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Faculty of Built Environment > Undergraduate Prospectus > 20IMPORTANT INFORMATION1. APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER AND EXEMPTION OF CREDIT(a) An application for transfer or exemption of credit shall be made by using the prescribed form thatcan be obtained from the main office. Completed forms must be submitted to the Dean no laterthan the Friday on the second week of lectures of Normal Semester together with:(i) the payment of the processing fees at a prescribed rate. These fees are non-refundable;(ii) the syllabus and marking system of the course for which transfer or exemption of credit isapplied; and(iii) a copy of the certificate/ diploma/ degree concerned.(b) The maximum total of credit hours that may be transferred or exempted shall not exceed onethirdof the total credit hours of the programme of study concerned.2. REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS ATTENDANCE(a) A student who achieves attendance of below 80% for any course without any acceptable reasonor without obtaining prior permission from the lecturer concerned may be barred from taking thefinal examination of the course concerned by the Dean.(b) A student who has been barred from sitting for a final examination of any semester concerned forany specific course shall be awarded a Grade F for the course.3. DEAN‘S LISTA student who obtains a GPA of 3.7 and above in any Normal Semester and fulfils the followingconditions shall be recorded with a ―Pass with Distinction‖ for the Semester concerned :(i) Had taken and sat for the examinations of courses totalling a minimum of 15 credits hoursin the Normal Semester concerned consisting a minimum of four courses, not includingcourses with Grade S as a pass;(ii) Had obtained no lower than a grade C for any course taken in the semester concerned; and(iii) Did not repeat any course in the semester concerned.4. AWARD OF A DEGREE(a) The Degree will be awarded is an honours degree based on the final CGPA and must obtain a finalCGPA of not less than 2.0.(b) A student is qualified for the award of a degree of a Pass with Honours (With Distinction) if:(i) achieves a final CGPA of 3.7 and above;(ii) has never obtained Grade F for any course for the duration of his programme of study; and(iii) has successfully completed his programme of study within the prescribed duration.
Faculty of Built Environment > Undergraduate Prospectus > 21MARKING SCHEMEThe official marking scheme of the University including the marks and their meaning are as follows:Grade Marks Grade Points InterpretationA80 — 1004.0DistinctionA –75 — 793.7DistinctionB +70 — 743.3GoodB65 — 693.0GoodB –60 — 642.7GoodC +55 — 592.3PassC50 — 542.0PassC –45 — 491.7Conditional PassD+40 — 441.3FailD35 — 391.0FailF0 — 340.0Fail
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