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3.6.2 Probationary Progress A student who has obtained the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of less than 2.0 shall be placed on probation. Such a student shall be allowed to progress to the next Semester/Academic Year but shall still retake the Course(s) he/she had failed the Assessments in later on and obtain at least the Pass mark (50%) in the Course(s). 3.7 Discontinuation a) When a student accumulates three consecutive probations based on CGPA he/she shall be discontinued. b) A student who has failed to obtain at least the Pass Mark (50%) during the Third Assessment in the same Course or Courses he/she had retaken shall be discontinued from his/her studies at the University; c) A student who has overstayed in an Academic programme by more than Two (2) Years shall be discontinued from his/her studies at the University. 3.8 Re-taking a course a) A student shall retake a Course when he/she is given another offer in order to obtain at least the Pass Mark (50%) if he/she had failed during the first Assessment in the Course or Courses. A student who has failed to obtain at least the Pass Mark (50%) during the Second Assessment in the same Course he/she has retaken shall receive a warning. b) A student may retake a Course or Courses when next offered again in order to improve his/her Pass Grade(s) if the Pass Grade(s) for at the first Assessment in the Course or Courses were low. A student who fails to attain higher marks after retaking to improve, the examination results of the first sitting are recorded as Retake. c) Where a student misses to sit examinations for justified reasons; the grades obtained after sitting examination shall not be recorded as a retake because the candidate is sitting the examinations for the first attempt. d) While retaking a course or Courses, a student shall; attend all the prescribed lectures/tutorials/ practical in the course; satisfy all the requirements for the Coursework Component in the Course; and sit for the University Examinations in the Course e) A student shall not be allowed to accumulate more than five (5) Retake Courses at a time. Students are required to register for retake course(s) first before registering for new courses offered in that semester and the retake courses should fit into the approved normal load to avoid time table clash. f) A final year student whose final examination Results have already been classified by the relevant Faculty Board and has qualified for the Award of a degree/Diploma/Certificate, shall not be permitted to retake any course. g) When a student has retaken a course, the better of the two Grades he/she has obtained in that Courses shall be used in the computation of his/her Cumulative Grade Average (CGPA). Whenever a Course has been retaken, the Academic Transcript shall indicate it accordingly. h) Students who have a course(s) to retake and these Course(s) fall beyond the set normal semester load for their Academic programmes shall pay tuition fees for any Course/Courses to be retaken. Besides, such students also pay the reexamination fees per Course retaken as well as the registration fees. 3.9 Change of Course A student may be permitted to change course(s) in an Academic Programme in order to substitute the Course(s) failed. The Substitute Course(s) should be within the specified Course(s) for that Academic Programme. 18
3.10 Change of Programme a) A student may be permitted to change from one academic Programme to another on condition that: i. He/She had satisfied the admission requirements for the Academic Programme applied for; ii. He/She should not have been attending lectures/tutorials and other academic activities of the Academic programme he/she would want to change from for more than one-half of the duration of the programme. iii. He/She had not been previously dismissed on displinary grounds from the University. b) A student permitted to change his/her Programme may be allowed to transfer the Credits from the previous Academic programme to the new Academic Programme, provided that the Credits being transferred are relevant to the new Academic Programme. 19
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