigation of contested result(s) shall start in the Department(s) concerned. The student shall give full information, about the contested result(s) i.e. course number and title, department and semester in which the course was offered and shall explain fully the grounds on which the protest is being made.
(b) If the matter remains unsolved at the departmental level, it shall be referred to the Dean, and thereafter to the Vice-Chancellor with comments from the Department and Faculty (Dean) but if resolved, a formal report shall be made through the Dean to the Vice-Chancellor.
(c) On the receipt of the petition and the comments of the Department and the Dean, the Vice-Chancellor shall within one week, appoint on behalf of Senate, a panel of two academic staff who are knowledgeable in the field from within or outside the University to investigate the matter and make appropriated recommendations. The Panel shall be free to call for scripts of other candidates for purpose of comparison. Their report shall be forwarded through the Vice-Chancellor to Senate for consideration.
(d) An appropriate fee shall be paid by the student for each contested result when the matter is referred to the Vice-Chancellor and refunded to the student if the case is justified. A Bursary receipt showing evidence of payment of appropriate fee shall be attached to the petition when it goes to the Vice-Chancellor.
(e) Contesting of result shall not be entertained after 12 months of writing the examinations.
(f) The decision of Senate on any contested result shall be final.
(g) It is to be noted that the issue of contest of examination results is a very serious one that may call to question the academic integrity of the University. Both staff and students are therefore reminded of their responsibility in ensuring a fair and honest conduct and treatment of examination.
28 TRANSCRIPT
A transcript shall be issued on behalf of the students on demand and payment of the appropriate fees. The transcripts shall include the name of the students, date of birth, year of admission to the degree programme all courses taken and grades obtained, the degree awarded if any and the signature of the appropriate University Officer.
29 CLASSIFICATION OF DEGREE
For each level of courses a Grade Point Average shall be calculated. Weighing shall be determined by the number of credit attached to each course. - For students admitted before the 2003/2004 academic session, final grade shall be calculated from the sum of the weighted grade point averages for each level of the courses as follows:
3 – years Degree Programme 4 – years Degree Programme
100 Series – Nil 100 Series – 5%
200 Series – 20% 200 Series – 15%
300 Series – 25% 300 Series – 25%
400 Series – 55% 400 Series – 55%
Plus Grade Point Awarded in the Overall Evaluation
From the 2003/2004 session, final grade shall be calculated from the sum of the weighted grade point averages for each level of the courses as follows:
3 – years Degree Programme 4 – years Degree Programme
100 Series – Nil 100 Series – 10%
200 Series – 30% 200 Series – 20%
300 Series – 30% 300 Series – 30%
400 Series – 40% 400 Series – 40%
Plus Grade Point Awarded in the Overall Evaluation - The class of a degree is determined by the cumulative grade point average as follows:
Grade Point Average is obtained by multiplying the number of credit for each course by the grade point obtained by the student and dividing the total sum by the total credit units.
e.g. 100L Chemistry student:
Course Credit Grade Grade point obtained
CHM 111 3 A 3 x 5 = 15
CHM 122 3 C 3 x 3 = 9
CHM 113 3 B 3 x 4 = 12
CHM 124 3 C 3 x 3 = 9
MTH 110 3 D 3 x 2 = 6
MTH 123 3 A 3 x 5 = 15
MTH 112 3 A 3 x 5 = 15
MTH 125 3 A 3 x 5 = 15
PHY 109 2 A 2 x 5 = 10
PHY 124 4 B 4 x 4 = 16
GST 121 2 A 2 x 5 = 10
GST 111 2 A 2x 5 = 10
GST 122 2 A 2 x 5 = 10
GST 112 2 A 2 x 5 = 10
GST 123 2 B 2 x 4 = 8
40 170 / 40 = 4.25
Grade point average = 4.25
(a) For students who graduated on or before the 2003/2004 session
Class of Degree CGPA
First Class Honours 4.51 -5.00
Second Class Upper Division 3.51 -4.50
Second Class Lower Division 2.41 -3.50
Third Class 1.51 -2.40
Pass 1.00-1.50
CLASSIFICATION OF DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATES
Diploma / Certificates are classified as follows:
Distinction 4.51 -5.00
Credit 3.51 -4.50
Merit 2.51 -3.50
Pass 1.00 -2.50
(b) From the 2004/2005 session
Class of Degree
First Class Honours 4.50 -5.00
Second Class Upper Division 3.50 -4.49
Second Class Lower Division 2.50 -3.49
Third Class 1.50 -2.49
Pass 1.00-1.49
CLASSIFICATION OF DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATES
Diploma / Certificates are classified as follows:
Distinction 4.50 -5.00
Credit 3.50 -4.49
Merit 2.50 -3.49
Pass 1.00-2.49
(c) From the 2013/2014 session
Class of Degree
First Class Honours 4.50 -5.00
Second Class Upper Division 3.50 -4.49
Second Class Lower Division 2.40 -3.49
Third Class 1.50 -2.39
Fail 1.00-1.49
(ii) CLASSIFICATION OF DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATES
Diploma / Certificates are classified as follows:
Distinction 4.50 -5.00
Credit 3.50 -4.49
Merit 2.50 -3.49
Pass 1.00-2.49 - REGULATION FOR THE AWARD OF AEGROTAT DEGREE
An Aegrotat degree may be awarded to student on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Studies and on the approval of Senate, provided that:
(a) The student was prevented from fulfilling the requirements for the award of a classified degree through serious illness and a disability which may prevent candidate from writing the supplementary examinations in the foreseeable future.
(b) An Aegrotat degree should be awarded without any classification. - TITLE OF DEGREE
The major discipline in which the degree has been taken should be indicated. For example B.Sc (Mathematics) for single degree in Mathematics or B.Sc (Physics and Mathematics) for a combined degree in Physics and Mathematics.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1 Use of Faculty facilities other than for an academic purpose must be restricted to Saturdays as from 2p.m. to Sundays 6p.m. The locations are limited to 500 LT and 218 LT upon written and approved permission from the Dean’s office - Posting of Bills of whatever form on Faculty wall is prohibited. Anyone who violates this rule will be sanctioned.
- Walking across lawns in the Faculty is prohibited. Anyone who violates this rule will be sanctioned.
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