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Summer School in that subject. On the
completion of the Summer School, "55"
grades will be changed to "SP" if a pass is
granted for that subject and to "SN" if the
result is a fail.
If, at the end of the Summer School System
the student has a failing grade, the student
will be required to repeat that subject.
A student will normally be permitted to
undertake Summer School in a maximum of
three subjects.
The Summer School assessment will not, for
the purposes of exclusion, be regarded as a
complete (i.e. second) attempt at a subject,
howwer, individual students will be granted
the opportunity to undertake Summer School
on one occasion only.
5 Result categories and percentage scores
The relationship between result categories and
normalised percentage scores is:
Result category
Range of scores
H D 85% - 100%
D 75 - 84
C 65 - 74
P 50 - 64
N 0 - 49
It should be noted that the above table is used in
determining result categories for all students enrolled in a
subject irrespective of whether the students are eligible
for a Faculty Pass or not.
Additional grades, for which percentage scores are not
applicable, may be awarded as a result of application of the
Faculty Passing Scheme. These are:
FP Faculty Pass
SP Pass at supplementary assessment
SN Fail at supplementary assessment
SUP Supplementary assessment granted for this subject
Guidelines for part-time study
With changes in the courses of study leading to degree
qualifications, some part-time students may be unsure of the
subjects they are required to pass in order to qualify for an
award.
The following guidelines which the Engineering Faculty
Board has established should be used to determine the
subject requirements for students undertaking courses
(including conversion programs) on a part-time basis:
(a) In general, students who haw not at some time
discontinued their course without permission, will follow
the course of study in operation at the time of their
initial enrolment in the Higher Education Division of the
University and as specified in the engineering section of
the Handbook for that year.
(b) Despite the above, students who are undertaking a
course of study which has been unduly prolonged, or
who would benefit from transfer to a later course of
study, may be transferred by the Engineering Faculty
Board on the advice of the associate dean of the
student's school.
(c) Students who discontinue study without permission and
who later wish to renew their enrolment in the Higher
Education Division of the University in that same course
will be treated as new students but will receive such
credit for the subjects previously passed as is determined
by the Engineering Faculty Board on the advice of the
associate dean of the student's school.
(d) Where subjects have been discontinued since students'
initial enrolment, students will be required to undertake
the presently operating subject equivalent subjects. Information
regarding superseded subject equivalents is available
from the associate dean of the student's school.
(e) As students will realise, there is often benefit in transferring
from the course of study in operation at the time
of enrolment to a later course of study. With the
permission of the associate dean of the student's
school, students may transfer from the course of study
for which they are enrolled to a later course of study
but should recognise that such a transfer may involve
the undertaking of some additional subjects.
Minimum hours for part-time
enrolment
The normal load for part-time students is approximately half
that of full-time students, and is typically between 10 and
12 hours of class contact per week.
To enable the Faculty to admit as many students as possible
within its quota limits, a minimum time commitment by
part-time students is necessary. This minimum commitment
has been set at seven hours per week, unless special
circumstances apply. Such special circumstances include nonavailability
of suitable classes, quota limitations, graduate
studies, or cases where the proposed enrolment arrangements
lead into a standard full-time program. In such special
circumstances, the enrolment requires the specific approval
of the head of the awarding school.
Part-time students who initially enrol for seven hours per
week or more, and who subsequently withdraw From certain
subjects which reduces their enrolment to below seven hours
per week, may be processed as a total withdrawal from the
course.
Normally the maximum hours of class contact for a part-time
undergraduate student are fourteen hours per week,
although special permission may be granted by the associate
dean to study up to sixteen hours per week, particularly if
the increase in hours will allow the student to study on a
full-time basis in the following year.
Exclusion from courses
A student will be considered for exclusion from further study
in the course in which that student is enrolled if he or she:
(i) fails any subject twice
or
(ii) fails more than half of the subject hours in which he or
she is enrolled in any academic year.
Normally a third attempt at any subject will not be
permitted.
A student may repeat full-time studies on a full-time basis
once only during a course, unless special approval is given by
the Engineering Faculty Board.
If an associate dean (school) considers that a prima facie
case for exclusion exists, the matter will be referred to the
Engineering Courses Committee sitting as an Exclusions
Su b-Committee.
The procedure for considering engineering students recorn.
mended for exclusion is as follows:
1 Based on compliance with the faculty regulations on
suspension from courses, the associate dean submits a
case for the possible exclusion of a student to the
Engineering Courses Committee.
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